France Passenger Car Production : 2017-18

The Opel Grandland is made in France

Thinks have been good for a couple of years with regard to passenger car production in France. Volume was up 1% on 2017, short of the 8% growth of the previous year. That said, if it wasn't for PSA's new acquisition Opel it would have been slightly down.

Peugeot makes up half of the total, with Renault just over 20%. Interestingly, Citroën make very few cars here, even passed by the slightly upmarket DS marque. As global markets retract in 2019, challenges await car makers.

Passenger Cars
17	18	Brand	2018	Share	+/-	2017	Share	+/-
1	1	Peugeot	897,497	50.6%	1%	884,415	50.4%	36%
2	2	Renault	382,646	21.6%	-9%	422,627	24.1%	7%
3	3	Toyota	248,548	14.0%	6%	233,506	13.3%	-2%
4	4	smart	84,500	4.8%	0%	84,368	4.8%	-7%
7	5	Opel	72,110	4.1%	150%	28,820	1.6%	n/a
6	6	DS	49,412	2.8%	9%	45,363	2.6%	-36%
5	7	Citroën	35,731	2.0%	-35%	55,047	3.1%	-71%
8	8	Alpine	3,304	0.2%	n/a	117	0.0%	n/a
		Total	1,773,748		1%	1,754,263		8%