France 1967: Renault and R4 reclaim leadership

1967 Renault 4

29/07/2026 update: Now with Top 13 All French brands and Top 33 All French models 

The French new vehicle market plateaus in 1967 at 1,196,366 units (including commercial vehicles), down -1.1% year-on-year. This year and for the first time since 1964 Renault (+3.8%) reclaims the brands top spot off Citroen (-7.7%) at 34.1% share vs. 31%. Peugeot (+7.4%) continues to increase its footprint to 21% share, double the #4 Simca (-9.3%) in difficulty at 10.5% share.

Citroen Ami 6

After losing its title of best-selling car in France in 1966 to the Citroen Ami 6, the Renault 4 (+10.5%) gets a new aluminium grill and jumps back on top in 1967. The Citroen Ami 6 (-11.4%) drops to #2 while the Peugeot 204 (+35.1%) climbs onto the year-end podium at 11% share vs. 8.1% a year ago. The Peugeot 404 (+4.8%) and Renault 16 (+14.9%) round out the Top 5. The Citroen Dyane lands at #12, impacting sales of the 2CV (-42.1%).

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 overall ahead of the Opel Kadett at #14, Opel Rekord at #16, Ford 12M at #17, VW Beetle at #18, Austin/Morris Mini at #19 and Fiat 500 at #20.

Full Year 1967 Top 13 All French brands, Top 33 All French models and Top 20 overall models below.