Daimler AG
Stuttgart-based manufacturer Daimler AG is the furthest away from meeting EU 2021 emissions targets with average annual fleet emissions of 137 CO2g/km in 2019 - exceeding the target by 42 CO2g/km. Unless these emissions are dropped over the next year, Daimler AG faces fines of up to €13.3 billion - on top of the €29.4 billion it would cost to offset its emissions from 2019 sales.
Despite being furthest away from the target, the best-selling models from Daimler AG brands Mercedes-Benz, Smart and AMG were the least polluting on the market overall last year.
Cost to Offset
Daimler AG - Top Models
Breaking down the best-selling models from each brand owned by Daimler AG reveals a total carbon footprint of 4.3 billion kg/CO2, which would cost €641 million to offset. Daimler AG also produced one of the top ten most popular flagship models on the market last year - the AMG GT - which would cost a further €49.7 million to offset.
Mercedes-Benz
Best-Selling Model
GLC
Number Sold
30,509
Carbon Footprint
1,790,878,300KG
Cost to Offset
€268,631,745
Smart
Best-Selling Model
ForFour
Number Sold
36,736
Carbon Footprint
2,156,403,200KG
Cost to Offset
€323,460,480
AMG
Best-Selling Model
GT
Number Sold
5,644
Carbon Footprint
331,302,800KG
Cost to Offset
€49,695,420
Average Model Cost
Flagship Model
Mercedes-Benz
AMG GT
Number Sold
5,644
Carbon Footprint
331,302,800KG
Cost to Offset
€49,695,420
The Auto Emissions Report
The Auto Emissions Report created by NetBet Casino dissects industry studies and annual sales reports to reveal how far the ten best-selling auto manufacturers are from meeting 2021 EU carbon emission targets, and how much it would cost them to offset their carbon footprint over the past year.
The EU fleet-wide average emission target of 95 CO2g/km and fines of €95 per CO2g/km are as stipulated by EU legislation. All sales figures are from the latest year available and relate to the European market, or US if not available in the case of the Ram 1500. The following brands were excluded from the analysis due to insufficient sales data: Daihatsu and Abarth.
The average CO2 emissions for each brand is determined by Greenpeace. The cost to offset emissions relates to the mean cost of pulling CO2 from the atmosphere at €150 per tonne. The annual and lifetime running costs of flagship models are based on the emissions of each engine as stipulated by the manufacturers and are multiplied by 20,117 km per year for 12 years, based on the average lifespan of a new car.
Data is gathered from auto manufacturers' annual sales reports, manufacturer sites, EUROPA, transportenvironment.org, Greenpeace, CarSalesBase and Carbon Engineering’s study on pulling CO2 from the atmosphere.