The combined growth of motorisation and, above all, multi-motorisation is driving strong growth in the number of vehicles owned by households. In 2024, the number of registered vehicles excluding two-wheeled motor vehicles will continue to grow, reaching 38.5 million passenger vehicles, 6.4 million commercial vehicles and 0.7 million heavy vehicles. The number of two-wheeled motor vehicles is estimated at 3.4 million in 2024.
In 2023, the motorisation rate among households is estimated at 84.9%, close to the historic high of 2020 (86.2%). In 2023, there will be a slight decrease in the proportion of multi-motorised households (owning at least two cars), which will reach 38%, a decrease of one point compared to 2020.
For non-motorised households, the reasons given remain essentially the lack of a driving licence and the absence of a real need. The rate of non-motorised households is increasing to 15.1%.
Active safety encompasses all the elements that help prevent accidents. It has developed significantly over the last fifteen years or so thanks to new technologies enabling the deployment of driver assistance systems. These systems rely on increasingly sophisticated on-board sensors: probes, cameras, radars and lidars.
Equipment designed to protect occupants in the event of an accident, known as passive safety, is constantly improving. The ability of vehicles to protect their passengers is measured in crash tests: the vehicle's structure must be able to disperse the energy released during the impact while protecting the passenger compartment and limiting intrusion.
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