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New-car registrations declined once more in France, with the market but to see general development in 2025. This was pushed by a drop in deliveries of internal-combustion engine (ICE) fashions, whereas hybrids soared. Autovista24 journalist Tom Hooker assesses the figures.
A complete of 138,697 new-cars took to French roads in April, a lower of 5.6% in comparison with one 12 months in the past. Regardless of the identical variety of working days, this outcome marked a lack of 8,280 items from April 2024.
Registrations fell by 7.3% throughout the primary 4 months of the 12 months, based on the newest knowledge from the PFA. The nation recorded 548,782 deliveries on this interval, a drop of 43,099 items 12 months on 12 months.
‘The market development is changing into clearer once more, as we had anticipated, however it’s trigger for concern. Demand is simply too weak to provide the market and producers are relying on the so-called tactical channels, the one ones on the rise, to promote their stock,’ stated Marie-Laure Nivot, head of automotive market evaluation at AAA Knowledge.
‘Even personal leasing has collapsed by a minimum of 20% this month, regardless of having performed a serious position in supporting purchases during the last 10 years,’ she added.
Volumes of recent petrol fashions in France decreased by 38.8% in April, with 28,932 registrations. The outcome underlined 13 consecutive months of double-digit drops for the gasoline sort. It additionally represented petrol’s lowest month-to-month quantity since August 2024. Market-wide deliveries would have grown by 10.1% if petrol have been excluded from the entire figures.
Petrol-powered automobiles took a 20.9% share of whole registrations, down 11.2 share factors (pp) in comparison with 12 months prior. This was the gasoline sort’s lowest market share of the 12 months up to now, falling 5.2pp from January.
Within the 12 months so far, the powertrain recorded 126,883 registrations, equating to a decline of 35.2%. Eradicating petrol fashions from the new-car market would have resulted in a 6.6% enchancment. It accounted for 23.1% of whole volumes, down from a 33.1% share throughout the first 4 months of 2024.
Deliveries of diesel-powered automobiles fell by 41.1% in April, with 6,701 items. It was the worst-performing single powertrain in April. The outcome additionally marked 10 consecutive months of double-digit decline.
The gasoline sort captured 4.8% of the market final month, a drop of two.9pp 12 months on 12 months. This was the smallest share of any powertrain throughout April, aside from the ‘others’ class.
Throughout the primary 4 months of 2025, diesel mannequin registrations dropped by 44.5%, with 24,827 items. The gasoline sort represented 4.5% of general volumes, down by 3.1pp 12 months on 12 months.
Mixed petrol and diesel figures dropped by 39.2%, totalling 35,633 items. If ICE fashions have been excluded, the general new-car market would have grown by 16.6%. ICE autos accounted for 25.7% of whole registrations, down 14.2pp in comparison with the identical interval final 12 months.
From January to April, deliveries of ICE fashions have decreased by 37%, with 151,710 items. This marked a year-on-year drop of 88,936 items. The 2 gasoline sorts took a 27.6% market share within the 12 months so far, down from 40.7%.
Combining full and delicate variants, hybrid registrations surged 37.7% in April with 63,060 deliveries. Hybrids accounted for 45.5% of the entire market, up 14.3pp in comparison with April 2024.
Throughout the primary 4 months of 2025, the expertise improved volumes by 44.9% 12 months on 12 months, reaching 247,327 registrations. This equated to a acquire of 76,584 items.
Eradicating this efficiency from the general determine, the market would have suffered a steeper drop of 28.4%. Hybrids took a forty five.1% share from January to April, up from 28.8%.
‘Hybrids are the best-selling powertrain up to now this 12 months, because the gross sales misplaced from petrol and diesel-powered automobiles went to this expertise. Hybrids are presently not as costly as PHEVs and BEVs. Nonetheless, they often supply a low gasoline consumption for a small premium when in comparison with ICE fashions however this relies on the model,’ commented Ludovic Percier, Autovista Group’s senior RV analyst for France.
‘Residual values for hybrids are sturdy. This in flip improves its leasing fee, serving to new-car gross sales. There’s additionally a wider vary of fashions accessible for the expertise, that means it’s simpler for patrons to seek out the hybrid powertrain they need,’ Percier defined.
Plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) endured an 11.7% supply lower final month, posting 9,593 items. Nonetheless, that is the expertise’s smallest decline and largest month-to-month quantity because the begin of the 12 months. It captured 6.9% of general registrations, down 0.5pp in comparison with 12 months prior.
Within the 12 months so far, PHEVs slumped 41%, with 29,185 deliveries. This gave it a 5.3% market share, down from 8.4%.
In the meantime, battery-electric autos (BEVs) elevated volumes by 2.4% in April, recording 25,542 registrations. This was the expertise’s first month of development since July 2024 and its largest enchancment since Might 2024. It made up 18.4% of whole deliveries, up 1.4pp 12 months on 12 months.
From January to April, BEV deliveries fell 4.8% to 100,061 items. Nonetheless, its 18.2% share was up 0.4pp in comparison with the identical interval final 12 months, as a result of struggles of ICE.
Including collectively BEV and PHEV figures, the electrical automobile (EV) market fell by 1.9% in April with 35,135 registrations. This was regardless of a robust outcome for BEVs.
Plug-ins captured 25.3% of the general market, up 0.9pp in comparison with April 2024. This was simply 0.4pp away from the share recorded by ICE, in comparison with a 15.5pp hole one 12 months prior.
Throughout the primary 4 months of the 12 months, EVs suffered a 16.4% supply decline, posting 129,246 items. This marked a drop of 25,342 registrations. Plug-ins took a 23.6% share within the 12 months so far, down from 26.1% in the identical interval of 2024.
Combining hybrids with the EV whole, the electrified market rose by 20.3% 12 months on 12 months in April. This powertrain grouping hit 98,195 deliveries, representing 70.8% of the new-car market, up 15.3pp in comparison with one 12 months in the past.
The electrified share led ICE fashions by 45.1pp final month, a major improve from the earlier hole of 15.6pp recorded in April 2024. Within the 12 months so far, registrations of electrified fashions grew by 15.8% to 376,573 items. This gave the powertrain grouping a 68.6% market share on this interval, up from 55%.
The ‘others’ class, together with tremendous ethanol, pure fuel and liquified petroleum fuel autos, fell by 27.9% final month. It recorded 4,869 deliveries, giving it a 3.5% share, down 0.9pp 12 months on 12 months. Within the 12 months so far, the class endured a 20.9% supply decline, with 20,499 items. It made up 3.7% of general volumes, down from 4.4%.
