Mecapress.comAutomotive news in real time

Data room · France

Car market — 2026

In brief

From January to October 2026, 1,384,293 new passenger cars were registered in France (+4.4 % compared with the same period of 2025). Battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars account for 38.4 % of registrations. Renault is the leading brand (17.2 % of the market), ahead of Peugeot and Citroën.

Passenger cars · January – October

1,384,293

+4.4 % year on year

Same period 2025

1,326,300

Month by month · 2026

Jan 26max 188,787Oct 26
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • Hybrid (non plug-in)
  • Plug-in hybrid
  • Battery electric
  • Other fuels
  • Passenger cars
MonthPassenger carsYear on yearEV + PHEV
January107,157-6.6 %32.8 %
February120,764-14.7 %32.3 %
March173,633+12.9 %33.1 %
April138,339-0.3 %32.2 %
May128,484+3.7 %35.1 %
June188,787+11.4 %36.1 %
July126,808+9.0 %—
August94,349+7.4 %44.5 %
September156,629+11.6 %48.1 %
October149,341+7.0 %—

Passenger cars · January – October 2026

Total market : 1,384,293 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault238,44817.2 %+3.4 %
  2. 2Peugeot179,71413.0 %-4.9 %
  3. 3Citroën105,0707.6 %+9.7 %
  4. 4Dacia104,7427.6 %-12.0 %
  5. 5Toyota86,0816.2 %-4.6 %
  6. 6Volkswagen84,5906.1 %-4.4 %
  7. 7Tesla47,6093.4 %+117.1 %
  8. 8BMW47,4733.4 %+0.5 %
  9. 9Skoda44,1153.2 %+8.7 %
  10. 10Audi35,9862.6 %-4.8 %
  11. 11Mercedes-Benz34,2622.5 %+0.8 %
  12. 12Hyundai30,8092.2 %-13.0 %
  13. 13Kia29,8982.2 %+8.6 %
  14. 14Opel28,0952.0 %+0.9 %
  15. 15Fiat26,8891.9 %+62.8 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Light commercial vehicles · January – October 2026

Total market : 279,509 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault82,81529.6 %+0.6 %
  2. 2Peugeot46,86516.8 %-17.3 %
  3. 3Citroën31,85611.4 %-12.6 %
  4. 4Ford24,6288.8 %-8.6 %
  5. 5Fiat17,7946.4 %+2.0 %
  6. 6Mercedes-Benz15,4045.5 %-5.7 %
  7. 7Volkswagen15,2055.4 %+6.5 %
  8. 8Toyota11,2894.0 %-18.7 %
  9. 9Iveco10,4063.7 %+2.0 %
  10. 10Opel5,0691.8 %-19.1 %
  11. 11Nissan4,9681.8 %+8.6 %
  12. 12M.A.N.3,2201.2 %+4.2 %
  13. 13Dacia1,5380.6 %-5.2 %
  14. 14Skoda1,1020.4 %+16.5 %
  15. 15Land Rover9590.3 %+89.5 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Cars + light commercials · January – October 2026

Total market : 1,663,802 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault321,26319.3 %+2.6 %
  2. 2Peugeot226,57913.6 %-7.7 %
  3. 3Citroën136,9268.2 %+3.5 %
  4. 4Dacia106,2806.4 %-11.9 %
  5. 5Volkswagen99,7956.0 %-2.9 %
  6. 6Toyota97,3705.9 %-6.4 %
  7. 7Ford50,5963.0 %-12.9 %
  8. 8Mercedes-Benz49,6663.0 %-1.3 %
  9. 9Tesla47,6232.9 %+117.0 %
  10. 10BMW47,5772.9 %+0.4 %
  11. 11Skoda45,2172.7 %+8.9 %
  12. 12Fiat44,6832.7 %+31.6 %
  13. 13Audi36,0652.2 %-4.9 %
  14. 14Opel33,1642.0 %-2.8 %
  15. 15Hyundai31,0511.9 %-12.8 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Power sources · 2026

Power sourceUnitsShareYear on year
Petrol184,24113.3 %-36.9 %
Diesel31,1592.3 %-51.9 %
Hybrid (non plug-in)590,20842.6 %-0.1 %
Plug-in hybrid81,9315.9 %+0.1 %
Battery electric449,30332.5 %+79.2 %
LPG47,4513.4 %+1.8 %
Other fuels00.0 %-100.0 %

Total : 1,384,293

Average CO2 of new cars (WLTP, g/km)

Jan 26max 81.9Oct 26

Size classes · year to date, October

  • Economy55.0 %
  • Lower medium22.0 %
  • Upper medium13.0 %
  • Executive and luxury10.0 %

Body types · year to date, October

  • Saloon42.0 %
  • SUV / off-road54.0 %
  • Compact MPV0.0 %
  • Estate3.0 %
  • Leisure activity vehicle0.0 %
  • Coupé / convertible0.0 %
  • MPV0.0 %

Top 100 passenger-car models · year to date

#Model (as published)BrandUnitsShare
1PEUGEOT 208 IIPeugeot64,1284.6 %
2DACIA SANDERO 3Dacia50,7073.7 %
3RENAULT CLIO VIRenault43,9443.2 %
4PEUGEOT 2008 IIPeugeot41,1723.0 %
5TESLA MODEL YTesla39,5892.9 %
6RENAULT RENAULT 5Renault36,6622.6 %
7CITROEN C3 IVCitroën32,0702.3 %
8PEUGEOT 3008 IIIPeugeot30,1722.2 %
9TOYOTA YARIS CROToyota24,6461.8 %
10DACIA DUSTER 3Dacia24,4501.8 %
11TOYOTA YARISToyota24,1601.7 %
12RENAULT CAPTUR IIRenault23,9361.7 %
13RENAULT SCENIC VRenault23,5591.7 %
14RENAULT CLIO VRenault22,2171.6 %
15PEUGEOT 308 IIIPeugeot21,5211.6 %
16RENAULT SYMBIOZRenault21,5141.6 %
17RENAULT TWINGO IVRenault19,2261.4 %
18CITROEN C3 AIRCR.Citroën18,6191.3 %
19CITROEN C5 AIR IICitroën17,3801.3 %
20CITROEN E-C3Citroën16,7151.2 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Top 100 light-commercial models · year to date

#Model (as published)BrandUnitsShare
1RENAULT KANGOOIIIRenault22,9528.2 %
2RENAULT TRAFICRenault22,4878.0 %
3RENAULT MASTER IVRenault18,3036.5 %
4PEUGEOT EXPERTPeugeot14,6635.2 %
5PEUGEOT PARTNERPeugeot14,4375.2 %
6FORD T.CUSTOMFord14,3625.1 %
7FIAT DUCATOFiat13,0394.7 %
8CITROEN BERLINGO3Citroën11,2534.0 %
9CITROEN JUMPYCitroën8,2052.9 %
10MERCEDES SPRINTERMercedes-Benz6,7742.4 %
11PEUGEOT BOXERPeugeot6,7402.4 %
12PEUGEOT 208 IIPeugeot6,0152.2 %
13FORD TRANSIT2TFord5,8722.1 %
14VOLKSWAGEN TRANS.VIIVolkswagen5,6672.0 %
15CITROEN JUMPERCitroën5,6112.0 %
16MERCEDES VITOMercedes-Benz5,4892.0 %
17RENAULT MASTERRT4Renault5,1421.8 %
18TOYOTA PRO.CITYToyota4,4251.6 %
19IVECO 35C16Iveco4,3071.5 %
20RENAULT CLIO VRenault3,7941.4 %

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.