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Car market — July 2025

In brief

In July 2025, 116,377 new passenger cars were registered in France (-7.7 % year on year), according to PFA / AAA Data. Since January: 958,582 (-7.9 %). Battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars account for 24.0 % of registrations. Renault is the leading brand (14.0 % of the market), ahead of Peugeot and Dacia.

Registrations of the month · July 2025

Passenger cars

116,377

-7.7 % year on year · 126,037

Light commercial vehicles

31,914

-0.8 % year on year · 32,168

Cars + light commercials

148,291

-6.3 % year on year · 158,205

Heavy vehicles

4,126

-3.3 % year on year · 4,265

Year to date · January – July 2025

Passenger cars

958,582

-7.9 % year on year · 1,040,927

Light commercial vehicles

217,361

-10.5 % year on year · 242,762

Cars + light commercials

1,175,943

-8.4 % year on year · 1,283,689

Heavy vehicles

26,313

— year on year

Electric + plug-in hybrid (month)

24.0 %

share of new passenger cars

Electric + plug-in hybrid (year to date)

23.6 %

Average CO2 (WLTP)

92.1 g/km

Passenger cars · July 2025

Total market : 116,377 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault16,24714.0 %-6.6 %
  2. 2Peugeot15,88513.6 %-5.8 %
  3. 3Dacia11,1159.6 %-10.4 %
  4. 4Citroën8,1377.0 %-6.9 %
  5. 5Toyota7,9406.8 %-27.1 %
  6. 6Volkswagen7,4316.4 %-17.7 %
  7. 7BMW5,3014.6 %+7.4 %
  8. 8Skoda3,9043.4 %+25.2 %
  9. 9Hyundai3,7383.2 %-2.0 %
  10. 10Mercedes-Benz3,3692.9 %-7.2 %
  11. 11Audi3,2222.8 %-16.6 %
  12. 12Kia3,2022.8 %-25.7 %
  13. 13Opel3,1392.7 %+0.0 %
  14. 14Ford2,8202.4 %+24.6 %
  15. 15Mini2,2491.9 %+70.0 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Light commercial vehicles · July 2025

Total market : 31,914 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault8,80627.6 %+5.1 %
  2. 2Peugeot5,33116.7 %-0.2 %
  3. 3Citroën4,06012.7 %-10.1 %
  4. 4Ford2,8208.8 %+24.1 %
  5. 5Mercedes-Benz2,2497.0 %+15.6 %
  6. 6Fiat2,1826.8 %+8.7 %
  7. 7Volkswagen1,5434.8 %+7.5 %
  8. 8Iveco1,2463.9 %+14.5 %
  9. 9Toyota1,2243.8 %+14.2 %
  10. 10Nissan5791.8 %-59.2 %
  11. 11Opel5421.7 %-18.1 %
  12. 12M.A.N.3661.1 %+68.7 %
  13. 13Dacia1290.4 %-42.7 %
  14. 14Land Rover1030.3 %+128.9 %
  15. 15Skoda930.3 %+138.5 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Cars + light commercials · July 2025

Total market : 148,291 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault25,05316.9 %-2.8 %
  2. 2Peugeot21,21614.3 %-4.4 %
  3. 3Citroën12,1978.2 %-8.0 %
  4. 4Dacia11,2447.6 %-11.0 %
  5. 5Toyota9,1646.2 %-23.4 %
  6. 6Volkswagen8,9746.1 %-14.3 %
  7. 7Ford5,6403.8 %+24.3 %
  8. 8Mercedes-Benz5,6183.8 %+0.7 %
  9. 9BMW5,3253.6 %+7.6 %
  10. 10Skoda3,9972.7 %+26.6 %
  11. 11Fiat3,9192.6 %-19.0 %
  12. 12Hyundai3,7552.5 %-3.5 %
  13. 13Opel3,6812.5 %-3.1 %
  14. 14Audi3,2332.2 %-16.8 %
  15. 15Kia3,2062.2 %-26.2 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Passenger cars · year to date

Total market : 958,582 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault169,09317.6 %+1.0 %
  2. 2Peugeot139,52114.6 %-4.5 %
  3. 3Dacia87,7089.1 %-0.5 %
  4. 4Citroën69,6317.3 %-6.2 %
  5. 5Toyota65,8596.9 %-13.5 %
  6. 6Volkswagen64,2546.7 %-6.1 %
  7. 7BMW34,9763.6 %-10.2 %
  8. 8Skoda28,4933.0 %+18.8 %
  9. 9Audi26,4692.8 %-7.2 %
  10. 10Hyundai24,7082.6 %-8.3 %
  11. 11Mercedes-Benz23,7362.5 %-18.8 %
  12. 12Ford23,3162.4 %-19.2 %
  13. 13Opel20,2782.1 %-28.9 %
  14. 14Kia19,7162.1 %-28.7 %
  15. 15Nissan16,3511.7 %-15.8 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Light commercial vehicles · year to date

Total market : 217,361 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault60,02627.6 %-18.1 %
  2. 2Peugeot41,75719.2 %+3.1 %
  3. 3Citroën26,45112.2 %-18.0 %
  4. 4Ford20,1099.3 %-4.1 %
  5. 5Fiat13,6326.3 %+4.8 %
  6. 6Mercedes-Benz11,4085.2 %-2.2 %
  7. 7Toyota10,3954.8 %+24.9 %
  8. 8Volkswagen9,0404.2 %-18.5 %
  9. 9Iveco7,5873.5 %-14.7 %
  10. 10Opel4,6472.1 %-4.6 %
  11. 11Nissan3,3001.5 %-39.9 %
  12. 12M.A.N.2,2211.0 %+22.1 %
  13. 13Dacia1,1840.5 %-27.0 %
  14. 14Skoda5690.3 %-16.3 %
  15. 15Fuso4770.2 %-37.9 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Cars + light commercials · year to date

Total market : 1,175,943 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault229,11919.5 %-4.8 %
  2. 2Peugeot181,27815.4 %-2.9 %
  3. 3Citroën96,0828.2 %-9.8 %
  4. 4Dacia88,8927.6 %-1.0 %
  5. 5Toyota76,2546.5 %-9.7 %
  6. 6Volkswagen73,2946.2 %-7.8 %
  7. 7Ford43,4253.7 %-12.9 %
  8. 8Mercedes-Benz35,1443.0 %-14.1 %
  9. 9BMW35,0813.0 %-10.3 %
  10. 10Skoda29,0622.5 %+17.9 %
  11. 11Audi26,5642.3 %-7.4 %
  12. 12Fiat25,1072.1 %-30.9 %
  13. 13Opel24,9252.1 %-25.4 %
  14. 14Hyundai24,8492.1 %-8.5 %
  15. 15Kia19,7931.7 %-28.8 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Power sources · July 2025

Power sourceUnitsShareYear on year
Petrol24,91921.4 %—
Diesel6,8165.9 %—
Hybrid (non plug-in)53,18745.7 %—
Plug-in hybrid8,4157.2 %—
Battery electric19,54716.8 %—
Other fuels3,4933.0 %—

Total : 116,377

Source : ACEA

Power sources · year to date

Power sourceUnitsShareYear on year
Petrol219,76622.9 %-33.6 %
Diesel48,3065.0 %-41.0 %
Hybrid (non plug-in)429,40544.8 %+30.5 %
Plug-in hybrid57,5646.0 %-30.5 %
Battery electric168,19117.5 %-4.4 %
LPG35,3403.7 %-8.4 %
Other fuels90.0 %-99.4 %
of which hydrogen3110.0 %-40.4 %

Total : 958,582

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Size classes · year to date

  • Economy56.0 %
  • Lower medium24.0 %
  • Upper medium13.0 %
  • Executive and luxury7.0 %

Body types · year to date

  • Saloon42.0 %
  • SUV / off-road52.0 %
  • 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 VRenault61,5036.4 %
2PEUGEOT 208 IIPeugeot44,2944.6 %
3DACIA SANDERO 3Dacia40,4824.2 %
4PEUGEOT 2008 IIPeugeot34,5743.6 %
5PEUGEOT 3008 IIIPeugeot25,5002.7 %
6DACIA DUSTER 3Dacia25,0262.6 %
7CITROEN C3 IVCitroën24,4812.6 %
8RENAULT CAPTUR IIRenault23,6422.5 %
9TOYOTA YARIS CROToyota20,4192.1 %
10RENAULT SYMBIOZRenault20,0812.1 %
11PEUGEOT 308 IIIPeugeot18,5921.9 %
12TOYOTA YARISToyota18,5881.9 %
13RENAULT RENAULT 5Renault17,7851.9 %
14VOLKSWAGEN POLO VIVolkswagen12,9621.4 %
15RENAULT AUSTRALRenault12,3601.3 %
16CITROEN C5 AIRCR.Citroën11,6631.2 %
17PEUGEOT 5008 IIIPeugeot11,2271.2 %
18OPEL CORSAOpel10,4241.1 %
19CITROEN C4 IIICitroën10,2311.1 %
20CITROEN E-C3Citroën10,0541.0 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Top 100 light-commercial models · year to date

#Model (as published)BrandUnitsShare
1RENAULT TRAFICRenault18,2258.4 %
2RENAULT KANGOOIIIRenault14,0336.5 %
3PEUGEOT PARTNERPeugeot12,3595.7 %
4PEUGEOT EXPERTPeugeot11,3415.2 %
5FIAT DUCATOFiat11,0895.1 %
6RENAULT MASTER IVRenault9,7834.5 %
7FORD T.CUSTOMFord9,3334.3 %
8CITROEN BERLINGO3Citroën8,8684.1 %
9CITROEN JUMPYCitroën7,4583.4 %
10RENAULT CLIO VRenault7,2913.4 %
11PEUGEOT BOXERPeugeot7,1533.3 %
12PEUGEOT 208 IIPeugeot7,0843.3 %
13FORD TRANSIT2TFord6,4122.9 %
14CITROEN JUMPERCitroën5,5232.5 %
15MERCEDES SPRINTERMercedes-Benz4,7812.2 %
16MERCEDES VITOMercedes-Benz4,6012.1 %
17TOYOTA PRO.CITYToyota3,4371.6 %
18RENAULT MASTERIIIRenault3,1451.4 %
19VOLKSWAGEN CRAFTERVolkswagen3,0211.4 %
20TOYOTA PROACEToyota2,7471.3 %

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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