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Car market — March 2026

In brief

In March 2026, 173,633 new passenger cars were registered in France (+12.9 % year on year), according to PFA / AAA Data. Since January: 401,555 (-2.1 %). Battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars account for 33.1 % of registrations. Renault is the leading brand (19.2 % of the market), ahead of Peugeot and Dacia.

Registrations of the month · March 2026

Passenger cars

173,633

+12.9 % year on year · 153,842

Light commercial vehicles

35,669

+10.9 % year on year · 32,164

Cars + light commercials

209,302

+12.5 % year on year · 186,006

Heavy vehicles

3,915

+3.1 % year on year · 3,798

Year to date · January – March 2026

Passenger cars

401,555

-2.1 % year on year · 410,085

Light commercial vehicles

89,199

+4.0 % year on year · 85,769

Cars + light commercials

490,754

-1.0 % year on year · 495,854

Heavy vehicles

10,630

— year on year

Electric + plug-in hybrid (month)

33.1 %

share of new passenger cars

Electric + plug-in hybrid (year to date)

32.8 %

Average CO2 (WLTP)

80.8 g/km

Passenger cars · March 2026

Total market : 173,633 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault33,38619.2 %+13.6 %
  2. 2Peugeot21,07912.1 %-11.0 %
  3. 3Dacia14,8848.6 %+12.0 %
  4. 4Citroën13,3157.7 %+23.2 %
  5. 5Volkswagen10,5946.1 %+4.3 %
  6. 6Toyota9,6665.6 %-0.6 %
  7. 7Tesla9,5695.5 %+203.1 %
  8. 8BMW6,6703.8 %+37.0 %
  9. 9Audi5,1953.0 %+20.3 %
  10. 10Skoda4,7852.8 %+1.6 %
  11. 11Mercedes-Benz3,9952.3 %+10.6 %
  12. 12Ford3,7582.2 %+10.8 %
  13. 13Opel3,5502.0 %+7.7 %
  14. 14Kia3,2541.9 %+27.4 %
  15. 15Fiat3,2501.9 %+53.4 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Light commercial vehicles · March 2026

Total market : 35,669 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault11,01430.9 %+30.2 %
  2. 2Peugeot6,74218.9 %-6.5 %
  3. 3Citroën4,23411.9 %+11.2 %
  4. 4Ford2,9788.3 %+3.4 %
  5. 5Fiat2,5227.1 %+32.8 %
  6. 6Volkswagen1,6544.6 %+32.5 %
  7. 7Mercedes-Benz1,4214.0 %-1.4 %
  8. 8Iveco1,2423.5 %+26.0 %
  9. 9Toyota1,1523.2 %-24.6 %
  10. 10Opel7042.0 %-5.1 %
  11. 11Nissan5551.6 %+19.6 %
  12. 12M.A.N.3391.0 %+3.4 %
  13. 13Dacia1700.5 %-30.3 %
  14. 14Skoda1310.4 %+125.9 %
  15. 15Land Rover1070.3 %+98.1 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Cars + light commercials · March 2026

Total market : 209,302 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault44,40021.2 %+17.3 %
  2. 2Peugeot27,82113.3 %-10.0 %
  3. 3Citroën17,5498.4 %+20.1 %
  4. 4Dacia15,0547.2 %+11.3 %
  5. 5Volkswagen12,2485.9 %+7.4 %
  6. 6Toyota10,8185.2 %-3.9 %
  7. 7Tesla9,5744.6 %+203.1 %
  8. 8Ford6,7363.2 %+7.4 %
  9. 9BMW6,6843.2 %+37.1 %
  10. 10Fiat5,7722.8 %+43.7 %
  11. 11Mercedes-Benz5,4162.6 %+7.2 %
  12. 12Audi5,2082.5 %+20.2 %
  13. 13Skoda4,9162.3 %+3.1 %
  14. 14Opel4,2542.0 %+5.3 %
  15. 15Kia3,3081.6 %+28.8 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Passenger cars · year to date

Total market : 401,555 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault75,20618.7 %+5.1 %
  2. 2Peugeot56,53214.1 %-13.5 %
  3. 3Citroën34,4888.6 %+9.1 %
  4. 4Dacia29,6387.4 %-17.8 %
  5. 5Toyota26,6376.6 %-10.8 %
  6. 6Volkswagen25,5786.4 %-8.0 %
  7. 7Tesla13,9453.5 %+108.4 %
  8. 8BMW13,3163.3 %-8.0 %
  9. 9Skoda11,6642.9 %+4.6 %
  10. 10Audi11,0202.7 %-0.3 %
  11. 11Opel9,8482.5 %+19.1 %
  12. 12Hyundai8,8752.2 %-13.6 %
  13. 13Ford8,3392.1 %-11.8 %
  14. 14Fiat7,9142.0 %+45.4 %
  15. 15Mercedes-Benz7,8352.0 %+6.6 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Light commercial vehicles · year to date

Total market : 89,199 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault26,31629.5 %+14.1 %
  2. 2Peugeot16,34418.3 %-11.4 %
  3. 3Citroën10,50211.8 %+1.6 %
  4. 4Ford7,6898.6 %-6.4 %
  5. 5Fiat6,3927.2 %+42.7 %
  6. 6Volkswagen4,1514.7 %+32.7 %
  7. 7Mercedes-Benz4,0264.5 %-1.7 %
  8. 8Toyota3,7744.2 %-14.5 %
  9. 9Iveco3,0283.4 %+15.3 %
  10. 10Opel1,6801.9 %-15.9 %
  11. 11Nissan1,4041.6 %+5.4 %
  12. 12M.A.N.9311.0 %+15.1 %
  13. 13Dacia5190.6 %-5.6 %
  14. 14Skoda3100.3 %+31.9 %
  15. 15Land Rover2180.2 %+74.4 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Cars + light commercials · year to date

Total market : 490,754 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault101,52220.7 %+7.3 %
  2. 2Peugeot72,87614.8 %-13.0 %
  3. 3Citroën44,9909.2 %+7.3 %
  4. 4Toyota30,4116.2 %-11.3 %
  5. 5Dacia30,1576.1 %-17.7 %
  6. 6Volkswagen29,7296.1 %-3.9 %
  7. 7Ford16,0283.3 %-9.3 %
  8. 8Fiat14,3062.9 %+44.2 %
  9. 9Tesla13,9512.8 %+108.3 %
  10. 10BMW13,3502.7 %-8.0 %
  11. 11Skoda11,9742.4 %+5.2 %
  12. 12Mercedes-Benz11,8612.4 %+3.7 %
  13. 13Opel11,5282.3 %+12.3 %
  14. 14Audi11,0572.3 %-0.4 %
  15. 15Hyundai8,9711.8 %-13.3 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Power sources · March 2026

Power sourceUnitsShareYear on year
Petrol24,90814.3 %—
Diesel4,4472.6 %—
Hybrid (non plug-in)80,70846.5 %—
Plug-in hybrid8,1084.7 %—
Battery electric49,40628.5 %—
Other fuels6,0573.5 %—

Total : 173,634

Source : ACEA

Power sources · year to date

Power sourceUnitsShareYear on year
Petrol58,44014.6 %-40.3 %
Diesel10,0672.5 %-44.5 %
Hybrid (non plug-in)187,82346.8 %+1.9 %
Plug-in hybrid19,5844.9 %-0.0 %
Battery electric112,08627.9 %+50.4 %
LPG11,4782.9 %-26.5 %
Other fuels2,0770.5 %—

Total : 401,555

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Size classes · year to date

  • Economy56.0 %
  • Lower medium22.0 %
  • Upper medium13.0 %
  • Executive and luxury9.0 %

Body types · year to date

  • Saloon41.0 %
  • SUV / off-road54.0 %
  • 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 IIPeugeot17,3654.3 %
2PEUGEOT 2008 IIPeugeot14,4313.6 %
3DACIA SANDERO 3Dacia13,6333.4 %
4RENAULT CLIO VRenault12,5333.1 %
5RENAULT CLIO VIRenault12,3123.1 %
6TESLA MODEL YTesla10,6702.7 %
7CITROEN C3 IVCitroën10,6492.7 %
8RENAULT RENAULT 5Renault10,0842.5 %
9RENAULT CAPTUR IIRenault9,3592.3 %
10PEUGEOT 3008 IIIPeugeot9,2362.3 %
11PEUGEOT 308 IIIPeugeot8,1352.0 %
12TOYOTA YARIS CROToyota7,7331.9 %
13DACIA DUSTER 3Dacia7,6501.9 %
14RENAULT SYMBIOZRenault7,5321.9 %
15TOYOTA YARISToyota7,4671.9 %
16RENAULT SCENIC VRenault6,8961.7 %
17CITROEN C5 AIR IICitroën6,2141.5 %
18CITROEN C3 AIRCR.Citroën5,5221.4 %
19TOYOTA C-HR IIToyota5,2061.3 %
20PEUGEOT 5008 IIIPeugeot5,0551.3 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Top 100 light-commercial models · year to date

#Model (as published)BrandUnitsShare
1RENAULT TRAFICRenault7,0447.9 %
2RENAULT KANGOOIIIRenault6,7277.5 %
3RENAULT MASTER IVRenault5,7556.5 %
4PEUGEOT EXPERTPeugeot5,6466.3 %
5PEUGEOT PARTNERPeugeot5,0095.6 %
6FIAT DUCATOFiat4,8115.4 %
7FORD T.CUSTOMFord4,7455.3 %
8CITROEN BERLINGO3Citroën3,9574.4 %
9CITROEN JUMPYCitroën2,6563.0 %
10PEUGEOT BOXERPeugeot2,2702.5 %
11RENAULT CLIO VRenault2,1102.4 %
12PEUGEOT 208 IIPeugeot2,0892.3 %
13CITROEN JUMPERCitroën1,8982.1 %
14FORD TRANSIT2TFord1,7862.0 %
15MERCEDES VITOMercedes-Benz1,6811.9 %
16MERCEDES SPRINTERMercedes-Benz1,6671.9 %
17VOLKSWAGEN TRANS.VIIVolkswagen1,6561.9 %
18RENAULT MASTERRT4Renault1,6051.8 %
19TOYOTA PRO.CITYToyota1,5241.7 %
20RENAULT RENAULT 5Renault1,3631.5 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Sources and original documents

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