The automotive industry is at a crossroads right now. Indeed, this Tuesday, March 28, the Council of the European Union adopted the final version of the text on the end of sales of new thermal cars. This restriction will apply throughout Europe and should come into force from 2035. This framework for the automotive industry is one of the flagship measures of the EU’s climate plan, as reported by our colleagues from The Dispatch.

This does not mean, however, that only electric cars can be purchased in Europe from 2035. Indeed, certain thermal models can continue to be sold. The condition ? That they run on synthetic fuel, namely a fuel based on green hydrogen, which is not equivalent to biofuel, some of which are nevertheless emitters.

French car giant Renault is one of those brands that have already made it known that they no longer want to produce CO2-emitting vehicles by 2040. Anyway, these changes only affect new cars: cars CO2-emitting second-hand cars can still be bought and driven in Europe, until further notice. In this regard, the selling prices of used cars, which had jumped several times in recent months, even years, have stabilized. Indeed, according to the study of trends on Leboncoin, it has now been 3 months since a ceiling, which remains relatively high, was reached, as reported by BFMTV.

New or used, CO2 emitters or not, the cars of certain brands remain timeless, and year after year fill the top 5 favorite car brands of the French, which you can find below, according to 20 minutes.