The landing of the Renault Clio 5 means the Clio 4 is now fading away and the Peugeot 208 snaps the #1 spot for the first time in almost 3 years. This article has been updated with the Top 40 brands, Top 270 models and Top 10 private models. The…
The Citroen C5 Aircross scores its very first Top 10 finish in France - and the world - in April. This article has been updated with the Top 35 brands and Top 265 models. New car sales in France edge up a very shy +0.4% year-on-year in April to 188.199…
Renault is the #1 brand in 54 French departments in 2018. For the first time in the history of BSCB we can share with you the Top 20 best-selling brands in France by department, for all 100 of them, over the Full Year 2018 but also 2017 for comparison. This…
Skoda is the healthiest carmaker in the French Top 20 in March with overall sales up 15.8% and private deliveries up 16.6%. Picture largus.fr This article has been updated with the Top 35 brands, Top 265 models and Top 10 private sales. The French new car market is back into…
The Citroen C5 Aircross is up to #23 at home. This post has been updated with the Top 40 brands, Top 265 models and Top 10 private sales. In February, the French new car market (+2.1%) is back in positive for the first time since last August at 172.438 units,…
The C5 Aircross breaks into the Top 30 and helps Citroen to its highest share since July 2015 while Peugeot is #1 for the 4th time in the past 5 months. This post has been updated with the Top 40 brands, Top 260 models and Top 10 private sales. New…
Another record year for Dacia, now #4 brand in France above VW and placing 2 models in the annual French Top 10 for the first time in history (Sandero and Duster). Update 2: Now with the Top 50 Private Sales models Update 1: Now with the Top 55 All-brands, Top…
Would the French finally be warming up to the Renault Zoe? It would appear so. Now updated with the Top 45 All-brands, Top 310 All-models and Top 10 private sales. The French new car market ends 2018 on a dark note, with sales down an abysmal 14.5% in December to…
Peugeot is now assured to end 2018 as the #1 brand with French private buyers. Now updated with the Top 45 brands and Top 265 models. The French new car market drops 4.7% year-on-year in November to 171.611 registrations, but the year-to-date volume is up 4.7% to 2.008.091 units. This…
14 months after launch, the C3 Aircross hits a record 2.5% share, helping Citroen up 14.7%. * Now updated with the Top 40 brands, Top 270 models and Top 10 private sales * The pre-WLTP rush aftermath, after cutting new car sales in France by 12.8% in September, has greatly reduced its…
The C3 (+26%) helps Citroen up 18% to 11.7% share at home so far in October. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and models by clicking on the title * New car sales in France continue to suffer post-WLTP hangover at -6% year-on-year over the first 17 days of…
Toyota is up to 5th best-selling brand potentially for the first time in French history. * Now updated with the Top 40 best-selling brands, Top 265 models and Top 10 private sales * The French market was one of the most sensitive to pre-WLTP stock clearances in August with sales surging 40%…
Audi sales are down 75% year-on-year so far in October in France. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and models by clicking on the title * New car sales in France continue to endure the hangover of registrations pulled-forward to August in the wake of the September 1 implementation…
Kia sales are up 31% year-on-year so far in September in France. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and models by clicking on the title * The hangover from the pre-WLTP sales rush of August continues, with French registrations down 18% year-on-year over the first two weeks of September.…
The Dacia Sandero is the best-selling model in France outright so far in September. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and Top 10 models by clicking on the title * As expected, the carmakers that rushed to register non WLTP-compliant cars before the new emissions rule's implementation date of…