Fiat is greenest car maker in Europe

September 15, 2009

Fiat has beaten Peugeot-Citroen by a whisker to claim the title of cleanest car maker of the year 2008 – the average amount of CO2 emitted by the vehicles it sold in 2008 was 138g/km. Those sold by Peugeot-Citroen produced an average of 139g/km.

Car makers are being forced to build cleaner cars after a new European law setting binding targets for average CO2 emissions was agreed at the end of last year.  

Cars are getting cleaner – white vans are next

A spokesperson for the Environmental Transport Association (ETA) said: “The new emissions law is having a dramatic effect on the environmental performance of the cars available to buy and the EU is poised to announce a similar target for vans.”

Car makers – Ranking by average CO2 in 2008

Ranking in 2008 Manufacturer group Ranking in 2007 Average CO2 emissions in 2008 (g/km)
1 Fiat 2 138
2 Peugeot-Citroen 1 139
3 Renault 3 143
4 Toyota 4 147
5 Hyundai 7 149
6 Ford 8 152
7 GM 5 153
8 Honda 6 154
9 BMW 12 154
10 Suzuki 9 156
11 Mazda 13 158
12 VW 10 159
13 Nissan 11 161
14 Daimler 14 175

The figures were compiled by the European lobby group, Transport & Environment, an organisation co-founded and supported by the ETA.

How green is the car you drive?

You can find out the environmental performance of the car you drive by consulting the ETA’s online Green Car Buyers’ Guide.

Information correct at time of publication.

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