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Car market — October 2025

In brief

In October 2025, 139,513 new passenger cars were registered in France (+2.9 % year on year), according to PFA / AAA Data. Since January: 1,326,302 (-5.4 %). Battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars account for 31.1 % of registrations. Renault is the leading brand (17.8 % of the market), ahead of Peugeot and Dacia.

Registrations of the month · October 2025

Passenger cars

139,513

+2.9 % year on year · 135,529

Light commercial vehicles

31,978

+4.8 % year on year · 30,524

Cars + light commercials

171,491

+3.3 % year on year · 166,053

Heavy vehicles

4,273

-2.4 % year on year · 4,380

Year to date · January – October 2025

Passenger cars

1,326,302

-5.4 % year on year · 1,401,435

Light commercial vehicles

297,936

-7.0 % year on year · 320,311

Cars + light commercials

1,624,238

-5.7 % year on year · 1,721,746

Heavy vehicles

36,108

— year on year

Electric + plug-in hybrid (month)

31.1 %

share of new passenger cars

Electric + plug-in hybrid (year to date)

25.1 %

Average CO2 (WLTP)

82.5 g/km

Passenger cars · October 2025

Total market : 139,513 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault24,88217.8 %+17.0 %
  2. 2Peugeot18,79113.5 %-3.5 %
  3. 3Dacia10,9467.8 %-6.4 %
  4. 4Citroën10,0067.2 %+27.6 %
  5. 5Volkswagen9,7087.0 %-8.2 %
  6. 6Toyota9,3066.7 %-23.5 %
  7. 7Skoda4,5803.3 %+3.1 %
  8. 8BMW4,4663.2 %-19.4 %
  9. 9Audi4,3403.1 %+19.8 %
  10. 10Hyundai3,9002.8 %+5.4 %
  11. 11Mercedes-Benz3,6752.6 %-1.0 %
  12. 12Kia3,2502.3 %-8.1 %
  13. 13Ford2,8622.1 %-11.5 %
  14. 14Nissan2,5711.8 %+33.4 %
  15. 15Opel2,5291.8 %+14.9 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Light commercial vehicles · October 2025

Total market : 31,978 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault8,71427.2 %+3.8 %
  2. 2Peugeot5,77918.1 %-1.8 %
  3. 3Citroën4,25413.3 %-4.5 %
  4. 4Ford2,7318.5 %+2.6 %
  5. 5Mercedes-Benz1,9486.1 %+3.2 %
  6. 6Volkswagen1,9376.1 %+53.9 %
  7. 7Toyota1,5034.7 %+52.4 %
  8. 8Fiat1,4524.5 %-2.7 %
  9. 9Iveco1,0913.4 %-8.8 %
  10. 10Nissan5861.8 %+26.8 %
  11. 11Opel5611.8 %-19.2 %
  12. 12M.A.N.3051.0 %+21.0 %
  13. 13Suzuki2180.7 %+269.5 %
  14. 14Dacia1860.6 %+129.6 %
  15. 15Skoda1210.4 %+26.0 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Cars + light commercials · October 2025

Total market : 171,491 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault33,59619.6 %+13.3 %
  2. 2Peugeot24,57014.3 %-3.1 %
  3. 3Citroën14,2608.3 %+16.0 %
  4. 4Volkswagen11,6456.8 %-1.6 %
  5. 5Dacia11,1326.5 %-5.4 %
  6. 6Toyota10,8096.3 %-17.8 %
  7. 7Mercedes-Benz5,6233.3 %+0.4 %
  8. 8Ford5,5933.3 %-5.1 %
  9. 9Skoda4,7012.7 %+3.6 %
  10. 10BMW4,4782.6 %-19.3 %
  11. 11Audi4,3462.5 %+19.5 %
  12. 12Hyundai3,9342.3 %+5.6 %
  13. 13Fiat3,5882.1 %-1.0 %
  14. 14Kia3,2521.9 %-8.7 %
  15. 15Nissan3,1571.8 %+32.1 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Passenger cars · year to date

Total market : 1,326,302 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault230,64317.4 %+2.6 %
  2. 2Peugeot188,93414.2 %-4.0 %
  3. 3Dacia119,0679.0 %+0.5 %
  4. 4Citroën95,8027.2 %-0.0 %
  5. 5Toyota90,1886.8 %-13.9 %
  6. 6Volkswagen88,5236.7 %-8.0 %
  7. 7BMW47,2273.6 %-10.7 %
  8. 8Skoda40,5913.1 %+15.2 %
  9. 9Audi37,8122.9 %-2.7 %
  10. 10Hyundai35,3982.7 %-3.7 %
  11. 11Mercedes-Benz34,0052.6 %-14.2 %
  12. 12Ford31,1512.3 %-16.6 %
  13. 13Opel27,8452.1 %-23.1 %
  14. 14Kia27,5352.1 %-25.2 %
  15. 15Nissan22,0361.7 %-7.0 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Light commercial vehicles · year to date

Total market : 297,936 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault82,36227.6 %-13.4 %
  2. 2Peugeot56,67219.0 %+1.8 %
  3. 3Citroën36,43912.2 %-17.1 %
  4. 4Ford26,9529.0 %-0.6 %
  5. 5Fiat17,4425.9 %+3.4 %
  6. 6Mercedes-Benz16,3345.5 %-1.2 %
  7. 7Volkswagen14,2734.8 %+0.4 %
  8. 8Toyota13,8794.7 %+30.0 %
  9. 9Iveco10,2053.4 %-9.2 %
  10. 10Opel6,2652.1 %-6.5 %
  11. 11Nissan4,5741.5 %-29.1 %
  12. 12M.A.N.3,0891.0 %+25.2 %
  13. 13Dacia1,6220.5 %-15.4 %
  14. 14Skoda9460.3 %+4.5 %
  15. 15Fuso6730.2 %-27.8 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Cars + light commercials · year to date

Total market : 1,624,238 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault313,00519.3 %-2.1 %
  2. 2Peugeot245,60615.1 %-2.8 %
  3. 3Citroën132,2418.1 %-5.4 %
  4. 4Dacia120,6897.4 %+0.2 %
  5. 5Toyota104,0676.4 %-9.8 %
  6. 6Volkswagen102,7966.3 %-6.9 %
  7. 7Ford58,1033.6 %-9.9 %
  8. 8Mercedes-Benz50,3393.1 %-10.4 %
  9. 9BMW47,3742.9 %-10.7 %
  10. 10Skoda41,5372.6 %+15.0 %
  11. 11Audi37,9342.3 %-2.9 %
  12. 12Hyundai35,6082.2 %-3.8 %
  13. 13Opel34,1102.1 %-20.5 %
  14. 14Fiat33,9542.1 %-26.0 %
  15. 15Kia27,6291.7 %-25.5 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Power sources · October 2025

Power sourceUnitsShareYear on year
Petrol26,74119.2 %—
Diesel5,8074.2 %—
Hybrid (non plug-in)59,18242.4 %—
Plug-in hybrid9,3236.7 %—
Battery electric34,10824.4 %—
Other fuels4,3533.1 %—

Total : 139,514

Source : ACEA

Power sources · year to date

Power sourceUnitsShareYear on year
Petrol291,76522.0 %-32.3 %
Diesel64,7134.9 %-38.1 %
Hybrid (non plug-in)590,06344.5 %+26.2 %
Plug-in hybrid81,8606.2 %-25.6 %
Battery electric250,73118.9 %+5.2 %
LPG46,6113.5 %-4.6 %
Other fuels5600.0 %-65.2 %
of which hydrogen3110.0 %-41.2 %

Total : 1,326,302

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Size classes · year to date

  • Economy56.0 %
  • Lower medium23.0 %
  • 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 VRenault82,7466.2 %
2PEUGEOT 208 IIPeugeot62,0894.7 %
3DACIA SANDERO 3Dacia54,7004.1 %
4PEUGEOT 2008 IIPeugeot46,4003.5 %
5CITROEN C3 IVCitroën33,8242.6 %
6PEUGEOT 3008 IIIPeugeot33,4532.5 %
7DACIA DUSTER 3Dacia32,7492.5 %
8RENAULT CAPTUR IIRenault31,1372.3 %
9RENAULT SYMBIOZRenault26,5362.0 %
10TOYOTA YARIS CROToyota26,5022.0 %
11TOYOTA YARISToyota26,4762.0 %
12RENAULT RENAULT 5Renault26,2852.0 %
13PEUGEOT 308 IIIPeugeot24,9461.9 %
14VOLKSWAGEN POLO VIVolkswagen18,4401.4 %
15TESLA MODEL YTesla17,3261.3 %
16RENAULT AUSTRALRenault16,2221.2 %
17CITROEN C5 AIRCR.Citroën15,7551.2 %
18PEUGEOT 5008 IIIPeugeot14,6851.1 %
19FORD PUMAFord13,5541.0 %
20OPEL CORSAOpel13,3811.0 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Top 100 light-commercial models · year to date

#Model (as published)BrandUnitsShare
1RENAULT TRAFICRenault23,9788.0 %
2RENAULT KANGOOIIIRenault19,8876.7 %
3PEUGEOT PARTNERPeugeot17,2435.8 %
4PEUGEOT EXPERTPeugeot15,5405.2 %
5RENAULT MASTER IVRenault13,9874.7 %
6FIAT DUCATOFiat13,9254.7 %
7FORD T.CUSTOMFord12,9324.3 %
8CITROEN BERLINGO3Citroën12,4864.2 %
9RENAULT CLIO VRenault10,7043.6 %
10CITROEN JUMPYCitroën9,8483.3 %
11PEUGEOT BOXERPeugeot9,6593.2 %
12PEUGEOT 208 IIPeugeot9,1813.1 %
13FORD TRANSIT2TFord7,7202.6 %
14CITROEN JUMPERCitroën7,5182.5 %
15MERCEDES SPRINTERMercedes-Benz6,9772.3 %
16MERCEDES VITOMercedes-Benz6,1852.1 %
17TOYOTA PRO.CITYToyota4,6491.6 %
18VOLKSWAGEN CRAFTERVolkswagen4,4581.5 %
19VOLKSWAGEN TRANS.VIIVolkswagen4,0951.4 %
20RENAULT MASTERRT4Renault3,7681.3 %

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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