France 1967: Renault 4 reclaims leadership
1967 Renault 4
* See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! *
After losing its title of best-selling car in France in 1966 to the Citroen Ami 6, the Renault 4 gets a new aluminium grill and jumps back on top in 1967 with 177,950 sales and 14.5% market share, up 11%. The Citroen Ami 6 drops to #2 at 148,680 units and 12.1% share, down 8%. we welcome a new entrant on the French podium this year: the Peugeot 204, up a massive 36% on 1966 to land #3 with 129,610 sales and 10.5%.
Citroen Ami 6
The Peugeot 404 stays #4 with sales down 7% to 98,640 and 8% share, followed by the Renault 16 up 4 spots and 15%, the Citroen DS/ID up 2 ranks to #6, the Simca 1301/1501 down one spot to #7 and the Citroen 2CV down an alarming 42% and 5 ranks to #8 due to the arrival of the Citroen Dyane at #12.
Fiat 850
There is no foreign model in the Top 12 this year and the Fiat 850 takes the lead of imports in 1967 at #13 with 15,810 sales, ahead of the Opel Kadett at #14 and 13,990, Opel Rekord at #16 and 12,990, Ford 12M at #17, VW Beetle at #18, Austin/Morris Mini at #19 and Fiat 500 at #20.
Full Year 1967 Top 20 Ranking Table below.
France 1967 – Sales:
| Pos | Model | 1967 | % | 67/66 | 1966 | Pos |
| 1 | Renault 4L | 177,950 | 14.5% | 11% | 160,000 | 2 |
| 2 | Citroen Ami 6 | 148,680 | 12.1% | -8% | 162,000 | 1 |
| 3 | Peugeot 204 | 129,610 | 10.5% | 36% | 95,000 | 5 |
| 4 | Peugeot 404 | 98,640 | 8.0% | -7% | 106,000 | 4 |
| 5 | Renault 16 | 78,195 | 6.4% | 15% | 68,000 | 9 |
| 6 | Citroen DS/ID | 78,155 | 6.3% | 13% | 69,000 | 8 |
| 7 | Simca 1301/1501 | 74,740 | 6.1% | -20% | 93,000 | 6 |
| 8 | Citroen 2CV | 61,950 | 5.0% | -42% | 107,000 | 3 |
| 9 | Renault 8 | 54,175 | 4.4% | 53% | 35,500 | 11 |
| 10 | Renault 10 | 51,150 | 4.2% | -35% | 78,500 | 7 |
| 11 | Simca 1000 | 37,150 | 3.0% | -17% | 44,500 | 10 |
| 12 | Citroen Dyane | 32,960 | 2.7% | new | 0 | - |
| 13 | Fiat 850 | 15,810 | 1.3% | -19% | 19,500 | 13 |
| 14 | Opel Kadett | 13,990 | 1.1% | -32% | 20,500 | 12 |
| 15 | Simca 1100 | 13,150 | 1.1% | new | 0 | - |
| 16 | Opel Rekord | 12,990 | 1.1% | 4% | 12,450 | 15 |
| 17 | Ford 12M | 11,510 | 0.9% | -19% | 14,200 | 14 |
| 18 | VW Beetle | 10,390 | 0.8% | 38% | 7,550 | 18 |
| 19 | Austin/Morris Mini | 8,430 | 0.7% | -17% | 10,100 | 16 |
| 20 | Fiat 500 | 7,290 | 0.6% | 16% | 6,300 | 20 |
France 1967 – Production:
| Pos | Model | Production | % | Var |
| 1 | Renault 4 | 292,000 | 16.2% | 29% |
| 2 | Renault 8/10 | 213,000 | 11.8% | -7% |
| 3 | Peugeot 404 | 172,000 | 9.6% | -3% |
| 4 | Peugeot 204 | 165,000 | 9.2% | 40% |
| 5 | Citroen Ami 6 | 163,000 | 9.1% | -9% |
| 6 | Simca 1301/1501 | 133,000 | 7.4% | -13% |
| 7 | Citroen 2CV | 129,000 | 7.2% | -6% |
| 8 | Renault 16 | 119,000 | 6.6% | 1% |
| 9 | Citroen DS/ID | 94,000 | 5.2% | 3% |
| 10 | Simca 1000 | 87,000 | 4.8% | -51% |
| 11 | Simca 1100 | 25,000 | 1.4% | new |
| 12 | Renault Dauphine | 9,000 | 0.5% | -31% |
Source: L’Auto Journal
