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France 1997: Renault Megane snaps up pole position!

January 10th, 1998 Leave a comment Go to comments

Renault Megane Scenic

* See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! *

Catastrophic year for car sales in France: down 20% at 1,713,030 registrations, the worst total since 1975. Massive change in pole position: the Renault Megane puts an end to 5 years of uninterrupted Clio domination to become the best-selling car in France with 143,821 sales and 8.4% share, peaking at 10% in January. It is the first time in 24 years (since the Renault 12 in 1973) that the French best-seller is not a ‘mini’. However Megane figures include the Scenic MPV version accounting for 60% of total sales, as for now the two models are considered part of the same range.

Peugeot 406

The Renault Clio drops 27% to #2 and 119,844 units, its weakest full year result since the launch of the nameplate in 1990. It fell to a worst-ever 4.8% market share in June. All four following models drop significantly: the Peugeot 306 (-15%), Renault Twingo (-29%), Peugeot 106 (-37%) even though it ranked #1 for the first time in June, and Renault Laguna (-23%).

VW Polo

There are 3 newcomers in the Top 10: the Peugeot 406 is 7th at 3.7%, peaking at a fantastic 2nd place with 6.5% in June, the Citroen Saxo is 8th at 3.6%, peaking at #4 in April, and the VW Polo, brilliantly taking the lead of imported models, up 6 sots to #9 and even ranking 4th in May, potentially the best monthly position ever reached by a foreign model in France. Note the Fiat Bravo/a broke into the Top 10 in August at #9 with 3%.

Previous year: see the France 1996 Top 100 best-selling models here.

Full Year 1997 Top 100 and monthly Top 15 Ranking Tables below.

You can check out every monthly Top 15 for Jan-Aug 1997 here: France 1997 12 Month by Month

France First Half 1997 in pictures:

France Full Year 1997:

Pos Model 1997 % 97/96 1996 % Pos
1 Renault Megane 143,821 8.4% 5% 136,688 6.4% 2
2 Renault Clio 119,844 7.0% -27% 163,396 7.7% 1
3 Peugeot 306 96,509 5.6% -15% 113,356 5.3% 5
4 Renault Twingo 82,315 4.8% -29% 115,178 5.4% 4
5 Peugeot 106 81,757 4.8% -37% 129,017 6.1% 3
6 Renault Laguna 66,280 3.9% -23% 85,868 4.0% 6
7 Peugeot 406 63,245 3.7% -4% 66,010 3.1% 12
8 Citroen Saxo 62,248 3.6% 5% 59,472 2.8% 14
9 VW Polo 58,574 3.4% 0% 58,660 2.8% 15
10 Opel Corsa 53,209 3.1% -30% 75,884 3.6% 9
11 Citroen Xantia 51,761 3.0% -15% 60,762 2.8% 13
12 Ford Fiesta 48,938 2.9% -36% 76,972 3.6% 8
13 Fiat Punto 46,946 2.7% -31% 68,451 3.2% 10
14 VW Golf 41,740 2.4% -37% 66,297 3.1% 11
15 Citroen ZX 41,448 2.4% -46% 77,329 3.6% 7
16 Ford Escort 36,170 2.1% -24% 47,802 2.2% 16
17 Opel Astra 26,287 1.5% -26% 35,379 1.7% 18
18 Opel Vectra 24,547 1.4% -22% 31,379 1.5% 20
19 Renault Espace 24,383 1.4% 31% 18,556 0.9% 27
20 Peugeot 205 23,739 1.4% -15% 28,076 1.3% 21
21 Ford Mondeo 22,921 1.3% -4% 23,872 1.1% 23
22 Citroen Xsara 21,932 1.3% new 0 0.0%  -
23 Ford Ka 21,299 1.2% 389% 4,356 0.2% 59
24 Renault Safrane 20,040 1.2% -3% 20,640 1.0% 25
25 Fiat Brava 19,037 1.1% -10% 21,169 1.0% n/a
26 VW Passat 18,963 1.1% 125% 8,431 0.4% 42
27 Audi A4 14,974 0.9% -25% 19,942 0.9% 26
28 Seat Ibiza 14,222 0.8% -32% 20,876 1.0% 24
29 BMW Serie 3 12,675 0.7% -20% 15,773 0.7% 29
30 Mercedes Classe C 12,608 0.7% -16% 15,062 0.7% 30
31 Citroen AX 11,401 0.7% -75% 45,573 2.1% 17
32 Fiat Bravo 10,562 0.6% -9% 11,586 0.5% n/a
33 Rover 200 10,007 0.6% -15% 11,720 0.5% 34
34 Mercedes Classe E 9,984 0.6% -5% 10,558 0.5% 35
35 Fiat Marea 9,242 0.5% 431% 1,741 0.1% 91
36 Nissan Primera 8,918 0.5% 31% 6,831 0.3% 47
37 BMW Serie 5 8,582 0.5% -11% 9,656 0.5% 38
38 Citroen Berlingo 7,858 0.5% 340% 1,785 0.1% 90
39 Fiat Panda 7,718 0.5% -71% 26,842 1.3% 22
40 Renault Kangoo 7,705 0.4% new 0 0.0%  -
41 Rover 400 7,662 0.4% 8% 7,114 0.3% 46
42 Honda Civic 7,635 0.4% -19% 9,373 0.4% 40
43 Peugeot 806 7,568 0.4% -23% 9,830 0.5% 37
44 Audi A3 7,243 0.4% 385% 1,492 0.1% 98
45 Nissan Micra 6,380 0.4% -46% 11,755 0.6% 33
46 Skoda Felicia 6,147 0.4% -29% 8,709 0.4% 41
47 Nissan Almera 6,013 0.4% -42% 10,370 0.5% 36
48 Ford Galaxy 5,470 0.3% -25% 7,314 0.3% 45
49 Seat Cordoba 5,128 0.3% -38% 8,270 0.4% 43
50 Daewoo Nexia 5,064 0.3% -47% 9,541 0.4% 39
51 Chrysler Voyager 4,981 0.3% -35% 7,661 0.4% 44
52 Peugeot 605 4,972 0.3% -18% 6,055 0.3% 49
53 Citroen Evasion 4,940 0.3% -26% 6,662 0.3% 48
54 Fiat Cinquecento 4,907 0.3% -72% 17,658 0.8% 28
55 Toyota Carina E 4,760 0.3% -10% 5,279 0.2% 52
56 VW Sharan 4,570 0.3% 2% 4,473 0.2% 58
57 Volvo S40/V40 4,497 0.3% 65% 2,719 0.1% 73
58 Toyota Corolla 4,008 0.2% 6% 3,770 0.2% 63
59 Citroen XM 3,877 0.2% -24% 5,075 0.2% 56
60 Audi A6 3,833 0.2% 5% 3,661 0.2% 64
61 Opel Tigra 3,826 0.2% -28% 5,278 0.2% 53
62 Hyundai Pony 3,810 0.2% -26% 5,146 0.2% 55
63 Toyota Starlet 3,464 0.2% new 0 0.0%  -
64 VW Polo Classic 3,458 0.2% 26% 2,734 0.1% 72
65 Rover 600 3,355 0.2% -21% 4,249 0.2% 60
66 Peugeot Partner 3,244 0.2% n/a n/a n/a  -
67 Toyota Land Cruiser 3,113 0.2% 49% 2,086 0.1% 81
68 Toyota Rav4 2,973 0.2% -18% 3,626 0.2% 65
69 Rover 100 2,940 0.2% -48% 5,689 0.3% 50
70 Lancia Ypsilon 2,862 0.2% -28% 3,965 0.2% 61
71 Alfa Romeo 146 2,735 0.2% -51% 5,634 0.3% 51
72 Seat Toledo 2,703 0.2% -45% 4,935 0.2% 57
73 Opel Omega 2,618 0.2% -20% 3,256 0.2% 67
74 Mazda 323 2,500 0.1% -30% 3,597 0.2% 66
75 Opel Frontera 2,479 0.1% -1% 2,502 0.1% 76
76 Fiat Ulysse 2,230 0.1% -30% 3,170 0.1% 69
77 Nissan Terrano II 2,146 0.1% 6% 2,016 0.1% 84
78 Santana Vitara 2,144 0.1% 5% 2,038 0.1% 82
79 Seat Arosa 2,135 0.1% new 0 0.0%  -
80 Renault Trafic 2,049 0.1% -16% 2,432 0.1% 77
81 Skoda Octavia 2,025 0.1% new 0 0.0%  -
82 Seat Alhambra 1,929 0.1% 65% 1,167 0.1%  -
83 Suzuki Baleno 1,928 0.1% -8% 2,106 0.1% 80
84 Honda Accord 1,889 0.1% -26% 2,544 0.1% 75
85 Mitsubishi Pajero 1,870 0.1% -3% 1,928 0.1% 85
86 Mazda 626 1,851 0.1% 26% 1,473 0.1% 99
87 Saab 900 1,850 0.1% -2% 1,890 0.1% 87
88 VW Transporter 1,734 0.1% 2% 1,703 0.1% 92
89 Honda CR-V 1,679 0.1% new 0 0.0%  -
90 Daewoo Espero 1,663 0.1% -43% 2,906 0.1% 71
91 Land Rover Discovery 1,568 0.1% 8% 1,456 0.1% 100
92 Opel Sintra 1,556 0.1% new 0 0.0%  -
93 Mercedes SLK 1,549 0.1% new 0 0.0%  -
94 BMW Z3 1,534 0.1% 7% 1,427 0.1%  -
95 Suzuki Swift 1,478 0.1% -18% 1,812 0.1% 89
96 Range Rover 1,384 0.1% -18% 1,697 0.1% 94
97 Toyota Picnic 1,321 0.1% new 0 0.0%  -
98 Seat Marbella 1,281 0.1% -61% 3,251 0.2% 68
99 Renault Express 1,232 0.1% -67% 3,782 0.2% 62
100 Ford Maverick 1,186 0.1% -4% 1,233 0.1%  -

Source: Auto Plus

Categories: France
  1. STAC
    June 13th, 2012 at 01:47 | #1
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    En décomptant les chiffres de la Mégane et du Scénic, donc La Clio est bien n°1!!!

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