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Car market — 2025

In brief

In 2025, 1,632,154 new passenger cars were registered in France (-5.0 % compared with 2024). Battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars account for 26.7 % of registrations. Renault is the leading brand (17.5 % of the market), ahead of Peugeot and Dacia.

Passenger cars · 2025

1,632,154

-5.0 % year on year

Same period 2024

1,718,416

Month by month · 2025

May 25max 172,927Dec 25
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • Hybrid (non plug-in)
  • Plug-in hybrid
  • Battery electric
  • Other fuels
MonthPassenger carsYear on yearEV + PHEV
May123,919-12.3 %22.3 %
June169,504-6.7 %24.0 %
July116,377-7.7 %24.0 %
August87,850+2.2 %26.0 %
September140,354+1.0 %28.9 %
October139,513+2.9 %31.1 %
November132,927-0.3 %32.9 %
December172,927-5.8 %34.4 %

Passenger cars · 2025

Total market : 1,632,154 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault285,53117.5 %+3.0 %
  2. 2Peugeot221,00113.5 %-5.0 %
  3. 3Dacia139,3058.5 %-3.9 %
  4. 4Citroën115,5767.1 %+3.6 %
  5. 5Volkswagen110,9606.8 %-7.0 %
  6. 6Toyota110,0716.7 %-13.7 %
  7. 7BMW60,9043.7 %-9.3 %
  8. 8Skoda50,6603.1 %+13.8 %
  9. 9Audi48,7563.0 %+1.8 %
  10. 10Hyundai45,6212.8 %+0.4 %
  11. 11Mercedes-Benz45,1552.8 %-11.9 %
  12. 12Ford38,3212.3 %-12.2 %
  13. 13Kia33,9882.1 %-22.5 %
  14. 14Opel32,2902.0 %-19.3 %
  15. 15Nissan28,5761.8 %+0.7 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Light commercial vehicles · 2025

Total market : 360,505 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault101,51728.2 %-11.4 %
  2. 2Peugeot66,28718.4 %-1.8 %
  3. 3Citroën43,18712.0 %-15.3 %
  4. 4Ford33,3289.2 %+3.6 %
  5. 5Fiat20,5975.7 %+4.7 %
  6. 6Mercedes-Benz20,2925.6 %-0.3 %
  7. 7Volkswagen18,5905.2 %+11.2 %
  8. 8Toyota16,2714.5 %+30.5 %
  9. 9Iveco12,1383.4 %-11.2 %
  10. 10Opel7,1352.0 %-10.5 %
  11. 11Nissan5,6321.6 %-24.1 %
  12. 12M.A.N.3,7581.0 %+21.3 %
  13. 13Dacia1,9560.5 %-6.6 %
  14. 14Skoda1,2500.3 %+8.3 %
  15. 15Fuso8460.2 %-20.9 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Cars + light commercials · 2025

Total market : 1,992,659 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault387,04819.4 %-1.2 %
  2. 2Peugeot287,28814.4 %-4.3 %
  3. 3Citroën158,7638.0 %-2.3 %
  4. 4Dacia141,2617.1 %-4.0 %
  5. 5Volkswagen129,5506.5 %-4.8 %
  6. 6Toyota126,3426.3 %-9.7 %
  7. 7Ford71,6493.6 %-5.5 %
  8. 8Mercedes-Benz65,4473.3 %-8.6 %
  9. 9BMW61,0903.1 %-9.3 %
  10. 10Skoda51,9102.6 %+13.7 %
  11. 11Audi48,9132.5 %+1.6 %
  12. 12Hyundai45,8892.3 %+0.3 %
  13. 13Fiat40,8522.1 %-22.1 %
  14. 14Opel39,4252.0 %-17.8 %
  15. 15Nissan34,2081.7 %-4.4 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Power sources · 2025

Power sourceUnitsShareYear on year
Petrol345,23321.2 %-32.0 %
Diesel79,3974.9 %-36.5 %
Hybrid (non plug-in)714,99843.8 %+21.4 %
Plug-in hybrid108,6276.7 %-25.8 %
Battery electric327,23420.0 %+12.4 %
LPG55,4993.4 %-3.7 %
Other fuels1,1660.1 %-27.8 %
of which hydrogen3110.0 %-41.2 %

Total : 1,632,154

Average CO2 of new cars (WLTP, g/km)

May 25max 93.3Dec 25

Size classes · year to date, December

  • Economy56.0 %
  • Lower medium23.0 %
  • Upper medium13.0 %
  • Executive and luxury8.0 %

Body types · year to date, December

  • Saloon42.0 %
  • SUV / off-road52.0 %
  • Compact MPV0.0 %
  • Estate3.0 %
  • Leisure activity vehicle1.0 %
  • Coupé / convertible1.0 %
  • MPV0.0 %

Top 100 passenger-car models · year to date

#Model (as published)BrandUnitsShare
1RENAULT CLIO VRenault100,1016.1 %
2PEUGEOT 208 IIPeugeot73,0924.5 %
3DACIA SANDERO 3Dacia64,3993.9 %
4PEUGEOT 2008 IIPeugeot54,6343.3 %
5CITROEN C3 IVCitroën41,1272.5 %
6PEUGEOT 3008 IIIPeugeot38,6032.4 %
7RENAULT RENAULT 5Renault37,9972.3 %
8RENAULT CAPTUR IIRenault36,9122.3 %
9DACIA DUSTER 3Dacia36,6872.2 %
10TOYOTA YARISToyota33,4372.0 %
11TOYOTA YARIS CROToyota32,1062.0 %
12RENAULT SYMBIOZRenault30,2861.9 %
13PEUGEOT 308 IIIPeugeot29,0211.8 %
14VOLKSWAGEN POLO VIVolkswagen22,7241.4 %
15TESLA MODEL YTesla19,2071.2 %
16RENAULT AUSTRALRenault18,9441.2 %
17PEUGEOT 5008 IIIPeugeot17,2641.1 %
18FORD PUMAFord16,8111.0 %
19CITROEN C5 AIRCR.Citroën16,7501.0 %
20DACIA BIGSTERDacia16,2831.0 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Top 100 light-commercial models · year to date

#Model (as published)BrandUnitsShare
1RENAULT TRAFICRenault28,9158.0 %
2RENAULT KANGOOIIIRenault24,4026.8 %
3PEUGEOT PARTNERPeugeot20,0125.6 %
4PEUGEOT EXPERTPeugeot18,5555.1 %
5RENAULT MASTER IVRenault18,5445.1 %
6FIAT DUCATOFiat16,1604.5 %
7FORD T.CUSTOMFord16,0534.5 %
8CITROEN BERLINGO3Citroën14,6924.1 %
9RENAULT CLIO VRenault13,1563.6 %
10CITROEN JUMPYCitroën11,5203.2 %
11PEUGEOT BOXERPeugeot11,1253.1 %
12PEUGEOT 208 IIPeugeot10,6893.0 %
13FORD TRANSIT2TFord8,9142.5 %
14MERCEDES SPRINTERMercedes-Benz8,7252.4 %
15CITROEN JUMPERCitroën8,7182.4 %
16MERCEDES VITOMercedes-Benz7,8262.2 %
17VOLKSWAGEN TRANS.VIIVolkswagen5,9381.6 %
18TOYOTA PRO.CITYToyota5,6161.6 %
19VOLKSWAGEN CRAFTERVolkswagen5,5281.5 %
20RENAULT MASTERRT4Renault4,7961.3 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Sources and original documents

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