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France 1984: Peugeot 205 takes the relay

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Peugeot 205

* See the Top 168 best-selling models by clicking on the title! *

New car sales in France are down 13% in 1984 to 1,750,800 registrations. After 10 years of reign of the Renault 5, the Peugeot 205 makes up for a shy start in 1983 and helped by the arrival of the 2-door and GTI versions it takes the lead of the models ranking with 171,702 sales and 9.8% share, the first Peugeot to be #1 since the Peugeot 204 in 1971.

Renault 11

Right in between the Renault 5 – still #1 in January and February and #3 at year-end with 122,644 sales and 7% share – and the Peugeot 205, there was an interim leader in the French market. The Renault 11 ranked #1 from March to June 1984, peaking at brilliant 10% share in April. The 11 finishes the year in 2nd place at 143,669 units and 8.2% share.

Very last month at #1 for the Renault 5 in February 1984

The Citroen BX is up 3 spots to #4 with 106,875 sales and 6.1%. Launched in March, the Renault 25 is a massive success and finishes the year in an outstanding 6th position with 70,082 sales and 4% share, the most successful large model for the brand in a very long time. The Renault Supercinq, launched in September, lands directly at #16 with 31,537 units.

The Ford Fiesta is the best-selling foreign model this year, up 3 spots to #10 with 50,773 sales and 2.9%, followed by the Ford Escort at #12, the VW Golf at #13, the Opel Corsa at #15, the Ford Sierra at #17 and the Fiat Uno at #18.

Previous year: see the France 1983 Top 22 best-selling models here.

Full Year 1984 Top 168 and every monthly Top 10 Ranking Tables below.

You can check out the monthly market shares of the Top 10 best-selling French models in 1984 here:

France 1984:

Pos Model 1984 % 84/83 1983 % Pos
1 Peugeot 205 171,702 9.8% 67% 103,017 5.1% 6
2 Renault 11 143,660 8.2% 6% 135,341 6.7% 2
3 Renault 5 Laureate 122,644 7.0% -42% 211,094 10.5% 1
4 Citroen BX 106,875 6.1% 19% 89,903 4.5% 7
5 Peugeot 305 82,347 4.7% -22% 105,032 5.2% 5
6 Renault 25 70,082 4.0% new 0 0.0%  -
7 Renault 9 66,578 3.8% -48% 129,273 6.4% 3
8 Renault 18 56,066 3.2% -49% 109,097 5.4% 4
9 Citroen Visa 54,314 3.1% -19% 66,647 3.3% 8
10 Ford Fiesta 50,304 2.9% 8% 46,457 2.3% 13
11 Renault 4 42,049 2.4% -32% 61,592 3.0% 9
12 Ford Escort 42,031 2.4% -20% 52,534 2.6% 10
13 VW Golf 38,630 2.2% -23% 50,485 2.5% 11
14 Peugeot 505 38,545 2.2% -19% 47,475 2.4% 12
15 Opel Corsa 38,349 2.2% 27% 30,287 1.5% 18
16 Renault Supercinq 31,537 1.8% new 0 0.0%  -
17 Ford Sierra 29,016 1.7% n/a n/a n/a n/a
18 Fiat Uno 27,290 1.6% n/a n/a n/a n/a
19 Peugeot 104 22,777 1.3% -44% 40,407 2.0% 14
20 Talbot Samba 21,029 1.2% -42% 36,366 1.8% 15
21 BMW 3 Series 19,603 1.1% n/a n/a n/a n/a
22 Opel Ascona 17,821 1.0% n/a n/a n/a n/a
23 Fiat Panda 17,581 1.0% n/a n/a n/a n/a
24 Citroen CX 17,521 1.0% -38% 28,274 1.4% 19
25 Opel Kadett 16,615 0.9%
26 Citroen 2CV 16,496 0.9%
27 Ford Orion 15,808 0.9%
28 VW Polo 15,340 0.9%
29 Fiat Regata 15,092 0.9%
30 Fiat Ritmo 14,865 0.8%
31 Audi 80 14,239 0.8%
32 Talbot Horizon 12,672 0.7%
33 Citroen GSA 11,855 0.7%
34 Austin Metro 11,237 0.6%
35 Seat Ronda 10,007 0.6%
36 VW Jetta 9,898 0.6%
37 Citroen LNA 9,692 0.6%
38 Mercedes 190 9,636 0.5%
39 Autobianchi A112 9,583 0.5%
40 Volvo 300 Series 9,253 0.5%
41 BMW 5 Series 9,131 0.5%
42 Lada 2107 8,880 0.5%
43 Alfa 33 8,718 0.5%
44 Mazda 323 8,033 0.5%
45 Mercedes 200 Series 7,356 0.4%
46 Audi 100 7,184 0.4%
47 Seat Fura 6,902 0.4%
48 Austin Mini 6,700 0.4%
49 Talbot Solara 6,500 0.4%
50 Citroen Axel 6,262 0.4%
51 VW Passat 5,840 0.3%
52 Lada 1200 5,447 0.3%
53 Austin Maestro 5,042 0.3%
54 Toyota Corolla 4,759 0.3%
55 Mazda 626 4,698 0.3%
56 Lancia Prisma 4,171 0.2%
57 Datsun Sunny 3,951 0.2%
58 Lada 2105 3,934 0.2%
59 Alfa Romeo Alfetta 3,930 0.2%
60 Honda Civic 3,921 0.2%
61 Volvo 200 Series 3,875 0.2%
62 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 3,770 0.2%
63 Lada Niva 3,730 0.2%
64 Lancia Delta 3,559 0.2%
65 Alfa Romeo Alfasud 3,398 0.2%
66 Toyota Tercel 2,976 0.2%
67 Triumph Acclaim 2,862 0.2%
68 Datsun Micra 2,753 0.2%
69 Datsun Bluebird 2,693 0.2%
70 Volvo 700 Series 2,650 0.2%
71 Datsun Cherry 2,563 0.1%
72 Renault Fuego 2,512 0.1%
73 Renault Espace 2,432 0.1%
74 Renault 20 2,390 0.1%
75 Honda Accord 2,276 0.1%
76 VW Santana 2,199 0.1%
77 Toyota Lite-Ace 2,058 0.1%
78 Mitsubishi Colt 1,978 0.1%
79 Skoda S 105 1,931 0.1%
80 Skoda S 120 1,859 0.1%
81 Opel Rekord 1,820 0.1%
82 Mazda 929 1,813 0.1%
83 Mercedes 300 Series 1,737 0.1%
84 Polski Polonez 1,697 0.1%
85 MG Metro 1,619 0.1%
86 Rover 2000 Series 1,573 0.1%
87 Honda Prelude 1,386 0.1%
88 VW Scirocco 1,372 0.1%
89 Fiat 127 1,357 0.1%
90 Innocenti 3 S 1,263 0.1%
91 BMW 7 Series 1,250 0.1%
92 Saab 900 1,234 0.1%
93 Toyota Celica 1,202 0.1%
94 Toyota Model F 1,183 0.1%
95 Zastava Yugo 1,175 0.1%
96 Audi Coupe 1,126 0.1%
97 Audi 200 1,101 0.1%
98 Mitsubishi Pajero 1,031 0.1%
99 Opel Manta 985 0.1%
100 Peugeot 604 957 0.1%
101 Ford Granada 935 0.1%
102 Fiat 126 882 0.1%
103 Lancia Beta 841 0.0%
104 Fiat Argenta 799 0.0%
105 Datsun Prairie 710 0.0%
106 MG Maestro 709 0.0%
107 Porsche 944 697 0.0%
108 Audi 90 581 0.0%
109 Datsun Cedric 541 0.0%
110 Matra Rancho 537 0.0%
111 Datsun Vanette 505 0.0%
112 Lancia Trevi 500 0.0%
113 Honda Quintet 484 0.0%
114 Opel Senator 478 0.0%
115 Polski 125 P 447 0.0%
116 Datsun Stanza 446 0.0%
117 Fiat 131 445 0.0%
118 Austin Montego 353 0.0%
119 Toyota Camry 334 0.0%
120 Mitsubishi Lancer 326 0.0%
121 Porsche 924 306 0.0%
122 Alfa 90 305 0.0%
123 Datsun Patrol 280 0.0%
124 Mercedes 500 279 0.0%
125 Alpine A310 277 0.0%
126 Opel Monza 263 0.0%
127 Porsche 911 256 0.0%
128 BMW 6 Series 236 0.0%
129 Datsun Silvia 231 0.0%
130 Alfa Romeo Spider 223 0.0%
131 Toyota Land Cruiser 202 0.0%
132 Zastava 1100 188 0.0%
133 Aro 164 0.0%
134 Seat Ibiza 159 0.0%
135 Renault 30 148 0.0%
136 Matra Murena 132 0.0%
137 Zastava 1300 131 0.0%
138 Porsche 928 111 0.0%
139 Ferrari 97 0.0%
140 Jaguar Sovereign 96 0.0%
141 Mitsubishi Galant 96 0.0%
142 Range Rover 88 0.0%
143 Alfa 6 72 0.0%
144 Mitsubishi Space Wagon 70 0.0%
145 Peugeot 504 68 0.0%
146 Lada 1600 60 0.0%
147 Fiat 124 59 0.0%
148 Fiat 128 57 0.0%
149 Mazda RX7 53 0.0%
150 Land Rover 51 0.0%
151 Ford Capri 41 0.0%
152 Jaguar XJS 38 0.0%
153 Lancia Gamma 35 0.0%
154 Jaguar XJ 30 0.0%
155 Rover 3500 22 0.0%
156 Talbot Tagora 22 0.0%
157 Buick 20 0.0%
158 Renault 14 17 0.0%
159 Rolls Royce/Bentley 12 0.0%
160 Jaguar Vanden Plas 12 0.0%
161 Jeep 11 0.0%
162 Lotus 11 0.0%
163 Innocenti 120L 11 0.0%
164 Zastava Super 4 0.0%
165 Lancia Coupe 3 0.0%
166 Zastava Contact 3 0.0%
167 Talbot 1510 2 0.0%
168 Chevrolet 1 0.0%

Source: L’Auto Journal, L’Argus, many thanks to STAC for sharing the data!

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