Global SUV sales set another record in 2021, setting back efforts to reduce emissions – Analysis – IEA

Laura Cozzi, Chief Energy Modeler Apostolos Petropoulos, Energy Modeler Commentary — 21 December 2021
Global SUV sales set another record in 2021, setting back efforts to reduce emissions
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IEA (2021), Global SUV sales set another record in 2021, setting back efforts to reduce emissions, IEA, Paris https://www.iea.org/commentaries/global-suv-sales-set-another-record-in-2021-setting-back-efforts-to-reduce-emissions
As the global economy has recovered strongly this year, car sales have rebounded too. Globally, they are set to grow by 4% in 2021, according to the auto industry tracker MarkLines, reaching close to 80 million and making up part of the huge drop they experienced in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In particular, electric car sales have continued to show their resilience to volatility in the wider car market. In a few key car markets – such as Germany (above 34%), the United Kingdom (28%), France (over 23%) and China (18%) – the market share of electric cars reached record levels as of late November1.