Car market in France 2024: top brands and EV share

The brands people choose

Which car brands are biggest in France?

Market share shows how much of the new-car market each brand accounts for. The change is measured in percentage points against 2023.

01

Renault

299,312 cars

16.4%

+0.3 pp

02

Peugeot

251,795 cars

13.8%

−0.1 pp

03

Dacia

153,256 cars

8.4%

−0.3 pp

04

Toyota

134,994 cars

7.4%

+1.3 pp

05

Citroën

124,294 cars

6.8%

−0.6 pp

06

Volkswagen

123,855 cars

6.8%

+0.2 pp

The changing market

Which brands are gaining ground?

The largest gains in market share compared with 2023. Registration growth is shown separately: a brand can gain share even when its volume falls.

Toyota

+1.3 pp

Market share: 7.4%

Registrations: +17.4%

134,994 cars

BMW

+0.5 pp

Market share: 3.7%

Registrations: +11.9%

68,002 cars

Škoda

+0.4 pp

Market share: 2.6%

Registrations: +13.6%

46,946 cars

Percentage points measure a change in share. Percent measures a change in the number of cars.

Electric, hybrid or combustion?

Are all new cars electric?

Understand the powertrains

No. Fully electric cars account for 16.5% of new registrations. The powertrain mix below shows the other types too.

Share of new registrations in France, 2024.

Plug-in cars

449,669 new cars

−0.4 pp vs previous year

Non-plug-in cars

1,370,953 new cars

+0.4 pp vs previous year

Plug-in cars can be charged from the grid: fully electric cars and plug-in hybrids. Split by powertrain:

Combustion engine

770,735 new cars

−8.6 pp vs previous year

Hybrid (incl. mild hybrids)

599,687 new cars

+9.0 pp vs previous year

Battery electric

301,108 new cars

+0.2 pp vs previous year

Plug-in hybrid

148,561 new cars

−0.6 pp vs previous year

Fuel cell

531 new cars

0.0 pp vs previous year

Fully electric cars and plug-in hybrids are separate categories. Petrol and diesel can also power hybrids; powertrain and fuel are different classifications. Hybrids include mild hybrids, and the line against combustion cars differs between countries, so compare hybrid shares within a country rather than between countries.

A wider perspective

How has the market changed over time?

Registrations per year

France

Lighter bars are provisional.

View as table

Period	France
2010	2,250,395
2011	2,173,906
2012	1,931,777
2013	1,827,319
2014	1,838,594
2015	2,010,922
2016	2,167,061
2017	2,255,660
2018	2,320,925
2019	2,305,720
2020	1,761,404
2021	1,777,878
2022	1,638,878
2023	1,889,602
2024	1,820,622
2025 provisional	1,731,737

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