Volkswagen, the maker of the enduring Golf and all-electric ID.4, will cease promoting combustion-powered vehicles in Norway beginning subsequent 12 months, in accordance with the model’s importer within the nation, Moller Mobility Group.
This previous weekend, the German automaker celebrated 75 years of presence in Norway, a rustic the place plug-in automobiles may be discovered on virtually each driveway and in virtually each residence car parking zone. Final month, 93 % of all the brand new vehicles registered in Norway have been of the plug-in selection, with an 87.8 market share on the finish of final 12 months.
In different phrases, it’s protected to say that Norwegians like their EVs, with gross sales of inner combustion-engined vehicles dwindling for a number of years, so it is smart for Volkswagen to modify to an all-electric portfolio right here.
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Furthermore, the model behind the ID.3 offered round 1.1 million vehicles in Norway within the 75 years it’s had a presence right here, with EVs accounting for roughly 10 % of that determine, all of them being imported within the final 10 years.
Thoughts you, VW isn’t the primary carmaker to ditch gasoline- and diesel-burning fashions within the Nordic nation, as Hyundai beat it to the punch and switched to an all-EV lineup right here in the beginning of this 12 months.
As a remaining farewell to fossil-fueled vehicles, Moller Mobility Group will place an order with Volkswagen for an ICE Golf in December, marking the top of an period for gas- and diesel-powered VW’s on this a part of the world, not less than in the case of new automobiles.
From January to September, the ID.4 was Norway’s second-best-selling automobile with 5,832 registrations, whereas the Tesla Mannequin Y took first place with 19,575 items registered. The Skoda Enyaq is the third hottest automobile in Norway thus far this 12 months, with 4,362 vehicles registered.
Throughout the identical interval, the best-selling combustion car was the Volvo XC40, which took fourth place on the checklist, with 3,816 registrations.