France 1st Half 2015: Now with Light Commercial Vehicles data

Opel LCV sales are up 34% year-on-year in France so far this year.

Full H1 2015 Top 12 LCV brands & Top 100 LCV models vs. Full H1 2014 figures here.

The France 1st Half 2015 article has now been updated with LCV data. The French LCV market remains and by far the largest LCV market in Europe due to advantageous taxation for vehicles registered as LCV. Sales are up a shy 0.8% year-on-year halfway through 2015 at 192.429 registrations, and Renault tightens its grip on the brands ranking thanks to deliveries up 5% to 60.758 for a 31.6% market share vs. 30.3% a year ago. Renault now sells more LCVs at home than Peugeot (-2%) and Citroen (-9%) combined, while Fiat improves by 8% to 9.9% share, above Ford (+11%) and Mercedes overtaking Volkswagen (-5%). Nissan tumbles down 17% but Opel lodges the largest year-on-year gain in the Top 10 at +34% and Toyota is up 15%.

The Renault Kangoo remains the best-selling LCV in France.

In the models ranking, the Renault Kangoo is faithful to the pole position it has held since the nameplate’s launch in 2008, but see its share thaw ever so discreetly at 8.8% due to sales down 1% year-on-year. The Renault Clio IV is up a vigorous 26% to 2nd place now that the previous generation has been discontinued, the Fiat Ducato (+9%) rounds up the podium like a year ago and both the Renault Master (#4) and Trafic (#6) gain 11%. The Citroen Jumper breaks into the Top 10 at #9, the Ford Transit 2T makes its appearance at a very satisfying 15th spot, the Peugeot 308 II doubles its sales year-on-year to #17, the Opel Vivaro is up 77% thanks to the new model, the Opel Movano is up 47% to #36 and the Land Rover Defender doesn’t get old: it is up a very impressive 69% to #42.

Full H1 2015 Top 12 LCV brands & Top 100 LCV models vs. Full H1 2014 figures here.