2022 (Full Year) France: Best-Selling Car Manufacturers and Brands

In full-year 2022, Stellantis was the largest carmaker in France while Peugeot, Renault, and Dacia were the best-selling car brands.

2022 (January to December): the largest car manufacturer in France was again Stellantis with Peugeot and Renault the top-selling car brands. Dacia moved ahead of Citroën while Toyota replaced Volkswagen as the favorite foreign car brand in France in 2022. The total French new car market in 2022 contracted to a historically low 1.5 million cars. The Peugeot 208 was again the best-selling car model in France in 2022.

Latest French Car Sales Statistics — 2023: Market Overview, Brands, Models; 2022, 2021, 2020.

Best-Selling Car Manufacturers in France in 2022

In 2022 (full calendar year), the top-selling carmakers in France were as follows according to the CCFA:

	Sales 2022	Sales 2021	% 22/21
Total French New Car Market	1,529,035	1,659,003	-7.83
STELLANTIS	478,040	560,413	-14.70
ALFA ROMEO	3,090	1,541	100.52
CITROEN	129,883	161,883	-19.77
DODGE	0	1	-100.00
DS	20,959	22,782	-8.00
FIAT	36,508	39,914	-8.53
JEEP	5,727	10,822	-47.08
MASERATI	213	148	43.92
OPEL	36,052	37,393	-3.59
PEUGEOT	245,608	285,929	-14.10
GROUPE RENAULT	369,432	395,773	-6.66
ALPINE	2,138	1,618	32.14
DACIA	130,855	125,204	4.51
RENAULT	236,405	268,951	-12.10
MOBILIZE	34	0
GROUPE VOLKSWAGEN	195,183	221,167	-11.75
AUDI	43,687	50,083	-12.77
BENTLEY	97	86	12.79
BUGATTI	2	0
CUPRA	7,555	4,006	88.59
LAMBORGHIN	105	121	-13.22
PORSCHE	3,857	4,487	-14.04
SEAT	13,684	26,687	-48.72
SKODA	28,904	30,399	-4.92
VOLKSWAGEN	97,292	105,298	-7.60
GROUPE B.M.W	71,094	71,317	-0.31
B.M.W.	45,439	45,968	-1.15
MINI	25,649	25,337	1.23
ROLLS ROYC	6	12	-50.00
GROUPE TOYOTA	103,524	100,874	2.63
LEXUS	3,256	4,704	-30.78
TOYOTA	100,268	96,170	4.26
GROUPE FORD	47,095	43,777	7.58
FORD	47,095	43,777	7.58
GROUPE NISSAN	27,169	26,414	2.86
NISSAN	27,169	26,414	2.86
GROUPE DAIMLER	49,318	52,391	-5.87
MERCEDES	47,977	50,789	-5.54
SMART	1,341	1,602	-16.29
GROUPE HYUNDAI	93,330	89,456	4.33
HYUNDAI	47,106	45,241	4.12
KIA	46,224	44,215	4.54
GROUPE GEELY	13,515	17,285	-21.81
VOLVO	13,515	17,285	-21.81
GROUPE TATA	5,465	7,796	-29.90
JAGUAR	1,093	1,718	-36.38
LAND ROVER	4,372	6,078	-28.07
GROUPE SUZUKI	14,750	22,907	-35.61
SUZUKI	14,750	22,907	-35.61
GROUPE MITSUBISHI	2,439	1,967	24.00
MITSUBISHI	2,439	1,967	24.00
TESLA	29,199	26,446	10.41
OTHERS	29,484	21,020	40.27
Source: CCFA

Largest Carmakers in France in 2022

Stellantis remained the largest car manufacturing group by far in France in 2022 despite bleeding market share. With the exception of niche brands Alfa Romeo and Maserati, all other brands of the Stellantis conglomerate had lower sales. Dodge was the worst-performing brand in France overall in 2022 but that is a statistical anomaly — more worrying for Stellantis must be the weak performance by both Citroën and Peugeot.

The Renault Group was the second-largest carmaker in France in 2022 and narrowly outperformed the broader market due to the strong performance of Dacia. Alpine also increased sales but the numbers were low.

The Volkswagen Group was the third-largest car producer in France in 2022 but also performed weakly with only niche brands increasing sales. A strong performance by Cupra could not make up for lost sales by Seat.

BMW Group sales were flat while Toyota gained market share with Toyota replacing Volkswagen as the most popular foreign car brand in France in 2022.

Ford was the best-performing carmaker in France in 2022 while Hyundai and Kia also increased sales volumes. Nissan also had stronger sales while Daimler outperformed the market.

Best-Selling Car Brands in France in 2022 (Full Year)

The 20 top-selling car brands in France in 2022 were as follows according to the CCFA:

		Sales 2022	Sales 2021	% 22/21
	Total French New Car Market	1,529,035	1,659,003	-7.83
1	PEUGEOT	245,608	285,929	-14.10
2	RENAULT	236,405	268,951	-12.10
3	DACIA	130,855	125,204	4.51
4	CITROEN	129,883	161,883	-19.77
5	TOYOTA	100,268	96,170	4.26
6	VOLKSWAGEN	97,292	105,298	-7.60
7	MERCEDES	47,977	50,789	-5.54
8	HYUNDAI	47,106	45,241	4.12
9	FORD	47,095	43,777	7.58
10	KIA	46,224	44,215	4.54
11	B.M.W.	45,439	45,968	-1.15
12	AUDI	43,687	50,083	-12.77
13	FIAT	36,508	39,914	-8.53
14	OPEL	36,052	37,393	-3.59
15	TESLA	29,199	26,446	10.41
16	SKODA	28,904	30,399	-4.92
17	NISSAN	27,169	26,414	2.86
18	MINI	25,649	25,337	1.23
19	DS	20,959	22,782	-8.00
20	SUZUKI	14,750	22,907	-35.61

20 Top-Selling Car Brands in France in 2022

Peugeot and Renault remained the two largest car brands in France in 2022 despite both losing market share. Five years ago, in 2017, Peugeot sold 366,872 cars while Renault was the market leader with 416,578 sales. Dacia took third place for the first time with an increase in sales while Citroen slipped to fourth with sales down by a fifth.

Toyota outsold Volkswagen to become the best-selling foreign car brand in France. VW and Mercedes-Benz sales were down but both narrowly outperformed the market.

Hyundai and Kia both increased sales but the top performer amongst the top ten car brands in France in 2022 was Ford with sales up 7.6%. BMW and Audi had weaker sales and both slipped out of the top ten.

Tesla was the most improved brand of the top marques with sales up by 10%.

The worst-performing car brands in France in 2022 were Dodge with sales down 100% but more significant was the halving of sales of Seat and Jeep (and Rolls-Royce).

The best-performing car marques in France in 2022 were Alfa Romeo and Cupra which nearly doubled sales and Maserati. Tesla and Ford were the most-improved larger brands.

Latest French Car Sales Statistics — 2023: Market Overview, Brands, Models; 2022, 2021, 2020.