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THE breach in consumer confidence , and the consequent drop in sales, in addition to the rising costs associated with complying with emission standards for parts of these engines dictated the end of the Diesel offer of the two brands in the European continent.
Due to the abandonment of Diesel by Suzuki and Mitsubishi, the Japanese brands that will continue to sell models with diesel engines in Europe will be Mazda and Honda, as both Toyota and Nissan had already announced the abandonment of these engines, although in the case of the latter, it will be a progressive abandonment.
Low sales led to an end
When we look at Suzuki's sales in Europe, it's not hard to see why Diesel has been abandoned in favor of mild-hybrid solutions associated with gasoline engines. Of the 281,000 cars sold in Europe last year by Suzuki only 10% were diesel.
However, it does not mean the abandonment of this type of engine by Suzuki outside Europe. In India, the car market dominated by Suzuki (an incredible 50% share), it will continue to offer diesel engines, as it accounts for 30% of a total of approximately 1.8 million cars sold in the fiscal year between April 2017 and March of 2018.
Diesel numbers at Mitsubishi in Europe are better, with Diesel engine sales accounting for around 30% of sales . Even so, the three-diamond brand will do without this type of engine in favor of plug-in hybrids in its range, but with the exception of the L200 pick-up, which will continue to rely on these engines.
All over Europe, brands are abandoning Diesel, with sales of this type of engine falling sharply. One of the few brands that does not plan, for now, to abandon Diesel is BMW, which it considers to have the best diesel engines today.