The French market will fall by 7.8% in 2022 compared to 2021
- The French car market (passenger cars) remained at a very low level in 2022 compared to 2021 (-7.8%) and especially compared to 2019 (-31%). In total, France registered 1,529,185 passenger cars last year, compared to 1,659,146 in 2021, 1,650,118 in 2020 and 2,214,428 in 2019. This is the lowest figure recorded since 1975.
- The reasons given for this very low level of registrations in 2022 would be the delays in vehicle deliveries, which can reach several months. But it could be that the sharp increase in the average price of cars and a wait-and-see attitude of customers towards electric vehicles is slowing down purchases and encouraging potential customers to keep their cars longer or to buy a used car.
- The ranking by brand shows that Peugeot will still be ahead of Renault on this market in 2022, with 245,621 units compared with 236,431, these two brands being the best-selling on the French market, ahead of Dacia (130,873 units), which is ahead of Citroën (129,898 units) for the first time. Behind them, Toyota (100,276 units) overtakes Volkswagen (97,302 units) for the first time.
- By group, Stellantis remains the French market leader in 2022 (478,083 units), ahead of Renault-Nissan (399,051 units), Volkswagen (195,196 units), Toyota (103,532 units) and Hyundai-Kia (93,339 units).
- The best-selling models in France in 2022 were the Peugeot 208 (88,821 units), Renault Clio (64,033 units), Dacia Sandero (64,308 units), Citroën C3 (58,888 units), Peugeot 2008 (51,456 units) and Renault Captur (45,582 units).