Diesel's share of the European vehicle market has plummeted faster than predicted with the powertrain accounting for 27.8 percent in the first six months of the year, down from 31.4 percent during the same period in 2019, according to data from industry association ACEA.
The rate of decline has been so rapid that just three segments had a diesel share of more than half during the period, down from five segments during H1 2019, figures from market researcher JATO Dynamics show (see table, below).