Electric car sales in France are growing despite the general decline
The electric car market is doing well
In May 2024, while the French automotive market saw a nearly 3% drop in sales, electric cars recorded a 5% increase compared to the previous year. With an all-French podium, dominated by the electric Peugeot E-208, social leasing continues to prove successful.
The Peugeot E-208 in the lead
The Peugeot E-208 remains at the top of electric car registrations in France with 2,662 units sold in May, totaling 15,924 registrations since the beginning of the year. It far surpasses the Tesla Model Y, which holds second place with 9,360 units.
Surprises on the podium
The May 2024 podium is completed by two Renaults: the Twingo E-Tech with 1,688 registrations and the Mégane E-Tech with 1,614 units. The Tesla Model Y is just behind with 1,419 registrations. Among the newcomers, note the Peugeot E-5008 with 50 units registered and 23 DS 4s, even though the electric version has not yet been presented.
Outlook for the coming months
With a 17% market share in May 2024, electric cars appear to be undeniably integrating into France. However, a question remains: what will happen when all the cars eligible for social leasing are sold? The launches of the Citroën ë-C3 in September and the Renault 5 E-Tech in December will be crucial to maintaining this momentum.
Electric sales ranking in May 2024
1. PEUGEOT – 208: 2,662 units 2. RENAULT – TWINGO: 1,688 units 3. RENAULT – MEGANE-E: 1,614 units 4. TESLA – MODEL Y: 1,419 units 5. OPEL – CORSA: 1,351 units 6. FIAT – 500: 1,293 units 7. PEUGEOT – 2008: 1,193 units 8. VOLKSWAGEN – ID.3: 1,144 units 9. B.M.W. – IX1: 932 units 10. TESLA – MODEL 3: 763 units 11. SKODA – ENYAQ: 752 units 12. RENAULT – SCENIC: 507 units 13. OPEL – MOKKA: 492 units 14. JEEP – AVENGER: 477 units 15. CUPRA – BORN: 435 units 15. HYUNDAI – KONA: 435 units 17. AUDI – Q4 E-TRON: 428 units 18. VOLKSWAGEN – ID.4: 421 units 19. M.G. – MG4: 396 units 20. FIAT – 600: 383 units 21. CITROEN – E-C4: 348 units 22. MINI – MINI: 326 units 23. VOLVO – EX30: 292 units 24. PEUGEOT – 3008: 278 units 25. B.M.W. – SERIE 4: 256 units 26. TOYOTA – PROACE: 230 units 27. B.M.W. – IX2: 204 units 28. MERCEDES – EQA: 173 units 29. VOLVO – XC40: 143 units 30. PEUGEOT – 308: 140 units 31. DS – DS3 CBACK: 132 units 32. KIA – EV6: 129 units 33. B.M.W. – IX3: 124 units 34. M.G. – ZS: 122 units 34. TOYOTA – BZ4X: 122 units 36. RENAULT – ZOE: 117 units 37. M.G. – MARVEL R: 111 units 38. FORD – MACH-E: 110 units 39. ABARTH – 500: 103 units 40. RENAULT – KANGOO: 100 units 41. VOLKSWAGEN – ID.5: 99 units 42. MERCEDES – EQB: 82 units 43. KIA – NIRO: 76 units 44. B.M.W. – SERIE 5: 62 units 45. BYD – SEAL: 61 units 46. SMART – #1: 60 units 47. VOLKSWAGEN – ID.BUZZ: 57 units 48. NISSAN – LEAF: 55 units 49. M.G. – MG5: 54 units 50. PEUGEOT – 5008: 50 units 51. MERCEDES – EQE: 42 units 52. HONDA – E NY1: 41 units 53. SMART – #3: 40 units 54. OPEL – ASTRA: 36 units 55. PEUGEOT – EXPERT: 35 units 56. AUDI – Q8 E-TRON: 34 units 56. PORSCHE – TAYCAN: 34 units 58. CITROEN – E-C3: 30 units 58. HYUNDAI – IONIQ 5: 30 units 58. KIA – EV9: 30 units 58. SMART – FORTWO: 30 units 62. CITROEN – E-BERLINGO: 29 units 62. VOLVO – C40: 29 units 64. LOTUS – ELETRE: 26 units 65. AIWAYS – U5: 24 units 65. BYD – ATTO 3: 24 units 65. BYD – DOLPHIN: 24 units 68. DS – DS4: 23 units 68. MAZDA – MX-30: 23 units 70. VINFAST – VF 8: 22 units 71. B.M.W. – IX: 20 units 72. PEUGEOT – E-RIFTER: 19 units 73. NISSAN – ARIYA: 18 units 74. FISKER – OCEAN: 17 units 75. BYD – HAN: 16 units 76. CITROEN – E-C4 X: 15 units 77. VOLKSWAGEN – UP: 13 units 78. HYUNDAI – IONIQ 6: 12 units 79. MERCEDES – EQS: 11 units 79. TESLA – MODEL X: 11 units 81. AUDI – E-TRON GT: 10 units 81. B.M.W. – SERIE 7: 10 units 81. XPENG – G9: 10 units 84. OPEL – COMBO-E: 9 units 84. VOLKSWAGEN – ID.7: 9 units 86. OPEL – ZAFIRA: 8 units 87. AUDI – SQ8 E-TRO: 7 units 87. CITROEN – JUMPY: 7 units 87. LANCIA – Y: 7 units 90. DACIA – SPRING: 6 units 90. MASERATI – GRECALE: 6 units 92. BYD – SEAL U: 4 units 92. MERCEDES – EQV: 4 units 94. KIA – SOUL: 3 units 94. LEXUS – RZ450E: 3 units 94. MERCEDES – EQT: 3 units 97. MERCEDES – EQC: 2 units 97. MERCEDES – EVITO: 2 units 97. MINIMOKE – MOKE: 2 units 97. SERES – SERES 3: 2 units 97. SUBARU – SOLTERRA: 2 units 97. TESLA – MODEL S: 2 units 97. TESLA – ROADSTER: 2 units 104. AIWAYS – U6: 1 unit 104. AUDI – E-TRON: 1 unit 104. JAGUAR – I-PACE: 1 unit 104. LEAPMOTOR – T03: 1 unit 104. LEXUS – UX300E: 1 unit 104. MASERATI – G.TURISMO: 1 unit 104. NISSAN – TOWNSTAR: 1 unit 104. TOYOTA – PRO.CITY: 1 unit
Sales ranking from January to May 2024
1. PEUGEOT – 208: 15,924 units 2. TESLA – MODEL Y: 9,360 units 3. FIAT – 500: 8,981 units 4. RENAULT – MEGANE-E: 8,099 units 5. RENAULT – TWINGO: 7,462 units 6. PEUGEOT – 2008: 6,163 units 7. TESLA – MODEL 3: 6,090 units 8. M.G. – MG4: 4,312 units 9. B.M.W. – IX1: 4,183 units 10. OPEL – CORSA: 3,567 units 11. CITROEN – E-C4: 3,332 units 12. VOLVO – EX30: 3,170 units 13. DACIA – SPRING: 2,888 units 14. VOLKSWAGEN – ID.3: 2,618 units 15. FIAT – 600: 2,538 units 16. HYUNDAI – KONA: 2,490 units 17. SKODA – ENYAQ: 2,322 units 18. JEEP – AVENGER: 2,060 units 19. KIA – NIRO: 1,724 units 20. OPEL – MOKKA: 1,611 units 21. RENAULT – ZOE: 1,580 units 22. CUPRA – BORN: 1,536 units 23. B.M.W. – SERIE 4: 1,429 units 24. AUDI – Q4 E-TRON: 1,409 units 25. RENAULT – SCENIC: 1,167 units 26. VOLVO – XC40: 1,159 units 27. MINI – MINI: 1,132 units 28. MERCEDES – EQA: 1,100 units 29. KIA – EV6: 1,072 units 30. VOLKSWAGEN – ID.4: 1,064 units 31. PEUGEOT – 308: 964 units 32. FORD – MACH-E: 958 units 33. BMW – IX2: 837 units 34. TOYOTA – BZ4X: 833 units 35. MERCEDES – EQB: 775 units 36. PEUGEOT – 3008: 740 units 37. ABARTH – 500: 699 units 38. DS – DS3 CBACK: 601 units 39. BYD – ATTO 3: 534 units 40. M.G. – ZS: 501 units 41. M.G. – MARVEL R: 497 units 42. SMART – #1: 491 units 43. NISSAN – LEAF: 450 units 44. BYD – SEAL: 436 units 45. M.G. – MG5: 397 units 46. TOYOTA – PROACE: 330 units 47. VOLVO – C40: 328 units 48. AUDI – Q8 E-TRON: 316 units 49. MERCEDES – EQE: 310 units 50. B.M.W. – IX3: 290 units 51. SMART – #3: 270 units 52. VOLKSWAGEN – ID.BUZZ: 269 units 53. RENAULT – KANGOO: 263 units 54. VOLKSWAGEN – ID.5: 254 units 55. B.M.W. – SERIE 5: 248 units 56. BYD – DOLPHIN: 235 units 57. HYUNDAI – IONIQ 5: 221 units 58. NISSAN – ARIYA: 216 units 59. B.M.W. – IX: 207 units 60. HONDA – E NY1: 203 units 61. SMART – FORTWO: 199 units 62. PEUGEOT – E-RIFTER: 190 units 63. CITROEN – E-C4 X: 164 units 64. CITROEN – E-BERLINGO: 159 units 64. LEAPMOTOR – T03: 159 units 66. OPEL – ASTRA: 154 units 67. HYUNDAI – IONIQ 6: 148 units 68. PEUGEOT – EXPERT: 141 units 69. KIA – EV9: 128 units 70. TESLA – MODEL X: 124 units 71. TESLA – MODEL S: 109 units 71. VOLKSWAGEN – UP: 109 units 73. PORSCHE – TAYCAN: 101 units 74. CITROEN – E-C3: 94 units 75. AIWAYS – U5: 90 units 76. CITROEN – JUMPY: 82 units 77. MERCEDES – EQS: 71 units 78. AUDI – E-TRON GT: 70 units 79. PEUGEOT – 5008: 69 units 80. FISKER – OCEAN: 67 units 81. OPEL – ZAFIRA: 65 units 82. BYD – HAN: 62 units 82. LANCIA – Y: 62 units 84. AUDI – SQ8 E-TRO: 57 units 84. BYD – SEAL U: 57 units 84. LOTUS – ELETRE: 57 units 87. MERCEDES – EQV: 56 units 88. OPEL – COMBO-E: 53 units 89. B.M.W. – SERIE 7: 50 units 90. VOLKSWAGEN – ID.7: 47 units 91. MAZDA – MX-30: 46 units 92. MINIMOKE – MOKE: 37 units 93. VINFAST – VF 8: 35 units 94. SERES – SERES 3: 24 units 95. DS – DS4: 23 units 96. LEXUS – RZ450E: 21 units 97. MASERATI – GRECALE: 18 units 97. MERCEDES – EQT: 18 units 99. KIA – SOUL: 17 units 100. SUBARU – SOLTERRA: 16 units 101. MERCEDES – EVITO: 15 units 102. MASERATI – G.TURISMO: 11 units 102. TOYOTA – PRO.CITY: 11 units 104. XPENG – G9: 10 units 105. AUDI – E-TRON: 7 units 105. FIAT – ULYSSE: 7 units 105. MERCEDES – EQC: 7 units 105. NISSAN – TOWNSTAR: 7 units 109. BYD – TANG: 6 units 109. JAGUAR – I-PACE: 6 units 111. LEXUS – UX300E: 3 units 112. TESLA – ROADSTER: 2 units 113. AIWAYS – U6: 1 unit 113. POLESTAR – 2: 1 unit 113. ROLLS ROYC – SPECTRE: 1 unit 113. SMART – FORFOUR: 1 unit