Cars on the Champs-Elysées in Paris
Registrations of new cars in France increased in April by 10.92% at an annual rate, according to data communicated on Wednesday by the Automobile Platform (PFA).
146,977 private vehicles were registered in France last month, the PFA reported. April had 21 working days this year, compared to 19 last year.
Over the first four months of the year, the market recorded an increase of 6.95% year-on-year, with 591,880 registrations.
Registrations of new cars from the Stellantis group, which includes the Peugeot, Citroën, DS and Opel brands, increased last month by 2.60% compared to a year earlier.
The Renault group (Renault, Dacia and Alpine brands) saw its registrations in France increase by 4.52% at an annual rate in April.
(Written by Camille Raynaud)