PARIS — New-car registrations rose by 8.8 % in France in January, with positive factors of greater than 30 % at Dacia, Volvo, DS, Nissan and Fiat.

Gross sales have risen constantly since final August, as provide shortages eased for a lot of automakers. The market was additionally ranging from a low base, as gross sales final January had been down 19 % from the identical month in 2021. There was additionally one further promoting day in January 2023.

Gross sales of full-electric autos continued to develop, with EVs making up 13 % of the market in January in contrast with 10 % in January 2022. Diesel gross sales made up simply 11 % of the market, in contrast with 18 % in January 2022.

Quantity manufacturers with the largest positive factors included Dacia (+54 %); Volvo (+43 %); DS (+35 %), Nissan (+34 %) and Fiat (+32 %). Tesla gross sales had been 741 autos for the month, a 1,443 % achieve, however the EV maker registered simply 48 automobiles in January 2022. 

By group, market chief Stellantis was down 9.5 %, with gross sales at its flagship Peugeot and Citroen manufacturers down considerably on logistics points. Renault Group gross sales rose by 24 %, whereas No. 3 Volkswagen was up 22 %. Toyota, in fourth place, was up by 18 %.

The Dacia Sandero was the top-selling mannequin, displacing the Peugeot 208 from the highest spot.