Now Volvo Says It Will Ditch Diesel in Europe
- Upcoming S60 mid-size sedan won’t be offered with diesel motor
- Diesel accounted for 70% of Volvo’s sales in Europe last year
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Diesel’s demise in Europe, the main market for the engine type, is accelerating with Volvo Cars saying it won’t be offered for the upcoming S60 sedan as the shift to electrified cars takes shape.
The revamped mid-size S60 sedan, to be unveiled in the next few weeks, will become Volvo’s first model not featuring a diesel option, the Gothenburg, Sweden-based company said Wednesday in a statement. While Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. earlier decided to phase out diesel choices altogether amid declining demand, diesel sales made up 70 percent for Volvo in Europe last year. At Toyota, it was 10 percent.