NOS Nieuws — Economie23 Jul 2026Macro
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In the first half of 2026, petrol and diesel cars accounted for 29.7% of new EU passenger-car sales—down from 37.8% a year earlier—with 1,305,612 petrol and 439,592 diesel units sold out of a total 5.9 million, which itself rose 5.7% year-on-year. Non-plug-in hybrid sales reached nearly 2.2 million, boosted by supportive policies in Italy and Spain, while the Netherlands sold almost 42,000 plug-in hybrids. Fully electric cars claimed 20.7% of the market, up from 15.6% in H1 2025, with overall demand aided by high fuel prices linked to geopolitical tensions.