Market: +69% in electric cars in July 2022
This page is translated from the original post "Marché : +69% de voitures électriques en juillet 2022" in French.
- 01/08/2022 10:52
In an already sluggish car market (-7%), electric car sales are taking off and have already surpassed 100,000 units in 2022.
The downturn in the automotive market continues in July 2022, following a red month of June. New car registrations declined by 7.1% compared to last year, totaling 107,547 units (versus 115,713). This figure could have been worse without electric cars.
Renault Advances, Stellantis Declines, Volkswagen Crumbles
All engine types combined, Renault stands out with +11%. However, the parent brand remains behind Peugeot, still number 1 in France, with 17,537 vehicles, despite a 17% decrease. Indeed, its Stellantis group reports a -10% overall, with Fiat showing a strong performance (+35%), likely driven by its electric Fiat 500e.
But watch out for Citroën, closely rivaled by Dacia by just a few dozen cars! As for Volkswagen group, it’s a quarter decline in sales (-25%), while Toyota limits the damage (-11%), with Hyundai performing well at +21%.
Here is the Top of brands in July 2022:
- Peugeot 17537
- Renault 15149
- Citroën 9480
- Dacia 9438
- Toyota 7772
- Volkswagen 6580
- Hyundai 4742
- Fiat 3551
- Kia 3481
- Mercedes 3413
Electric Cars Stay Strong
By type of engine, electric cars are booming. Their registrations increased by 69%, from 7,576 to 12,812 units in July 2022. Cumulative sales for the first seven months exceeded 100,000 units, up 33%. They now account for 12.1% of the French automotive market, compared to 7.7% last year. As for the top 10 electric car sales, we will have to wait. We learn from AAA-Data that the Renault Megane E-Tech is the king this month, ahead of the Peugeot e-208 and the Renault Twingo E-Tech electric.
| July 2022 | July 2021 | Change | Market Share | |
| Gasoline | 41559 | 47356 | -12% | 39% |
| Hybrids | 24757 | 21498 | +15% | 23% |
| Diesel | 17817 | 24472 | -27% | 17% |
| Electric | 12812 | 7576 | +69% | 12% |
| Plug-in Hybrids | 7226 | 10834 | -33% | 7% | GPL | 3223 | 4005 | -19% | 3% | Others (E85, GNV, etc) | 154 | 141 | +9% | 0.1% |
Meanwhile, traditional combustion engines continue their downward spiral. -27% for diesel, -12% for gasoline in July 2022! Who benefits? Hybrids, jumping 15% to nearly 25,000 units, representing 23% of total sales.
However, plug-in hybrids are taking a hit, far behind electric cars. Their registrations declined by 33% last month and 15% overall for the year. While they approached 10% in 2021, they now fall below 7% of total sales…
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