Tuesday, January 29, 2019

2018 (Full Year) France: Best-Selling Car Models

The Renault Clio and Peugeot 208 easily maintained their positions as the favorite car models of the French in 2018. Both models sold in record numbers despite replacements being expected during 2019. Peugeot and Renault again dominated the top ten list of most popular car models in France in 2018 but for the first time two Dacia models were also amongst the top-selling cars in France. The VW Polo was again the top imported car model in France but slipped to only 13th most popular car model in 2018.
  
2018 (Full Year) France: Best-Selling Car Models
January 2, 2019 by Henk Bekker in France

In 2018, the Renault Clio and Peugeot 208 were again the top-selling car models in France.


The Renault Clio and Peugeot 208 easily maintained their positions as the favorite car models of the French in 2018. Both models sold in record numbers despite replacements being expected during 2019. Peugeot and Renault again dominated the top ten list of most popular car models in France in 2018 but for the first time two Dacia models were also amongst the top-selling cars in France. The VW Polo was again the top imported car model in France but slipped to only 13th most popular car model in 2018.



Best-Selling Car Models in France in 2018 (Full Year)
New passenger vehicle registrations in France in the full year 2018 (January to December) released by the CCFA showed the following as the top 25 best-selling car models in France in 2018:

Car Make & Model Sold 2018 Sold 2017 Sold 2016
1 Renault Clio IV 123,658 117,541 112,152
2 Peugeot 208 102,395 97,663 97,830
3 Peugeot 3008 II 84,834 74,297
4 Citroen C3 III 77,937 67,276 51,843
5 Dacia Sandero 70,077 61,481 56,199
6 Renault Captur 67,396 68,773 70,769
7 Peugeot 2008 66,284 67,979 65,986
8 Peugeot 308 II 63,218 66,163 75,509
9 Dacia Duster 46,931 37,042 36,428
10 Renault Twingo III 46,372 39,022 40,793
11 Renault Mégane IV 45,434 51,536 45,776
12 Citroen C3 Aircross 43,799 8,618
13 Volkswagen Polo 36,952 32,985 40,155
14 Toyota Yaris 36,588 31,415 30,967
15 Peugeot 5008 II 31,125 18,972
16 Renault Kadjar 27,176 31,522 38,145
17 Volkswagen Golf VII 26,736 30,544 32,976
18 Opel Corsa 26,689 22,951 20,377
19 Fiat 500 25,441 20,409
20 Ford Fiesta 25,187 13,632 24,434
21 Nissan Qashqai 2 23,720 26,570 24,520
22 Renault Scenic IV 23,426 26,537 7,201
23 VW Tiguan II 21,539 25,286 14,281
24 Peugeot 108 20,822 17,060
25 Toyota C-HR 20,203 16,357
26 Souce: CCFA
Top Ten Best-Selling Car Models in France in 2018
In 2018, only five of the 25 best-selling car models in France were in the same rank position as a year ago. These included the top three favorite cars of the French: the Renault Clio, Peugeot 208 and Peugeot 3008.

The Renault Clio was not only the best-selling car model in France in 2018 but sold in higher numbers than ever. The current Renault Clio IV has been the favorite car of the French since its introduction in 2012. In contrast to most car models in France, sales of the Clio steadily increased despite the aging of the model to reach a new high of 123,658 cars in 2018.

In 2018, the Peugeot 208 also maintained its traditional second place in the top ten list of best-selling car models in France. The 208 has been in second since 2103, its first full year on sale in France. Sales of the Peugeot 208 also reached a new high in France in 2018 and exceeded 100,000 cars in a year for the first time ever.

Although the models were refreshed, both the Renault Clio and Peugeot 2018 are relatively old models and both are expected to relaunch on new platforms during 2019. The 208 will also share this new platform with Citroen and Opel Corsa models.

The Peugeot 3008 maintained its third place from a year ago and increased sales by more than 10,000 cars. Citroen C3 sales increased by similar numbers and two rank positions from a year ago.

The Dacia Sandero improved from 8th a year ago to 5th – the highest position ever for a Dacia in France. (Dacia passed VW to become the fourth largest car brand in France in 2018.)

The aging Renault Captur and Peugeot 2008 each dropped two rank positions despite sales remaining relatively strong. The Peugeot 308 slipped on rank position.

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