France October 2024: Toyota and Skoda break records in disappointing month
Toyota holds a record 9% of the French market in October.
It’s another disappointing month for the French new car market, off -11.1% (like last month) to just 135,529 units, marking the 6th consecutive month of decline. This is a staggering -28.3% below the pre-pandemic score of October 2019 (188,985). Note the fall would be -14.9% at same for same number of selling days. The year-to-date tally is now down -2.8% to 1,401,436. Petrol sales are down -32.7% to 36,399, diesel falls -26.4% to 8,747, HEV is the only propulsion type in positive at +13.3% to 54,800. PHEV drops -26.9% to 10,894 and BEVs fall -18% to 20,901 and 15.4% share vs. 16.7% in October 2023. Year-to-date, BEVs are up 3.4% to 17% share vs. 16% over the same period in 2023.
Renault (-10.4%) keeps the lead of the brands ranking with a slightly improved 15.7% share, in line with the 16% it holds year-to-date. For once Peugeot (-8.7%) fares better at 14.4% share vs. 14% so far this year. Toyota (+19.4%) scores a splendid uptick and gains two spots on September to land on the third step of the podium with 9% share and 12,164 sales. This is the brand’s second incursion inside the French podium alongside October 2022 (#3), a new record share (previous best 8.6% last July) and its 2nd highest ever monthly volume behind the 12,298 it reached last April. Dacia (-13.6%) is in difficulty at #4 but easily holds onto the 3rd spot year-to-date. Volkswagen (+15.6%) posts a fantastic lift at #5 and overtakes Citroen (-35.9%), in freefall again, for the 5th spot year-to-date. BMW (+20.2%) and Skoda (+24%) also defy the plunging market with double-digit gains. Skoda is up two ranks to a record 8th place, only the third time it ranks inside the Top 10. It also breaks its share record at 3.3%.
The Peugeot 208 (+16%) signs a very solid month to reclaim the top spot off the Renault Clio (-11%). This way, the 208 increases its YTD margin over the Clio to a still fragile 1,353 units. The Dacia Sandero (+5.7%) remains in third place with 4.8% share vs. 4.5% so far this year. The Toyota Yaris (+52%) surges to 4th place, a new ranking record eclipsing its previous best of #5 reached in August 2021. This is the highest ranking ever reached by a Japanese model in France. It however doesn’t reach record volumes and share, these being 3,888 (October 2022) and 3.3% (August 2021). The Peugeot 3008 III also hits a new ranking high at #5 while the Dacia Duster III is back up two spots on last month to #8. The VW Tiguan III climbs to a best-ever #13 ahead of the Citroen e-C3 (the #1 BEV for the month) at #14. The Toyota C-HR II is up to #15, the Renault Scenic V up to #16 and the Renault Symbioz up to #18, the latter two’s first outing in the Top 20. The Renault 5 ranks #49 and the Renault Rafale #54.
Previous month: France September 2024: Sales down a concerning 11.1%
One year ago: France October 2023: Market up 21.9% but still down -20% on pre pandemic
Full October 2024 Top 55 All brands, Top 60 models and Top 20 BEVs below.
France October 2024 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Oct-24 | % | /23 | Sep | 2024 | % | /23 | Pos | FY23 |
| 1 | Renault | 21,259 | 15.7% | – 10.4% | 1 | 224,786 | 16.0% | – 2.5% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Peugeot | 19,480 | 14.4% | – 8.7% | 2 | 196,875 | 14.0% | – 4.6% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Toyota | 12,164 | 9.0% | + 19.4% | 5 | 104,730 | 7.5% | + 23.0% | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Dacia | 11,689 | 8.6% | – 13.6% | 4 | 118,487 | 8.5% | – 9.4% | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Volkswagen | 10,575 | 7.8% | + 15.6% | 3 | 96,223 | 6.9% | + 0.8% | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Citroen | 7,843 | 5.8% | – 35.9% | 6 | 95,832 | 6.8% | – 11.9% | 6 | 4 |
| 7 | BMW | 5,539 | 4.1% | + 20.2% | 8 | 52,886 | 3.8% | + 18.6% | 7 | 8 |
| 8 | Skoda | 4,443 | 3.3% | + 24.0% | 10 | 35,228 | 2.5% | + 17.4% | 14 | 16 |
| 9 | Mercedes | 3,712 | 2.7% | – 23.7% | 9 | 39,645 | 2.8% | + 3.5% | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | Hyundai | 3,700 | 2.7% | – 13.7% | 12 | 36,768 | 2.6% | – 10.0% | 12 | 12 |
| 11 | Audi | 3,624 | 2.7% | – 10.5% | 11 | 38,862 | 2.8% | – 2.0% | 9 | 11 |
| 12 | Kia | 3,535 | 2.6% | – 17.7% | 13 | 36,836 | 2.6% | – 8.7% | 11 | 13 |
| 13 | Ford | 3,234 | 2.4% | – 25.6% | 14 | 37,367 | 2.7% | – 11.5% | 10 | 10 |
| 14 | Opel | 2,202 | 1.6% | – 37.1% | 15 | 36,188 | 2.6% | – 0.2% | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | Fiat | 2,133 | 1.6% | – 37.6% | 17 | 29,012 | 2.1% | – 11.6% | 16 | 15 |
| 16 | Nissan | 1,927 | 1.4% | – 41.9% | 19 | 23,705 | 1.7% | – 19.5% | 17 | 17 |
| 17 | Cupra | 1,870 | 1.4% | + 9.2% | 24 | 13,948 | 1.0% | + 18.0% | 24 | 24 |
| 18 | Tesla | 1,741 | 1.3% | – 46.6% | 7 | 31,217 | 2.2% | – 29.2% | 15 | 7 |
| 19 | Suzuki | 1,691 | 1.2% | – 15.2% | 21 | 20,084 | 1.4% | + 14.8% | 18 | 21 |
| 20 | MG | 1,637 | 1.2% | – 36.8% | 18 | 15,151 | 1.1% | – 33.5% | 22 | 18 |
| 21 | Seat | 1,486 | 1.1% | + 13.2% | 20 | 18,966 | 1.4% | + 33.4% | 19 | 22 |
| 22 | Mini | 1,460 | 1.1% | – 42.2% | 16 | 15,751 | 1.1% | – 27.8% | 20 | 19 |
| 23 | DS | 1,327 | 1.0% | – 16.7% | 22 | 15,523 | 1.1% | – 24.8% | 21 | 20 |
| 24 | Volvo | 1,316 | 1.0% | – 0.5% | 23 | 15,100 | 1.1% | + 29.8% | 23 | 23 |
| 25 | Jeep | 987 | 0.7% | + 30.4% | 26 | 9,663 | 0.7% | + 56.1% | 25 | 26 |
| 26 | Porsche | 769 | 0.6% | + 6.4% | 29 | 4,668 | 0.3% | + 62.0% | 29 | 31 |
| 27 | Land Rover | 709 | 0.5% | + 35.8% | 28 | 5,996 | 0.4% | + 8.5% | 27 | 27 |
| 28 | Lexus | 687 | 0.5% | + 20.1% | 27 | 5,439 | 0.4% | + 30.3% | 28 | 28 |
| 29 | Mazda | 590 | 0.4% | – 5.8% | 25 | 6,283 | 0.4% | – 20.3% | 26 | 25 |
| 30 | BYD | 524 | 0.4% | + 627.8% | 31 | 2,968 | 0.2% | + 1068.5% | 32 | 38 |
| 31 | Honda | 379 | 0.3% | – 38.4% | 32 | 3,479 | 0.2% | – 2.2% | 30 | 29 |
| 32 | Alfa Romeo | 358 | 0.3% | + 19.3% | 30 | 3,413 | 0.2% | + 8.3% | 31 | 30 |
| 33 | Alpine | 202 | 0.1% | – 1.5% | 34 | 2,186 | 0.2% | + 0.2% | 34 | 33 |
| 34 | Smart | 196 | 0.1% | – 26.6% | 33 | 1,654 | 0.1% | + 8.4% | 35 | 35 |
| 35 | Mitsubishi | 132 | 0.1% | – 46.8% | 36 | 2,474 | 0.2% | + 12.4% | 33 | 34 |
| 36 | Abarth | 90 | 0.1% | – 37.9% | 35 | 1,284 | 0.1% | + 162.6% | 36 | 37 |
| 37 | Xpeng | 83 | 0.1% | new | 41 | 176 | 0.0% | new | 41 | – |
| 38 | Leapmotor | 71 | 0.1% | + 115.2% | 51 | 252 | 0.0% | – 0.8% | 40 | 39 |
| 39 | Jaguar | 33 | 0.0% | – 59.3% | 37 | 357 | 0.0% | – 57.1% | 38 | 36 |
| 40 | Ferrari | 30 | 0.0% | + 3.4% | 39 | 267 | 0.0% | + 10.8% | 39 | 40 |
| 41 | Cadillac | 18 | 0.0% | n/a | 56 | 21 | 0.0% | + 2000.0% | 59 | 65 |
| 42 | Lotus | 12 | 0.0% | – 71.4% | 40 | 168 | 0.0% | + 69.7% | 42 | 43 |
| 43 | Maserati | 12 | 0.0% | – 33.3% | 48 | 76 | 0.0% | – 33.9% | 48 | 42 |
| 44 | Lamborghini | 11 | 0.0% | + 83.3% | 42 | 101 | 0.0% | + 26.3% | 45 | 44 |
| 45 | Lynk & Co | 10 | 0.0% | – 96.4% | 47 | 503 | 0.0% | – 83.6% | 37 | 32 |
| 46 | Caterham | 10 | 0.0% | + 233.3% | 45 | 122 | 0.0% | + 71.8% | 44 | 48 |
| 47 | Aston Martin | 9 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 46 | 47 | 0.0% | – 23.0% | 52 | 46 |
| 48 | Lancia | 6 | 0.0% | new | 49 | 99 | 0.0% | new | 46 | – |
| 49 | Secma | 4 | 0.0% | – 20.0% | 54 | 26 | 0.0% | – 38.1% | 57 | 50 |
| 50 | Subaru | 3 | 0.0% | – 57.1% | 38 | 57 | 0.0% | + 200.0% | 50 | 52 |
| 51 | McLaren | 3 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 44 | 25 | 0.0% | + 13.6% | 58 | 53 |
| 52 | VinFast | 1 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 43 | 77 | 0.0% | + 7600.0% | 47 | 54 |
| 53 | Seres (ex DFSK) | 1 | 0.0% | – 90.9% | 52 | 30 | 0.0% | – 77.4% | 54 | 41 |
| 54 | Morgan | 1 | 0.0% | – 85.7% | 50 | 26 | 0.0% | – 18.8% | 56 | 51 |
| 55 | De Fremont | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 55 | 6 | 0.0% | n/a | 62 | 55 |
France October 2024 – models:
| Pos | Model | Oct-24 | % | /23 | Sep | 2024 | % | /23 | Pos | FY23 |
| 1 | Peugeot 208 | 7,496 | 5.5% | + 16.0% | 2 | 75,664 | 5.4% | – 0.0% | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Renault Clio | 7,155 | 5.3% | – 11.0% | 1 | 74,311 | 5.3% | – 7.5% | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Dacia Sandero | 6,525 | 4.8% | + 5.7% | 3 | 63,490 | 4.5% | + 9.8% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Toyota Yaris | 3,623 | 2.7% | + 52.0% | 13 | 28,393 | 2.0% | + 30.0% | 8 | 16 |
| 5 | Peugeot 3008 III | 3,373 | 2.5% | new | 8 | 16,641 | 1.2% | new | 20 | 226 |
| 6 | Renault Captur | 3,300 | 2.4% | – 8.3% | 5 | 39,369 | 2.8% | – 1.9% | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Peugeot 2008 | 3,252 | 2.4% | – 33.7% | 7 | 41,509 | 3.0% | – 2.3% | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | Dacia Duster III | 3,224 | 2.4% | new | 10 | 14,414 | 1.0% | new | 25 | – |
| 9 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 3,115 | 2.3% | + 28.2% | 11 | 27,183 | 1.9% | + 10.3% | 9 | 11 |
| 10 | Peugeot 308 | 2,778 | 2.0% | – 39.0% | 12 | 31,360 | 2.2% | – 15.3% | 7 | 7 |
| 11 | VW Polo | 2,278 | 1.7% | + 20.9% | 9 | 20,083 | 1.4% | – 4.4% | 12 | 17 |
| 12 | Renault Austral | 2,208 | 1.6% | – 19.9% | 15 | 22,185 | 1.6% | – 12.9% | 10 | 13 |
| 13 | VW Tiguan III | 1,838 | 1.4% | new | 17 | 8,442 | 0.6% | new | 45 | – |
| 14 | Citroen ë-C3 | 1,712 | 1.3% | new | 6 | 5,831 | 0.4% | new | 65 | – |
| 15 | Toyota C-HR II | 1,683 | 1.2% | new | 27 | 12,765 | 0.9% | new | 28 | n/a |
| 16 | Renault Scenic V | 1,675 | 1.2% | new | 24 | 6,693 | 0.5% | new | 58 | – |
| 17 | Dacia Jogger | 1,594 | 1.2% | – 24.2% | 19 | 18,755 | 1.3% | – 11.5% | 14 | 18 |
| 18 | Renault Symbioz | 1,529 | 1.1% | new | 32 | 3,301 | 0.2% | new | 98 | – |
| 19 | BMW X1 | 1,511 | 1.1% | + 57.1% | 26 | 13,219 | 0.9% | + 41.8% | 26 | 39 |
| 20 | Citroen C5 Aircross | 1,470 | 1.1% | – 17.4% | 37 | 12,520 | 0.9% | – 27.1% | 31 | 24 |
| 21 | Toyota Aygo X | 1,378 | 1.0% | + 4.0% | 28 | 12,150 | 0.9% | + 26.4% | 32 | 38 |
| 22 | VW T-Roc | 1,371 | 1.0% | – 5.7% | 22 | 14,557 | 1.0% | – 15.4% | 24 | 21 |
| 23 | Hyundai Tucson | 1,363 | 1.0% | – 7.7% | 25 | 12,937 | 0.9% | – 16.6% | 27 | 26 |
| 24 | Ford Puma | 1,328 | 1.0% | – 32.6% | 18 | 17,050 | 1.2% | – 11.0% | 16 | 20 |
| 25 | Kia Sportage | 1,304 | 1.0% | + 6.6% | 35 | 12,701 | 0.9% | + 19.0% | 30 | 36 |
| 26 | Ford Kuga | 1,212 | 0.9% | + 7.4% | 33 | 9,353 | 0.7% | – 12.8% | 40 | 37 |
| 27 | Opel Corsa | 1,205 | 0.9% | – 20.8% | 16 | 18,977 | 1.4% | + 15.4% | 13 | 25 |
| 28 | Tesla Model Y | 1,185 | 0.9% | – 35.4% | 4 | 20,595 | 1.5% | – 29.7% | 11 | 8 |
| 29 | Fiat 600 | 1,128 | 0.8% | + 540.9% | 44 | 7,306 | 0.5% | + 2048.8% | 52 | 171 |
| 30 | Toyota Corolla | 1,126 | 0.8% | + 32.8% | 49 | 10,791 | 0.8% | + 14.3% | 36 | 42 |
| 31 | Skoda Octavia | 1,089 | 0.8% | + 70.4% | 46 | 6,650 | 0.5% | + 31.1% | 59 | 68 |
| 32 | Skoda Fabia | 1,082 | 0.8% | + 25.7% | 39 | 8,300 | 0.6% | + 23.3% | 47 | 58 |
| 33 | VW Golf | 1,052 | 0.8% | – 1.8% | 45 | 12,720 | 0.9% | + 12.9% | 29 | 34 |
| 34 | Hyundai Kona | 973 | 0.7% | – 7.1% | 48 | 9,508 | 0.7% | – 5.8% | 39 | 41 |
| 35 | Citroen C3 III | 963 | 0.7% | – 83.1% | 20 | 38,535 | 2.7% | – 24.1% | 6 | 4 |
| 36 | Citroen C4 | 960 | 0.7% | – 40.4% | 21 | 15,265 | 1.1% | + 5.4% | 22 | 30 |
| 37 | Renault Megane E-Tech | 958 | 0.7% | – 39.0% | 41 | 15,217 | 1.1% | + 7.0% | 23 | 27 |
| 38 | VW T-Cross | 952 | 0.7% | + 1.0% | 38 | 10,972 | 0.8% | + 27.4% | 34 | 44 |
| 39 | Suzuki Swift | 921 | 0.7% | + 0.1% | 34 | 8,876 | 0.6% | + 11.3% | 44 | 48 |
| 40 | Nissan Qashqai | 919 | 0.7% | – 37.8% | 40 | 11,433 | 0.8% | – 18.9% | 33 | 29 |
| 41 | Skoda Kamiq | 858 | 0.6% | + 27.1% | 51 | 6,562 | 0.5% | + 17.5% | 61 | 64 |
| 42 | Mini Hatch IV | 852 | 0.6% | new | 23 | 4,876 | 0.3% | new | 77 | – |
| 43 | Toyota RAV4 | 847 | 0.6% | – 24.4% | 56 | 6,978 | 0.5% | + 33.7% | 55 | 65 |
| 44 | Renault Arkana | 838 | 0.6% | – 74.7% | 14 | 16,733 | 1.2% | – 33.7% | 19 | 15 |
| 45 | Renault Espace | 833 | 0.6% | – 13.8% | 31 | 9,287 | 0.7% | + 175.4% | 41 | 74 |
| 46 | Cupra Formentor | 827 | 0.6% | – 3.5% | 70 | 7,640 | 0.5% | + 5.6% | 50 | 53 |
| 47 | Mercedes GLA | 816 | 0.6% | – 38.0% | 42 | 8,392 | 0.6% | – 3.5% | 46 | 40 |
| 48 | BMW Série 1 | 809 | 0.6% | – 5.7% | 59 | 7,681 | 0.5% | – 3.4% | 49 | 46 |
| 49 | Renault 5 | 782 | 0.6% | new | 29 | 1,976 | 0.1% | new | n/a | – |
| 50 | VW Taigo | 775 | 0.6% | – 4.8% | 62 | 6,569 | 0.5% | – 14.4% | 60 | 50 |
| 51 | MG3 | 749 | 0.6% | new | 47 | 3,912 | 0.3% | new | 90 | – |
| 52 | Nissan Juke | 733 | 0.5% | – 36.6% | 66 | 8,885 | 0.6% | + 3.2% | 43 | 45 |
| 53 | Seat Ibiza | 712 | 0.5% | + 30.9% | 57 | 9,078 | 0.6% | + 78.6% | 42 | 70 |
| 54 | Renault Rafale | 696 | 0.5% | new | 69 | 3,401 | 0.2% | new | 96 | – |
| 55 | BMW iX1 | 674 | 0.5% | + 31.9% | 53 | 7,338 | 0.5% | + 225.8% | 51 | 100 |
| 56 | VW ID.4 | 657 | 0.5% | + 53.5% | 72 | 3,440 | 0.2% | + 15.7% | 94 | 98 |
| 57 | Audi A3 | 644 | 0.5% | – 13.4% | 64 | 7,051 | 0.5% | + 5.7% | 54 | 56 |
| 58 | Skoda Enyaq | 621 | 0.5% | + 40.5% | 58 | 3,932 | 0.3% | + 27.0% | 89 | 93 |
| 59 | Cupra Born | 600 | 0.4% | + 8.9% | 85 | 3,819 | 0.3% | + 59.9% | 91 | 106 |
| 60 | Audi A1 | 593 | 0.4% | + 13.4% | 81 | 5,501 | 0.4% | – 22.9% | 69 | 57 |
France October 2024 – BEV models:
| Pos | Model | Oct-24 |
| 1 | Citroen e-C3 | 1,712 |
| 2 | Renault Scenic E-Tech | 1,675 |
| 3 | Peugeot e-208 | 1,239 |
| 4 | Tesla Model Y | 1,185 |
| 5 | Renault Megane E-Tech | 958 |
| 6 | Renault 5 | 782 |
| 7 | Mini | 676 |
| 8 | BMW iX1 | 674 |
| 9 | VW ID.4 | 657 |
| 10 | Skoda Enyaq | 621 |
| 11 | Cupra Born | 600 |
| 12 | Peugeot e-3008 | 594 |
| 13 | VW ID.3 | 577 |
| 14 | Fiat 500e | 575 |
| 15 | Tesla Model 3 | 543 |
| 16 | Porsche Macan EV | 422 |
| 17 | Peugeot e-2008 | 414 |
| 18 | MG4 | 404 |
| 19 | Renault Twingo | 400 |
| 20 | BMW iX3 | 338 |
Source: PFA, AAA
