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Car market — February 2026

In brief

In February 2026, 120,764 new passenger cars were registered in France (-14.7 % year on year), according to PFA / AAA Data. Since January: 227,921 (-11.1 %). Battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars account for 32.3 % of registrations. Renault is the leading brand (16.9 % of the market), ahead of Peugeot and Citroën.

Registrations of the month · February 2026

Passenger cars

120,764

-14.7 % year on year · 141,570

Light commercial vehicles

28,869

+2.2 % year on year · 28,237

Cars + light commercials

149,633

-11.9 % year on year · 169,807

Heavy vehicles

3,206

-7.7 % year on year · 3,472

Year to date · January – February 2026

Passenger cars

227,921

-11.1 % year on year · 256,243

Light commercial vehicles

53,532

-0.1 % year on year · 53,605

Cars + light commercials

281,453

-9.2 % year on year · 309,848

Heavy vehicles

6,714

— year on year

Electric + plug-in hybrid (month)

32.3 %

share of new passenger cars

Electric + plug-in hybrid (year to date)

32.5 %

Average CO2 (WLTP)

80.8 g/km

Passenger cars · February 2026

Total market : 120,764 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault20,41716.9 %-16.5 %
  2. 2Peugeot17,74614.7 %-20.7 %
  3. 3Citroën11,6809.7 %+0.9 %
  4. 4Dacia8,1586.8 %-36.3 %
  5. 5Volkswagen8,0636.7 %-21.0 %
  6. 6Toyota7,8076.5 %-19.0 %
  7. 7BMW3,9663.3 %-27.2 %
  8. 8Skoda3,8043.1 %+5.9 %
  9. 9Tesla3,7153.1 %+55.1 %
  10. 10Hyundai3,3102.7 %-8.6 %
  11. 11Opel3,2822.7 %+51.1 %
  12. 12Audi3,1332.6 %-10.6 %
  13. 13Fiat2,5662.1 %+60.6 %
  14. 14Ford2,4632.0 %-21.4 %
  15. 15Kia2,3822.0 %-9.0 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Light commercial vehicles · February 2026

Total market : 28,869 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault8,05827.9 %+5.8 %
  2. 2Peugeot5,47119.0 %-10.4 %
  3. 3Citroën3,17811.0 %-5.3 %
  4. 4Ford2,6409.1 %-1.1 %
  5. 5Fiat2,4348.4 %+67.3 %
  6. 6Volkswagen1,4305.0 %+30.6 %
  7. 7Mercedes-Benz1,2434.3 %-7.7 %
  8. 8Toyota1,2374.3 %-19.4 %
  9. 9Iveco9063.1 %+11.2 %
  10. 10Opel5441.9 %-23.3 %
  11. 11Nissan4401.5 %-2.7 %
  12. 12M.A.N.3131.1 %+27.8 %
  13. 13Dacia2100.7 %-4.5 %
  14. 14Skoda920.3 %+33.3 %
  15. 15Fuso720.2 %+20.0 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Cars + light commercials · February 2026

Total market : 149,633 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault28,47519.0 %-11.2 %
  2. 2Peugeot23,21715.5 %-18.5 %
  3. 3Citroën14,8589.9 %-0.5 %
  4. 4Volkswagen9,4936.3 %-16.0 %
  5. 5Toyota9,0446.0 %-19.1 %
  6. 6Dacia8,3685.6 %-35.8 %
  7. 7Ford5,1033.4 %-12.1 %
  8. 8Fiat5,0003.3 %+63.8 %
  9. 9BMW3,9762.7 %-27.2 %
  10. 10Skoda3,8962.6 %+6.4 %
  11. 11Opel3,8262.6 %+32.8 %
  12. 12Tesla3,7152.5 %+55.1 %
  13. 13Mercedes-Benz3,5782.4 %-7.7 %
  14. 14Hyundai3,3402.2 %-8.3 %
  15. 15Audi3,1402.1 %-10.8 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Passenger cars · year to date

Total market : 227,921 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault41,81918.3 %-0.8 %
  2. 2Peugeot35,45315.6 %-14.9 %
  3. 3Citroën21,1739.3 %+1.7 %
  4. 4Toyota16,9717.4 %-15.7 %
  5. 5Volkswagen14,9846.6 %-15.1 %
  6. 6Dacia14,7546.5 %-35.3 %
  7. 7Skoda6,8793.0 %+6.8 %
  8. 8BMW6,6462.9 %-30.8 %
  9. 9Opel6,2982.8 %+26.7 %
  10. 10Audi5,8252.6 %-13.5 %
  11. 11Hyundai5,7022.5 %-19.1 %
  12. 12Fiat4,6642.0 %+40.3 %
  13. 13Ford4,5812.0 %-24.5 %
  14. 14Tesla4,3761.9 %+23.8 %
  15. 15Kia4,2101.8 %-17.7 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Light commercial vehicles · year to date

Total market : 53,532 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault15,30328.6 %+4.8 %
  2. 2Peugeot9,60217.9 %-14.5 %
  3. 3Citroën6,26811.7 %-3.9 %
  4. 4Ford4,7118.8 %-11.7 %
  5. 5Fiat3,8687.2 %+50.0 %
  6. 6Toyota2,6224.9 %-9.2 %
  7. 7Mercedes-Benz2,6054.9 %-1.8 %
  8. 8Volkswagen2,4974.7 %+32.8 %
  9. 9Iveco1,7863.3 %+8.9 %
  10. 10Opel9761.8 %-22.2 %
  11. 11Nissan8491.6 %-2.2 %
  12. 12M.A.N.5921.1 %+23.1 %
  13. 13Dacia3490.7 %+14.1 %
  14. 14Skoda1790.3 %+1.1 %
  15. 15Fuso1410.3 %+1.4 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Cars + light commercials · year to date

Total market : 281,453 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault57,12220.3 %+0.6 %
  2. 2Peugeot45,05516.0 %-14.8 %
  3. 3Citroën27,4419.7 %+0.4 %
  4. 4Toyota19,5937.0 %-14.9 %
  5. 5Volkswagen17,4816.2 %-10.5 %
  6. 6Dacia15,1035.4 %-34.6 %
  7. 7Ford9,2923.3 %-18.5 %
  8. 8Fiat8,5323.0 %+44.5 %
  9. 9Opel7,2742.6 %+16.9 %
  10. 10Skoda7,0582.5 %+6.6 %
  11. 11BMW6,6662.4 %-30.8 %
  12. 12Mercedes-Benz6,4452.3 %+0.9 %
  13. 13Audi5,8492.1 %-13.6 %
  14. 14Hyundai5,7702.1 %-18.6 %
  15. 15Tesla4,3771.6 %+23.7 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Power sources · February 2026

Power sourceUnitsShareYear on year
Petrol18,20615.1 %—
Diesel3,0982.6 %—
Hybrid (non plug-in)57,67047.8 %—
Plug-in hybrid6,6555.5 %—
Battery electric32,37026.8 %—
Other fuels2,7652.3 %—

Total : 120,764

Source : ACEA

Power sources · year to date

Power sourceUnitsShareYear on year
Petrol33,53214.7 %-48.5 %
Diesel5,6192.5 %-51.8 %
Hybrid (non plug-in)108,06147.4 %-4.9 %
Plug-in hybrid11,4765.0 %+1.5 %
Battery electric62,67927.5 %+38.5 %
LPG5,4222.4 %-41.9 %
Other fuels1,1320.5 %—

Total : 227,921

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Size classes · year to date

  • Economy57.0 %
  • Lower medium23.0 %
  • Upper medium13.0 %
  • Executive and luxury7.0 %

Body types · year to date

  • Saloon42.0 %
  • SUV / off-road53.0 %
  • Compact MPV0.0 %
  • Estate3.0 %
  • Leisure activity vehicle1.0 %
  • Coupé / convertible0.0 %
  • MPV0.0 %

Top 100 passenger-car models · year to date

#Model (as published)BrandUnitsShare
1PEUGEOT 208 IIPeugeot11,2654.9 %
2RENAULT CLIO VRenault8,2813.6 %
3PEUGEOT 2008 IIPeugeot8,1723.6 %
4CITROEN C3 IVCitroën7,1193.1 %
5DACIA SANDERO 3Dacia6,5952.9 %
6RENAULT RENAULT 5Renault6,5912.9 %
7PEUGEOT 3008 IIIPeugeot6,0712.7 %
8RENAULT CLIO VIRenault5,3222.3 %
9PEUGEOT 308 IIIPeugeot5,3142.3 %
10RENAULT CAPTUR IIRenault5,2692.3 %
11TOYOTA YARISToyota4,8382.1 %
12TOYOTA YARIS CROToyota4,7452.1 %
13DACIA DUSTER 3Dacia4,1641.8 %
14RENAULT SCENIC VRenault4,0721.8 %
15RENAULT SYMBIOZRenault4,0021.8 %
16TOYOTA C-HR IIToyota3,6541.6 %
17TESLA MODEL YTesla3,6471.6 %
18CITROEN C5 AIR IICitroën3,5841.6 %
19PEUGEOT 5008 IIIPeugeot3,3181.5 %
20CITROEN C3 AIRCR.Citroën3,1241.4 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Top 100 light-commercial models · year to date

#Model (as published)BrandUnitsShare
1RENAULT TRAFICRenault4,2377.9 %
2RENAULT KANGOOIIIRenault3,7016.9 %
3RENAULT MASTER IVRenault3,5336.6 %
4PEUGEOT EXPERTPeugeot3,1485.9 %
5FIAT DUCATOFiat3,0155.6 %
6PEUGEOT PARTNERPeugeot2,9795.6 %
7FORD T.CUSTOMFord2,8515.3 %
8CITROEN BERLINGO3Citroën2,1414.0 %
9CITROEN JUMPYCitroën1,6663.1 %
10PEUGEOT BOXERPeugeot1,4182.6 %
11CITROEN JUMPERCitroën1,2922.4 %
12PEUGEOT 208 IIPeugeot1,2732.4 %
13RENAULT CLIO VRenault1,1962.2 %
14TOYOTA PRO.CITYToyota1,1522.2 %
15FORD TRANSIT2TFord1,1242.1 %
16MERCEDES VITOMercedes-Benz1,0652.0 %
17MERCEDES SPRINTERMercedes-Benz1,0562.0 %
18VOLKSWAGEN TRANS.VIIVolkswagen9621.8 %
19RENAULT MASTERRT4Renault9561.8 %
20IVECO 35C16Iveco6911.3 %

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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