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What is the truck fleet sizes break down in Europe?
Hello! Thanks you for requesting a breakdown of truck fleet sizes in Europe. The most useful sources I found to answer your question were Theicct website and the Berginsight website. The short version is that trucks are of two types in terms of size: light commercial vehicles (LCV) and heavy commercial vehicles (HCV).
In 2015, there were 13 million heavy-duty vehicles and 23 million light commercial vehicles in European roads. Below you will find a deep dive of my findings.
BREAKDOWN OF TRUCK FLEET SIZES IN EUROPE
In Europe only five manufacturing companies sell trucks. Together they make up 100% of all new vehicle registrations. In addition to this, these five manufacturers make the engine and vehicle of heavy-duty vehicles. Volkswagen, Volvo, Daimler, PACCAR, and Iveco are the top five truck manufacturers in the European Union market. The main markets for trucks are Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, and Poland. Poland has a higher percentage of truck sales (6%) than cars (2%).
In 2015, Germany registered the most heavy-commercial vehicles in the European Union with a count of almost 90,000 units. It was followed by the United Kingdom with 47,590 units, and France with 42,783 units. In 2013, Mercedes-Benz was ranked as one of the most important truck brands in Europe. The Daimler brand owned about one-fourth of the market, and it was followed by PACCAR’s DAF. In recent years, Europe has produced 45,000 medium and heavy-trucks. About 20% of these are medium heavy trucks (3.5 to 15 tons) and 80% are heavy trucks (15 tons and greater). After the economic downturn of 2009, truck sales increased. In 2013, the total number of new registered trucks and buses in the EU was 0.3 million. Recently, commercial vehicle registration for trucks increased by 13% due to growth in the markets of Italy, Spain, France, and Germany.
In 2015, there were 13 million heavy-duty vehicles on European roads, and it is estimated that by 2030 there will be 15 million. Light commercial vehicles accounted for 23 million vehicles on the road, and it is estimated that by 2030 this number will grow to 24 million vehicles. In 2015, there were 251 million passenger cars, and it is estimated that by 2030, there will be 258 million. Even though there are fewer heavy-duty vehicles on the road than any other type of vehicle (representing only 4% of the on-road fleet in the European Union), they account for 30% of CO2 emissions. In Europe there is no regulation about CO2 emissions at the present time. The E uropean countries that employ the most heavy-duty vehicles are Germany, Poland, Spain, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, and the Netherlands. Together these member states compose 75% of the European Union's freight transportation.
Commercial-vehicle fleets play an essential role in the European market. According to Berg Insight's report, there are 5.9 million medium and heavy trucks in use in the EU. These make up 75% of all in-land transports, and form a € 250 billion industry. In total there are 35.7 million commercial vehicles in use in the EU.
CONCLUSION
To wrap it up, in 2015, there were 13 million heavy-duty vehicles and 23 million light commercial vehicles in European roads.
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