Renault 5 is already one of the ten best cars in France.
France’s new car market fell for the seventh month in a row year-on-year in November, falling by -12.7% to just 133,318 units, down -22.8% from pre-pandemic November 2019. Year-to-date volume is now down -3.7. % to 1,534,756, which is -23.4% below the 2019 level. Gasoline sales fell -31.5% to 33,411, diesel fell -33.3% to 8,821, HEV share rose 31% to 52,462, PHEV share fell -19.6% to 11,683, and BEV share decreased by -24.6% to 23,255 and 17.4% vs. 20.2% in November 2023. -date, BEV sales were stable at +0.1% to 261,524 and 17% share versus 16.4% in the same period last year.
Renault (+4.4%) defied the negative market with a positive performance, bringing its share to 16.8% versus 16.1% this year. Nemesis Peugeot (-0.6%) is stable year-on-year at 13.4%, while Dacia (-6.5%) returns to its traditional third place. Volkswagen (+3.5%) also moved up one spot from last month to 4th place, while Toyota (-10.1%) dropped to 5th place. Citroen (-20.6%) is again at a dead end, stuck in sixth place. BMW remains in 7th place with a share of 4.2%, behind the other two German premium companies Audi (-8.4%) and Mercedes (-24.2%) in 9th and 10th place respectively. Skoda (+5.8%) repeats its record 8th place with a share of 3.1%. Cupra (+17.1%) and Suzuki (+1.9%) are the only ones to gain further among the top 20 brands, as do Tesla (-59.8%), Fiat (-50.7%) and Nissan (-48.2%) lost ground.
In the model ranking, the best-selling model this month was the Renault Clio (-4.9%), overtaking the Peugeot 208 (+22.7%), which showed particularly weak results a year ago. Clio sales are now just 165 down from 208 year-to-date and should take first place in the 2024 financial year as Renault sales traditionally are higher at the end of the quarter. Dacia Sandero (+7.9%) remains in third place. The new Citroen C3 IV rose 14 places in October to an all-time best 4th place, ahead of the Peugeot 308 (-29.8%) and Dacia Duster III. Event of the month: Renault 5 comes in 7th place compared to 52nd place in October when deliveries to end consumers began. This means the Renault 5 is already the best-selling electric car in the country, ahead of the Tesla Model Y (No. 11) and Citroen e-C3 (No. 21). The Renault Symbioz rises two places to a record 17th place, while the BMW X1 enters the top 20 for the first time at 20th place and the Renault Rafale enters the top 50 for the first time at 46th place.
Previous month: France October 2024: Toyota and Skoda break records in disappointing month
One year ago: France, November 2023: Tesla Model 3 rises to second place.
Full November 2024 Below are the top 20 brands, top 60 models, and top 20 electric vehicles.
France, November 2024 – brands:
| Pos. | Brand | November 24 | % | /23 | October | 2024 | % | /23 | Pos. | FY23 |
| 1 | Renault | 22 437 | 16.8% | + 4.4% | 1 | 247 223 | 16.1% | – 1.9% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Peugeot | 17,854 | 13.4% | – 0.6% | 2 | 214 729 | 14.0% | – 4.3% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Dacia | 11,388 | 8.5% | – 6.5% | 4 | 129 875 | 8.5% | – 9.1% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Volkswagen | 10 472 | 7.9% | + 3.5% | 5 | 106 695 | 7.0% | + 1.1% | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | Toyota | 9,728 | 7.3% | – 10.1% | 3 | 114 458 | 7.5% | + 19.2% | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Citroen | 7903 | 5.9% | – 20.6% | 6 | 103 735 | 6.8% | – 12.6% | 6 | 4 |
| 7 | BMW | 5.615 | 4.2% | – 5.8% | 7 | 58 501 | 3.8% | + 15.7% | 7 | 8 |
| 8 | Skoda | 4108 | 3.1% | + 5.8% | 8 | 39 336 | 2.6% | + 16.1% | 13 | 16 |
| 9 | Audi | 4026 | 3.0% | – 8.4% | 11 | 42,888 | 2.8% | – 2.9% | 9 | 11 |
| 10 | Mercedes | 3951 | 3.0% | – 24.2% | 9 | 43,596 | 2.8% | + 0.2% | 8 | 9 |
| 11 | Tesla | 3773 | 2.8% | – 59.8% | 18 | 34,990 | 2.3% | – 34.6% | 15 | 7 |
| 12 | Hyundai | 3337 | 2.5% | – 15.8% | 10 | 40.105 | 2.6% | – 10.5% | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | Kia | 3200 | 2.4% | – 27.3% | 12 | 40 036 | 2.6% | – 10.5% | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | Ford | 2839 | 2.1% | – 34.7% | 13 | 40 206 | 2.6% | – 13.7% | 10 | 10 |
| 15 | Opel | 2163 | 1.6% | – 36.1% | 14 | 38 351 | 2.5% | – 3.2% | 14 | 14 |
| 16 | Suzuki | 1959 | 1.5% | + 1.9% | 19 | 22 043 | 1.4% | + 13.5% | 18 | 21 |
| 17 | Cupra | 1713 | 1.3% | + 17.1% | 17 | 15,661 | 1.0% | + 17.8% | 23 | 24 |
| 18 | Fiat | 1702 | 1.3% | – 50.7% | 15 | 30 714 | 2.0% | – 15.3% | 16 | 15 |
| 19 | Nissan | 1662 | 1.2% | – 48.2% | 16 | 25 367 | 1.7% | – 22.3% | 17 | 17 |
| 20 | Seat | 1573 | 1.2% | – 1.8% | 21 | 20,539 | 1.3% | + 29.8% | 19 | 22 |
France, November 2024 – models:
| Pos. | Model | November 24 | % | /23 | October | 2024 | % | /23 | Pos. | FY23 |
| 1 | Renault Clio | 7.103 | 5.3% | – 4.9% | 2 | 81 414 | 5.3% | – 7.3% | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Peugeot 208 | 5.915 | 4.4% | + 22.7% | 1 | 81 579 | 5.3% | + 1.4% | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Dacia Sandero | 5686 | 4.3% | + 7.9% | 3 | 69 176 | 4.5% | + 9.6% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Citroen C3 IV | 3728 | 2.8% | new | 18 | 6692 | 0.4% | new | 64 | – |
| 5 | Peugeot 308 | 3475 | 2.6% | – 29.8% | 10 | 34 835 | 2.3% | – 17.0% | 7 | 7 |
| 6 | Dacia Duster III | 3412 | 2.6% | new | 8 | 17,826 | 1.2% | new | 18 | – |
| 7 | Renault 5 | 3.316 | 2.5% | new | 52 | 5,292 | 0.3% | new | 77 | – |
| 8 | Peugeot 2008 | 3216 | 2.4% | – 7.1% | 7 | 44 725 | 2.9% | – 2.7% | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | Renault Captur | 3211 | 2.4% | – 5.0% | 6 | 42 580 | 2.8% | – 2.2% | 5 | 6 |
| 10 | Peugeot 3008 III | 3190 | 2.4% | new | 5 | 19,831 | 1.3% | new | 15 | 226 |
| 11 | Tesla Model Y | 3175 | 2.4% | – 1.3% | 29 | 23 770 | 1.5% | – 26.9% | 11 | 8 |
| 12 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 2999 | 2.2% | – 3.1% | 9 | 30 182 | 2.0% | + 8.8% | 9 | 11 |
| 13 | Toyota Yaris | 2703 | 2.0% | – 20.0% | 4 | 31,096 | 2.0% | + 23.3% | 8 | 16 |
| 14 | Volkswagen Polo | 2066 | 1.5% | – 0.4% | 11 | 22 149 | 1.4% | – 4.0% | 12 | 17 |
| 15 | Renault Austral | 1962 | 1.5% | – 9.6% | 12 | 24 147 | 1.6% | – 12.6% | 10 | 13 |
| 16 | Volkswagen Tiguan III | 1916 | 1.4% | new | 13 | 10,358 | 0.7% | new | 39 | – |
| 17 | Renault Symbiosis | 1784 | 1.3% | new | 19 | 5.085 | 0.3% | new | 79 | – |
| 18 | Dacia Jogger | 1528 | 1.1% | – 26.6% | 17 | 20 283 | 1.3% | – 12.8% | 13 | 18 |
| 19 | Volkswagen Golf | 1457 | 1.1% | – 1.9% | 33 | 14 177 | 0.9% | + 11.2% | 27 | 34 |
| 20 | BMW X1 | 1364 | 1.0% | + 12.2% | 23 | 14,583 | 1.0% | + 38.4% | 26 | 39 |
| 21 | Citroen E-C3 | 1239 | 0.9% | new | 14 | 7070 | 0.5% | new | 62 | – |
| 22 | Ford Puma | 1224 | 0.9% | – 35.4% | 25 | 18,274 | 1.2% | – 13.2% | 17 | 20 |
| 23 | Toyota C-HR II | 1213 | 0.9% | new | 15 | 13,978 | 0.9% | new | 29 | n/a |
| 24 | Kia Sportage | 1202 | 0.9% | – 11.9% | 26 | 13,903 | 0.9% | + 15.5% | 30 | 36 |
| 25 | Hyundai Tucson | 1154 | 0.9% | – 16.1% | 24 | 14 091 | 0.9% | – 16.5% | 28 | 26 |
| 26 | Citroen C5 Aircross | 1138 | 0.9% | – 24.3% | 20 | 13,658 | 0.9% | – 26.9% | 31 | 24 |
| 27 | Volkswagen T-Rock | 1126 | 0.8% | – 39.0% | 22 | 15,683 | 1.0% | – 17.7% | 25 | 21 |
| 28 | Toyota Aigo X | 1082 | 0.8% | – 25.8% | 21 | 13 232 | 0.9% | + 19.6% | 32 | 38 |
| 29 | Renault Scenic V | 1070 | 0.8% | new | 16 | 7,763 | 0.5% | new | 52 | – |
| 30 | Skoda Fabia | 1065 | 0.8% | + 33.1% | 32 | 9.365 | 0.6% | + 24.4% | 46 | 58 |
| 31 | Suzuki Swift | 1042 | 0.8% | + 11.0% | 41 | 9,918 | 0.6% | + 11.3% | 43 | 48 |
| 32 | Citroen C4 | 1028 | 0.8% | – 18.6% | 38 | 16,293 | 1.1% | + 3.4% | 22 | 30 |
| 33 | Hyundai Kona | 1002 | 0.8% | + 3.4% | 34 | 10 510 | 0.7% | – 5.0% | 38 | 41 |
| 34 | BMW Series 1 | 971 | 0.7% | – 12.5% | 50 | 8,652 | 0.6% | – 4.5% | 48 | 46 |
| 35 | Volkswagen T-Cross | 942 | 0.7% | + 2.6% | 40 | 11,914 | 0.8% | + 25.0% | 34 | 44 |
| 36 | Opel Corsa | 932 | 0.7% | – 41.3% | 28 | 19 910 | 1.3% | + 10.4% | 14 | 25 |
| 37 | Toyota Corolla | 878 | 0.7% | + 33.2% | 31 | 11,669 | 0.8% | + 15.5% | 35 | 42 |
| 38 | Seat Ibiza | 874 | 0.7% | + 25.2% | 56 | 9.952 | 0.6% | + 72.1% | 42 | 70 |
| 39 | Renault Espace | 857 | 0.6% | – 4.4% | 48 | 10 147 | 0.7% | + 137.7% | 40 | 74 |
| 40 | Mercedes GLA | 846 | 0.6% | – 38.6% | 51 | 9.239 | 0.6% | – 8.3% | 47 | 40 |
| 41 | Skoda Octavia | 834 | 0.6% | – 0.8% | 36 | 7,484 | 0.5% | + 28.7% | 56 | 68 |
| 42 | Audi A1 | 832 | 0.6% | + 12.0% | 60 | 6,333 | 0.4% | – 19.6% | 66 | 57 |
| 43 | Nissan Qashqai | 820 | 0.6% | – 37.7% | 43 | 12 253 | 0.8% | – 20.5% | 33 | 29 |
| 44 | MG 3 | 798 | 0.6% | new | 54 | 4710 | 0.3% | new | 85 | – |
| 45 | Cupra Formentor | 797 | 0.6% | + 0.5% | 49 | 8,437 | 0.5% | + 5.1% | 49 | 53 |
| 46 | Renault Rafal | 788 | 0.6% | new | 57 | 4189 | 0.3% | new | 95 | – |
| 47 | Renault Megane E-Tech | 780 | 0.6% | – 52.5% | 39 | 15,997 | 1.0% | + 0.9% | 23 | 27 |
| 48 | Skoda Kamik | 711 | 0.5% | + 14.5% | 44 | 7,273 | 0.5% | + 17.2% | 57 | 64 |
| 49 | Dacia Spring | 705 | 0.5% | – 72.4% | 117 | 4296 | 0.3% | – 84.1% | 92 | 14 |
| 50 | Mini-Hatch IV | 690 | 0.5% | new | 45 | 5,566 | 0.4% | new | 72 | – |
| 51 | Volkswagen ID.3 | 684 | 0.5% | + 85.4% | 67 | 6,416 | 0.4% | + 48.4% | 65 | 85 |
| 52 | Ford Kuga | 683 | 0.5% | – 42.3% | 27 | 10,036 | 0.7% | – 15.8% | 41 | 37 |
| 53 | Fiat 600 | 670 | 0.5% | + 90.3% | 30 | 7976 | 0.5% | + 1052.6% | 51 | 171 |
| 54 | BMW IX1 | 660 | 0.5% | + 24.5% | 59 | 7998 | 0.5% | + 187.5% | 50 | 100 |
| 55 | Jeep Avenger | 660 | 0.5% | + 179.7% | 68 | 7,212 | 0.5% | + 289.0% | 61 | 133 |
| 56 | Volkswagen Tygo | 652 | 0.5% | – 13.2% | 53 | 7.221 | 0.5% | – 14.3% | 58 | 50 |
| 57 | BMW Series 3 | 632 | 0.5% | + 79.5% | 99 | 4242 | 0.3% | + 7.1% | 93 | 91 |
| 58 | Mercedes GLC | 627 | 0.5% | – 37.7% | 42 | 5,510 | 0.4% | – 36.6% | 74 | 49 |
| 59 | Toyota RAV4 | 598 | 0.4% | – 22.9% | 46 | 7,576 | 0.5% | + 26.3% | 53 | 65 |
| 60 | Fiat 500 | 591 | 0.4% | – 77.1% | 58 | 16 425 | 1.1% | – 44.7% | 21 | 9 |
France, November 2024 – BEV models:
| Pos. | Model | November 24 | October |
| 1 | Renault 5 | 3.316 | 6 |
| 2 | Tesla Model Y | 3175 | 4 |
| 3 | Citroen e-C3 | 1239 | 1 |
| 4 | Renault Scenic E-Tech | 1070 | 2 |
| 5 | Peugeot e-208 | 889 | 3 |
| 6 | Renault Megane E-Tech | 780 | 5 |
| 7 | Dacia Spring | 705 | n/a |
| 8 | Volkswagen ID.3 | 684 | 13 |
| 9 | BMW IX1 | 650 | 8 |
| 10 | Fiat 500e | 590 | 14 |
| 11 | Tesla Model 3 | 565 | 15 |
| 12 | Volkswagen ID.4 | 535 | 9 |
| 13 | Skoda Enyak | 518 | 10 |
| 14 | Mini | 485 | 7 |
| 15 | Cupra Born | 423 | 11 |
| 16 | Peugeot e-3008 | 342 | 12 |
| 17 | MG4 | 341 | 18 |
| 18 | BMW IX2 | 332 | n/a |
| 19 | Porsche Macan | 317 | n/a |
| 20 | Audi Q4 e-Tron | 307 | n/a |
Source: AAA, PFA.