liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), which is becoming more popular in Europe, has become the preferred choice of automakers and consumers to use the fuel as a means for affordable reductions in emissions.
No new cars powered by ‘autogas’ are available in Australia – although there are several LPG production plants across the country – sales of the alternative fuel have grown in Europe 10 per cent in one year.
According to a report from industry publication Automotive News Europe, nations such as Italy, Spain, and France have lower taxes applied to LPG, encouraging demand in those markets.
In contrast, LPG-powered vehicles have helped car companies cut their average fleet CO2 emissions – with the fuel being up to 20 per cent less polluted than petrol on the supply side.
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Compared to diesel, the emissions reductions are even more significant.
In 2025, sales of new cars sold across Europe in nearly 350,000 LPG-powered vehicles were a drop of 9 percent (preliminary figures collected by market analysts Dataforce) according to estimates from the company’s data analyst that it was selling at least half an estimated 450,000. Year on year, a of 8 per cent is one.
Renault and its subsidiary Dacia dominated the market, with a share of 89 per cent of sales, followed by Italy’s DR Automobiles – which mainly sells rebadged Chery Tiggo models – at 6.2 per cent, and Hyundai and Kia collectively taking third with 3.8 per cent.
About 66 per cent of the European market was Dacia alone, with over half sales being made by the Sandero.
During Dacia’s Romanian home country, sales of LPG cars increased by 47 per cent in the brand’s introduction to a new and more powerful 1 (LPG) car. 2-litre three-cylinder engine with dualclutch automatic gearbox.
Dacia Duster – badged in Australia as a Renault, but not with LPG – the car has claimed combined range of 1500km.
Italy was the largest group of buyers in the bloc, accounting for 41 per cent of all purchases of LPG-powered cars – although local demand fell by 2 percent. It is thought that Fiat and Lancia left the LPG market, causing 4 per cent of 2025’s to be caused.
auto gas (in Europe) is generally about 40 to 50 per cent cheaper than petrol – but consumption in LPG cars tends to be 20 percent higher because the fuel has less energy density.
Outside of Europe, the alternative fuel has also been gaining momentum.
LPG is the most popular fuel for fleet buyers of one-tonne trucks in South Korea, outperforming electric vehicles in the segment.
While Hyundai, Kia, Renault and KGM (formerly SsangYong) sell new cars with LPG options in South Korea, taxi and retail buyers also have the option to choose dual-fuel at dealerships or had it fitted by a specialist specialist.
LPG operates much of the country’s courier and taxi fleet in Japan, with the purpose-built Toyota JPN Taxi using a 1-1. A 5-litre hybrid powertrain with LPG is a 4-litre version of the phraser.
Despite Australia producing its own LPG, the popularity of the fuel has waned following the discontinuation of local new-car manufacturing.
During the 1980s and 1990s, LPG was used as fuel for taxicabs across Australia; Ford and Holden also provided dual-fuel or LPC-only vehicles to new-car buyers.
The recent years have seen a decline of LPG for drivers as new fuel stations are no longer being built with the aid of ‘gas’ bowsers, while reports suggest that established fuel plants are increasingly having their autogas pumps removed.
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