France 1-18 May 2013: Peugeot 3008 and Citroen C4 impress

Will the new gen Peugeot 3008 (China version above) push it up further?

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The situation is getting a tiny bit better in France: from -20% year-on-year as at 13 May it is now down 15% after 18 days to 63,460 registrations, still not great however, granted. The Peugeot 208 holds onto its pole position for now thanks to 4,114 sales and 6.5%, a full two percentage points above its archenemy the Renault Clio IV at 2,862 units. But as you all know by now Renault has the habit of delaying the bulk of its sales up until the last few days of the month so all is not lost yet for the Clio…

Citroen C4

The Peugeot 3008 holds extremely well in third position with 1,655 sales and 2.6% share: if held until the end of the month (unlikely) it would be a new ranking record in the country for the model. The Citroen C4 also holds at sky-high levels in 4th place at 1,577 units and 2.5% as does the Dacia Sandero at #5 with 1,535 sales and 2.4%. Now that its Aulnay factory is freed from strikes, the Citroen C3 creeps back up to #6, while the VW Golf  VII shines at #8 and the Nissan Qashqai keeps on giving at #9, up 12% year-on-year…

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