France’s new car sales decreased 14.7% year-on-year to 120,764 units in February 2026. In the first two months of the year, registrations totaled 227,921 vehicles, marking an 11% drop compared with the same period last year. source: CCFA - Comite des Constructeurs Francais d'Automobiles

New Passenger Car Registrations YoY in France averaged 1.56 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 March of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-02-03 08:20 AM
New Car Registrations YoY
Jan -6.6% -5.8% -2.0%
2026-03-03 12:30 PM
New Car Registrations YoY
Feb -14.7% -6.6% -4.0%
2026-04-02 04:00 PM
New Car Registrations YoY
Mar -14.7% -3.6%


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Bankruptcies 5945.00 5822.00 Companies Jan 2026
Business Climate Indicator 97.00 99.00 points Feb 2026
Business Confidence 102.00 105.00 points Feb 2026
Capacity Utilization 76.51 76.58 percent Feb 2026
Car Production 910243.00 1505076.00 Units Dec 2024
Car Registrations 120764.00 107157.00 Units Feb 2026
Changes in Inventories -6322.00 -500.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
Composite Leading Indicator 101.30 101.12 points Feb 2026
Corruption Index 66.00 67.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 27.00 25.00 Dec 2025
Electricity Price 58.04 56.87 EUR/MWh Mar 2026
Electricity Production 58283.05 56979.77 Gigawatt-hour Jan 2026
Industrial Production 2.40 1.60 percent Jan 2026
Industrial Production MoM 0.50 -0.50 percent Jan 2026
Manufacturing Production 2.70 2.10 percent Jan 2026
Mining Production -2.00 -8.40 percent Jan 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Capacity 125.72 125.72 TWh Mar 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Injection 304.21 381.34 GWh/d Mar 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Inventory 27.61 27.74 TWh Mar 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Withdrawal 435.70 270.80 GWh/d Mar 2026
New Orders -16.30 -10.70 points Feb 2026
New Car Registrations YoY -14.70 -6.60 percent Feb 2026


France New Passenger Car Registrations YoY
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-14.70 -6.60 568.80 -88.80 1991 - 2026 percent Monthly
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