Renault
According to the manufacturer’s annual report, Renault currently exceeds 2021 EU average fleet emissions targets by 18.2 CO2g/km and stands to pay €6.5 billion in penalties unless emissions are substantially reduced over the next year. On top of these fines, the manufacturer would also have to pay €31.4 billion to offset its emissions from 2019 model sales.
Of the best-selling models offered by Renault brands, the most polluting were the Renault Clio and the Dacia Duster, resulting in emissions of 29 billion kg/CO2 combined.
Cost to Offset
Renault - Top Models
Breaking down the best-selling models from each brand owned by Renault reveals a total carbon footprint of 34.3 billion kg/CO2, which would cost €5 billion to offset. Renault also produced the most polluting flagship model on the market in 2019 - the Megane RS - which would require a further €1.08 billion to offset.
Renault
Best-Selling Model
Clio
Number Sold
317,645
Carbon Footprint
17,692,826,500KG
Cost to Offset
€2,653,923,975
Nissan
Best-Selling Model
X-Trail
Number Sold
25,444
Carbon Footprint
1,417,230,800KG
Cost to Offset
€212,584,620
Dacia
Best-Selling Model
Duster
Number Sold
220,167
Carbon Footprint
12,263,301,900KG
Cost to Offset
€1,839,495,285
Alpine
Best-Selling Model
A110
Number Sold
4,376
Carbon Footprint
243,743,200KG
Cost to Offset
€36,561,480
Lada
Best-Selling Model
Granta
Number Sold
39
Carbon Footprint
2,172,300KG
Cost to Offset
€325,845
Infiniti
Best-Selling Model
Q50
Number Sold
563
Carbon Footprint
31,528,000KG
Cost to Offset
€4,729,200
Mitsubishi
Best-Selling Model
Outlander
Number Sold
47,381
Carbon Footprint
2,639,121,700KG
Cost to Offset
€395,868,255
Average Model Cost
Flagship Model
Renault
Megane RS
Number Sold
129,222
Carbon Footprint
7,197,665,400KG
Cost to Offset
€1,079,649,810
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.