The Toyota Yaris Cross breaks its ranking and share records in August…
New car sales in France soar 24.3% year-on-year in August to 113,599, leading to a year-to-date tally up 16.6% to 1,132,321. For reference, August 2023 remains -12.1% below the pre-pandemic levels of August 2019. Petrol sales are up 21.5% year-on-year to 42,745 and 37.6% share vs. 38.5% in August 2022. Diesel sinks -28.6% to 10,217 and 9% share vs. 15.7% a year ago, HEVs soar 38.7% to 27,161 and 23.9% vs. 21.4% last year, PHEVs surge 40.6% to 9,530 and 8.4% share vs. 7.4% in August 2022. Finally BEVs skyrocket 67.6% year-on-year to 20,657 and 18.2% share vs. 13.5% a year ago. Year-to-date, petrol is up 17.1% to 429,098 and 37.9% share vs. 37.7% over the same period in 2022, diesel is down -28% to 116,607 and 10.3% share vs. 16.7% last year, HEVs gain 27.2% to 265,144 and 23.4% share vs. 21.5% last year, PHEVs advance 10.4% to 100,753 and 8.9% share vs. 7.9% and BEVs surge 47.4% to 174,630 and 15.4% share vs. 12.2% in 2022.
… as does the MG 4.
Renault (+51.8%) ends the month in pole position again, compensating for a low year-ago basis, but Peugeot (+11.4%) is only 600 units below. Both carmakers have lower shares than YTD. Dacia (+19.7%) can’t quite match the market growth but remains solid in third place with 9.3% share. Citroen (-7.6%) returns to #4 despite a woeful year-on-year evolution. Toyota (+7.1%) reclaims the title of best-selling foreign marque over Volkswagen (+21.2%). Tesla (+460.6%) posts a phenomenal uptick and reaches #7 with 4.7% share vs. 3.1% year-to-date where it also ranks 7th. BMW (+30.6%) is the only additional Top 10 member beating the market with Kia (+17.2%) and Hyundai (+14.6%) almost at exactly the same volume. MG (+242.4%) equals its highest market share ever at 2.1%, also reached in June.
Model-wise, the Peugeot 208 (+31.8%) is back above the Renault Clio (+139.3%) but remains #2 year-to-date. The Citroen C3 (-7.1%) drives past the Dacia Sandero (+2.1%) with a stumbling Peugeot 2008 (-13%) in 5th place. Just two units below, the Tesla Model Y (+334.6%) is up spectacularly to end the month in 6th place and now ranks #9 year-to-date. The locally-made Toyota Yaris Cross (+56%) surges ahead to break its ranking record at #7 and its market share record at 2.3%. It distances the Dacia Duster (+15.7%), Renault Captur (+56%) and Peugeot 308 (+15.3%) all beating the market. The Tesla Model 3 (+785.5%) is up 21 spots on July to just miss out on a Top 10 finish at #11. The Dacia Jogger (+79.8%) is up to its 2nd best monthly ranking at #13, while the MG 4 breaks its ranking (#17) and share (1.4%) records this month. The Renault Austral is down 4 spots on July to #18 but remains above its main competitor the Peugeot 3008 (#22).
Previous month: France July 2023: Renault (+35.1%), Toyota (+52.6%) stand out, Toyota threatens Citroen for #5
One year ago: France August 2022: Market up 3.8%, Toyota breaks share record, Citroen C3 teases Peugeot 208 for #1
Full August 2023 Top 65 All brands and Top 70 models below.
France August 2023 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Aug-23 | % | /22 | Jul | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Renault | 16,508 | 14.5% | 51.8% | 1 | 181,689 | 16.0% | 18.7% | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Peugeot | 15,911 | 14.0% | 11.4% | 2 | 165,310 | 14.6% | 3.3% | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Dacia | 10,586 | 9.3% | 19.7% | 3 | 102,844 | 9.1% | 23.9% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Citroen | 8,846 | 7.8% | -7.6% | 5 | 83,839 | 7.4% | -3.3% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Toyota | 7,739 | 6.8% | 7.1% | 6 | 66,873 | 5.9% | 13.9% | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | Volkswagen | 6,755 | 5.9% | 21.2% | 4 | 76,627 | 6.8% | 29.4% | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Tesla | 5,365 | 4.7% | 460.6% | 16 | 35,261 | 3.1% | 176.0% | 7 | 15 |
| 8 | BMW | 3,560 | 3.1% | 30.6% | 8 | 35,079 | 3.1% | 26.3% | 8 | 11 |
| 9 | Kia | 3,216 | 2.8% | 17.2% | 7 | 31,678 | 2.8% | 8.7% | 11 | 10 |
| 10 | Hyundai | 3,208 | 2.8% | 14.6% | 10 | 32,224 | 2.8% | 2.2% | 10 | 8 |
| 11 | Ford | 3,207 | 2.8% | 2.0% | 12 | 33,038 | 2.9% | 10.3% | 9 | 9 |
| 12 | Opel | 3,151 | 2.8% | 10.9% | 13 | 28,664 | 2.5% | 11.4% | 13 | 14 |
| 13 | Mercedes | 2,944 | 2.6% | 6.2% | 9 | 28,549 | 2.5% | -3.6% | 14 | 7 |
| 14 | Audi | 2,883 | 2.5% | 14.1% | 11 | 30,873 | 2.7% | 15.7% | 12 | 12 |
| 15 | Fiat | 2,641 | 2.3% | 8.5% | 14 | 25,669 | 2.3% | -0.6% | 15 | 13 |
| 16 | Skoda | 2,423 | 2.1% | 35.6% | 15 | 22,567 | 2.0% | 21.3% | 17 | 16 |
| 17 | MG | 2,332 | 2.1% | 242.4% | 22 | 16,876 | 1.5% | 219.9% | 20 | 23 |
| 18 | Mini | 1,804 | 1.6% | 10.9% | 18 | 17,364 | 1.5% | 10.4% | 18 | 18 |
| 19 | DS | 1,741 | 1.5% | 66.4% | 20 | 16,959 | 1.5% | 22.0% | 19 | 19 |
| 20 | Nissan | 1,740 | 1.5% | 14.5% | 17 | 23,685 | 2.1% | 33.2% | 16 | 17 |
| 21 | Suzuki | 1,516 | 1.3% | 91.7% | 19 | 13,362 | 1.2% | 25.2% | 21 | 20 |
| 22 | Seat | 753 | 0.7% | 14.8% | 23 | 11,788 | 1.0% | 20.3% | 22 | 21 |
| 23 | Cupra | 738 | 0.6% | 75.7% | 21 | 8,633 | 0.8% | 95.1% | 24 | 24 |
| 24 | Volvo | 563 | 0.5% | -31.3% | 24 | 9,030 | 0.8% | 16.8% | 23 | 22 |
| 25 | Jeep | 542 | 0.5% | 76.5% | 27 | 4,539 | 0.4% | 7.8% | 26 | 26 |
| 26 | Mazda | 509 | 0.4% | -9.1% | 26 | 6,127 | 0.5% | 37.3% | 25 | 25 |
| 27 | Land Rover | 417 | 0.4% | 35.4% | 25 | 4,466 | 0.4% | 77.5% | 27 | 28 |
| 28 | Lexus | 416 | 0.4% | 220.0% | 28 | 3,095 | 0.3% | 52.2% | 28 | 30 |
| 29 | Honda | 279 | 0.2% | 34.1% | 30 | 2,342 | 0.2% | -36.2% | 31 | 27 |
| 30 | Smart | 270 | 0.2% | 357.6% | 32 | 1,090 | 0.1% | 32.4% | 35 | 35 |
| 31 | Alfa Romeo | 256 | 0.2% | 34.7% | 33 | 2,446 | 0.2% | 84.0% | 30 | 32 |
| 32 | Mitsubishi | 184 | 0.2% | -20.0% | 34 | 1,751 | 0.2% | 9.2% | 33 | 33 |
| 33 | Lynk & Co | 136 | 0.1% | -48.7% | 29 | 2,659 | 0.2% | 49.2% | 29 | 31 |
| 34 | Alpine | 120 | 0.1% | 13.2% | 31 | 1,477 | 0.1% | 18.2% | 34 | 34 |
| 35 | Porsche | 110 | 0.1% | -25.2% | 35 | 1,889 | 0.2% | 2.0% | 32 | 29 |
| 36 | Abarth | 63 | 0.1% | n/a | 37 | 195 | 0.0% | n/a | 38 | n/a |
| 37 | Jaguar | 55 | 0.0% | -34.5% | 36 | 633 | 0.1% | -16.2% | 36 | 36 |
| 38 | Lotus | 18 | 0.0% | n/a | 48 | 32 | 0.0% | 190.9% | 49 | 52 |
| 39 | Ferrari | 16 | 0.0% | 45.5% | 42 | 174 | 0.0% | 14.5% | 39 | 38 |
| 40 | Leapmotor | 13 | 0.0% | new | 38 | 197 | 0.0% | new | 37 | 57 |
| 41 | Lamborghini | 13 | 0.0% | 225.0% | 41 | 63 | 0.0% | -8.7% | 44 | 41 |
| 42 | BYD | 10 | 0.0% | new | 47 | 111 | 0.0% | new | 40 | – |
| 43 | McLaren | 6 | 0.0% | 200.0% | 49 | 19 | 0.0% | 533.3% | 51 | 53 |
| 44 | Seres (ex DFSK) | 5 | 0.0% | -61.5% | 50 | 111 | 0.0% | -45.1% | 41 | 37 |
| 45 | Maserati | 5 | 0.0% | -70.6% | 40 | 87 | 0.0% | 31.8% | 43 | 39 |
| 46 | Caterham | 5 | 0.0% | n/a | 43 | 63 | 0.0% | 12.5% | 45 | 43 |
| 47 | Aiways | 3 | 0.0% | -94.4% | 39 | 93 | 0.0% | -40.8% | 42 | 40 |
| 48 | Aston Martin | 3 | 0.0% | -57.1% | 44 | 43 | 0.0% | 95.5% | 46 | 46 |
| 49 | Bentley | 3 | 0.0% | -50.0% | 45 | 37 | 0.0% | -40.3% | 47 | 42 |
| 50 | Secma | 2 | 0.0% | -50.0% | 46 | 33 | 0.0% | -28.3% | 48 | 44 |
| 51 | Subaru | 2 | 0.0% | -77.8% | – | 12 | 0.0% | -36.8% | 52 | 48 |
| 52 | Devalliet | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 4 | 0.0% | 300.0% | 54 | 62 |
| 53 | Fisker | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | 57 | – |
| 54 | Morgan | 1 | 0.0% | -75.0% | 51 | 20 | 0.0% | -28.6% | 50 | 47 |
| 55 | Rolls-Royce | 1 | 0.0% | -50.0% | – | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 55 | 54 |
| 56 | Dallara | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 64 | 60 |
| 57 | DR Motor | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | – | 1 | 0.0% | -50.0% | 65 | 56 |
| 58 | Mobilize | 0 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 5 | 0.0% | -82.1% | 53 | 49 |
| 59 | Chevrolet | 0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | – | 2 | 0.0% | -81.8% | 56 | 50 |
| 60 | Ineos | 0 | 0.0% | new | 52 | 1 | 0.0% | new | 58 | – |
| 61 | Bugatti | 0 | 0.0% | n/a | 53 | 1 | 0.0% | -50.0% | 59 | 58 |
| 62 | Cadillac | 0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | – | 1 | 0.0% | -66.7% | 60 | 55 |
| 63 | Donkervoort | 0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | – | 1 | 0.0% | -50.0% | 61 | 59 |
| 64 | SsangYong | 0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | – | 1 | 0.0% | -94.4% | 62 | 51 |
| 65 | Genesis | 0 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 63 | – |
France August 2023 – models:
| Pos | Model | Aug-23 | % | /22 | Jul | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Peugeot 208 | 7,309 | 6.4% | 31.8% | 2 | 59,388 | 5.2% | 3.0% | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Renault Clio | 7,145 | 6.3% | 139.3% | 1 | 62,948 | 5.6% | 54.2% | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Citroen C3 | 5,064 | 4.5% | -7.1% | 4 | 39,109 | 3.5% | -0.9% | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Dacia Sandero | 4,528 | 4.0% | 2.1% | 3 | 45,140 | 4.0% | 13.0% | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Peugeot 2008 | 3,053 | 2.7% | -13.0% | 7 | 34,539 | 3.1% | 4.0% | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Tesla Model Y | 3,051 | 2.7% | 334.6% | 20 | 22,423 | 2.0% | 375.8% | 9 | 38 |
| 7 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 2,645 | 2.3% | 56.0% | 9 | 19,920 | 1.8% | 34.1% | 13 | 13 |
| 8 | Dacia Duster | 2,616 | 2.3% | 15.6% | 8 | 22,606 | 2.0% | 7.8% | 8 | 9 |
| 9 | Renault Captur | 2,612 | 2.3% | 56.0% | 5 | 32,364 | 2.9% | 3.0% | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Peugeot 308 III | 2,357 | 2.1% | 15.3% | 6 | 29,797 | 2.6% | 4.9% | 7 | 7 |
| 11 | Tesla Model 3 | 2,258 | 2.0% | 785.5% | 32 | 11,930 | 1.1% | 48.0% | 26 | 24 |
| 12 | Fiat 500 | 2,093 | 1.8% | 14.9% | 10 | 21,224 | 1.9% | 8.8% | 10 | 12 |
| 13 | Dacia Jogger | 2,062 | 1.8% | 79.8% | 18 | 16,499 | 1.5% | 64.7% | 18 | 27 |
| 14 | Renault Arkana | 1,752 | 1.5% | 22.3% | 13 | 19,573 | 1.7% | -0.1% | 14 | 10 |
| 15 | Ford Puma | 1,734 | 1.5% | 24.3% | 16 | 14,752 | 1.3% | 3.8% | 19 | 16 |
| 16 | Toyota Yaris | 1,717 | 1.5% | -34.5% | 12 | 17,775 | 1.6% | 7.4% | 16 | 11 |
| 17 | MG4 | 1,598 | 1.4% | new | 30 | 10,254 | 0.9% | new | 31 | 141 |
| 18 | Renault Austral | 1,559 | 1.4% | 31080.0% | 14 | 20,029 | 1.8% | 64509.7% | 12 | 95 |
| 19 | Opel Corsa | 1,492 | 1.3% | 40.8% | 25 | 13,306 | 1.2% | 24.2% | 23 | 28 |
| 20 | Citroen C3 Aircross | 1,388 | 1.2% | 37.3% | 41 | 13,383 | 1.2% | -7.5% | 22 | 17 |
| 21 | Peugeot 3008 | 1,385 | 1.2% | -16.7% | 22 | 20,469 | 1.8% | -14.5% | 11 | 8 |
| 22 | Dacia Spring | 1,379 | 1.2% | 39.6% | 11 | 18,589 | 1.6% | 71.3% | 15 | 18 |
| 23 | VW Polo | 1,252 | 1.1% | 47.5% | 15 | 17,477 | 1.5% | 48.7% | 17 | 19 |
| 24 | VW T-Roc | 1,217 | 1.1% | 5.8% | 19 | 13,884 | 1.2% | 18.5% | 21 | 23 |
| 25 | Mini Hatch | 1,169 | 1.0% | 75.0% | 26 | 11,217 | 1.0% | 33.4% | 29 | 29 |
| 26 | VW Golf | 1,109 | 1.0% | 39.3% | 23 | 8,553 | 0.8% | 5.5% | 36 | 33 |
| 27 | VW Tiguan | 1,080 | 1.0% | 52.1% | 17 | 10,184 | 0.9% | 42.4% | 32 | 35 |
| 28 | Citroen C5 Aircross | 1,065 | 0.9% | 1.4% | 27 | 14,071 | 1.2% | 19.3% | 20 | 15 |
| 29 | Toyota C-HR | 1,008 | 0.9% | 94.6% | 24 | 8,575 | 0.8% | 3.9% | 35 | 37 |
| 30 | Peugeot 5008 | 984 | 0.9% | 9.1% | 28 | 12,038 | 1.1% | 21.6% | 25 | 25 |
| 31 | Toyota Aygo X | 976 | 0.9% | 16.6% | 34 | 7,742 | 0.7% | 95.8% | 40 | 42 |
| 32 | Hyundai Tucson | 937 | 0.8% | -3.8% | 21 | 12,551 | 1.1% | 9.5% | 24 | 21 |
| 33 | Toyota Corolla | 937 | 0.8% | 19.1% | 42 | 7,569 | 0.7% | 3.2% | 41 | 36 |
| 34 | BMW X1 | 900 | 0.8% | 426.3% | 39 | 7,094 | 0.6% | 43.2% | 42 | 61 |
| 35 | Renault Twingo | 895 | 0.8% | -29.4% | 31 | 10,299 | 0.9% | -30.3% | 30 | 14 |
| 36 | Hyundai Kona | 820 | 0.7% | 4.9% | 37 | 7,867 | 0.7% | -6.1% | 39 | 32 |
| 37 | Renault Megane E-Tech | 791 | 0.7% | -48.0% | 35 | 11,277 | 1.0% | 80.2% | 28 | 26 |
| 38 | Nissan Qashqai | 737 | 0.6% | 75.9% | 29 | 11,633 | 1.0% | 61.6% | 27 | 40 |
| 39 | Mercedes GLC | 728 | 0.6% | 74.6% | 48 | 4,146 | 0.4% | -19.0% | 66 | 55 |
| 40 | Kia Sportage | 724 | 0.6% | -2.6% | 38 | 8,209 | 0.7% | -0.2% | 38 | 30 |
| 41 | Audi Q3 | 714 | 0.6% | 8.0% | 36 | 6,631 | 0.6% | 11.1% | 44 | 43 |
| 42 | Ford Kuga | 711 | 0.6% | -9.2% | 40 | 8,443 | 0.7% | 19.6% | 37 | 41 |
| 43 | Suzuki Swift | 705 | 0.6% | 130.4% | 45 | 6,019 | 0.5% | 25.1% | 52 | 63 |
| 44 | DS 7 | 689 | 0.6% | 132.0% | 53 | 6,356 | 0.6% | 36.5% | 49 | 57 |
| 45 | Skoda Fabia | 659 | 0.6% | 23.6% | 60 | 5,000 | 0.4% | -6.4% | 58 | 53 |
| 46 | Nissan Juke | 632 | 0.6% | 27.4% | 44 | 6,482 | 0.6% | 27.2% | 46 | 48 |
| 47 | Mercedes GLA | 611 | 0.5% | 2.7% | 43 | 6,258 | 0.6% | 21.2% | 50 | 44 |
| 48 | DS 4 | 605 | 0.5% | 177.5% | 70 | 6,567 | 0.6% | 37.7% | 45 | 60 |
| 49 | Opel Crossland | 587 | 0.5% | 6.0% | 62 | 3,483 | 0.3% | -31.3% | 76 | 64 |
| 50 | Kia Niro | 583 | 0.5% | -13.0% | 51 | 5,310 | 0.5% | 10.4% | 55 | 52 |
| 51 | Citroen C4 III | 573 | 0.5% | -59.1% | 47 | 9,214 | 0.8% | -24.1% | 33 | 22 |
| 52 | Mini Countryman | 573 | 0.5% | -9.2% | 61 | 5,181 | 0.5% | 15.8% | 57 | 50 |
| 53 | Kia Picanto | 554 | 0.5% | 128.0% | 50 | 4,394 | 0.4% | 49.6% | 62 | 74 |
| 54 | VW T-Cross | 542 | 0.5% | 30.0% | 57 | 6,881 | 0.6% | -6.1% | 43 | 31 |
| 55 | BMW Série 1 | 541 | 0.5% | 8.9% | 52 | 6,471 | 0.6% | 48.5% | 47 | 47 |
| 56 | Peugeot 408 | 525 | 0.5% | 2182.6% | 55 | 5,552 | 0.5% | 7017.9% | 54 | 176 |
| 57 | Hyundai i20 | 502 | 0.4% | 12.3% | 75 | 4,224 | 0.4% | 5.2% | 64 | 67 |
| 58 | Opel Mokka | 492 | 0.4% | -17.4% | 54 | 6,459 | 0.6% | 12.6% | 48 | 45 |
| 59 | Renault Megane IV | 464 | 0.4% | -16.8% | 63 | 8,591 | 0.8% | -29.3% | 34 | 20 |
| 60 | Cupra Formentor | 457 | 0.4% | 46.0% | 33 | 5,575 | 0.5% | 53.8% | 53 | 68 |
| 61 | Kia Rio | 447 | 0.4% | 102.3% | 58 | 3,658 | 0.3% | 30.2% | 71 | 79 |
| 62 | Skoda Octavia | 442 | 0.4% | 28.9% | 56 | 3,789 | 0.3% | 50.1% | 70 | 78 |
| 63 | Audi A1 | 427 | 0.4% | -13.2% | 49 | 5,238 | 0.5% | 20.9% | 56 | 59 |
| 64 | DS 3/Crossback | 426 | 0.4% | -12.0% | 72 | 3,799 | 0.3% | -5.9% | 69 | 62 |
| 65 | MG ZS | 423 | 0.4% | 50.5% | 118 | 3,082 | 0.3% | 39.6% | 82 | 66 |
| 66 | VW Taigo | 401 | 0.4% | -14.1% | 46 | 6,175 | 0.5% | 36.3% | 51 | 54 |
| 67 | Renault Trafic | 400 | 0.4% | 433.3% | 65 | 3,287 | 0.3% | 89.1% | 80 | 94 |
| 68 | Suzuki Ignis | 397 | 0.3% | 166.4% | 76 | 2,627 | 0.2% | 21.5% | 93 | 107 |
| 69 | Mercedes Classe A | 378 | 0.3% | -38.4% | 59 | 4,960 | 0.4% | -34.5% | 60 | 39 |
| 70 | Audi A3 | 373 | 0.3% | -9.0% | 67 | 4,998 | 0.4% | -1.9% | 59 | 46 |
Source: PFA, AAA
