If the inhabitants of the city still remain in first places in the rating of car sales in France in 2023, the most successful category after city cars is the category of SUV Before we give you the classification of family SUVs, we will reveal to you Top 10 best-selling small SUVs and compact SUVs in France in 2023.
Top 10 SUV sales (small/compact) in France
| The best small SUVs and compact SUVs | Top of France in all categories | Brand and model | Sale in 2023 | Sale in 2022 | Market share in 2023 in % |
| 1 | 5 | Peugeot 2008 II | 49,344 | 51,454 | 2.8 |
| 2 | 6 | Renault Captur II | 47,569 | 45,577 | 2.7 |
| 3 | 8 | Tesla Model Y | 37,127 | 11,892 | 2.1 |
| 4 | 9 | Dacia Duster II | 32,625 | 31,648 | 1.8 |
| 5 | 11 | Toyota Yaris | 31,073 | 23,577 | 1.8 |
| 6 | 12 | Peugeot 3008 II | 30370 | 36,281 | 1.7 |
| 7 | 13 | Renault Australia | 29,894 | 3,318 | 1.7 |
| 8 | 15 | Renault Arkana | 29,607 | 31,638 | 1.7 |
| 9 | 20 | Ford Puma | 23,253 | 20,511 | 1.3 |
| 10 | 21 | Volkswagen T-ROC | 21,364 | 17,221 | 1.2 |
Peugeot and Renault Group still on top!
As for city dwellers, yes Peugeot AND Renault which rush the first two places in the rating. If for city cars Renault was in the lead with its Clio, and Peugeot was second with its 208, then for SUVs it’s the opposite. In fact, the prize goes Peugeot 2008 with 49,344 registrations in 2023, and that’s a little ahead Renault Kaptur and his 47,569 registrations. 10,442 registrations behind us, we find an American brand You are here from his Model Y.
If the Captur from Renault could not rise to the first place, then the Renault group succeeds four models in the top 10! A very good year for the group. If Captur is second, you have Dacia Duster in fourth place, Renault Austral 7ᵉ and Renault Arkana 8ᵉ.
In general, all the models featured in this top 10 have undergone a increase in terms of sales. Only models from Peugeot, viz 2008 year and 3008, to know a a drop in their sales between 2022 and 2023. The same for Renault Arkana which increased from 31,638 registrations in 2022 to 29,607 in 2023.
The heyday of Tesla
Special mention of Tesla Model Y, which managed to rise to the third position of this rating. Tesla’s 100% electric SUV records 37,127 registrations in 2023. Knowing that in 2022, model Y recorded 11,892 registrations after being put up for sale in the summer of the same year. A success that can be explained, in particular, by the various discounts that Tesla has offered throughout 2023 on its Model Y.
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Source: Auto Plus
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