The Tesla Model 3 is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in France in November.
152,713 new cars found a home in France in November, a solid 14% year-on-year gain. This is 11.6% below the pre-pandemic level of November 2019 (172,735). The year-to-date volume is now up 16.2% or 223,000 units to 1,593,720. This is already more than the Full Year 2022 total (1,529,035). SUVs outpace the market at +17% to 69,936 and 45.8% share, catching up on sedans & hatches up 13% to 70,818 and 46.4% share. Station wagons gain 12% to 8,012 and 5.2% share. BEVs are the stars of the month at +52% year-on-year to 30,769 and 20.1% share vs. 15.1% in November 2022. Car buyers are rushing to purchase their BEV before the introduction of new bonus rates that will be less advantageous. HEVs soar 37% year-on-year to 24,346 while mild HEVs surge 35% to 15,728 and PHEVs are more modest yet beat the market at +18% to 14,512. Petrol edges up 1% to 48,815 whereas diesel sinks -28% to 13,227. With high inflation and prices up 15% over the past 3 years, French car buyers flock to leasing options. They represent 58% of the market in November vs. 38% for straight out purchases. When looking at private sales only, 56% are leasing while 44% are buying.
Renault (+14.3%) confirms it is back to its dominant self and matches the market year-on-year, yet has to contend with a weak 14.1% share, its lowest since November 202 and vs. 15.8% year-to-date. It’s a catastrophe for Peugeot (-16.5%), enduring the heaviest fall in the Top 33 to a meagre 11.8% share. We couldn’t find a lower monthly share for the manufacturer in our records, and we would have to go back decades to find a weaker result. Dacia meanwhile (+16.1%) improves its share year-on-year but at 8% share it is one percentage point below its YTD mark (9%). For the third time in the past year and ever, Citroen (-4.2%) is outsold by both Toyota (+7.8%) and Volkswagen (+8.1%) with the Japanese manufacturer hitting its second best ranking at #4 below the #3 it reached in October 2022. Tesla surges 63.2% year-on-year and 10 spots on October to #7, smashing its share record at 6.1% vs. a previous best of 4.8% last March. A sign of the upheaval at play in the current global car market, Tesla ends the month only 568 sales below Citroen. Cupra (+255.1%), Suzuki (+116.7%), Mazda (+95.4%), Seat (+74.7%), Skoda (+66.5%) and Opel (+64.7%) also post stellar gains below.
Model-wise, the Renault Clio (+25.6%) is the best-seller once again but the surprise of the month is just below: it’s no other than the Tesla Model 3 thanks to its facelift (+116.5%), up 30 spots on October to a fantastic 2nd place with 4% share. It eclipses its previous records of 2.9% (August 2021) and #7 (August and December 2021, March 2022). It is the best result of any Tesla model, with the Model Y hitting a best of #4 with 3.5% share last March. The Dacia Sandero (+2.4%) places #3 like it does year-to-date, with the Citroen C3 (-2.7%) at #4 and the Peugeot 3008 (+28.1%) hitting its highest ranking since last February at #5. For the first time, the 3008 III is the best-selling Peugeot at home, with the 208 (-34.8%) having a particularly difficult month at #6. The Model Y (+11.3%) makes it two Teslas in the Top 10 at #10. Excellent results for the Toyota Yaris Cross (+44.1%), Dacia Spring (+30.9%) and Dacia Jogger (+59%).
Previous month: France October 2023: Market up 21.9% but still down 20% on pre-pandemic
One year ago: France November 2022: Tesla, MG break records, market up 9.8%
Full November 2023 Top 66 All brands and Top 75 models below.
France November 2023 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Nov-23 | % | /22 | Oct | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Renault | 21,482 | 14.1% | + 14.3% | 1 | 251,948 | 15.8% | + 18.6% | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Peugeot | 17,957 | 11.8% | – 16.5% | 2 | 224,304 | 14.1% | – 0.8% | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Dacia | 12,182 | 8.0% | + 16.1% | 3 | 142,909 | 9.0% | + 23.4% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Toyota | 10,823 | 7.1% | + 7.8% | 5 | 95,999 | 6.0% | + 8.3% | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | Volkswagen | 10,117 | 6.6% | + 8.1% | 6 | 105,582 | 6.6% | + 24.3% | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | Citroen | 9,957 | 6.5% | – 4.2% | 4 | 118,682 | 7.4% | – 1.0% | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Tesla | 9,389 | 6.1% | + 63.2% | 17 | 53,469 | 3.4% | + 124.8% | 7 | 15 |
| 8 | BMW | 5,963 | 3.9% | + 37.6% | 8 | 50,561 | 3.2% | + 29.0% | 8 | 11 |
| 9 | Mercedes | 5,214 | 3.4% | + 27.9% | 7 | 43,524 | 2.7% | + 2.5% | 13 | 7 |
| 10 | Kia | 4,400 | 2.9% | + 7.1% | 10 | 44,738 | 2.8% | + 7.1% | 11 | 10 |
| 11 | Audi | 4,394 | 2.9% | + 9.2% | 12 | 44,190 | 2.8% | + 15.0% | 12 | 12 |
| 12 | Ford | 4,346 | 2.8% | + 2.9% | 9 | 46,562 | 2.9% | + 8.7% | 9 | 9 |
| 13 | Hyundai | 3,963 | 2.6% | + 4.9% | 11 | 44,824 | 2.8% | + 4.4% | 10 | 8 |
| 14 | Skoda | 3,882 | 2.5% | + 66.5% | 13 | 33,878 | 2.1% | + 30.8% | 16 | 16 |
| 15 | Fiat | 3,449 | 2.3% | + 37.4% | 15 | 36,268 | 2.3% | + 6.9% | 15 | 13 |
| 16 | Opel | 3,387 | 2.2% | + 64.7% | 14 | 39,638 | 2.5% | + 17.8% | 14 | 14 |
| 17 | Nissan | 3,206 | 2.1% | + 60.9% | 16 | 32,664 | 2.0% | + 36.5% | 17 | 17 |
| 18 | Mini | 2,868 | 1.9% | + 4.5% | 19 | 24,671 | 1.5% | + 11.8% | 19 | 18 |
| 19 | MG | 2,679 | 1.8% | + 7.6% | 18 | 25,479 | 1.6% | + 153.4% | 18 | 23 |
| 20 | Suzuki | 1,922 | 1.3% | + 116.7% | 20 | 19,420 | 1.2% | + 41.3% | 21 | 20 |
| 21 | Seat | 1,602 | 1.0% | + 74.7% | 24 | 15,818 | 1.0% | + 28.5% | 22 | 21 |
| 22 | Cupra | 1,463 | 1.0% | + 255.1% | 21 | 13,289 | 0.8% | + 96.3% | 23 | 24 |
| 23 | Volvo | 1,373 | 0.9% | – 2.8% | 23 | 13,006 | 0.8% | + 10.1% | 24 | 22 |
| 24 | DS | 1,353 | 0.9% | – 12.7% | 22 | 21,984 | 1.4% | + 16.8% | 20 | 19 |
| 25 | Mazda | 897 | 0.6% | + 95.4% | 27 | 8,776 | 0.6% | + 37.9% | 25 | 25 |
| 26 | Honda | 610 | 0.4% | + 42.2% | 28 | 4,167 | 0.3% | – 16.8% | 29 | 27 |
| 27 | Lexus | 609 | 0.4% | + 67.8% | 29 | 4,783 | 0.3% | + 66.7% | 28 | 30 |
| 28 | Land Rover | 584 | 0.4% | + 61.3% | 30 | 6,111 | 0.4% | + 61.8% | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | Jeep | 540 | 0.4% | + 102.2% | 25 | 6,731 | 0.4% | + 29.6% | 26 | 26 |
| 30 | Alfa Romeo | 338 | 0.2% | – 1.5% | 31 | 3,489 | 0.2% | + 45.9% | 30 | 32 |
| 31 | Mitsubishi | 272 | 0.2% | + 9.7% | 35 | 2,474 | 0.2% | + 10.1% | 33 | 33 |
| 32 | Alpine | 255 | 0.2% | + 36.4% | 32 | 2,093 | 0.1% | + 18.8% | 34 | 34 |
| 33 | Smart | 248 | 0.2% | + 74.6% | 34 | 1,774 | 0.1% | + 47.5% | 35 | 35 |
| 34 | Porsche | 216 | 0.1% | – 48.6% | 26 | 3,097 | 0.2% | + 8.3% | 32 | 29 |
| 35 | Lynk & Co | 181 | 0.1% | – 44.1% | 33 | 3,248 | 0.2% | + 23.7% | 31 | 31 |
| 36 | Abarth | 179 | 0.1% | n/a | 36 | 668 | 0.0% | n/a | 37 | n/a |
| 37 | Leapmotor | 102 | 0.1% | n/a | 40 | 356 | 0.0% | ####### | 38 | 57 |
| 38 | BYD | 82 | 0.1% | new | 38 | 336 | 0.0% | new | 39 | – |
| 39 | Jaguar | 70 | 0.0% | + 9.4% | 37 | 903 | 0.1% | – 12.0% | 36 | 36 |
| 40 | Lotus | 31 | 0.0% | n/a | 39 | 130 | 0.0% | + 1081.8% | 42 | 52 |
| 41 | Ferrari | 29 | 0.0% | – 6.5% | 41 | 270 | 0.0% | + 13.0% | 40 | 38 |
| 42 | Maserati | 14 | 0.0% | – 39.1% | 43 | 129 | 0.0% | – 7.2% | 43 | 39 |
| 43 | Lamborghini | 14 | 0.0% | + 40.0% | 48 | 94 | 0.0% | + 1.1% | 45 | 41 |
| 44 | Fisker | 12 | 0.0% | new | 42 | 73 | 0.0% | new | 47 | – |
| 45 | Secma | 8 | 0.0% | + 14.3% | 50 | 50 | 0.0% | – 18.0% | 50 | 44 |
| 46 | Seres (ex DFSK) | 7 | 0.0% | – 68.2% | 44 | 140 | 0.0% | – 49.3% | 41 | 37 |
| 47 | Aiways | 7 | 0.0% | + 600.0% | 53 | 103 | 0.0% | – 40.8% | 44 | 40 |
| 48 | Caterham | 6 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 51 | 77 | 0.0% | + 6.9% | 46 | 43 |
| 49 | Subaru | 5 | 0.0% | + 400.0% | 47 | 24 | 0.0% | – 7.7% | 53 | 48 |
| 50 | Aston Martin | 4 | 0.0% | – 20.0% | 45 | 65 | 0.0% | + 71.1% | 48 | 46 |
| 51 | Bentley | 4 | 0.0% | + 33.3% | 49 | 52 | 0.0% | – 35.0% | 49 | 42 |
| 52 | Morgan | 4 | 0.0% | + 33.3% | 46 | 36 | 0.0% | – 7.7% | 51 | 47 |
| 53 | McLaren | 2 | 0.0% | + 100.0% | 52 | 24 | 0.0% | + 242.9% | 52 | 53 |
| 54 | Chevrolet | 2 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | – | 5 | 0.0% | – 68.8% | 54 | 50 |
| 55 | Cadillac | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 2 | 0.0% | – 50.0% | 61 | 55 |
| 56 | Rolls-Royce | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 5 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 56 | 54 |
| 57 | Dallara | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 54 | 3 | 0.0% | n/a | 58 | 60 |
| 58 | Genesis | 1 | 0.0% | new | 55 | 3 | 0.0% | new | 59 | – |
| 59 | Ineos | 1 | 0.0% | new | 56 | 3 | 0.0% | new | 60 | – |
| 60 | SsangYong | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 2 | 0.0% | – 88.9% | 62 | 51 |
| 61 | Mobilize | 0 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 5 | 0.0% | – 82.1% | 55 | 49 |
| 62 | Devalliet | 0 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 4 | 0.0% | + 300.0% | 57 | 62 |
| 63 | Bugatti | 0 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 1 | 0.0% | – 50.0% | 63 | 58 |
| 64 | Donkervoort | 0 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 1 | 0.0% | – 50.0% | 64 | 59 |
| 65 | DR Motor | 0 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 1 | 0.0% | – 75.0% | 65 | 56 |
| 66 | VinFast | 0 | 0.0% | new | 57 | 1 | 0.0% | new | 66 | – |
| – | Others | 3 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 3 | 0.0% | n/a | – | – |
France November 2023 – models:
| Pos | Model | Nov-23 | % | /22 | Oct | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Renault Clio | 7,472 | 4.9% | + 25.6% | 1 | 87,795 | 5.5% | + 51.7% | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Tesla Model 3 | 6,081 | 4.0% | + 116.5% | 32 | 19,749 | 1.2% | + 37.8% | 20 | 24 |
| 3 | Dacia Sandero | 5,269 | 3.5% | + 2.4% | 3 | 63,094 | 4.0% | + 9.7% | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Citroen C3 | 5,180 | 3.4% | – 2.7% | 4 | 55,920 | 3.5% | + 1.7% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Peugeot 308 III | 4,949 | 3.2% | + 28.1% | 6 | 41,972 | 2.6% | + 8.8% | 7 | 7 |
| 6 | Peugeot 208 | 4,821 | 3.2% | – 34.8% | 2 | 80,488 | 5.1% | – 4.2% | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Peugeot 2008 | 3,463 | 2.3% | – 18.8% | 5 | 45,962 | 2.9% | – 3.3% | 5 | 5 |
| 8 | Renault Captur | 3,379 | 2.2% | + 5.4% | 7 | 43,528 | 2.7% | + 5.1% | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Toyota Yaris | 3,379 | 2.2% | – 7.6% | 14 | 25,213 | 1.6% | – 7.5% | 16 | 11 |
| 10 | Tesla Model Y | 3,218 | 2.1% | + 11.3% | 21 | 32,509 | 2.0% | + 245.9% | 8 | 38 |
| 11 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 3,096 | 2.0% | + 44.1% | 13 | 27,741 | 1.7% | + 31.6% | 12 | 13 |
| 12 | Dacia Spring | 2,557 | 1.7% | + 30.9% | 9 | 26,951 | 1.7% | + 73.6% | 15 | 18 |
| 13 | Renault Arkana | 2,468 | 1.6% | + 9.0% | 8 | 27,704 | 1.7% | – 0.8% | 13 | 10 |
| 14 | Peugeot 3008 | 2,416 | 1.6% | – 27.4% | 10 | 28,280 | 1.8% | – 12.6% | 11 | 8 |
| 15 | Fiat 500 | 2,398 | 1.6% | + 19.8% | 12 | 29,050 | 1.8% | + 12.6% | 10 | 12 |
| 16 | Dacia Duster | 2,275 | 1.5% | + 9.4% | 18 | 29,592 | 1.9% | + 5.7% | 9 | 9 |
| 17 | Renault Austral | 2,170 | 1.4% | + 82.4% | 11 | 27,629 | 1.7% | + 1653.1% | 14 | 95 |
| 18 | Dacia Jogger | 2,081 | 1.4% | + 59.0% | 16 | 23,262 | 1.5% | + 70.9% | 17 | 27 |
| 19 | VW Polo | 2,074 | 1.4% | + 31.0% | 19 | 23,079 | 1.4% | + 41.9% | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | Ford Puma | 1,896 | 1.2% | + 1.5% | 17 | 21,050 | 1.3% | + 12.1% | 19 | 16 |
| 21 | MG4 | 1,871 | 1.2% | + 269.0% | 20 | 15,934 | 1.0% | + 1794.6% | 27 | 141 |
| 22 | VW T-Roc | 1,847 | 1.2% | + 51.3% | 30 | 19,049 | 1.2% | + 24.8% | 22 | 23 |
| 23 | Renault Twingo | 1,841 | 1.2% | + 41.7% | 31 | 15,422 | 1.0% | – 25.8% | 30 | 14 |
| 24 | Mini Hatch | 1,708 | 1.1% | + 9.8% | 24 | 16,196 | 1.0% | + 39.0% | 26 | 29 |
| 25 | Renault Megane E-Tech | 1,642 | 1.1% | – 7.9% | 26 | 15,862 | 1.0% | + 21.6% | 28 | 26 |
| 26 | Opel Corsa | 1,588 | 1.0% | + 118.4% | 27 | 18,039 | 1.1% | + 28.5% | 24 | 28 |
| 27 | Citroen C3 Aircross | 1,567 | 1.0% | + 70.9% | 15 | 19,240 | 1.2% | + 4.2% | 21 | 17 |
| 28 | Citroen C5 Aircross | 1,503 | 1.0% | – 27.4% | 23 | 18,688 | 1.2% | + 3.3% | 23 | 15 |
| 29 | VW Golf | 1,485 | 1.0% | + 60.2% | 42 | 12,748 | 0.8% | + 13.9% | 35 | 33 |
| 30 | Toyota Aygo X | 1,459 | 1.0% | + 15.1% | 33 | 11,068 | 0.7% | + 30.6% | 38 | 42 |
| 31 | Mercedes GLA | 1,378 | 0.9% | + 31.1% | 34 | 10,076 | 0.6% | + 17.7% | 42 | 44 |
| 32 | Hyundai Tucson | 1,367 | 0.9% | – 12.4% | 29 | 16,875 | 1.1% | + 6.1% | 25 | 21 |
| 33 | Kia Sportage | 1,364 | 0.9% | – 16.3% | 36 | 12,034 | 0.8% | – 0.1% | 36 | 30 |
| 34 | Nissan Qashqai | 1,317 | 0.9% | + 69.7% | 28 | 15,418 | 1.0% | + 59.4% | 31 | 40 |
| 35 | Citroen C4 III | 1,263 | 0.8% | + 3.5% | 25 | 15,751 | 1.0% | – 4.9% | 29 | 22 |
| 36 | BMW X1 | 1,216 | 0.8% | + 191.6% | 45 | 10,540 | 0.7% | + 72.9% | 40 | 61 |
| 37 | Ford Kuga | 1,184 | 0.8% | + 42.5% | 40 | 11,914 | 0.7% | + 19.3% | 37 | 41 |
| 38 | Peugeot 5008 | 1,174 | 0.8% | – 26.2% | 37 | 15,346 | 1.0% | + 12.2% | 32 | 25 |
| 39 | BMW Série 1 | 1,109 | 0.7% | – 4.1% | 51 | 9,060 | 0.6% | + 34.5% | 46 | 47 |
| 40 | Kia Niro | 1,057 | 0.7% | + 152.9% | 46 | 8,347 | 0.5% | + 19.8% | 50 | 52 |
| 41 | Mini Countryman | 1,038 | 0.7% | + 40.8% | 89 | 7,137 | 0.4% | + 10.4% | 59 | 50 |
| 42 | Toyota C-HR | 1,028 | 0.7% | + 34.7% | 22 | 12,770 | 0.8% | + 17.8% | 34 | 37 |
| 43 | Nissan Juke | 980 | 0.6% | + 87.7% | 38 | 9,586 | 0.6% | + 42.8% | 43 | 48 |
| 44 | VW Tiguan | 971 | 0.6% | – 28.8% | 39 | 13,465 | 0.8% | + 26.4% | 33 | 35 |
| 45 | Suzuki Swift | 939 | 0.6% | + 147.8% | 48 | 8,911 | 0.6% | + 45.6% | 47 | 63 |
| 46 | VW T-Cross | 918 | 0.6% | – 39.3% | 47 | 9,530 | 0.6% | – 15.2% | 44 | 31 |
| 47 | Audi A3 | 859 | 0.6% | + 15.3% | 57 | 7,320 | 0.5% | + 0.5% | 57 | 46 |
| 48 | Mercedes GLC | 844 | 0.6% | + 122.1% | 35 | 7,184 | 0.5% | + 9.9% | 58 | 55 |
| 49 | Skoda Fabia | 800 | 0.5% | + 75.8% | 50 | 7,530 | 0.5% | + 6.9% | 56 | 53 |
| 50 | Cupra Formentor | 793 | 0.5% | + 267.1% | 52 | 8,030 | 0.5% | + 52.1% | 53 | 68 |
| 51 | Peugeot 408 | 778 | 0.5% | + 162.8% | 63 | 7,635 | 0.5% | + 1319.1% | 55 | 176 |
| 52 | Toyota RAV4 | 776 | 0.5% | – 6.6% | 41 | 5,997 | 0.4% | – 7.6% | 64 | 56 |
| 53 | VW Taigo | 751 | 0.5% | + 1.3% | 54 | 8,428 | 0.5% | + 33.8% | 49 | 54 |
| 54 | Audi Q3 | 734 | 0.5% | – 16.1% | 55 | 9,080 | 0.6% | + 3.0% | 45 | 43 |
| 55 | Skoda Octavia | 734 | 0.5% | + 169.9% | 61 | 5,753 | 0.4% | + 41.0% | 68 | 78 |
| 56 | Renault Espace | 730 | 0.5% | ####### | 44 | 4,102 | 0.3% | + 1295.2% | 86 | 226 |
| 57 | Mercedes Classe A | 706 | 0.5% | – 21.0% | 62 | 6,863 | 0.4% | – 34.1% | 61 | 39 |
| 58 | Seat Ibiza | 698 | 0.5% | + 182.6% | 70 | 5,782 | 0.4% | + 64.1% | 67 | 85 |
| 59 | Opel Mokka | 680 | 0.4% | – 9.9% | 58 | 8,698 | 0.5% | + 11.2% | 48 | 45 |
| 60 | BMW Série 2 (incl. Tourer) | 677 | 0.4% | – 7.0% | 66 | 5,048 | 0.3% | + 23.2% | 73 | 72 |
| 61 | Toyota Corolla | 659 | 0.4% | – 43.4% | 53 | 10,099 | 0.6% | – 3.7% | 41 | 36 |
| 62 | Audi A1 | 659 | 0.4% | – 5.6% | 73 | 7,016 | 0.4% | + 11.8% | 60 | 59 |
| 63 | Nissan X-Trail | 633 | 0.4% | + 580.6% | 90 | 4,378 | 0.3% | + 1974.9% | 82 | 213 |
| 64 | Skoda Kamiq | 621 | 0.4% | + 106.3% | 59 | 6,204 | 0.4% | + 39.3% | 62 | 73 |
| 65 | Skoda Enyaq | 600 | 0.4% | + 189.9% | 82 | 3,696 | 0.2% | + 75.6% | 93 | 120 |
| 66 | Volvo XC60 | 584 | 0.4% | + 66.9% | 71 | 3,973 | 0.2% | + 9.3% | 89 | 86 |
| 67 | Renault Kangoo | 568 | 0.4% | + 5.0% | 88 | 5,439 | 0.3% | + 5.1% | 70 | 65 |
| 68 | BMW X3 | 560 | 0.4% | + 30.5% | 115 | 4,325 | 0.3% | – 13.2% | 83 | 69 |
| 69 | DS 4 | 509 | 0.3% | + 1.8% | 67 | 8,331 | 0.5% | + 33.7% | 51 | 60 |
| 70 | DS 7 | 508 | 0.3% | + 6.9% | 64 | 8,247 | 0.5% | + 29.2% | 52 | 57 |
| 71 | Renault Megane IV | 506 | 0.3% | – 71.6% | 60 | 10,607 | 0.7% | – 35.1% | 39 | 20 |
| 72 | Hyundai Bayon | 504 | 0.3% | + 123.0% | 95 | 3,498 | 0.2% | + 29.2% | 95 | 103 |
| 73 | Audi Q2 | 502 | 0.3% | + 55.4% | 80 | 5,195 | 0.3% | + 4.9% | 71 | 70 |
| 74 | MG ZS | 488 | 0.3% | – 64.4% | 77 | 4,887 | 0.3% | + 4.9% | 74 | 66 |
| 75 | Kia Picanto | 483 | 0.3% | + 4.8% | 72 | 5,931 | 0.4% | + 37.0% | 66 | 74 |
Source: Manufacturers
