In 2023, the Volkswagen Group's European fleet emitted approximately 119 grams of CO2 per kilometer. The same emission level was recorded in 2021, when the European Comission started to used the Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicles Test Procedure. These emission levels are below the statutory target of 122 grams of CO2 per kilometer.
Volkswagen Group’s European (EU27+2) new passenger car fleet CO₂ emissions from 2018 to 2023
( in grams per kilometer )
Characteristic
Emissions in new passenger car fleet in g/km per vehicle
The European Commission changed the way it calculates CO₂ fleet emissions from NEDC (New European Driving Cycle) to WLTP (Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicles Test Procedure) starting in 2021.
*Provisional data subject to confirmation by the European Commission.
Europe (EU27+2) includes the following countries: Belgium, Malta, Bulgaria, the Netherlands, Denmark, Austria, Germany, Poland, Estonia, Portugal, Finland, Romania, France, Slovakia, Greece, Slovenia, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Croatia, Czechia, Latvia, Hungary, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Cyprus, Iceland, and Norway.
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