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Car market — August 2026

In brief

In August 2026, 94,349 new passenger cars were registered in France (+7.4 % year on year), according to PFA / AAA Data. Since January: 1,078,323 (+3.0 %). Battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars account for 44.5 % of registrations. Renault is the leading brand (13.9 % of the market), ahead of Peugeot and Dacia.

Registrations of the month · August 2026

Passenger cars

94,349

+7.4 % year on year · 87,849

Light commercial vehicles

15,772

-14.6 % year on year · 18,474

Cars + light commercials

110,121

+3.6 % year on year · 106,323

Heavy vehicles

1,582

-8.8 % year on year · 1,734

Year to date · January – August 2026

Passenger cars

1,078,323

+3.0 % year on year · 1,046,432

Light commercial vehicles

224,562

-4.8 % year on year · 235,845

Cars + light commercials

1,302,885

+1.6 % year on year · 1,282,277

Heavy vehicles

26,996

-3.7 % year on year · 28,047

Electric + plug-in hybrid (month)

44.5 %

share of new passenger cars

Electric + plug-in hybrid (year to date)

35.6 %

Average CO2 (WLTP)

67.1 g/km

a year earlier : 88.8 g/km

Passenger cars · August 2026

Total market : 94,349 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault13,12813.9 %+0.2 %
  2. 2Peugeot11,71612.4 %-0.3 %
  3. 3Dacia7,1547.6 %-13.4 %
  4. 4Citroën6,6747.1 %+5.1 %
  5. 5Toyota6,3226.7 %-2.1 %
  6. 6Volkswagen5,7476.1 %+2.9 %
  7. 7Tesla5,0385.3 %+278.5 %
  8. 8Skoda3,9384.2 %+36.3 %
  9. 9BMW3,2083.4 %-9.9 %
  10. 10Kia2,3952.5 %+1.3 %
  11. 11Mercedes-Benz2,2862.4 %+1.6 %
  12. 12Fiat2,2532.4 %+108.2 %
  13. 13Audi1,9922.1 %-22.3 %
  14. 14Hyundai1,9882.1 %-44.0 %
  15. 15Opel1,8592.0 %-15.1 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Light commercial vehicles · August 2026

Total market : 15,772 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault4,14126.3 %-20.7 %
  2. 2Peugeot2,99319.0 %-16.9 %
  3. 3Citroën1,68110.7 %-26.1 %
  4. 4Ford1,65110.5 %-1.0 %
  5. 5Volkswagen1,0436.6 %-9.4 %
  6. 6Mercedes-Benz1,0116.4 %+3.9 %
  7. 7Fiat8675.5 %-12.2 %
  8. 8Toyota6994.4 %+1.0 %
  9. 9Iveco3542.2 %-27.8 %
  10. 10Opel3112.0 %-22.6 %
  11. 11Nissan2401.5 %+10.1 %
  12. 12M.A.N.1611.0 %-35.3 %
  13. 13Dacia1140.7 %+37.3 %
  14. 14Skoda1000.6 %-19.4 %
  15. 15Land Rover600.4 %+9.1 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Cars + light commercials · August 2026

Total market : 110,121 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault17,26915.7 %-5.8 %
  2. 2Peugeot14,70913.4 %-4.2 %
  3. 3Citroën8,3557.6 %-3.2 %
  4. 4Dacia7,2686.6 %-12.9 %
  5. 5Toyota7,0216.4 %-1.8 %
  6. 6Volkswagen6,7906.2 %+0.8 %
  7. 7Tesla5,0384.6 %+278.2 %
  8. 8Skoda4,0383.7 %+34.0 %
  9. 9Mercedes-Benz3,2973.0 %+2.3 %
  10. 10BMW3,2102.9 %-10.0 %
  11. 11Ford3,1852.9 %-10.9 %
  12. 12Fiat3,1202.8 %+50.8 %
  13. 13Kia2,4282.2 %+2.5 %
  14. 14Opel2,1702.0 %-16.2 %
  15. 15Hyundai2,0251.8 %-43.2 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Passenger cars · year to date

Total market : 1,078,323 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault183,66817.0 %+0.8 %
  2. 2Peugeot142,14113.2 %-6.0 %
  3. 3Dacia86,0068.0 %-10.4 %
  4. 4Citroën82,0297.6 %+8.0 %
  5. 5Toyota68,8946.4 %-4.7 %
  6. 6Volkswagen68,1266.3 %-2.5 %
  7. 7BMW37,5533.5 %-2.5 %
  8. 8Tesla36,1613.4 %+148.3 %
  9. 9Skoda34,3713.2 %+9.5 %
  10. 10Audi29,3742.7 %+1.2 %
  11. 11Mercedes-Benz25,9052.4 %-0.3 %
  12. 12Hyundai23,5852.2 %-16.5 %
  13. 13Opel23,4072.2 %+4.2 %
  14. 14Kia22,3812.1 %+1.4 %
  15. 15Fiat21,3702.0 %+70.2 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Light commercial vehicles · year to date

Total market : 224,562 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault66,84529.8 %+2.4 %
  2. 2Peugeot38,29517.1 %-15.6 %
  3. 3Citroën25,61011.4 %-10.8 %
  4. 4Ford19,8228.8 %-9.0 %
  5. 5Fiat15,3186.8 %+4.8 %
  6. 6Mercedes-Benz12,0745.4 %-2.5 %
  7. 7Volkswagen11,3275.0 %+11.1 %
  8. 8Toyota9,0744.0 %-18.2 %
  9. 9Iveco8,1713.6 %+1.1 %
  10. 10Opel4,0721.8 %-19.4 %
  11. 11Nissan3,6261.6 %+3.1 %
  12. 12M.A.N.2,4401.1 %-1.2 %
  13. 13Dacia1,1890.5 %-6.2 %
  14. 14Skoda8490.4 %+22.5 %
  15. 15Land Rover7580.3 %+73.5 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Cars + light commercials · year to date

Total market : 1,302,885 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault250,51319.2 %+1.2 %
  2. 2Peugeot180,43613.8 %-8.2 %
  3. 3Citroën107,6398.3 %+2.8 %
  4. 4Dacia87,1956.7 %-10.3 %
  5. 5Volkswagen79,4536.1 %-0.7 %
  6. 6Toyota77,9686.0 %-6.5 %
  7. 7Ford40,1553.1 %-14.6 %
  8. 8Mercedes-Benz37,9792.9 %-1.0 %
  9. 9BMW37,6302.9 %-2.6 %
  10. 10Fiat36,6882.8 %+35.0 %
  11. 11Tesla36,1732.8 %+148.3 %
  12. 12Skoda35,2202.7 %+9.8 %
  13. 13Audi29,4452.3 %+1.1 %
  14. 14Opel27,4792.1 %-0.1 %
  15. 15Hyundai23,7901.8 %-16.3 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Power sources · August 2026

Power sourceUnitsShareYear on year
Petrol10,90111.6 %-40.5 %
Diesel1,8161.9 %-57.7 %
Hybrid (non plug-in)36,24538.4 %-8.8 %
Plug-in hybrid5,8676.2 %+0.2 %
Battery electric36,15938.3 %+112.8 %
Other fuels3,3613.6 %+26.4 %

Total : 94,349

Source : ACEA

Power sources · year to date

Power sourceUnitsShareYear on year
Petrol152,94214.2 %-35.8 %
Diesel26,7132.5 %-49.2 %
Hybrid (non plug-in)477,60644.3 %+1.8 %
Plug-in hybrid61,2595.7 %-3.4 %
Battery electric322,10229.9 %+73.9 %
LPG37,7033.5 %-0.8 %
Other fuels00.0 %-100.0 %

Total : 1,078,323

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Size classes · year to date

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

Body types · year to date

  • Saloon42.0 %
  • SUV / off-road53.0 %
  • 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 IIPeugeot48,6554.5 %
2DACIA SANDERO 3Dacia41,2773.8 %
3PEUGEOT 2008 IIPeugeot33,5083.1 %
4RENAULT CLIO VIRenault33,0753.1 %
5TESLA MODEL YTesla29,6582.8 %
6RENAULT RENAULT 5Renault26,7722.5 %
7CITROEN C3 IVCitroën24,8642.3 %
8PEUGEOT 3008 IIIPeugeot23,3222.2 %
9RENAULT CLIO VRenault21,1352.0 %
10DACIA DUSTER 3Dacia19,8071.8 %
11RENAULT CAPTUR IIRenault19,7531.8 %
12TOYOTA YARISToyota19,5571.8 %
13TOYOTA YARIS CROToyota19,2941.8 %
14PEUGEOT 308 IIIPeugeot17,9131.7 %
15RENAULT SCENIC VRenault17,7841.6 %
16RENAULT SYMBIOZRenault17,3861.6 %
17CITROEN C3 AIRCR.Citroën15,2371.4 %
18CITROEN C5 AIR IICitroën13,6821.3 %
19VOLKSWAGEN POLO VIVolkswagen12,9111.2 %
20PEUGEOT 5008 IIIPeugeot12,5391.2 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Top 100 light-commercial models · year to date

#Model (as published)BrandUnitsShare
1RENAULT KANGOOIIIRenault18,2938.1 %
2RENAULT TRAFICRenault18,2718.1 %
3RENAULT MASTER IVRenault14,6756.5 %
4PEUGEOT EXPERTPeugeot12,1625.4 %
5PEUGEOT PARTNERPeugeot12,0055.3 %
6FORD T.CUSTOMFord11,7585.2 %
7FIAT DUCATOFiat11,4295.1 %
8CITROEN BERLINGO3Citroën9,4944.2 %
9CITROEN JUMPYCitroën6,4952.9 %
10PEUGEOT BOXERPeugeot5,6752.5 %
11MERCEDES SPRINTERMercedes-Benz5,1632.3 %
12FORD TRANSIT2TFord4,8492.2 %
13PEUGEOT 208 IIPeugeot4,7252.1 %
14CITROEN JUMPERCitroën4,7222.1 %
15MERCEDES VITOMercedes-Benz4,4172.0 %
16VOLKSWAGEN TRANS.VIIVolkswagen4,3731.9 %
17RENAULT MASTERRT4Renault4,1611.9 %
18RENAULT CLIO VRenault3,7061.7 %
19TOYOTA PRO.CITYToyota3,5951.6 %
20IVECO 35C16Iveco3,4971.6 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Sources and original documents

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