Peugeot 205 * See the Top 217 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! Many thanks to STAC for making this post possible! * Tough year for new car sales in France with a market down 12% year-on-year at 2,031,274 registrations. Surprise on top: we were expecting…
Peugeot 205 * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to STAC * The French new car market hits what still remains today its highest volume ever at 2,309,130 registrations, up 2% year-on-year. 5 years after its last stint in pole position, the Peugeot…
Renault Supercinq * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * For the third consecutive year the French car market beats records and totals 2,274,307 units in 1989, up 3% year-on-year. Fourth and last year of reign for the Renault Supercinq, still very strong at 236,929…
Renault Supercinq * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to STAC * The French car market reaches a new volume record this year, up 5% on 1987 at 2,217,149 units. Both the Renault Supercinq and the Peugeot 205, in that order again, deliver…
Renault Supercinq * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks to STAC & Vavon * New record for the French car market: up 10% year-on-year it reaches 2,106,529 registrations, its highest annual volume ever. 1987 is the year the fight for the first place between…
Renault Supercinq * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks to STAC * New car sales in France are back in shape, up 9% this year to 1,909,304 registrations. Both the Renault Supercinq and Peugeot 205 have reached their cruising speed and both models deliver…
Peugeot 205 * See the Top 172 best-selling models by clicking on the title * Stable market in France in 1985 at 1,766,328 registrations. The Peugeot 205 has what will remain its best year, peaking at a record 15.4% share in February and hitting 12.9% of the market at year-end…
Peugeot 205 * See the Top 168 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in France are down 13% in 1984 to 1,750,800 registrations. After 10 years of reign of the Renault 5, the Peugeot 205 makes up for a shy start in 1983 and helped…
Renault 5 * See the Top 22 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * For the second consecutive year the French new car market is above 2 million units at 2.02 this year, down 2%. The Renault 5 celebrates its 10th year in a row…
Renault 9 * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * For the first time French consumers have bought over 2 million new cars this year, at 2,060,000 units. The Renault 5 is the best-selling car in the country for the 9th…
Renault 5 * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The French car market is down 2% in 1981 at 1,834,322 registrations and the Renault 5 delivers its second best year, down only 6% on an exceptional figure in 1980 at 282,486 sales and 15.4%…
Renault 5 (I couldn't find a proper picture of the 4-door version!) * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * French consumers bought 1,873,202 new cars in 1980. Helped by the launch of the 4 door version in July 1979, the…
Renault 5 * See sales of all French models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The Renault 5 is the best-selling car in France for the 6th consecutive year and it holds a 10.8% market share in 1979. Renault 18 Launched in 1978, the Renault 18…
Renault 5 No change atop the French models ranking: the Renault 5 confirms its domination: it holds 10.1% of the market in 1977 and 10% in 1978. I don't have any detailed sales ranking for these years in France so if you do please make sure to get in touch…
Renault 5 Launched in 1972, the Renault 5 takes command of the French models ranking in 1974 with 154,000 sales and 11% market share. This is the start of a decade of domination for the small Renault and 5,580,000 units of the models would be produced up until 1984 when…