{
  "id": 12253901,
  "title": "Petrol-only cars fall below 50% of global new-vehicle sales for first time",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/petrol-only-cars-fall-below-50-of-global-new-vehicle-sales-for-first",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-05T23:08:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/business/energy/petrol-only-cars-fall-below-50-of-global-new-vehicle-sales-for-first-time-1.500699630"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Petrol-only cars have fallen below 50% of global new-vehicle sales for the first time, according to Mobility Global data reported by Nikkei. The share of gasoline-only models has dropped from 73% in 2021 to 49% in less than five years, driven by surging fuel prices, stricter emissions rules, and the rapid growth of hybrids and battery-electric vehicles (BEVs). Sales of gasoline-only vehicles declined 10% year-on-year to 20.25 million units, while their market share decreased by three percentage points in a single year, from 52% to 49%.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}