US added almost 330K new diesel cars and SUVs in 2015
10 June 2016
The US added 329,700 new diesel vehicles in 2015. California led the way in growth with a 15.4% increase in the number of registered diesel cars and SUVs in 2015, according to a Diesel Technology Forum analysis of the latest Vehicles in Operation (VIO) data compiled by IHS Automotive. Texas was number one in the nation in total number of registered diesel vehicles ahead of California, Florida, Washington and Pennsylvania.
The total number of diesel car, SUV, full-size pickup trucks and vans in operation reached 7.7 million in 2015—an increase of 329,700 over 2014. Hybrid vehicles jumped 331,700 to a total of 3.6 million during the same period.
California and Massachusetts are the only two states that have more hybrid vehicle registrations than diesels.
The analysis is based on 2015 data of vehicles in operation (VIO) that were compiled by IHS Automotive in all 50 states and the District of Columbia through 31 December 2015.
The analysis reviewed VIO data for passenger vehicles defined as cars, SUVS, full-size pickup trucks and vans. The Diesel Technology Forum used the VIO data to calculate the top states in registrations and the percentages of diesel and hybrid registrations in each state. The analysis also compared 2015 to 2014 data.
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