The Renault 5 and Citroën e-C3 are the best-selling BEVs in France over the 4 months of 2025
- The French BEV market is currently experiencing a slight weakness in 2025 compared to 2024. In the first four months of 2025, 110,268 BEVs were registered on this market, compared to 112,769 units in the first four months of 2024, which represents a decline of 2.2%. However, which carmaker would have managed to increase its market share in this context? And the one or those that saw their market share decline?
- Two carmakers managed to significantly increase their market share at the start of the year: the Renault group saw its market share increase from 19% to 25% (a gain of 6%), and the Volkswagen group saw its share increase from 6% to 15% (a gain of 9%). At Renault, the R5 and Scénic made the most progress, with the R5 becoming the leader in the French BEV market, with the Scénic taking third place, thus supplanting the Mégane.
- At Volkswagen, all BEV models are progressing, with the ID3 ranking sixth instead of twenty-first the previous year. Seven Volkswagen Group models are in the top 25, compared to only three last year.
- The biggest loser is the Stellantis group, whose market share fell from 38% in the first four months of 2024 to 31% in the first four months of 2025, despite the arrival of the Citroën e-C3, the second best-selling BEV model in France in 2025. This model was unable to offset the decline of the Peugeot 208 and Fiat 500, which were deemed too expensive compared to the R5 and e-C3. Many Stellantis customers left for Renault and Volkswagen. Tesla's market share fell from 12% to 7%. Chinese carmakers also saw their market share decline in France, with a share of 7% compared to 10% last year.