With 190,000 registrations in June, the French car market continues to recover

The French car market continues its growth recovery, with +11.55% new passenger cars registered in June compared to June 2022, manufacturers announced on Saturday.

More than 190,000 cars registered in June

During the first six months of 2023, with 889,777 new passenger car registrations, the market grew 15.26% on a raw basis, a performance that needs to be put into perspective as 2022 had been weak. For comparison, car registrations were close to 240,000 in June 2020.

A total of 190,848 new passenger cars were registered in June, the Automotive Platform (PFA, which represents manufacturers and equipment manufacturers) said. If we include light commercial vehicles of less than 5.1 tons, 233,547 new light vehicles are registered, representing an increase of 12.49% in one year.

Regarding trucks and industrial vehicles of more than 5.1 tons, they experienced a marked increase of 29.1% annually in June. Through the first half, that’s +11.7%.

Classification by manufacturer

In terms of manufacturers, the French-Italian-American Stellantis remained the leading volume group in June, with 27.4% of passenger cars, but suffered a drop of 2.8% in one year. Peugeot, in particular, fell 10.5%. As of June 2022, Stellantis had a market share of over 31.4%.

Renault, for its part, represented 25.8% of the total in June, 8.7% less. In third place, the German group Volkswagen represents 12.3% of the volume of registrations in June, increasing by 23.9% compared to June 2022. The Toyota group jumps 37.9%, but still remains at 6 ,4% of the total.

Gasoline cars are still popular

Le bilan montre aussi la progression des voitures électriques et hybrides rechargeables, 12 ans avant la fin prévue des ventes de voitures termiques en Europe: au total, ces voitures ont atteint le chiffre inédit de 27% des parts de marché en juin (contre 24% in May). Only electric represents 17%.

However, gasoline cars continue to account for the lion’s share, with 38% of deliveries. Diesel, star yesterday, continues to plummet, equipping only one new car in ten (10.6% in the last six months, compared to another 16.8% in the first half of 2022).