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France 2004: 206 passes Clio, Renault Modus off to a great start

January 1st, 2005 Leave a comment Go to comments

Peugeot 206

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In a stable market (2,013,709 registrations), the Peugeot 206 loses less ground than the Clio to become #1 over the year for the first time since 2001.

There may be one culprit for this changeover: the Renault Modus. The small MPV delivers a smashing entrance, reaching #5 in September for its first full month (5.1%), and again in November (5%) and December (4.3%). It hit its big sister full frontal: from 6.7% share (+32%) in August, the Clio plunged to 5.6% in Sept (#4, -35%) and 5.4% in October (#4, -46%)…

Renault Modus

(Although striking, the ‘Modus-effect’ was short-lived, the model never surpassing its opening market share of 5.1% and the Clio recovering perfectly well in 2005…)

2004 was also the year the Renault Scenic (or any MPV for that matter) ranked #1 monthly for the very first time in France: in November with 7.7% market share, an out-of-this-world figure for a car in that category. The Peugeot 307 was also #1 once this year, in May.

Peugeot 407

The Peugeot 407 broke into the French monthly Top 10 for the first time as early as for its 2nd month of sale: #10 in June with 5,555 sales and 2.6% share, then peaking at #7 in August with 3.6%.

Full Year 2004 Top 100 and Jun-Dec monthly Top 20 Ranking Tables below.

You can check out each and every Monthly Top 20 from June to December here: France 2004 By Month

 

France Full Year 2004:

Pos Model 2004 % /03 2003 % Pos
1 Peugeot 206 151,250 7.5% -5% 159,564 7.9% 2
2 Renault Clio 137,547 6.8% -16% 162,979 8.1% 1
3 Peugeot 307 133,956 6.7% -4% 139,854 7.0% 3
4 Renault Scenic 124,311 6.2% 30% 95,726 4.8% 5
5 Renault Mégane 98,963 4.9% -4% 103,010 5.1% 4
6 Citroen C3 86,875 4.3% 4% 83,509 4.2% 6
7 Citroen Xsara Picasso 55,604 2.8% -13% 64,041 3.2% 8
8 Renault Twingo 47,699 2.4% -10% 53,116 2.6% 9
9 Renault Laguna 47,114 2.3% -28% 65,218 3.2% 7
10 VW Golf 42,704 2.1% 5% 40,838 2.0% 10
11 Peugeot 407 37,211 1.8% n/a 0 0.0% n/a
12 Renault Modus 31,946 1.6% n/a 0 0.0% n/a
13 Citroen C2 31,332 1.6% 207% 10,209 0.5% 44
14 VW Polo 29,877 1.5% -3% 30,769 1.5% 14
15 Ford Fiesta 29,340 1.5% 16% 25,403 1.3% 20
16 Citroen C5 27,586 1.4% -10% 30,719 1.5% 15
17 Ford C-Max 27,548 1.4% 685% 3,509 0.2% n/a
18 Toyota Yaris 27,110 1.3% 7% 25,384 1.3% 21
19 Opel Meriva 25,962 1.3% 43% 18,105 0.9% 27
20 Renault Kangoo 25,818 1.3% -2% 26,264 1.3% 19
21 Opel Corsa 24,905 1.2% -20% 31,015 1.5% 13
22 Renault Espace 24,530 1.2% 0% 24,432 1.2% 22
23 Opel Zafira 24,519 1.2% -30% 35,027 1.7% 12
24 VW Touran 22,233 1.1% 74% 12,800 0.6% 35
25 Ford Focus 21,234 1.1% -26% 28,656 1.4% 18
26 Opel Astra 20,912 1.0% 27% 16,518 0.8% 30
27 Citroen Xsara 20,195 1.0% -43% 35,122 1.7% 11
28 Citroen Berlingo 19,250 1.0% -3% 19,928 1.0% 24
29 Seat Ibiza 18,092 0.9% -3% 18,709 0.9% 26
30 Mercedes Classe C 16,492 0.8% -8% 17,946 0.9% 28
31 Nissan Micra 16,106 0.8% -7% 17,226 0.9% 29
32 BMW Serie 3 16,054 0.8% -18% 19,650 1.0% 25
33 VW Passat 15,910 0.8% -28% 22,221 1.1% 23
34 Fiat Punto 15,883 0.8% -46% 29,143 1.5% 17
35 Audi A4 14,762 0.7% -8% 16,011 0.8% 31
36 Audi A3 14,160 0.7% 2% 13,896 0.7% 34
37 Toyota RAV4 13,844 0.7% -8% 15,064 0.7% 33
38 Fiat Panda 13,703 0.7% 286% 3,546 0.2% n/a
39 Peugeot Partner 12,302 0.6% -2% 12,579 0.6% 36
40 Mercedes Classe A 11,169 0.6% -9% 12,207 0.6% 37
41 Mini 10,858 0.5% 2% 10,645 0.5% 42
42 Peugeot 807 9,985 0.5% -17% 12,045 0.6% 39
43 Nissan X-Trail 9,918 0.5% 14% 8,708 0.4% 47
44 Peugeot 406 9,393 0.5% -68% 29,725 1.5% 16
45 Mercedes Classe E 9,094 0.5% -13% 10,405 0.5% 43
46 Ford Mondeo 8,643 0.4% -45% 15,801 0.8% 32
47 Toyota Corolla Verso 8,575 0.4% 67% 5,150 0.3% n/a
48 Toyota Land Cruiser 8,179 0.4% 165% 3,082 0.2% n/a
49 Hyundai Getz 8,136 0.4% 72% 4,730 0.2% n/a
50 Opel Vectra 8,085 0.4% -29% 11,371 0.6% 40
51 Toyota Avensis 8,026 0.4% 48% 5,430 0.3% n/a
52 Ford Fusion 7,763 0.4% -30% 11,090 0.6% 41
53 Smart Fortwo 7,456 0.4% -5% 7,816 0.4% n/a
54 Toyota Corolla 7,322 0.4% 8% 6,779 0.3% n/a
55 Citroen C8 7,294 0.4% -23% 9,448 0.5% 46
56 Peugeot 607 7,215 0.4% -26% 9,698 0.5% 45
57 BMW Serie 5 6,919 0.3% 10% 6,273 0.3% n/a
58 Citroen C4 6,853 0.3% new 0 0.0% n/a
59 Alfa Romeo 147 6,743 0.3% -19% 8,284 0.4% 49
60 Hyundai Santa Fe 6,484 0.3% -13% 7,411 0.4% n/a
61 Fiat Stilo 6,460 0.3% -47% 12,143 0.6% 38
62 Fiat Idea 6,089 0.3% new 0 0.0% n/a
63 Skoda Fabia 5,783 0.3% -19% 7,148 0.4% n/a
64 Seat Leon 5,763 0.3% -28% 8,060 0.4% 50
65 Renault Vel Satis 5,230 0.3% -38% 8,408 0.4% 48
66 Suzuki Grand Vitara 5,115 0.3% 23% 4,145 0.2% n/a
67 BMW X5 5,058 0.3% 39% 3,638 0.2% n/a
68 Renault Trafic 5,049 0.3% 22% 4,125 0.2% n/a
69 Audi A6 4,803 0.2% 23% 3,908 0.2% n/a
70 Seat Altea 4,410 0.2% new 0 0.0% n/a
71 BMW X3 4,286 0.2% new 0 0.0% n/a
72 Alfa Romeo 156 4,200 0.2% -15% 4,930 0.2% n/a
73 Mitsubishi Pajero 4,131 0.2% -15% 4,849 0.2% n/a
74 Smart Forfour 4,108 0.2% new 0 0.0% n/a
75 Mercedes Classe M 3,901 0.2% -8% 4,226 0.2% n/a
76 Mercedes CLK 3,587 0.2% 8% 3,312 0.2% n/a
77 Land Rover Freelander 3,552 0.2% 0% 3,541 0.2% n/a
78 Hyundai Matrix 3,536 0.2% 17% 3,035 0.2% n/a
79 VW Touareg 3,498 0.2% 129% 1,528 0.1% n/a
80 Mazda6 3,492 0.2% -11% 3,902 0.2% n/a
81 Kia Picanto 3,469 0.2% new 0 0.0% n/a
82 Nissan Tino 3,458 0.2% -5% 3,655 0.2% n/a
83 Suzuki Jimny 3,385 0.2% 140% 1,411 0.1% n/a
84 Daewoo Kalos 3,363 0.2% 64% 2,051 0.1% n/a
85 Chrysler PT Cruiser 3,283 0.2% -5% 3,467 0.2% n/a
86 BMW Serie 1 3,256 0.2% new 0 0.0% n/a
87 Skoda Octavia 3,254 0.2% -19% 4,032 0.2% n/a
88 Ford Ka 3,178 0.2% -19% 3,943 0.2% n/a
89 Suzuki Ignis 2,889 0.1% 226% 885 0.0% n/a
90 Mazda3 2,815 0.1% 622% 390 0.0% n/a
91 Opel Agila 2,769 0.1% -31% 4,036 0.2% n/a
92 Mazda2 2,754 0.1% 61% 1,708 0.1% n/a
93 Saab 9-3 2,579 0.1% 17% 2,201 0.1% n/a
94 Nissan Terrano 2,554 0.1% -2% 2,619 0.1% n/a
95 VW New Beetle 2,509 0.1% -5% 2,655 0.1% n/a
96 Fiat Doblo 2,467 0.1% -13% 2,823 0.1% n/a
97 Honda Accord 2,328 0.1% 124% 1,037 0.1% n/a
98 Volvo S60 2,322 0.1% -6% 2,481 0.1% n/a
99 Skoda Octavia II 2,225 0.1% new 0 0.0% n/a
100 Volvo V50 2,191 0.1% new 0 0.0% n/a

Source: Action Auto Moto, Wikipedia, many thanks to STAC for the tip!

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