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Car market — September 2026

In brief

In September 2026, 156,629 new passenger cars were registered in France (+11.6 % year on year), according to PFA / AAA Data. Since January: 1,234,952 (+4.1 %). Battery-electric and plug-in hybrid cars account for 48.1 % of registrations. Renault is the leading brand (18.4 % of the market), ahead of Peugeot and Citroën.

Registrations of the month · September 2026

Passenger cars

156,629

+11.6 % year on year · 140,354

Light commercial vehicles

27,113

-10.0 % year on year · 30,113

Cars + light commercials

183,742

+7.8 % year on year · 170,467

Heavy vehicles

3,789

-0.1 % year on year · 3,792

Year to date · January – September 2026

Passenger cars

1,234,952

+4.1 % year on year · 1,186,786

Light commercial vehicles

251,684

-5.4 % year on year · 265,958

Cars + light commercials

1,486,636

+2.3 % year on year · 1,452,744

Heavy vehicles

30,785

-3.3 % year on year · 31,832

Electric + plug-in hybrid (month)

48.1 %

share of new passenger cars

Electric + plug-in hybrid (year to date)

37.1 %

Average CO2 (WLTP)

63 g/km

a year earlier : 84.9 g/km

Passenger cars · September 2026

Total market : 156,629 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault28,84418.4 %+22.4 %
  2. 2Peugeot19,15312.2 %+1.5 %
  3. 3Citroën11,8977.6 %+21.2 %
  4. 4Dacia10,3986.6 %-14.4 %
  5. 5Tesla9,0385.8 %+61.9 %
  6. 6Toyota8,1665.2 %-4.6 %
  7. 7Volkswagen8,0525.1 %-10.3 %
  8. 8Skoda4,9743.2 %+7.5 %
  9. 9BMW4,5482.9 %+7.6 %
  10. 10Mercedes-Benz4,1342.6 %-4.9 %
  11. 11Kia3,5742.3 %+62.2 %
  12. 12Audi3,5632.3 %-19.7 %
  13. 13Hyundai3,3012.1 %+1.9 %
  14. 14Fiat2,7671.8 %+52.1 %
  15. 15Ford2,7331.7 %-10.9 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Light commercial vehicles · September 2026

Total market : 27,113 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault7,81628.8 %-6.9 %
  2. 2Peugeot4,39716.2 %-20.5 %
  3. 3Citroën3,23211.9 %-6.6 %
  4. 4Ford2,4419.0 %-0.0 %
  5. 5Volkswagen1,8406.8 %-14.2 %
  6. 6Mercedes-Benz1,4625.4 %-27.1 %
  7. 7Fiat1,2964.8 %-5.3 %
  8. 8Iveco1,1164.1 %+7.8 %
  9. 9Toyota1,0613.9 %-17.7 %
  10. 10Nissan5882.2 %+25.1 %
  11. 11Opel5332.0 %-18.5 %
  12. 12M.A.N.3271.2 %+4.1 %
  13. 13Dacia1850.7 %+9.5 %
  14. 14Skoda1490.5 %+12.9 %
  15. 15Land Rover860.3 %+115.0 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Cars + light commercials · September 2026

Total market : 183,742 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault36,66020.0 %+14.7 %
  2. 2Peugeot23,55012.8 %-3.5 %
  3. 3Citroën15,1298.2 %+14.0 %
  4. 4Dacia10,5835.8 %-14.1 %
  5. 5Volkswagen9,8925.4 %-11.0 %
  6. 6Toyota9,2275.0 %-6.4 %
  7. 7Tesla9,0384.9 %+61.7 %
  8. 8Mercedes-Benz5,5963.0 %-11.9 %
  9. 9Ford5,1742.8 %-6.1 %
  10. 10Skoda5,1232.8 %+7.6 %
  11. 11BMW4,5682.5 %+7.5 %
  12. 12Fiat4,0632.2 %+27.5 %
  13. 13Kia3,6272.0 %+63.7 %
  14. 14Audi3,5671.9 %-19.8 %
  15. 15Hyundai3,3101.8 %+1.5 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Passenger cars · year to date

Total market : 1,234,952 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault212,51217.2 %+3.3 %
  2. 2Peugeot161,29413.1 %-5.2 %
  3. 3Dacia96,4047.8 %-10.8 %
  4. 4Citroën93,9267.6 %+9.5 %
  5. 5Toyota77,0606.2 %-4.7 %
  6. 6Volkswagen76,1786.2 %-3.3 %
  7. 7Tesla45,1993.7 %+124.4 %
  8. 8BMW42,1033.4 %-1.5 %
  9. 9Skoda39,3453.2 %+9.3 %
  10. 10Audi32,9362.7 %-1.6 %
  11. 11Mercedes-Benz30,0392.4 %-1.0 %
  12. 12Hyundai26,8862.2 %-14.6 %
  13. 13Kia25,9552.1 %+6.9 %
  14. 14Opel25,6892.1 %+1.5 %
  15. 15Fiat24,1372.0 %+67.9 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Light commercial vehicles · year to date

Total market : 251,684 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault74,66129.7 %+1.4 %
  2. 2Peugeot42,69217.0 %-16.1 %
  3. 3Citroën28,84411.5 %-10.4 %
  4. 4Ford22,2678.8 %-8.1 %
  5. 5Fiat16,6146.6 %+3.9 %
  6. 6Mercedes-Benz13,5365.4 %-5.9 %
  7. 7Volkswagen13,1675.2 %+6.7 %
  8. 8Toyota10,1354.0 %-18.1 %
  9. 9Iveco9,2873.7 %+1.9 %
  10. 10Opel4,6051.8 %-19.3 %
  11. 11Nissan4,2141.7 %+5.7 %
  12. 12M.A.N.2,7721.1 %-0.4 %
  13. 13Dacia1,3740.5 %-4.3 %
  14. 14Skoda9980.4 %+21.0 %
  15. 15Land Rover8440.3 %+76.9 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Cars + light commercials · year to date

Total market : 1,486,636 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault287,17319.3 %+2.8 %
  2. 2Peugeot203,98613.7 %-7.7 %
  3. 3Citroën122,7708.3 %+4.1 %
  4. 4Dacia97,7786.6 %-10.8 %
  5. 5Volkswagen89,3456.0 %-2.0 %
  6. 6Toyota87,1955.9 %-6.5 %
  7. 7Ford45,3333.0 %-13.7 %
  8. 8Tesla45,2113.0 %+124.3 %
  9. 9Mercedes-Benz43,5752.9 %-2.6 %
  10. 10BMW42,2002.8 %-1.6 %
  11. 11Fiat40,7512.7 %+34.2 %
  12. 12Skoda40,3432.7 %+9.5 %
  13. 13Audi33,0112.2 %-1.7 %
  14. 14Opel30,2942.0 %-2.3 %
  15. 15Hyundai27,1001.8 %-14.4 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Power sources · September 2026

Power sourceUnitsShareYear on year
Petrol16,39110.5 %-39.1 %
Diesel2,4121.5 %-61.8 %
Hybrid (non plug-in)57,24836.6 %-8.1 %
Plug-in hybrid10,1016.4 %+10.8 %
Battery electric65,24341.7 %+107.5 %
Other fuels5,2343.3 %+22.9 %

Total : 156,629

Source : ACEA

Power sources · year to date

Power sourceUnitsShareYear on year
Petrol169,33113.7 %-36.1 %
Diesel29,1252.4 %-50.6 %
Hybrid (non plug-in)534,85443.3 %+0.6 %
Plug-in hybrid71,3605.8 %-1.6 %
Battery electric387,34531.4 %+78.8 %
LPG42,9373.5 %+1.6 %
Other fuels00.0 %-100.0 %

Total : 1,234,952

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 IIPeugeot56,5154.6 %
2DACIA SANDERO 3Dacia46,4893.8 %
3RENAULT CLIO VIRenault38,6933.1 %
4TESLA MODEL YTesla37,8413.1 %
5PEUGEOT 2008 IIPeugeot37,6993.1 %
6RENAULT RENAULT 5Renault31,9962.6 %
7CITROEN C3 IVCitroën28,3952.3 %
8PEUGEOT 3008 IIIPeugeot26,5062.1 %
9DACIA DUSTER 3Dacia22,4321.8 %
10RENAULT CAPTUR IIRenault22,1231.8 %
11TOYOTA YARISToyota21,8951.8 %
12RENAULT CLIO VRenault21,8191.8 %
13TOYOTA YARIS CROToyota21,4641.7 %
14RENAULT SCENIC VRenault20,5221.7 %
15PEUGEOT 308 IIIPeugeot19,8221.6 %
16RENAULT SYMBIOZRenault19,6001.6 %
17CITROEN C3 AIRCR.Citroën17,2491.4 %
18CITROEN C5 AIR IICitroën15,7111.3 %
19RENAULT TWINGO IVRenault14,4791.2 %
20VOLKSWAGEN POLO VIVolkswagen14,3841.2 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Top 100 light-commercial models · year to date

#Model (as published)BrandUnitsShare
1RENAULT KANGOOIIIRenault20,6738.2 %
2RENAULT TRAFICRenault20,2058.0 %
3RENAULT MASTER IVRenault16,5086.6 %
4PEUGEOT EXPERTPeugeot13,3945.3 %
5PEUGEOT PARTNERPeugeot13,2765.3 %
6FORD T.CUSTOMFord13,0675.2 %
7FIAT DUCATOFiat12,1984.8 %
8CITROEN BERLINGO3Citroën10,3914.1 %
9CITROEN JUMPYCitroën7,2872.9 %
10PEUGEOT BOXERPeugeot6,2332.5 %
11MERCEDES SPRINTERMercedes-Benz5,8562.3 %
12PEUGEOT 208 IIPeugeot5,3852.1 %
13FORD TRANSIT2TFord5,3712.1 %
14CITROEN JUMPERCitroën5,2112.1 %
15VOLKSWAGEN TRANS.VIIVolkswagen5,0202.0 %
16MERCEDES VITOMercedes-Benz4,9312.0 %
17RENAULT MASTERRT4Renault4,6311.8 %
18TOYOTA PRO.CITYToyota4,0421.6 %
19IVECO 35C16Iveco3,8951.5 %
20RENAULT CLIO VRenault3,7691.5 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Sources and original documents

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