Car tax: FNA secures first concession

The National Automobile Federation (FNA) secures the postponement to 2027 of the retroactive malus on used vehicles.

The FNA has just achieved a first success in its showdown with the Government over automotive taxation. After several months of lobbying, it was received on October 13, 2025, at the Ministry of Industry, during discussions on the moratorium concerning the retroactive malus on used vehicles, originally scheduled for January 2026.

Thanks to this meeting, the Government included in the 2026 Finance Bill a provision postponing this measure to 2027, in order to give the used-car market some breathing space and to lift the legal uncertainty weighing on professionals and motorists. The National Assembly is currently examining this provision.

Reform without overly penalizing

For the FNA, this advance is a symbolic victory, but it remains a first step. The Federation has long denounced a taxation regime that has become punitive and counterproductive, which is slowing sales of new and used vehicles. With registration taxes among the highest in Europe and a market down 7% this year, France stands out negatively compared with its neighbors, who manage to reconcile environmental objectives with clearer taxation.

The FNA is now calling for immediate measures and a structural reform: freezing the CO₂ scale in 2026, abolishing the weight-based malus, adjusting the malus for imported vehicles, and creating a public website to consult the fiscal history of vehicles. The goal is clear: reform a complex system to sustainably boost the market and secure the future of the French automotive industry.

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