2024-01-01 07:40:30
The French automobile market had a “good year” in 2023 with registrations up 16.07% and the entry into circulation of a “record” number of electric cars, which represented more than a quarter of the market. A total of 1,774,729 new passenger cars were put into circulation last year.
The French automobile market had a “good year” in 2023 with registrations up 16.07% and the entry into circulation of a “record” number of electric cars, which represented more than a quarter of the market. In total, 1,774,729 new passenger cars were put into circulation last year, according to figures published Monday by the Automobile Platform (PFA), which represents manufacturers and equipment manufacturers.
End of shortage of electronic components
The market also once once more remained below the symbolic threshold of two million registered vehicles, usually reached before the Covid-19 pandemic. “We are entering a volume of registrations which will be structurally lower”, estimated François Roudier: sales of entry-level cars have fallen since the pandemic, while “we are seeing a breakthrough in more expensive vehicles. high-end”, more expensive but sold in smaller quantities.
Electrified vehicles are a hit
Petrol engines remained stable, representing more than a third of the fleet put into circulation, while diesel continued to decline: only one in ten new passenger cars registered in 2023 was diesel.
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