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Car market — September 2025

In brief

In September 2025, 140,354 new passenger cars were registered in France (+1.0 % year on year), according to PFA / AAA Data. Since January: 1,186,785 (-6.3 %). Battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars account for 28.9 % of registrations. Renault is the leading brand (16.8 % of the market), ahead of Peugeot and Dacia.

Registrations of the month · September 2025

Passenger cars

140,354

+1.0 % year on year · 139,002

Light commercial vehicles

30,111

+7.7 % year on year · 27,954

Cars + light commercials

170,465

+2.1 % year on year · 166,956

Heavy vehicles

3,789

+10.8 % year on year · 3,420

Year to date · January – September 2025

Passenger cars

1,186,785

-6.3 % year on year · 1,265,907

Light commercial vehicles

265,958

-8.2 % year on year · 289,787

Cars + light commercials

1,452,743

-6.6 % year on year · 1,555,694

Heavy vehicles

31,832

— year on year

Electric + plug-in hybrid (month)

28.9 %

share of new passenger cars

Electric + plug-in hybrid (year to date)

24.4 %

Average CO2 (WLTP)

84.9 g/km

Passenger cars · September 2025

Total market : 140,354 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault23,55916.8 %-1.6 %
  2. 2Peugeot18,87313.4 %-2.5 %
  3. 3Dacia12,1548.7 %+23.7 %
  4. 4Citroën9,8127.0 %+10.6 %
  5. 5Volkswagen8,9756.4 %-18.0 %
  6. 6Toyota8,5646.1 %-11.2 %
  7. 7Tesla5,5844.0 %+2.7 %
  8. 8Skoda4,6273.3 %+9.9 %
  9. 9Audi4,4393.2 %+21.5 %
  10. 10Mercedes-Benz4,3453.1 %-0.8 %
  11. 11BMW4,2263.0 %-18.0 %
  12. 12Hyundai3,2382.3 %-5.4 %
  13. 13Ford3,0662.2 %-7.5 %
  14. 14Mini2,9202.1 %+21.0 %
  15. 15Opel2,8492.0 %-3.8 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Light commercial vehicles · September 2025

Total market : 30,111 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault8,39327.9 %+2.6 %
  2. 2Peugeot5,53118.4 %+1.6 %
  3. 3Citroën3,46011.5 %-12.9 %
  4. 4Ford2,4428.1 %+12.3 %
  5. 5Volkswagen2,1457.1 %+93.2 %
  6. 6Mercedes-Benz2,0046.7 %+7.1 %
  7. 7Fiat1,3684.5 %+2.2 %
  8. 8Toyota1,2894.3 %+55.3 %
  9. 9Iveco1,0353.4 %+31.8 %
  10. 10Opel6542.2 %-9.3 %
  11. 11Nissan4701.6 %+53.1 %
  12. 12M.A.N.3131.0 %+9.8 %
  13. 13Dacia1690.6 %+61.0 %
  14. 14Skoda1320.4 %+57.1 %
  15. 15Suzuki1020.3 %-25.0 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Cars + light commercials · September 2025

Total market : 170,465 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault31,95218.7 %-0.6 %
  2. 2Peugeot24,40414.3 %-1.6 %
  3. 3Citroën13,2727.8 %+3.4 %
  4. 4Dacia12,3237.2 %+24.1 %
  5. 5Volkswagen11,1206.5 %-7.7 %
  6. 6Toyota9,8535.8 %-5.9 %
  7. 7Mercedes-Benz6,3493.7 %+1.5 %
  8. 8Tesla5,5883.3 %+2.7 %
  9. 9Ford5,5083.2 %+0.3 %
  10. 10Skoda4,7592.8 %+10.9 %
  11. 11Audi4,4502.6 %+21.1 %
  12. 12BMW4,2492.5 %-17.8 %
  13. 13Opel3,5032.1 %-4.9 %
  14. 14Hyundai3,2621.9 %-5.0 %
  15. 15Fiat3,1871.9 %-6.6 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Passenger cars · year to date

Total market : 1,186,785 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault205,76017.3 %+1.1 %
  2. 2Peugeot170,14214.3 %-4.1 %
  3. 3Dacia108,1219.1 %+1.2 %
  4. 4Citroën85,7967.2 %-2.5 %
  5. 5Toyota80,8826.8 %-12.6 %
  6. 6Volkswagen78,8156.6 %-8.0 %
  7. 7BMW42,7613.6 %-9.7 %
  8. 8Skoda36,0103.0 %+17.0 %
  9. 9Audi33,4712.8 %-5.0 %
  10. 10Hyundai31,4982.7 %-4.7 %
  11. 11Mercedes-Benz30,3302.6 %-15.6 %
  12. 12Ford28,2892.4 %-17.1 %
  13. 13Opel25,3162.1 %-25.5 %
  14. 14Kia24,2852.0 %-27.1 %
  15. 15Tesla20,1451.7 %-31.7 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Light commercial vehicles · year to date

Total market : 265,958 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault73,64727.7 %-15.0 %
  2. 2Peugeot50,89119.1 %+2.2 %
  3. 3Citroën32,18612.1 %-18.5 %
  4. 4Ford24,2219.1 %-0.9 %
  5. 5Fiat15,9906.0 %+4.0 %
  6. 6Mercedes-Benz14,3855.4 %-1.8 %
  7. 7Toyota12,3764.7 %+27.7 %
  8. 8Volkswagen12,3364.6 %-4.8 %
  9. 9Iveco9,1143.4 %-9.3 %
  10. 10Opel5,7042.1 %-5.0 %
  11. 11Nissan3,9881.5 %-33.4 %
  12. 12M.A.N.2,7831.0 %+25.6 %
  13. 13Dacia1,4360.5 %-21.8 %
  14. 14Skoda8250.3 %+2.0 %
  15. 15Fuso5990.2 %-31.6 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Cars + light commercials · year to date

Total market : 1,452,743 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault279,40719.2 %-3.7 %
  2. 2Peugeot221,03315.2 %-2.7 %
  3. 3Citroën117,9828.1 %-7.5 %
  4. 4Dacia109,5577.5 %+0.8 %
  5. 5Toyota93,2586.4 %-8.8 %
  6. 6Volkswagen91,1516.3 %-7.6 %
  7. 7Ford52,5103.6 %-10.4 %
  8. 8Mercedes-Benz44,7153.1 %-11.6 %
  9. 9BMW42,8963.0 %-9.7 %
  10. 10Skoda36,8352.5 %+16.6 %
  11. 11Audi33,5872.3 %-5.2 %
  12. 12Hyundai31,6742.2 %-4.9 %
  13. 13Opel31,0202.1 %-22.4 %
  14. 14Fiat30,3662.1 %-28.1 %
  15. 15Kia24,3771.7 %-27.3 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Power sources · September 2025

Power sourceUnitsShareYear on year
Petrol26,93519.2 %—
Diesel6,3114.5 %—
Hybrid (non plug-in)62,29244.4 %—
Plug-in hybrid9,1186.5 %—
Battery electric31,43922.4 %—
Other fuels4,2593.0 %—

Total : 140,354

Source : ACEA

Power sources · year to date

Power sourceUnitsShareYear on year
Petrol265,02322.3 %-32.8 %
Diesel58,9065.0 %-38.5 %
Hybrid (non plug-in)531,16644.8 %+28.7 %
Plug-in hybrid72,5376.1 %-26.8 %
Battery electric216,62218.3 %-0.3 %
LPG42,2583.6 %-6.2 %
Other fuels90.0 %-99.4 %
of which hydrogen3110.0 %-41.1 %

Total : 1,186,785

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Size classes · year to date

  • Economy56.0 %
  • Lower medium24.0 %
  • Upper medium13.0 %
  • Executive and luxury8.0 %

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 VRenault75,5376.4 %
2PEUGEOT 208 IIPeugeot54,5054.6 %
3DACIA SANDERO 3Dacia49,2694.2 %
4PEUGEOT 2008 IIPeugeot41,0293.5 %
5PEUGEOT 3008 IIIPeugeot31,0282.6 %
6CITROEN C3 IVCitroën30,3782.6 %
7DACIA DUSTER 3Dacia30,0762.5 %
8RENAULT CAPTUR IIRenault28,5942.4 %
9TOYOTA YARIS CROToyota24,3492.1 %
10RENAULT SYMBIOZRenault23,6712.0 %
11TOYOTA YARISToyota23,3612.0 %
12PEUGEOT 308 IIIPeugeot23,1762.0 %
13RENAULT RENAULT 5Renault21,7341.8 %
14VOLKSWAGEN POLO VIVolkswagen16,1901.4 %
15TESLA MODEL YTesla15,6661.3 %
16RENAULT AUSTRALRenault14,5841.2 %
17CITROEN C5 AIRCR.Citroën14,5331.2 %
18PEUGEOT 5008 IIIPeugeot13,4991.1 %
19OPEL CORSAOpel12,5051.1 %
20FORD PUMAFord12,3121.0 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Top 100 light-commercial models · year to date

#Model (as published)BrandUnitsShare
1RENAULT TRAFICRenault21,8318.2 %
2RENAULT KANGOOIIIRenault17,7726.7 %
3PEUGEOT PARTNERPeugeot15,2415.7 %
4PEUGEOT EXPERTPeugeot13,9435.2 %
5FIAT DUCATOFiat12,8454.8 %
6RENAULT MASTER IVRenault12,3804.7 %
7FORD T.CUSTOMFord11,4184.3 %
8CITROEN BERLINGO3Citroën10,9354.1 %
9RENAULT CLIO VRenault9,2933.5 %
10CITROEN JUMPYCitroën8,9103.4 %
11PEUGEOT BOXERPeugeot8,7963.3 %
12PEUGEOT 208 IIPeugeot8,3393.1 %
13FORD TRANSIT2TFord7,2712.7 %
14CITROEN JUMPERCitroën6,5792.5 %
15MERCEDES SPRINTERMercedes-Benz6,0672.3 %
16MERCEDES VITOMercedes-Benz5,5672.1 %
17TOYOTA PRO.CITYToyota4,0551.5 %
18VOLKSWAGEN CRAFTERVolkswagen3,9011.5 %
19VOLKSWAGEN TRANS.VIIVolkswagen3,3761.3 %
20RENAULT MASTERIIIRenault3,2961.2 %

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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