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Car market — July 2026

In brief

In July 2026, 126,808 new passenger cars were registered in France (+9.0 % year on year), according to PFA / AAA Data. Since January: 983,974 (+2.6 %). Renault is the leading brand (15.6 % of the market), ahead of Peugeot and Dacia.

Registrations of the month · July 2026

Passenger cars

126,808

+9.0 % year on year · 116,377

Light commercial vehicles

26,938

-15.6 % year on year · 31,925

Cars + light commercials

153,746

+3.7 % year on year · 148,302

Heavy vehicles

3,477

-15.7 % year on year · 4,123

Year to date · January – July 2026

Passenger cars

983,974

+2.6 % year on year · 958,583

Light commercial vehicles

208,791

-3.9 % year on year · 217,371

Cars + light commercials

1,192,765

+1.4 % year on year · 1,175,954

Heavy vehicles

25,413

-3.4 % year on year · 26,313

Electric + plug-in hybrid (year to date)

34.7 %

Average CO2 (WLTP)

71.2 g/km

a year earlier : 92.1 g/km

Passenger cars · July 2026

Total market : 126,808 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault19,80415.6 %+21.9 %
  2. 2Peugeot16,94613.4 %+6.7 %
  3. 3Dacia9,9017.8 %-10.9 %
  4. 4Citroën9,5457.5 %+17.3 %
  5. 5Toyota8,8136.9 %+11.0 %
  6. 6Volkswagen7,3175.8 %-1.5 %
  7. 7BMW4,5043.6 %-15.0 %
  8. 8Skoda4,1663.3 %+6.7 %
  9. 9Kia3,3582.6 %+4.9 %
  10. 10Mercedes-Benz3,3562.6 %-0.4 %
  11. 11Hyundai3,1012.4 %-17.0 %
  12. 12Fiat2,6662.1 %+53.5 %
  13. 13Tesla2,4291.9 %+85.8 %
  14. 14Audi2,3991.9 %-25.5 %
  15. 15Opel2,3711.9 %-24.5 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Light commercial vehicles · July 2026

Total market : 26,938 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault7,82829.1 %-11.1 %
  2. 2Peugeot4,04815.0 %-24.1 %
  3. 3Citroën2,6499.8 %-34.8 %
  4. 4Ford2,4939.3 %-11.7 %
  5. 5Mercedes-Benz2,2418.3 %-0.4 %
  6. 6Fiat1,7446.5 %-20.2 %
  7. 7Volkswagen1,3134.9 %-14.9 %
  8. 8Toyota1,2134.5 %-0.9 %
  9. 9Iveco1,0804.0 %-13.5 %
  10. 10Nissan4861.8 %-16.1 %
  11. 11Opel4231.6 %-22.1 %
  12. 12M.A.N.3321.2 %-9.3 %
  13. 13Land Rover1440.5 %+39.8 %
  14. 14Kia990.4 %+2,375.0 %
  15. 15Dacia950.4 %-26.4 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Cars + light commercials · July 2026

Total market : 153,746 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault27,63218.0 %+10.3 %
  2. 2Peugeot20,99413.7 %-1.0 %
  3. 3Citroën12,1947.9 %-0.0 %
  4. 4Toyota10,0266.5 %+9.4 %
  5. 5Dacia9,9966.5 %-11.1 %
  6. 6Volkswagen8,6305.6 %-3.8 %
  7. 7Mercedes-Benz5,5973.6 %-0.4 %
  8. 8Ford4,5743.0 %-18.9 %
  9. 9BMW4,5112.9 %-15.3 %
  10. 10Fiat4,4102.9 %+12.4 %
  11. 11Skoda4,2522.8 %+6.4 %
  12. 12Kia3,4572.2 %+7.8 %
  13. 13Hyundai3,1142.0 %-17.1 %
  14. 14Opel2,7941.8 %-24.1 %
  15. 15Nissan2,6181.7 %-2.7 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Passenger cars · year to date

Total market : 983,974 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault170,54017.3 %+0.9 %
  2. 2Peugeot130,42513.3 %-6.5 %
  3. 3Dacia78,8528.0 %-10.1 %
  4. 4Citroën75,3557.7 %+8.2 %
  5. 5Toyota62,5726.4 %-5.0 %
  6. 6Volkswagen62,3796.3 %-2.9 %
  7. 7BMW34,3453.5 %-1.8 %
  8. 8Tesla31,1233.2 %+135.2 %
  9. 9Skoda30,4333.1 %+6.8 %
  10. 10Audi27,3822.8 %+3.4 %
  11. 11Mercedes-Benz23,6192.4 %-0.5 %
  12. 12Hyundai21,5972.2 %-12.6 %
  13. 13Opel21,5482.2 %+6.3 %
  14. 14Kia19,9862.0 %+1.4 %
  15. 15Fiat19,1171.9 %+66.6 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Light commercial vehicles · year to date

Total market : 208,791 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault62,70430.0 %+4.5 %
  2. 2Peugeot35,30116.9 %-15.5 %
  3. 3Citroën23,92911.5 %-9.5 %
  4. 4Ford18,1708.7 %-9.7 %
  5. 5Fiat14,4506.9 %+6.0 %
  6. 6Mercedes-Benz11,0635.3 %-3.0 %
  7. 7Volkswagen10,2844.9 %+13.8 %
  8. 8Toyota8,3754.0 %-19.4 %
  9. 9Iveco7,8183.7 %+3.0 %
  10. 10Opel3,7611.8 %-19.1 %
  11. 11Nissan3,3861.6 %+2.6 %
  12. 12M.A.N.2,2791.1 %+2.6 %
  13. 13Dacia1,0750.5 %-9.2 %
  14. 14Skoda7490.4 %+31.6 %
  15. 15Land Rover6980.3 %+82.7 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Cars + light commercials · year to date

Total market : 1,192,765 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault233,24419.6 %+1.8 %
  2. 2Peugeot165,72613.9 %-8.6 %
  3. 3Citroën99,2848.3 %+3.3 %
  4. 4Dacia79,9276.7 %-10.1 %
  5. 5Volkswagen72,6636.1 %-0.9 %
  6. 6Toyota70,9475.9 %-7.0 %
  7. 7Ford36,9693.1 %-14.9 %
  8. 8Mercedes-Benz34,6822.9 %-1.3 %
  9. 9BMW34,4202.9 %-1.9 %
  10. 10Fiat33,5672.8 %+33.7 %
  11. 11Skoda31,1822.6 %+7.3 %
  12. 12Tesla31,1352.6 %+135.2 %
  13. 13Audi27,4472.3 %+3.3 %
  14. 14Opel25,3092.1 %+1.5 %
  15. 15Hyundai21,7651.8 %-12.4 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Power sources · year to date

Power sourceUnitsShareYear on year
Petrol142,03914.4 %-35.4 %
Diesel24,8972.5 %-48.5 %
Hybrid (non plug-in)441,36144.9 %+2.8 %
Plug-in hybrid55,3925.6 %-3.8 %
Battery electric285,94329.1 %+70.0 %
LPG34,3423.5 %-2.8 %
Other fuels00.0 %-100.0 %

Total : 983,974

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Size classes · year to date

  • Economy55.0 %
  • Lower medium22.0 %
  • Upper medium13.0 %
  • Executive and luxury9.0 %

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 IIPeugeot44,4144.5 %
2DACIA SANDERO 3Dacia37,9783.9 %
3PEUGEOT 2008 IIPeugeot30,7323.1 %
4RENAULT CLIO VIRenault30,4973.1 %
5TESLA MODEL YTesla25,0362.5 %
6RENAULT RENAULT 5Renault24,4562.5 %
7CITROEN C3 IVCitroën22,7192.3 %
8PEUGEOT 3008 IIIPeugeot21,0892.1 %
9RENAULT CLIO VRenault20,3752.1 %
10RENAULT CAPTUR IIRenault18,9951.9 %
11DACIA DUSTER 3Dacia18,0941.8 %
12TOYOTA YARIS CROToyota18,0621.8 %
13TOYOTA YARISToyota17,5721.8 %
14PEUGEOT 308 IIIPeugeot16,8651.7 %
15RENAULT SYMBIOZRenault16,5321.7 %
16RENAULT SCENIC VRenault16,0391.6 %
17CITROEN C3 AIRCR.Citroën13,9671.4 %
18CITROEN C5 AIR IICitroën12,8821.3 %
19VOLKSWAGEN POLO VIVolkswagen12,1971.2 %
20PEUGEOT 5008 IIIPeugeot11,6111.2 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Top 100 light-commercial models · year to date

#Model (as published)BrandUnitsShare
1RENAULT TRAFICRenault17,2228.2 %
2RENAULT KANGOOIIIRenault16,9828.1 %
3RENAULT MASTER IVRenault13,8196.6 %
4PEUGEOT EXPERTPeugeot11,4845.5 %
5PEUGEOT PARTNERPeugeot11,0395.3 %
6FIAT DUCATOFiat10,8425.2 %
7FORD T.CUSTOMFord10,7985.2 %
8CITROEN BERLINGO3Citroën9,0104.3 %
9CITROEN JUMPYCitroën6,0072.9 %
10PEUGEOT BOXERPeugeot5,2002.5 %
11MERCEDES SPRINTERMercedes-Benz4,6402.2 %
12FORD TRANSIT2TFord4,4922.2 %
13CITROEN JUMPERCitroën4,4302.1 %
14PEUGEOT 208 IIPeugeot4,2402.0 %
15MERCEDES VITOMercedes-Benz4,1532.0 %
16VOLKSWAGEN TRANS.VIIVolkswagen4,0051.9 %
17RENAULT MASTERRT4Renault3,8941.9 %
18RENAULT CLIO VRenault3,6521.7 %
19IVECO 35C16Iveco3,3531.6 %
20TOYOTA PRO.CITYToyota3,2551.6 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Sources and original documents

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