France’s new car sales fell 0.3% year-on-year to 138,339 units in April 2026. In the first four months of the year, registrations totaled 539,895 vehicles, marking a 1.6% drop compared with the same period last year. Electric vehicle sales rose 13.2% to 426,283 units, representing 33% of the market. source: CCFA - Comite des Constructeurs Francais d'Automobiles

New Passenger Car Registrations YoY in France averaged 1.58 percent from 1991 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 568.80 percent in April of 2021 and a record low of -88.80 percent in April of 2020. This page includes a chart with historical data for France New Passenger Car Registrations YoY. France New Passenger Car Registrations YoY - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on May of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-04-02 02:00 PM
New Car Registrations YoY
Mar 12.9% -14.7% -3.6%
2026-05-04 11:40 AM
New Car Registrations YoY
Apr -0.3% 12.9% 4.5%
2026-06-02 04:00 PM
New Car Registrations YoY
May -0.3% -3.2%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Bankruptcies 5972.00 6175.00 Companies Mar 2026
Business Climate Indicator 94.00 94.00 points May 2026
Business Confidence 102.30 100.40 points May 2026
Capacity Utilization 76.95 76.89 percent Apr 2026
Car Production 1463991.00 1357701.00 Units Dec 2025
Car Registrations 138339.00 173634.00 Units Apr 2026
Changes in Inventories 148.00 -5334.00 EUR Million Mar 2026
Composite Leading Indicator 100.79 100.83 points Apr 2026
Corruption Index 66.00 67.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 27.00 25.00 Dec 2025
Electricity Price 55.88 56.00 EUR/MWh May 2026
Electricity Production 50281.86 57912.86 Gigawatt-hour Feb 2026
Industrial Production 0.90 -0.30 percent Mar 2026
Industrial Production MoM 1.00 -0.90 percent Mar 2026
Manufacturing Production 1.60 0.70 percent Mar 2026
Mining Production -5.70 -7.70 percent Mar 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Capacity 123.88 123.88 TWh May 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Injection 452.27 478.45 GWh/d May 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Inventory 49.22 48.85 TWh May 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Withdrawal 85.10 55.80 GWh/d May 2026
New Orders -16.20 -18.20 points Apr 2026
New Car Registrations YoY -0.30 12.90 percent Apr 2026


France New Passenger Car Registrations YoY
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-0.30 12.90 568.80 -88.80 1991 - 2026 percent Monthly
NSA