【January-February 2022 French car sales ranking】Since the second half of last year, French cars have "rebounded from the bottom", sales have continued to pick up, and this year continues to maintain a growth trend. According to the statistics compiled by the editors of the car purchase network, the cumulative wholesale sales of the French car market from January to February 2022 were 20,900 units, a substantial increase of 119.0% over the same period last year.
French car sales have rebounded this year, mainly due to the hot sales of the newly launched Citroën Versailles C5 X model last year. According to statistics, the cumulative wholesale sales of Citroen Versailles C5 X in January and February this year reached 7872 units, although this sales volume is not high compared to other joint venture cars, but it has been the "ceiling" of French car sales in recent years. Citroën Versailles C5 X guide price of 143,700-18.67 million, in the same class of cars has a cost-effective advantage.
The Peugeot 408 sold 3,040 vehicles, ranking second, up from 1,956 units in the same period last year. The Peugeot 4008 ranked third with 2,080 unit sales, up from 1,536 units sold in the same period last year.
In addition, the Peugeot 508, Peugeot 2008 and Peugeot 5008, also from Dongfeng Peugeot, although the sales volume is not large, but it is still an increase compared with the same period last year. Among them, peugeot 508 sold 1979 vehicles, Peugeot 2008 sold 1452 vehicles, Peugeot 5008 cumulative sales of 1323 vehicles.
In terms of the Citroën brand, Citroën Tianyi has sold 1179 vehicles, slightly lower than the sales volume of the same period last year, and the sales of this compact SUV with a wheelbase of 2730mm are not large. Known as the "presidential car" Citroen C6 cumulative sales of 1081 units, slightly higher than the sales of 711 vehicles in the same period last year.
Last year's Citroën C3-XR sold well after a mid-term redesign, but this year's sales fell back into a trough, with cumulative sales of only 443 units in January and February.
In terms of DS brands, only the DS 9 recorded sales, with a cumulative sales of 433 units from January to February this year. The DS 9 is positioned as a mid-size car and was launched in March last year, with a guidance price of 249,900-344,900 yuan making it lack market competitiveness.