Volkswagen Group Ceases Internal Combustion Vehicles in Norway Starting in 2024
This page is translated from the original post "Le Groupe Volkswagen arrête le thermique en Norvège dès 2024" in French.
- 21/10/2023 9:26
All Volkswagen brands will cease selling gasoline, diesel, and even hybrid cars in Norway at the beginning of next year.
“We are really moving away from internal combustion engine vehicles there, stated Pierre Boutin, President of Volkswagen Group Canada during the Collision Conference in Toronto. This decision concerns not only the Volkswagen brand but also the entire VW group.” The affected brands are therefore Audi, Lamborghini, Bentley, and Porsche. For some, this will not pose major problems; however, it will take a few years to see the premium brands re-establish themselves on Norwegian soil with wings and the bull! A Volkswagen spokesperson confirmed to Autoweek that the final decision came from the Norwegian importer.
Beyond the highly symbolic aspect of the decision, this is by no means a surprise, as more than 90% of new cars sold in Norway are electrified, and the country has ordered the end of thermal car sales by 2025. It should be noted that the European Union has set the same goal a decade later, in 2035, with an exemption for sustainably produced gasoline, better known as e-fuels.
The most sold car in Norway last April was the Tesla Model Y. That month, 83.3% of sales were battery electric vehicles and 7.8% were plug-in hybrid vehicles, and this hybrid share is decreasing day by day. Norway has long had excellent incentives for electric vehicles, but the adoption rate remains exceptional given the colder climate, which is not considered ideal for battery range. Volkswagen persists in denying this, by the way.
In conclusion, where there’s a will, there’s a way.
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