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Car market — October 2026

In brief

In October 2026, 149,341 new passenger cars were registered in France (+7.0 % year on year), according to PFA / AAA Data. Since January: 1,384,293 (+4.4 %). Renault is the leading brand (17.4 % of the market), ahead of Peugeot and Citroën.

Registrations of the month · October 2026

Passenger cars

149,341

+7.0 % year on year · 139,514

Light commercial vehicles

27,822

-13.0 % year on year · 31,982

Cars + light commercials

177,163

+3.3 % year on year · 171,496

Heavy vehicles

3,998

-6.4 % year on year · 4,273

Year to date · January – October 2026

Passenger cars

1,384,293

+4.4 % year on year · 1,326,300

Light commercial vehicles

279,509

-6.2 % year on year · 297,940

Cars + light commercials

1,663,802

+2.4 % year on year · 1,624,240

Heavy vehicles

34,786

-3.7 % year on year · 36,108

Electric + plug-in hybrid (year to date)

38.4 %

Average CO2 (WLTP)

62.7 g/km

a year earlier : 82.5 g/km

Passenger cars · October 2026

Total market : 149,341 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault25,93617.4 %+4.2 %
  2. 2Peugeot18,42012.3 %-2.0 %
  3. 3Citroën11,1447.5 %+11.4 %
  4. 4Toyota9,0216.0 %-3.1 %
  5. 5Volkswagen8,4125.6 %-13.3 %
  6. 6Dacia8,3385.6 %-23.8 %
  7. 7BMW5,3703.6 %+20.2 %
  8. 8Skoda4,7703.2 %+4.1 %
  9. 9Mercedes-Benz4,2232.8 %+14.9 %
  10. 10Kia3,9432.6 %+21.3 %
  11. 11Hyundai3,9232.6 %+0.6 %
  12. 12Audi3,0502.0 %-29.7 %
  13. 13Nissan2,9262.0 %+13.8 %
  14. 14Ford2,9011.9 %+1.4 %
  15. 15Fiat2,7521.8 %+28.8 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Light commercial vehicles · October 2026

Total market : 27,822 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault8,15429.3 %-6.4 %
  2. 2Peugeot4,17315.0 %-27.8 %
  3. 3Citroën3,01110.8 %-29.2 %
  4. 4Ford2,3598.5 %-13.7 %
  5. 5Volkswagen2,0377.3 %+5.2 %
  6. 6Mercedes-Benz1,8696.7 %-4.0 %
  7. 7Fiat1,1804.2 %-18.9 %
  8. 8Toyota1,1544.1 %-23.2 %
  9. 9Iveco1,1204.0 %+2.7 %
  10. 10Nissan7542.7 %+28.7 %
  11. 11Opel4631.7 %-17.5 %
  12. 12M.A.N.4451.6 %+45.0 %
  13. 13Dacia1640.6 %-11.8 %
  14. 14Kia1360.5 %+6,700.0 %
  15. 15Land Rover1150.4 %+296.6 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Cars + light commercials · October 2026

Total market : 177,163 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault34,09019.2 %+1.5 %
  2. 2Peugeot22,59312.8 %-8.1 %
  3. 3Citroën14,1558.0 %-0.7 %
  4. 4Volkswagen10,4495.9 %-10.3 %
  5. 5Toyota10,1755.7 %-5.9 %
  6. 6Dacia8,5024.8 %-23.6 %
  7. 7Mercedes-Benz6,0923.4 %+8.3 %
  8. 8BMW5,3773.0 %+20.1 %
  9. 9Ford5,2603.0 %-6.0 %
  10. 10Skoda4,8742.8 %+3.7 %
  11. 11Kia4,0792.3 %+25.4 %
  12. 12Hyundai3,9512.2 %+0.4 %
  13. 13Fiat3,9322.2 %+9.5 %
  14. 14Nissan3,6802.1 %+16.6 %
  15. 15Audi3,0541.7 %-29.7 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Passenger cars · year to date

Total market : 1,384,293 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault238,44817.2 %+3.4 %
  2. 2Peugeot179,71413.0 %-4.9 %
  3. 3Citroën105,0707.6 %+9.7 %
  4. 4Dacia104,7427.6 %-12.0 %
  5. 5Toyota86,0816.2 %-4.6 %
  6. 6Volkswagen84,5906.1 %-4.4 %
  7. 7Tesla47,6093.4 %+117.1 %
  8. 8BMW47,4733.4 %+0.5 %
  9. 9Skoda44,1153.2 %+8.7 %
  10. 10Audi35,9862.6 %-4.8 %
  11. 11Mercedes-Benz34,2622.5 %+0.8 %
  12. 12Hyundai30,8092.2 %-13.0 %
  13. 13Kia29,8982.2 %+8.6 %
  14. 14Opel28,0952.0 %+0.9 %
  15. 15Fiat26,8891.9 %+62.8 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Light commercial vehicles · year to date

Total market : 279,509 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault82,81529.6 %+0.6 %
  2. 2Peugeot46,86516.8 %-17.3 %
  3. 3Citroën31,85611.4 %-12.6 %
  4. 4Ford24,6288.8 %-8.6 %
  5. 5Fiat17,7946.4 %+2.0 %
  6. 6Mercedes-Benz15,4045.5 %-5.7 %
  7. 7Volkswagen15,2055.4 %+6.5 %
  8. 8Toyota11,2894.0 %-18.7 %
  9. 9Iveco10,4063.7 %+2.0 %
  10. 10Opel5,0691.8 %-19.1 %
  11. 11Nissan4,9681.8 %+8.6 %
  12. 12M.A.N.3,2201.2 %+4.2 %
  13. 13Dacia1,5380.6 %-5.2 %
  14. 14Skoda1,1020.4 %+16.5 %
  15. 15Land Rover9590.3 %+89.5 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Cars + light commercials · year to date

Total market : 1,663,802 · market share and year-on-year change

  1. 1Renault321,26319.3 %+2.6 %
  2. 2Peugeot226,57913.6 %-7.7 %
  3. 3Citroën136,9268.2 %+3.5 %
  4. 4Dacia106,2806.4 %-11.9 %
  5. 5Volkswagen99,7956.0 %-2.9 %
  6. 6Toyota97,3705.9 %-6.4 %
  7. 7Ford50,5963.0 %-12.9 %
  8. 8Mercedes-Benz49,6663.0 %-1.3 %
  9. 9Tesla47,6232.9 %+117.0 %
  10. 10BMW47,5772.9 %+0.4 %
  11. 11Skoda45,2172.7 %+8.9 %
  12. 12Fiat44,6832.7 %+31.6 %
  13. 13Audi36,0652.2 %-4.9 %
  14. 14Opel33,1642.0 %-2.8 %
  15. 15Hyundai31,0511.9 %-12.8 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Power sources · year to date

Power sourceUnitsShareYear on year
Petrol184,24113.3 %-36.9 %
Diesel31,1592.3 %-51.9 %
Hybrid (non plug-in)590,20842.6 %-0.1 %
Plug-in hybrid81,9315.9 %+0.1 %
Battery electric449,30332.5 %+79.2 %
LPG47,4513.4 %+1.8 %
Other fuels00.0 %-100.0 %

Total : 1,384,293

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-road54.0 %
  • 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 IIPeugeot64,1284.6 %
2DACIA SANDERO 3Dacia50,7073.7 %
3RENAULT CLIO VIRenault43,9443.2 %
4PEUGEOT 2008 IIPeugeot41,1723.0 %
5TESLA MODEL YTesla39,5892.9 %
6RENAULT RENAULT 5Renault36,6622.6 %
7CITROEN C3 IVCitroën32,0702.3 %
8PEUGEOT 3008 IIIPeugeot30,1722.2 %
9TOYOTA YARIS CROToyota24,6461.8 %
10DACIA DUSTER 3Dacia24,4501.8 %
11TOYOTA YARISToyota24,1601.7 %
12RENAULT CAPTUR IIRenault23,9361.7 %
13RENAULT SCENIC VRenault23,5591.7 %
14RENAULT CLIO VRenault22,2171.6 %
15PEUGEOT 308 IIIPeugeot21,5211.6 %
16RENAULT SYMBIOZRenault21,5141.6 %
17RENAULT TWINGO IVRenault19,2261.4 %
18CITROEN C3 AIRCR.Citroën18,6191.3 %
19CITROEN C5 AIR IICitroën17,3801.3 %
20CITROEN E-C3Citroën16,7151.2 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Top 100 light-commercial models · year to date

#Model (as published)BrandUnitsShare
1RENAULT KANGOOIIIRenault22,9528.2 %
2RENAULT TRAFICRenault22,4878.0 %
3RENAULT MASTER IVRenault18,3036.5 %
4PEUGEOT EXPERTPeugeot14,6635.2 %
5PEUGEOT PARTNERPeugeot14,4375.2 %
6FORD T.CUSTOMFord14,3625.1 %
7FIAT DUCATOFiat13,0394.7 %
8CITROEN BERLINGO3Citroën11,2534.0 %
9CITROEN JUMPYCitroën8,2052.9 %
10MERCEDES SPRINTERMercedes-Benz6,7742.4 %
11PEUGEOT BOXERPeugeot6,7402.4 %
12PEUGEOT 208 IIPeugeot6,0152.2 %
13FORD TRANSIT2TFord5,8722.1 %
14VOLKSWAGEN TRANS.VIIVolkswagen5,6672.0 %
15CITROEN JUMPERCitroën5,6112.0 %
16MERCEDES VITOMercedes-Benz5,4892.0 %
17RENAULT MASTERRT4Renault5,1421.8 %
18TOYOTA PRO.CITYToyota4,4251.6 %
19IVECO 35C16Iveco4,3071.5 %
20RENAULT CLIO VRenault3,7941.4 %

Source : PFA / AAA Data

Sources and original documents

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