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Car market — December 2025

In brief

In December 2025, 172,927 new passenger cars were registered in France (-5.8 % year on year), according to PFA / AAA Data. Since January: 1,632,154 (-5.0 %). Battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars account for 34.4 % of registrations. Renault is the leading brand (17.0 % of the market), ahead of Peugeot and Volkswagen.

Registrations of the month · December 2025

Passenger cars

172,927

-5.8 % year on year · 183,662

Light commercial vehicles

33,434

+0.6 % year on year · 33,219

Cars + light commercials

206,361

-4.9 % year on year · 216,881

Heavy vehicles

4,430

+20.4 % year on year · 3,680

Year to date · January – December 2025

Passenger cars

1,632,154

-5.0 % year on year · 1,718,416

Light commercial vehicles

360,505

-5.6 % year on year · 381,855

Cars + light commercials

1,992,659

-5.1 % year on year · 2,100,271

Heavy vehicles

44,121

— year on year

Electric + plug-in hybrid (month)

34.4 %

share of new passenger cars

Electric + plug-in hybrid (year to date)

26.7 %

Average CO2 (WLTP)

81.9 g/km

Passenger cars · December 2025

Total market : 172,927 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault29,40217.0 %-2.2 %
  2. 2Peugeot16,3989.5 %-8.8 %
  3. 3Volkswagen12,3797.2 %-2.3 %
  4. 4Citroën10,7476.2 %+37.8 %
  5. 5Dacia10,7316.2 %-29.0 %
  6. 6Toyota10,5156.1 %-19.5 %
  7. 7BMW8,1994.7 %-5.2 %
  8. 8Mercedes-Benz6,6863.9 %-12.8 %
  9. 9Hyundai6,5393.8 %+22.3 %
  10. 10Audi6,0333.5 %+20.0 %
  11. 11Skoda5,4193.1 %+4.9 %
  12. 12Ford4,2842.5 %+25.4 %
  13. 13Nissan4,2152.4 %+40.3 %
  14. 14Kia3,9232.3 %+2.6 %
  15. 15Mini2,9851.7 %+14.4 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Light commercial vehicles · December 2025

Total market : 33,434 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault10,68332.0 %-2.7 %
  2. 2Peugeot4,61513.8 %-27.1 %
  3. 3Ford3,78911.3 %+47.5 %
  4. 4Citroën3,1619.5 %-4.7 %
  5. 5Volkswagen2,4987.5 %+86.1 %
  6. 6Mercedes-Benz2,0516.1 %-3.4 %
  7. 7Fiat1,7125.1 %+16.5 %
  8. 8Toyota1,2883.9 %+24.8 %
  9. 9Iveco9993.0 %-31.4 %
  10. 10Nissan5261.6 %+5.4 %
  11. 11Opel4301.3 %-38.7 %
  12. 12M.A.N.3561.1 %+10.2 %
  13. 13Skoda1680.5 %+7.0 %
  14. 14Land Rover1320.4 %+37.5 %
  15. 15Dacia970.3 %0.0 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Cars + light commercials · December 2025

Total market : 206,361 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault40,08519.4 %-2.4 %
  2. 2Peugeot21,01310.2 %-13.6 %
  3. 3Volkswagen14,8777.2 %+6.2 %
  4. 4Citroën13,9086.7 %+25.1 %
  5. 5Toyota11,8035.7 %-16.2 %
  6. 6Dacia10,8285.2 %-28.8 %
  7. 7Mercedes-Benz8,7374.2 %-10.8 %
  8. 8BMW8,2274.0 %-5.1 %
  9. 9Ford8,0733.9 %+34.9 %
  10. 10Hyundai6,5573.2 %+22.1 %
  11. 11Audi6,0512.9 %+19.7 %
  12. 12Skoda5,5872.7 %+5.0 %
  13. 13Nissan4,7412.3 %+35.3 %
  14. 14Kia4,0041.9 %+4.2 %
  15. 15Fiat3,7911.8 %+7.5 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Passenger cars · year to date

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 · year to date

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 · year to date

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 · December 2025

Power sourceUnitsShareYear on year
Petrol30,11117.4 %—
Diesel7,6254.4 %—
Hybrid (non plug-in)70,53040.8 %—
Plug-in hybrid17,27210.0 %—
Battery electric42,21124.4 %—
Other fuels5,1783.0 %—

Total : 172,927

Source : ACEA

Power sources · year to date

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

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 %
  • 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

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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