France January 2025: Citroen C3 IV triumphs

February 5, 2025
Matt Gasnier
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The Citroen C3 IV is the best-selling vehicle at home in January.

Slow start of 2025 for the French new car market at -6.2% year-on-year to 114,672 sales. Petrol sales are off a daunting -28.2% to 29,974 units and 26.1% share vs. 34.1% a year ago while diesel is off -48.5% to 4,956 and 4.3% share vs. 7.9% in January 2024. HEVs surge 52.2% to 51,447 and 44.9% share vs. 27.7%. This includes 27,100 full hybrids (+28.7%) and 24,347 mild hybrids (+91%). In contrast PHEV sales sink -54% to just 4,852 and 4.2% share vs. 8.6%. BEVs are stable at -0.5% to 19,923 units, resulting in an improved 17.4% share vs. 16.4% a year ago. Finally LPG skids -43.7% to 3,520 and 3.1% share vs. 5.1%.

As is usually the case in January, Peugeot (-5.5%) reclaims the brands top spot, this time with 16.8% share, well above the 13.5% the company secured over the Full Year 2024. This is the first time Peugeot is #1 at home since February 2024. Renault (+19.4%) vastly improves on a mediocre year-ago result and finishes the month at 15.5% share, not far from the 16.1% it held over FY2024. Toyota (+1.6%) is up to a record #3, a ranking it also held in October 2022 and October 2024, and breaks its market share record to 9.2%, eclipsing the 9% it reached last October. Dacia (-28.4%) freefalls on an all time high year-ago result when it reached 11.4% share, but still captures a higher market share than over FY2024 at 8.7%. Citroen (-6.7%) matches the market to #5 while Volkswagen (+30.1%), although shining year-on-year, ranks at a lowly #6. Audi (+18.5%), Hyundai (+12.2%) and BMW (+0.1%) are also in positive in the remainder of the Top 10. Just below, Skoda soars 61.5% to #11. Tesla is down -63.4%

We have a momentous event in the models ranking: the new Citroen C3 IV snaps the pole position for the first time. This is only the second time the Citroen C3 nameplate is the best-selling vehicle in France, the first one being in October 2019. However, then the Peugeot 208 and Renault Clio were in the middle of generations change over and when counting both generation they outsold the C3. This time the C3 is #1 “in earnest”. Note we are now including e-C3 sales inside the C3 IV figure as Peugeot 208 and e-208 are also counted together for example. The Peugeot 208 (-28.5%), Renault Clio (-9.5%) and Dacia Sandero (-29%) all disappoint whereas the Peugeot 2008 (+21.7%) rallies back up five spots on last month to #5. The Peugeot 3008 III (+6400%) celebrates one year in market at an excellent #8. Other newcomers in the Top 10 are the Dacia Duster III at #8 and the Renault 5 confirming its success with a third straight month among the country’s 10 best-sellers at #9. The Toyota Yaris Cross (+36.9%) also impresses at #7. Notice also the Renault Symbioz at a record #15, only 438 sales below its little sister the Captur.

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Full January 2025 Top 55 All brands and Top 100 models below.

France January 2025 – brands:

Pos	Brand	Jan-25	%	/24	Dec	FY24
1	Peugeot	19,284	16.8%	– 5.5%	2	2
2	Renault	17,726	15.5%	+ 19.4%	1	1
3	Toyota	10,497	9.2%	+ 1.6%	4	4
4	Dacia	9,975	8.7%	– 28.4%	3	3
5	Citroen	9,234	8.1%	– 6.7%	7	6
6	Volkswagen	7,443	6.5%	+ 30.1%	5	5
7	BMW	4,157	3.6%	+ 0.1%	6	7
8	Hyundai	3,426	3.0%	+ 12.2%	11	10
9	Audi	3,227	2.8%	+ 18.5%	13	9
10	Ford	2,931	2.6%	– 6.4%	16	13
11	Skoda	2,848	2.5%	+ 61.5%	12	11
12	Opel	2,798	2.4%	– 29.2%	25	15
13	Kia	2,496	2.2%	– 34.2%	15	12
14	Fiat	1,726	1.5%	– 46.1%	20	16
15	Suzuki	1,698	1.5%	– 5.6%	21	19
16	Nissan	1,559	1.4%	– 33.7%	18	17
17	MG	1,539	1.3%	+ 21.2%	8	18
18	Mini	1,352	1.2%	– 8.5%	19	22
19	Mercedes	1,209	1.1%	– 34.6%	9	8
20	Tesla	1,141	1.0%	– 63.4%	10	14
21	Seat	1,121	1.0%	+ 20.7%	23	20
22	Cupra	1,054	0.9%	+ 43.8%	22	24
23	DS	1,013	0.9%	– 48.9%	28	23
24	Jeep	801	0.7%	+ 35.1%	31	25
25	Lexus	754	0.7%	+ 72.9%	29	28
26	Alfa Romeo	656	0.6%	+ 69.9%	32	31
27	Volvo	465	0.4%	– 61.9%	17	21
28	Mazda	394	0.3%	– 13.2%	26	27
29	BYD	366	0.3%	– 14.3%	24	30
30	Honda	341	0.3%	+ 6.9%	33	32
31	Alpine	293	0.3%	+ 301.4%	34	34
32	Porsche	279	0.2%	– 20.1%	30	29
33	Leapmotor	174	0.2%	+ 91.2%	43	41
34	Xpeng	149	0.1%	new	36	39
35	Smart	134	0.1%	– 60.8%	35	35
36	Cadillac	132	0.1%	n/a	39	47
37	Mitsubishi	86	0.1%	– 70.4%	27	33
38	Lancia	75	0.1%	new	50	45
39	Abarth	29	0.0%	– 72.4%	38	36
40	Ferrari	21	0.0%	+ 200.0%	40	40
41	Lynk & Co	13	0.0%	– 90.0%	49	37
42	Maserati	8	0.0%	+ 0.0%	51	48
43	Lamborghini	7	0.0%	+ 600.0%	47	46
44	Lotus	7	0.0%	+ 0.0%	44	42
45	McLaren	5	0.0%	+ 66.7%	54	57
46	Subaru	5	0.0%	+ 25.0%	56	52
47	Aiways	4	0.0%	– 50.0%	53	44
48	Aston Martin	4	0.0%	+ 300.0%	46	51
49	Caterham	4	0.0%	+ 300.0%	45	43
50	Genesis	1	0.0%	n/a	–	67
51	Land Rover	1	0.0%	– 99.8%	14	26
52	Rolls-Royce	1	0.0%	n/a	57	62
53	Skyworth	1	0.0%	new	58	66
54	VinFast	1	0.0%	– 80.0%	48	49

France January 2025 – models:

Pos	Model	Jan-25	%	/23	Dec	FY24
1	Citroen C3 IV incl. e-C3	6,135	5.4%	new	7	21
2	Peugeot 208	5,984	5.2%	– 28.5%	2	2
3	Renault Clio	5,282	4.6%	– 9.5%	1	1
4	Dacia Sandero	4,916	4.3%	– 29.0%	3	3
5	Peugeot 2008	4,721	4.1%	+ 21.7%	10	4
6	Peugeot 3008 III	4,095	3.6%	+ 6400.0%	14	14
7	Toyota Yaris Cross	3,760	3.3%	+ 36.9%	11	9
8	Dacia Duster III	3,075	2.7%	new	4	13
9	Renault 5	2,813	2.5%	new	6	51
10	Peugeot 308	2,588	2.3%	– 32.5%	15	7
11	Toyota Yaris	2,441	2.1%	– 22.5%	9	8
12	Renault Captur	2,265	2.0%	– 7.5%	12	5
13	VW Polo	2,146	1.9%	+ 82.2%	13	12
14	Opel Corsa	2,056	1.8%	+ 12.8%	62	16
15	Renault Symbioz	1,827	1.6%	new	16	68
16	Citroen C4	1,304	1.1%	– 2.0%	59	23
17	BMW Série 1	1,295	1.1%	+ 54.5%	27	47
18	Renault Arkana	1,271	1.1%	+ 4.5%	21	19
19	Toyota C-HR II	1,233	1.1%	n/a	26	28
20	Renault Austral	1,223	1.1%	– 12.4%	20	11
21	Ford Puma	1,219	1.1%	– 14.9%	32	18
22	Toyota Corolla	1,211	1.1%	+ 14.2%	47	36
23	Suzuki Swift	1,198	1.0%	+ 21.3%	49	43
24	VW Tiguan III	1,190	1.0%	new	19	38
25	Renault Scenic V	1,177	1.0%	new	41	54
26	Peugeot 5008 III	1,157	1.0%	new	69	99
27	Toyota Aygo X	1,129	1.0%	+ 1.3%	31	33
28	Fiat 600	1,111	1.0%	+ 149.7%	78	57
29	Hyundai Kona	1,047	0.9%	+ 28.0%	25	37
30	Citroen C5 Aircross	1,018	0.9%	– 22.9%	39	32
31	Dacia Jogger	993	0.9%	– 61.4%	23	15
32	Hyundai Tucson	979	0.9%	– 12.6%	22	26
33	Ford Kuga	965	0.8%	+ 35.5%	53	41
34	Dacia Spring	955	0.8%	– 50.7%	64	87
35	VW Golf	889	0.8%	– 23.0%	37	29
36	VW T-Roc	836	0.7%	+ 11.6%	29	24
37	Mini Hatch IV	829	0.7%	new	28	72
38	Audi A1	818	0.7%	+ 252.6%	42	61
39	BMW X1	791	0.7%	– 11.1%	24	31
40	MG ZS	771	0.7%	+ 663.4%	17	98
41	Skoda Octavia	724	0.6%	+ 110.5%	44	58
42	Renault Megane E-Tech	679	0.6%	– 36.1%	68	25
43	VW T-Cross	678	0.6%	+ 90.4%	43	35
44	Nissan Qashqai	674	0.6%	– 30.9%	51	34
45	Seat Ibiza	658	0.6%	+ 157.0%	58	45
46	Skoda Fabia	658	0.6%	+ 115.7%	46	49
47	Tesla Model Y	640	0.6%	– 56.7%	5	10
48	Kia Picanto	616	0.5%	+ 26.2%	74	69
49	Nissan Juke	616	0.5%	– 38.7%	35	46
50	Jeep Avenger	591	0.5%	+ 71.3%	87	66
51	Lexus LBX	563	0.5%	new	125	136
52	Kia Sportage	548	0.5%	– 50.3%	36	30
53	Audi Q4	529	0.5%	+ 204.0%	111	112
54	Hyundai i20	505	0.4%	+ 29.5%	75	77
55	BMW X3	492	0.4%	+ 72.0%	115	122
56	MG 3	489	0.4%	new	8	56
57	Alfa Romeo Junior	488	0.4%	new	123	204
58	Tesla Model 3	486	0.4%	– 70.1%	60	39
59	DS 3/Crossback	453	0.4%	– 18.5%	98	91
60	Hyundai Bayon	451	0.4%	+ 44.6%	95	89
61	Renault Rafale	449	0.4%	new	34	82
62	Cupra Formentor	448	0.4%	+ 9.0%	55	52
63	Skoda Kamiq	444	0.4%	+ 62.0%	73	64
64	Audi A3	443	0.4%	– 25.5%	83	60
65	Renault Espace	443	0.4%	– 2.6%	67	42
66	Kia Niro	437	0.4%	– 53.1%	97	67
67	Toyota RAV4	411	0.4%	– 34.2%	48	59
68	Fiat 500	400	0.3%	– 80.3%	52	17
69	VW ID.3	398	0.3%	+ 109.5%	77	71
70	Opel Mokka	392	0.3%	– 46.1%	120	65
71	Peugeot 408	391	0.3%	– 10.1%	114	83
72	VW ID.4	366	0.3%	+ 119.2%	79	96
73	Suzuki Vitara	354	0.3%	+ 12.0%	106	84
74	BMW iX1	353	0.3%	– 24.4%	54	55
75	Kia Stonic	337	0.3%	– 38.9%	92	79
76	Mini Countryman	334	0.3%	+ 145.6%	57	76
77	VW Taigo	333	0.3%	– 31.9%	65	63
78	DS 7	329	0.3%	– 51.2%	102	74
79	BMW X2	288	0.3%	+ 569.8%	91	100
80	Skoda Kodiaq	274	0.2%	+ 100.0%	76	105
81	Ford Transit Custom	270	0.2%	n/a	137	215
82	Audi Q2	264	0.2%	– 30.2%	103	85
83	Kia EV3	263	0.2%	new	175	253
84	VW Touran	252	0.2%	+ 219.0%	94	135
85	Cupra Leon	250	0.2%	+ 104.9%	117	126
86	Seat Leon	231	0.2%	+ 28.3%	107	131
87	Alpine A290	230	0.2%	new	272	290
88	DS 4	223	0.2%	– 69.7%	116	80
89	Citroen Berlingo	220	0.2%	+ 436.6%	88	144
90	Mercedes GLA	216	0.2%	– 8.5%	38	48
91	Porsche Macan	215	0.2%	+ 7066.7%	105	170
92	Skoda Enyaq	204	0.2%	– 19.4%	90	78
93	Volvo EX30	204	0.2%	– 33.6%	143	88
94	Audi Q3	197	0.2%	– 59.3%	70	53
95	Seat Arona	197	0.2%	– 15.5%	110	75
96	Mercedes Classe A	194	0.2%	– 32.2%	50	70
97	Audi Q6	191	0.2%	new	145	184
98	Mini Aceman	189	0.2%	new	164	250