France Auto Sales in the 2017 at the best since the 2008 not far from the all time record, pushed up by consumer confidence and rebound in annual fixed investment and industrial production. Hybrid solution gave to Toyota a clear competitive advantage.
French economic activity is on a steady growth track and should close the year at one of the fastest rates in years on the back of a rebound in annual fixed investment and industrial production growth. Recent indicators for the fourth quarter suggest that economic activity is picking up steam. In November, business confidence reached a ten-year high on the back of higher production expectations, while declining unemployment and growing optimism on France’s economic outlook pushed consumer confidence higher.
French vehicles market is in a positive momentum since early 2015 and the Macron government active policy ha corroborated the market pushing up consumer confidence and expectations. Consequently, according to data released by the C.C.F.A, the French Associations of Car Manufacturers, after a yet strong 2016, in the 2017 the market raised at the highest level in this decade, not far from the all time record, with over 2.1 million car passenger’s sold, the best score since the 2008. The next year outlook is positive and the market is foreseen over 2.2 million cars.
| Sales 2012 | Sales 2013 | Sales 2014 | Sales 2015 | Sales 2016 | Sales 2017 | Sales 2018 e | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car | 1.898.760 | 1.790.456 | 1.795.918 | 1.917.226 | 2.014.144 | 2.110.790 | 2.215.418 |
| LCV | 381.239 | 364.989 | 381.632 | 377.741 | 408.545 | 430.557 | 443.466 |
| Total | 2.279.999 | 2.155.445 | 2.177.550 | 2.294.967 | 2.422.689 | 2.541.347 | 2.658.884 |
| 2012 Var | 2013 Var | 2014 Var | 2015 Var | 2016 Var | 2017 Var | 2018 var e | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car | -13,9% | -5,7% | 0,3% | 6,8% | 5,1% | 4,8% | 5,0% |
| LCV | -10,8% | -4,1% | 4,6% | -1,0% | 8,2% | 5,4% | 3,0% |
| Total | -13,4% | -5,4% | 1,0% | 5,4% | 5,6% | 4,9% | 4,6% |
Brand wise, Renault kept market leadership with 416.586 sales (+2.4%), ahead of Peugeot with 366.876 (+9.2%), Citroen with 201.376 (+3.3%), Volkswagen with 139.364 units (-2.6%) and Dacia with 117.877 (+6.6%).
Toyota was sixth with 88.689 sales (+14.1%) followed by Ford with 84.391 (+6.6%), Opel with 72.568 (+6.3%), Nissan with 71.496 (+3.5%) and Fiat with 68.196 (+9.0%).
At model wise, on top of the list again the Renault Clio with 116.615 sales (+4.0%) followed by the Peugeot 208 with 97.665 (-6.1%) and the Peugeot 3008 with 74.297 (+127%).
Updates on the Top 100 models ranking are available here.
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| Rank 2017 | Ran Dec | Brand | Sales 2017 | Sales Dec | Variation 2017 | Variation Dec | Share 2017 | Share Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Renault | 416.586 | 39.864 | 2,4% | -7,8% | 19,7% | 20,6% |
| 2 | 2 | Peugeot | 366.876 | 29.196 | 9,2% | 6,6% | 17,4% | 15,1% |
| 3 | 4 | Citroen | 201.376 | 14.277 | 3,3% | -2,3% | 9,5% | 7,4% |
| 4 | 3 | Volkswagen | 139.364 | 14.596 | -2,6% | 4,4% | 6,6% | 7,5% |
| 5 | 5 | Dacia | 117.877 | 10.961 | 6,6% | 12,2% | 5,6% | 5,7% |
| 6 | 7 | Toyota | 88.669 | 8.351 | 14,1% | -1,7% | 4,2% | 4,3% |
| 7 | 9 | Ford | 84.391 | 6.882 | 6,6% | -1,1% | 4,0% | 3,6% |
| 8 | 13 | Opel | 72.568 | 5.385 | 6,3% | -5,6% | 3,4% | 2,8% |
| 9 | 11 | Nissan | 71.496 | 5.953 | 3,5% | -20,9% | 3,4% | 3,1% |
| 10 | 12 | Fiat | 68.196 | 5.546 | 9,0% | -11,9% | 3,2% | 2,9% |
| 11 | 6 | Mercedes | 68.015 | 9.481 | 9,6% | -1,0% | 3,2% | 4,9% |
| 12 | 10 | Audi | 65.706 | 6.509 | 1,6% | 0,7% | 3,1% | 3,4% |
| 13 | 8 | BMW | 61.318 | 7.147 | 1,3% | 11,0% | 2,9% | 3,7% |
| 14 | 14 | Kia | 37.235 | 3.059 | 10,5% | 1,9% | 1,8% | 1,6% |
| 15 | 15 | Hyundai | 29.573 | 3.042 | 5,5% | 8,6% | 1,4% | 1,6% |
| 16 | 18 | Skoda | 26.799 | 2.372 | 13,5% | 4,4% | 1,3% | 1,2% |
| 17 | 16 | Mini | 26.434 | 2.864 | 5,0% | 22,8% | 1,3% | 1,5% |
| 18 | 19 | Suzuki | 25.293 | 2.258 | 23,2% | -2,6% | 1,2% | 1,2% |
| 19 | 17 | Seat | 24.717 | 2.550 | 14,2% | 10,0% | 1,2% | 1,3% |
| 20 | 21 | DS | 21.327 | 1.913 | -24,1% | -0,2% | 1,0% | 1,0% |
| 21 | 20 | Volvo | 16.220 | 1.933 | 4,0% | 17,4% | 0,8% | 1,0% |
| 22 | 22 | Mazda | 11.778 | 1.337 | 14,1% | 43,0% | 0,6% | 0,7% |
| 23 | 23 | Jeep | 10.892 | 1.208 | 9,1% | 39,8% | 0,5% | 0,6% |
| 24 | 25 | Alfa Romeo | 9.205 | 934 | 25,5% | 2,9% | 0,4% | 0,5% |
| 25 | 24 | Land Rover | 9.079 | 1.002 | -12,6% | -8,7% | 0,4% | 0,5% |
| 26 | 26 | Honda | 8.491 | 898 | -7,1% | -12,5% | 0,4% | 0,5% |
| 27 | 27 | Smart | 8.164 | 886 | -9,1% | -27,9% | 0,4% | 0,5% |
| 28 | 28 | Porsche | 5.458 | 847 | 1,1% | 10,7% | 0,3% | 0,4% |
| 29 | 29 | Lexus | 5.390 | 547 | 5,7% | 0,2% | 0,3% | 0,3% |
| 30 | 30 | Jaguar | 3.541 | 442 | -5,3% | 6,8% | 0,2% | 0,2% |
| 31 | 31 | Mitsubishi | 2.378 | 354 | -18,6% | -20,6% | 0,1% | 0,2% |
| 32 | 33 | Infiniti | 1.985 | 118 | -39,8% | -71,6% | 0,1% | 0,1% |
| 33 | 32 | Tesla | 1.368 | 174 | 44,9% | -8,4% | 0,1% | 0,1% |
| 34 | 35 | Maserati | 665 | 89 | -9,2% | -41,8% | 0,0% | 0,0% |
| 35 | 34 | Subaru | 662 | 110 | -22,2% | 15,8% | 0,0% | 0,1% |
| 36 | 36 | SsangYong | 605 | 58 | ||||
| 37 | 39 | Ferrari | 220 | 26 | ||||
| 38 | 37 | Lotus | 161 | 50 | ||||
| 39 | 42 | Chevrolet | 138 | 13 | ||||
| 40 | 38 | Bolloré | 134 | 39 | ||||
| 41 | 40 | Aston Martin | 115 | 19 | ||||
| 42 | 43 | Bentley | 82 | 12 | ||||
| 43 | 41 | Caterham | 70 | 15 | ||||
| 44 | 42 | Lamborghini | 68 | 13 | ||||
| 45 | Lancia | 29 | ||||||
| 46 | 44 | Morgan | 27 | 10 | ||||
| 47 | 45 | McLaren | 11 | 7 | ||||
| 47 | 46 | Cadillac | 11 | 2 | ||||
| 48 | Rolls-Royce | 1 |
| Rank 2017 | Ran Dec | Group | Sales 2017 | Sales Dec | Variation 2017 | Variation Dec | Share 2017 | Share Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | P.S.A. | 662.147 | 50.771 | 5,6% | 2,3% | 31,4% | 26,3% |
| 2 | 1 | Renault Nissan Alliance | 610.322 | 57.250 | 3,0% | -6,8% | 28,9% | 29,6% |
| 3 | 3 | Volkswagen Group | 262.194 | 26.899 | 1,4% | 4,2% | 12,4% | 13,9% |
| 4 | 6 | Toyota M.C. | 94.059 | 8.898 | 13,6% | -1,6% | 4,5% | 4,6% |
| 5 | 7 | F.C.A. | 89.207 | 7.803 | 10,1% | -5,5% | 4,2% | 4,0% |
| 6 | 5 | BMW | 87.753 | 10.011 | 2,4% | 14,1% | 4,2% | 5,2% |
| 7 | 8 | Ford M.C. | 84.391 | 6.882 | 6,6% | -1,1% | 4,0% | 3,6% |
| 8 | 4 | Mercedes Benz | 76.179 | 10.367 | 7,2% | -4,0% | 3,6% | 5,4% |
| 9 | 9 | Hyundai-Kia | 66.808 | 6.101 | 8,2% | 5,1% | 3,2% | 3,2% |
| 10 | 10 | Suzuki | 25.293 | 2.258 | 23,2% | -2,6% | 1,2% | 1,2% |
| Rank 2017 | Rank Dec | Model | Sales 2017 | Sales Dec | Variation 2017 | Variation Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Renault Clio | 116.615 | 10.750 | 4,0% | -14,6% |
| 2 | 4 | Peugeot 208 | 97.665 | 6.800 | -6,1% | -16,5% |
| 3 | 3 | Peugeot 3008 | 74.297 | 7.490 | 127,4% | 206,5% |
| 4 | 6 | Citroen C3 | 71.933 | 4.921 | 21,2% | 50,2% |
| 5 | 2 | Renault Captur | 69.699 | 8.046 | -1,5% | 28,1% |
| 6 | 5 | Peugeot 2008 | 67.981 | 5.066 | 3,0% | 1,8% |
| 7 | 9 | Peugeot 308 | 66.173 | 4.420 | -12,4% | -17,6% |
| 8 | 8 | Dacia Sandero | 61.484 | 4.691 | 9,4% | 12,9% |
| 9 | 7 | Renault Mégane | 51.583 | 4.722 | -2,7% | -34,2% |
| 10 | 13 | Renault Scénic | 47.022 | 3.627 | 25,8% | -4,9% |
| 11 | 20 | Citroen C4 Picasso | 39.918 | 2.688 | -2,4% | -0,8% |
| 12 | 14 | Renault Twingo | 39.021 | 3.461 | -4,3% | -14,0% |
| 13 | 15 | Renault Kangoo Express | 38.802 | 3.222 | -5,1% | 0,0% |
| 14 | 12 | Volkswagen Polo | 37.959 | 3.793 | -5,5% | 9,8% |
| 15 | 10 | Dacia Duster | 37.045 | 4.264 | 1,7% | 16,1% |
| 16 | 18 | Citroen Berlingo | 36.249 | 2.744 | 3,7% | -0,1% |
| 17 | 21 | Renault Trafic | 31.539 | 2.678 | 13,6% | 41,2% |
| 18 | 16 | Renault Kadjar | 31.523 | 3.046 | -17,4% | -10,2% |
| 19 | 17 | Toyota Yaris | 31.419 | 2.876 | 1,5% | -12,1% |
| 20 | 11 | Volkswagen Golf | 31.186 | 3.950 | -8,0% | 15,1% |
| 21 | 19 | Renault Clio Van | 29.667 | 2.712 | -8,8% | 0,0% |
| 22 | 25 | Peugeot Partner | 29.268 | 2.368 | 2,1% | 5,6% |
| 23 | 26 | Nissan Qashqai | 26.610 | 2.273 | 8,5% | -15,2% |
| 24 | 22 | Renault Master | 26.083 | 2.493 | -12,8% | 0,0% |
| 25 | 32 | Fiat 500 | 25.424 | 1.828 | 8,0% | -20,7% |
| 26 | 28 | Fiat Ducato | 25.334 | 2.133 | -1,9% | -0,7% |
| 27 | 23 | Volkswagen Tiguan | 25.280 | 2.475 | 30,0% | -16,5% |
| 28 | 40 | Opel Corsa | 22.953 | 1.399 | 12,5% | -15,2% |
| 29 | 30 | Ford Fiesta | 20.535 | 1.893 | -16,0% | -32,3% |
| 30 | 24 | Peugeot 5008 | 19.942 | 2.390 | 71,3% | 300,3% |
