A facelifted version of the Peugeot 208 is about to hit the market.
New car sales in France progress 9.1% year-on-year in August to 153,916 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 15.7% to 1,286,237. Petrol sales edge up 1.5% to 52,943 and 34.4% share vs. 37% in September 2022, diesel sinks -34.7% to 13,263 and 8.6% share vs. 14.4% a year ago, Hybrids soar 30.3% to 38,466 and 25% share vs. 20.9%, PHEVs surge 34.9% to 15,670 and 10.2% share vs. 8.2%, BEVs gain 34.4% to 30,213 and 19.6% share vs. 15.9% a year ago and LPG lift 55.8% to 5,391 and 3.5% share vs. 2.5% last year.
In the brands aisle, Renault (+12.5%) outpaces its home market to a dominant 16.3% share vs. just 12.4% for its archenemy Peugeot (-18.7%). This is Peugeot’s equal worst share this year, matching July. Dacia (+17.4%) is also in great shape at #3 to 9.3% share, in line with its YTD level. Citroen (-1.8%) manages to stay in 4th place despite losing ground year-on-year, while Volkswagen (+18.7%) is back above Toyota (-15.5%). Tesla (+57.1%) and BMW (+36.3%) score the two largest gains in the Top 10. Mercedes (+4.9%) and Ford (-7.8%) underperform. Below, MG (+249.9%) continues on its stellar trajectory, breaking its share record this month at 2.2%. Jeep (+161.3%), Lexus (+126.9%) and Suzuki (+88.6%) also impress.
Model-wise, despite the poor performance of the brand and a -3.8% year-on-year drop, the Peugeot 208 manages to hold onto the top spot with 6.4% share vs. 5.4% year-to-date, that’s more than half Peugeot’s volume for the month. The Renault Clio (+37.7%) continues to compensate for low year-ago volumes and keeps the year-to-date lead at 5.6% share vs. 5.4% for the 208. The Dacia Sandero (+6.7%) and Citroen C3 (+7.9%) rank #3 and #4 like they do year-to-date. The Tesla Model Y (+299.3%) climbs to 5th place, its 2nd highest ranking in France below the #4 reached in March. The Renault Captur (+30%) and Fiat 500 (+40.7%) shine in the remainder of the Top 10, this the 500’s best ranking since April 2022 (#8 also). The Dacia Duster (+1%), Peugeot 308 (-10.1%) and most strikingly the Peugeot 2008 (-44.9%) all underperform. The Renault Austral (#11) celebrates one year in market and is now above its main competitor the Peugeot 3008 (-20.9%) in the year-to-date charts. The MG4 is down two spots on August to a still very impressive #19.
Previous month: France August 2023: Toyota Yaris Cross, MG 4 reach milestones
One year ago: September 2022: Peugeot 208 up to 7.2% share, Renault Megane E-Tech in Top 10
Full September 2023 Top 52 All brands and Top 60 models below.
France September 2023 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Sep-23 | % | /22 | Aug | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Renault | 25,033 | 16.3% | 12.5% | 1 | 206,718 | 16.1% | 17.9% | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Peugeot | 19,131 | 12.4% | -18.7% | 2 | 184,441 | 14.3% | 0.5% | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Dacia | 14,338 | 9.3% | 17.4% | 3 | 117,182 | 9.1% | 23.1% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Citroen | 12,300 | 8.0% | -1.8% | 4 | 96,139 | 7.5% | -3.1% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Volkswagen | 9,344 | 6.1% | 18.7% | 6 | 85,971 | 6.7% | 28.1% | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | Toyota | 8,107 | 5.3% | -15.5% | 5 | 74,980 | 5.8% | 9.8% | 6 | 5 |
| 7 | Tesla | 5,442 | 3.5% | 57.1% | 7 | 40,703 | 3.2% | 150.6% | 7 | 15 |
| 8 | BMW | 4,907 | 3.2% | 36.3% | 8 | 39,986 | 3.1% | 27.5% | 8 | 11 |
| 9 | Mercedes | 4,895 | 3.2% | 4.9% | 13 | 33,444 | 2.6% | -2.5% | 13 | 7 |
| 10 | Ford | 4,784 | 3.1% | -7.8% | 11 | 37,822 | 2.9% | 7.7% | 9 | 9 |
| 11 | Audi | 4,729 | 3.1% | 16.3% | 14 | 35,601 | 2.8% | 15.8% | 12 | 12 |
| 12 | Kia | 4,362 | 2.8% | 3.1% | 9 | 36,040 | 2.8% | 8.0% | 11 | 10 |
| 13 | Hyundai | 4,346 | 2.8% | 15.4% | 10 | 36,570 | 2.8% | 3.6% | 10 | 8 |
| 14 | Opel | 4,059 | 2.6% | 25.4% | 12 | 32,723 | 2.5% | 13.0% | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | Skoda | 3,705 | 2.4% | 21.4% | 16 | 26,272 | 2.0% | 21.3% | 16 | 16 |
| 16 | Fiat | 3,493 | 2.3% | 25.4% | 15 | 29,162 | 2.3% | 1.9% | 15 | 13 |
| 17 | MG | 3,310 | 2.2% | 249.9% | 17 | 20,186 | 1.6% | 224.4% | 18 | 23 |
| 18 | Nissan | 2,455 | 1.6% | 25.4% | 20 | 26,140 | 2.0% | 32.4% | 17 | 17 |
| 19 | Suzuki | 2,139 | 1.4% | 88.6% | 21 | 15,501 | 1.2% | 31.3% | 21 | 20 |
| 20 | DS | 2,059 | 1.3% | 8.3% | 19 | 19,018 | 1.5% | 20.3% | 20 | 19 |
| 21 | Mini | 1,908 | 1.2% | -2.9% | 18 | 19,272 | 1.5% | 8.9% | 19 | 18 |
| 22 | Cupra | 1,312 | 0.9% | 8.3% | 23 | 9,945 | 0.8% | 76.5% | 24 | 24 |
| 23 | Volvo | 1,279 | 0.8% | -6.4% | 24 | 10,309 | 0.8% | 13.3% | 23 | 22 |
| 24 | Mazda | 1,114 | 0.7% | 27.0% | 26 | 7,241 | 0.6% | 35.6% | 25 | 25 |
| 25 | Seat | 1,010 | 0.7% | 57.1% | 22 | 12,798 | 1.0% | 22.6% | 22 | 21 |
| 26 | Jeep | 891 | 0.6% | 161.3% | 25 | 5,430 | 0.4% | 19.3% | 26 | 26 |
| 27 | Honda | 597 | 0.4% | 18.2% | 29 | 2,939 | 0.2% | -29.6% | 29 | 27 |
| 28 | Land Rover | 539 | 0.4% | 8.5% | 27 | 5,005 | 0.4% | 66.1% | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | Lexus | 506 | 0.3% | 126.9% | 28 | 3,601 | 0.3% | 59.6% | 28 | 30 |
| 30 | Alfa Romeo | 398 | 0.3% | 11.8% | 31 | 2,844 | 0.2% | 68.8% | 30 | 32 |
| 31 | Porsche | 269 | 0.2% | 4.3% | 35 | 2,158 | 0.2% | 2.3% | 32 | 29 |
| 32 | Mitsubishi | 203 | 0.1% | -1.5% | 32 | 1,954 | 0.2% | 8.0% | 33 | 33 |
| 33 | Smart | 169 | 0.1% | 19.0% | 30 | 1,259 | 0.1% | 30.5% | 35 | 35 |
| 34 | Alpine | 156 | 0.1% | 24.8% | 34 | 1,633 | 0.1% | 16.2% | 34 | 34 |
| 35 | Abarth | 146 | 0.1% | n/a | 36 | 341 | 0.0% | n/a | 37 | n/a |
| 36 | Lynk & Co | 129 | 0.1% | -48.2% | 33 | 2,788 | 0.2% | 37.3% | 31 | 31 |
| 37 | Jaguar | 118 | 0.1% | 11.3% | 37 | 751 | 0.1% | -12.8% | 36 | 36 |
| 38 | BYD | 71 | 0.0% | new | 42 | 182 | 0.0% | new | 40 | – |
| 39 | Fisker | 29 | 0.0% | new | 53 | 31 | 0.0% | new | 50 | – |
| 40 | Lotus | 25 | 0.0% | n/a | 38 | 57 | 0.0% | 418.2% | 46 | 52 |
| 41 | Leapmotor | 24 | 0.0% | new | 40 | 221 | 0.0% | new | 38 | 57 |
| 42 | Ferrari | 22 | 0.0% | 22.2% | 39 | 212 | 0.0% | 24.7% | 39 | 38 |
| 43 | Seres (ex DFSK) | 11 | 0.0% | -26.7% | 44 | 122 | 0.0% | -43.8% | 41 | 37 |
| 44 | Lamborghini | 11 | 0.0% | 450.0% | 41 | 74 | 0.0% | 4.2% | 44 | 41 |
| 45 | Maserati | 10 | 0.0% | -41.2% | 45 | 97 | 0.0% | 16.9% | 42 | 39 |
| 46 | Aston Martin | 9 | 0.0% | 28.6% | 48 | 52 | 0.0% | 79.3% | 47 | 46 |
| 47 | Caterham | 5 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 46 | 68 | 0.0% | 13.3% | 45 | 43 |
| 48 | Bentley | 5 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 49 | 42 | 0.0% | -36.4% | 48 | 42 |
| 49 | Morgan | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 54 | 25 | 0.0% | -24.2% | 51 | 47 |
| 50 | Secma | 4 | 0.0% | -20.0% | 50 | 37 | 0.0% | -27.5% | 49 | 44 |
| 51 | Aiways | 2 | 0.0% | -86.7% | 47 | 95 | 0.0% | -44.8% | 43 | 40 |
| 52 | Chevrolet | 1 | 0.0% | -66.7% | – | 3 | 0.0% | -78.6% | 57 | 50 |
France September 2023 – models:
| Pos | Model | Sep-22 | % | /22 | Aug | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Peugeot 208 | 9,815 | 6.4% | -3.8% | 1 | 69,203 | 5.4% | 2.0% | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Renault Clio | 9,332 | 6.1% | 37.7% | 2 | 72,280 | 5.6% | 51.9% | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Dacia Sandero | 6,512 | 4.2% | 6.7% | 4 | 51,652 | 4.0% | 12.2% | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Citroen C3 | 5,945 | 3.9% | 7.9% | 3 | 45,054 | 3.5% | 0.2% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Tesla Model Y | 5,035 | 3.3% | 299.3% | 6 | 27,458 | 2.1% | 359.6% | 8 | 38 |
| 6 | Renault Captur | 4,184 | 2.7% | 30.0% | 9 | 36,548 | 2.8% | 5.6% | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Peugeot 2008 | 3,053 | 2.0% | -44.9% | 5 | 37,592 | 2.9% | -3.0% | 5 | 5 |
| 8 | Fiat 500 | 3,040 | 2.0% | 40.7% | 12 | 24,264 | 1.9% | 12.0% | 10 | 12 |
| 9 | Dacia Duster | 2,744 | 1.8% | 1.0% | 8 | 25,350 | 2.0% | 7.1% | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Peugeot 308 III | 2,672 | 1.7% | -10.1% | 10 | 32,469 | 2.5% | 3.4% | 7 | 7 |
| 11 | Renault Austral | 2,671 | 1.7% | 3715.7% | 18 | 22,700 | 1.8% | 22375.2% | 11 | 95 |
| 12 | Dacia Jogger | 2,580 | 1.7% | 109.9% | 13 | 19,079 | 1.5% | 69.6% | 18 | 27 |
| 13 | Dacia Spring | 2,514 | 1.6% | 15.9% | 22 | 21,103 | 1.6% | 62.1% | 15 | 18 |
| 14 | Ford Puma | 2,432 | 1.6% | 43.0% | 15 | 17,184 | 1.3% | 8.0% | 19 | 16 |
| 15 | Renault Arkana | 2,346 | 1.5% | -13.1% | 14 | 21,919 | 1.7% | -1.7% | 14 | 10 |
| 16 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 2,295 | 1.5% | 10.1% | 7 | 22,215 | 1.7% | 31.2% | 13 | 13 |
| 17 | Citroen C3 Aircross | 2,179 | 1.4% | 27.8% | 20 | 15,562 | 1.2% | -3.8% | 21 | 17 |
| 18 | Peugeot 3008 | 2,141 | 1.4% | -20.9% | 21 | 22,610 | 1.8% | -15.2% | 12 | 8 |
| 19 | MG4 | 1,945 | 1.3% | 2639.4% | 17 | 12,199 | 0.9% | 17081.7% | 31 | 141 |
| 20 | VW T-Roc | 1,864 | 1.2% | 53.4% | 24 | 15,748 | 1.2% | 21.8% | 20 | 23 |
| 21 | Renault Twingo | 1,855 | 1.2% | -29.6% | 35 | 12,154 | 0.9% | -30.2% | 32 | 14 |
| 22 | Toyota Yaris | 1,675 | 1.1% | -46.8% | 16 | 19,450 | 1.5% | -1.3% | 16 | 11 |
| 23 | VW Polo | 1,644 | 1.1% | 18.1% | 23 | 19,121 | 1.5% | 45.4% | 17 | 19 |
| 24 | VW Golf | 1,639 | 1.1% | 41.9% | 26 | 10,192 | 0.8% | 10.1% | 34 | 33 |
| 25 | Opel Corsa | 1,623 | 1.1% | 16.4% | 19 | 14,929 | 1.2% | 23.3% | 23 | 28 |
| 26 | Citroen C4 III | 1,553 | 1.0% | -16.7% | 36 | 12,874 | 1.0% | -8.1% | 26 | 22 |
| 27 | Hyundai Tucson | 1,463 | 1.0% | 5.4% | 32 | 14,023 | 1.1% | 9.1% | 24 | 21 |
| 28 | Renault Megane E-Tech | 1,372 | 0.9% | -52.6% | 38 | 12,649 | 1.0% | 38.2% | 27 | 26 |
| 29 | Toyota C-HR | 1,359 | 0.9% | 41.9% | 28 | 9,934 | 0.8% | 7.9% | 35 | 37 |
| 30 | Citroen C5 Aircross | 1,334 | 0.9% | -41.6% | 27 | 15,405 | 1.2% | 9.4% | 22 | 15 |
| 31 | Mini Hatch | 1,314 | 0.9% | 33.1% | 29 | 12,531 | 1.0% | 33.4% | 29 | 29 |
| 32 | VW Tiguan | 1,312 | 0.9% | 23.2% | 25 | 11,496 | 0.9% | 39.9% | 33 | 35 |
| 33 | BMW X1 | 1,268 | 0.8% | 389.6% | 34 | 8,362 | 0.7% | 60.4% | 40 | 61 |
| 34 | Kia Sportage | 1,238 | 0.8% | 33.3% | 41 | 9,447 | 0.7% | 3.2% | 37 | 30 |
| 35 | Ford Kuga | 1,159 | 0.8% | 9.3% | 43 | 9,602 | 0.7% | 18.3% | 36 | 41 |
| 36 | Mercedes GLC | 1,137 | 0.7% | 89.8% | 39 | 5,283 | 0.4% | -7.6% | 61 | 55 |
| 37 | Mercedes GLA | 1,124 | 0.7% | -6.1% | 48 | 7,382 | 0.6% | 16.1% | 45 | 44 |
| 38 | Suzuki Swift | 1,033 | 0.7% | 85.5% | 44 | 7,052 | 0.5% | 31.3% | 51 | 63 |
| 39 | Toyota Corolla | 1,023 | 0.7% | -9.5% | 33 | 8,592 | 0.7% | 1.5% | 39 | 36 |
| 40 | Kia Niro | 1,020 | 0.7% | -8.6% | 51 | 6,330 | 0.5% | 6.8% | 54 | 52 |
| 41 | Nissan Qashqai | 991 | 0.6% | 15.6% | 40 | 12,624 | 1.0% | 56.7% | 28 | 40 |
| 42 | Nissan Juke | 967 | 0.6% | 89.6% | 47 | 7,449 | 0.6% | 32.9% | 44 | 48 |
| 43 | Peugeot 5008 | 921 | 0.6% | -21.1% | 30 | 12,959 | 1.0% | 17.1% | 25 | 25 |
| 44 | Audi Q3 | 912 | 0.6% | -21.6% | 42 | 7,543 | 0.6% | 5.7% | 43 | 43 |
| 45 | Skoda Fabia | 869 | 0.6% | 9.2% | 46 | 5,869 | 0.5% | -4.4% | 57 | 53 |
| 46 | Opel Mokka | 867 | 0.6% | 17.0% | 58 | 7,326 | 0.6% | 13.1% | 46 | 45 |
| 47 | Skoda Kamiq | 867 | 0.6% | 45.0% | 73 | 4,908 | 0.4% | 30.2% | 65 | 73 |
| 48 | Citroen C5 X | 853 | 0.6% | 115.4% | 86 | 3,876 | 0.3% | 106.3% | 77 | 93 |
| 49 | MG ZS | 849 | 0.6% | 104.1% | 66 | 3,931 | 0.3% | 49.8% | 76 | 66 |
| 50 | Renault Megane IV | 836 | 0.5% | -42.2% | 60 | 9,427 | 0.7% | -30.7% | 38 | 20 |
| 51 | Opel Grandland | 820 | 0.5% | 105.5% | 72 | 3,711 | 0.3% | 12.9% | 82 | 82 |
| 52 | Cupra Formentor | 805 | 0.5% | -21.8% | 61 | 6,380 | 0.5% | 37.1% | 53 | 68 |
| 53 | DS 7 | 791 | 0.5% | 9.9% | 45 | 7,147 | 0.6% | 32.9% | 49 | 57 |
| 54 | VW T-Cross | 788 | 0.5% | -11.2% | 54 | 7,669 | 0.6% | -6.7% | 42 | 31 |
| 55 | Audi A3 | 741 | 0.5% | 15.1% | 70 | 5,739 | 0.4% | 0.0% | 58 | 46 |
| 56 | DS 4 | 700 | 0.5% | 31.1% | 49 | 7,267 | 0.6% | 37.0% | 48 | 60 |
| 57 | Peugeot 408 | 700 | 0.5% | 704.6% | 56 | 6,252 | 0.5% | 3689.1% | 55 | 176 |
| 58 | Hyundai i20 | 693 | 0.5% | 43.5% | 57 | 4,917 | 0.4% | 9.3% | 64 | 67 |
| 59 | VW Taigo | 688 | 0.4% | 38.7% | 68 | 6,863 | 0.5% | 36.5% | 52 | 54 |
| 60 | Toyota RAV4 | 658 | 0.4% | -7.2% | 88 | 4,100 | 0.3% | -19.8% | 72 | 56 |
Source: PFA, AAA
