Size and distribution of the EU vehicle fleet

Key observations

• In 2020, the EU passenger car fleet grew by 1.2% compared to 2019, with 246.3 million cars on the road in total. The highest growth was seen in Romania (+5.4%) and Slovakia (+5.1%), while the French car fleet shrank slightly (-0.3%).
• Nearly 29 million vans are in circulation throughout the European Union, half of which can be found in three countries: France (5.9 million vans), Italy (4.3 million) and Spain (3.9 million).
• There are more than 6.2 million medium and heavy commercial vehicles on EU roads, up 1.7% compared to 2019. With around 1.2 million trucks, Poland has the largest fleet by far.
• 684,285 buses are in operation across the European Union, almost half of which can be found in three countries alone: Poland (124,526), Italy (99,883) and France (93,506).

The European Union’s motor vehicle fleet counts 246.3 million passenger cars, and more than 35.6 million commercial vehicles and buses.