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Car market — May 2025

In brief

In May 2025, 123,919 new passenger cars were registered in France (-12.3 % year on year), according to PFA / AAA Data. Since January: 672,700 (-8.2 %). Battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars account for 22.3 % of registrations. Renault is the leading brand (18.0 % of the market), ahead of Peugeot and Dacia.

Registrations of the month · May 2025

Passenger cars

123,919

-12.3 % year on year · 141,298

Light commercial vehicles

29,353

-5.4 % year on year · 31,021

Cars + light commercials

153,272

-11.1 % year on year · 172,319

Heavy vehicles

3,098

-23.7 % year on year · 4,062

Year to date · January – May 2025

Passenger cars

672,700

-8.2 % year on year · 733,179

Light commercial vehicles

148,064

-8.1 % year on year · 161,129

Cars + light commercials

820,764

-8.2 % year on year · 894,308

Heavy vehicles

18,075

— year on year

Electric + plug-in hybrid (month)

22.3 %

share of new passenger cars

Electric + plug-in hybrid (year to date)

23.3 %

Average CO2 (WLTP)

93.3 g/km

Passenger cars · May 2025

Total market : 123,919 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault22,25518.0 %-15.2 %
  2. 2Peugeot18,67315.1 %-5.2 %
  3. 3Dacia11,9139.6 %+12.4 %
  4. 4Citroën9,1557.4 %+2.7 %
  5. 5Volkswagen8,8157.1 %-15.5 %
  6. 6Toyota7,2435.8 %-26.5 %
  7. 7BMW4,1613.4 %-22.2 %
  8. 8Skoda4,0193.2 %+13.3 %
  9. 9Audi3,5482.9 %-17.7 %
  10. 10Mercedes-Benz3,1542.5 %-19.4 %
  11. 11Ford3,1212.5 %-25.3 %
  12. 12Hyundai3,0872.5 %-17.2 %
  13. 13Opel2,6332.1 %-37.4 %
  14. 14Kia2,4182.0 %-26.1 %
  15. 15Nissan2,0361.6 %-7.1 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Light commercial vehicles · May 2025

Total market : 29,353 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault9,14131.1 %-3.2 %
  2. 2Peugeot5,21717.8 %-11.0 %
  3. 3Citroën3,41211.6 %-4.8 %
  4. 4Ford2,5618.7 %-3.9 %
  5. 5Fiat2,1137.2 %+16.5 %
  6. 6Mercedes-Benz1,3854.7 %-4.7 %
  7. 7Toyota1,3504.6 %+49.0 %
  8. 8Volkswagen1,2644.3 %-19.9 %
  9. 9Iveco9443.2 %-14.0 %
  10. 10Opel5762.0 %+4.2 %
  11. 11Nissan4021.4 %-14.8 %
  12. 12M.A.N.3211.1 %+43.3 %
  13. 13Dacia1160.4 %-48.7 %
  14. 14Skoda650.2 %-12.2 %
  15. 15Fuso530.2 %-44.8 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Cars + light commercials · May 2025

Total market : 153,272 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault31,39620.5 %-12.0 %
  2. 2Peugeot23,89015.6 %-6.5 %
  3. 3Citroën12,5678.2 %+0.6 %
  4. 4Dacia12,0297.8 %+11.1 %
  5. 5Volkswagen10,0796.6 %-16.1 %
  6. 6Toyota8,5935.6 %-20.2 %
  7. 7Ford5,6823.7 %-17.0 %
  8. 8Mercedes-Benz4,5393.0 %-15.4 %
  9. 9BMW4,1712.7 %-22.3 %
  10. 10Skoda4,0842.7 %+12.8 %
  11. 11Fiat3,5732.3 %-22.7 %
  12. 12Audi3,5562.3 %-17.9 %
  13. 13Opel3,2092.1 %-32.5 %
  14. 14Hyundai3,1072.0 %-16.9 %
  15. 15Nissan2,4381.6 %-8.4 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Passenger cars · year to date

Total market : 672,700 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault120,14617.9 %+3.4 %
  2. 2Peugeot101,92615.2 %-5.4 %
  3. 3Dacia60,1428.9 %-4.3 %
  4. 4Citroën50,2027.5 %-5.4 %
  5. 5Toyota48,0337.1 %-11.4 %
  6. 6Volkswagen45,2766.7 %-0.2 %
  7. 7BMW23,3903.5 %-16.4 %
  8. 8Skoda19,5042.9 %+19.0 %
  9. 9Audi17,9722.7 %-5.6 %
  10. 10Hyundai17,4692.6 %-6.9 %
  11. 11Ford15,7902.3 %-23.2 %
  12. 12Mercedes-Benz15,0082.2 %-25.5 %
  13. 13Opel13,6622.0 %-35.6 %
  14. 14Kia13,3812.0 %-29.2 %
  15. 15Nissan11,6801.7 %-6.9 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Light commercial vehicles · year to date

Total market : 148,064 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault40,78827.5 %-15.1 %
  2. 2Peugeot30,31120.5 %+8.0 %
  3. 3Citroën17,66511.9 %-20.4 %
  4. 4Ford13,6849.2 %-3.7 %
  5. 5Fiat9,0146.1 %+5.4 %
  6. 6Toyota7,7345.2 %+28.6 %
  7. 7Mercedes-Benz7,0324.7 %-11.0 %
  8. 8Volkswagen5,6513.8 %-16.9 %
  9. 9Iveco4,7543.2 %-11.5 %
  10. 10Opel3,3212.2 %-1.6 %
  11. 11Nissan2,2201.5 %-14.6 %
  12. 12M.A.N.1,4541.0 %+19.5 %
  13. 13Dacia8650.6 %-19.4 %
  14. 14Skoda3690.2 %-33.4 %
  15. 15Fuso3490.2 %-27.7 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Cars + light commercials · year to date

Total market : 820,764 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault160,93419.6 %-2.0 %
  2. 2Peugeot132,23716.1 %-2.6 %
  3. 3Citroën67,8678.3 %-9.8 %
  4. 4Dacia61,0077.4 %-4.5 %
  5. 5Toyota55,7676.8 %-7.4 %
  6. 6Volkswagen50,9276.2 %-2.4 %
  7. 7Ford29,4743.6 %-15.2 %
  8. 8BMW23,4482.9 %-16.5 %
  9. 9Mercedes-Benz22,0402.7 %-21.4 %
  10. 10Skoda19,8732.4 %+17.3 %
  11. 11Audi18,0432.2 %-5.7 %
  12. 12Hyundai17,5722.1 %-7.0 %
  13. 13Opel16,9832.1 %-31.0 %
  14. 14Fiat16,9332.1 %-34.7 %
  15. 15Nissan13,9001.7 %-8.2 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Power sources · May 2025

Power sourceUnitsShareYear on year
Petrol30,21724.4 %—
Diesel6,9265.6 %—
Hybrid (non plug-in)54,55244.0 %—
Plug-in hybrid8,1806.6 %—
Battery electric19,41415.7 %—
Other fuels4,6293.7 %—

Total : 123,918

Source : ACEA

Power sources · year to date

Power sourceUnitsShareYear on year
Petrol157,10023.4 %-34.3 %
Diesel31,7524.7 %-43.4 %
Hybrid (non plug-in)301,88044.9 %+38.3 %
Plug-in hybrid37,3655.6 %-37.4 %
Battery electric119,47517.8 %-7.4 %
LPG25,1213.7 %-15.1 %
Other fuels70.0 %-99.4 %

Total : 672,700

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Size classes · year to date

  • Economy57.0 %
  • Lower medium23.0 %
  • Upper medium13.0 %
  • Executive and luxury7.0 %

Body types · year to date

  • Saloon43.0 %
  • SUV / off-road51.0 %
  • Compact MPV0.0 %
  • Estate4.0 %
  • Leisure activity vehicle1.0 %
  • Coupé / convertible1.0 %
  • MPV0.0 %

Top 100 passenger-car models · year to date

#Model (as published)BrandUnitsShare
1RENAULT CLIO VRenault42,6716.3 %
2PEUGEOT 208 IIPeugeot32,9074.9 %
3DACIA SANDERO 3Dacia28,4404.2 %
4PEUGEOT 2008 IIPeugeot25,1493.7 %
5DACIA DUSTER 3Dacia18,5572.8 %
6PEUGEOT 3008 IIIPeugeot18,5242.8 %
7CITROEN C3 IVCitroën18,0702.7 %
8RENAULT CAPTUR IIRenault17,3672.6 %
9TOYOTA YARIS CROToyota15,0102.2 %
10RENAULT SYMBIOZRenault14,8642.2 %
11TOYOTA YARISToyota13,8862.1 %
12PEUGEOT 308 IIIPeugeot13,7242.0 %
13RENAULT RENAULT 5Renault12,9231.9 %
14VOLKSWAGEN POLO VIVolkswagen9,9171.5 %
15CITROEN E-C3Citroën8,7471.3 %
16RENAULT AUSTRALRenault8,5701.3 %
17CITROEN C4 IIICitroën7,9461.2 %
18OPEL CORSAOpel7,7091.1 %
19PEUGEOT 5008 IIIPeugeot7,6131.1 %
20CITROEN C5 AIRCR.Citroën7,1971.1 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Top 100 light-commercial models · year to date

#Model (as published)BrandUnitsShare
1RENAULT TRAFICRenault12,3868.4 %
2RENAULT KANGOOIIIRenault9,5026.4 %
3PEUGEOT EXPERTPeugeot8,6545.8 %
4PEUGEOT PARTNERPeugeot8,4865.7 %
5FIAT DUCATOFiat7,3425.0 %
6FORD T.CUSTOMFord6,7934.6 %
7RENAULT MASTER IVRenault5,8213.9 %
8CITROEN BERLINGO3Citroën5,6133.8 %
9PEUGEOT 208 IIPeugeot5,4093.7 %
10RENAULT CLIO VRenault5,2913.6 %
11CITROEN JUMPYCitroën5,2413.5 %
12PEUGEOT BOXERPeugeot4,9093.3 %
13FORD TRANSIT2TFord3,8942.6 %
14CITROEN JUMPERCitroën3,5532.4 %
15MERCEDES VITOMercedes-Benz3,0882.1 %
16MERCEDES SPRINTERMercedes-Benz2,9282.0 %
17TOYOTA PRO.CITYToyota2,6621.8 %
18RENAULT MASTERIIIRenault2,5571.7 %
19TOYOTA PROACEToyota2,2191.5 %
20VOLKSWAGEN CRAFTERVolkswagen1,9811.3 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Sources and original documents

Figures copied from the official publications or computed from them (shares, changes, sums), never estimated or written by AI. A table that fails the consistency checks is dropped.

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