Car Sales France By Brand (Local) : 1974-79

The Simca/Chrysler/Talbot Horizon

I would have liked to add more brands but as what I had was inconsistent, I went with what is basically French brands and 'Others' which is foreign makes. I may add more detail if I can find yearly figures for other brands.

Renault was well ahead back then with about a third of all French sales, easily outselling all imported brands combined. Peugeot lifted into second place in 1975 and was in the high teens as a percentage through this period. Citroën didn't fare quite so well, losing some share. Chrysler Europe which was basically Simca climbed in its share of the market from '74 to '78 but was unprofitable and was sold to PSA (Peugeot) in 1978. Sales dipped the following year. PSA then changed the name and they were called Talbot cars.

Brand	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Renault	548,915	488,925	602,827	640,384	665,271	691,544
Peugeot	278,538	282,886	331,434	336,425	351,285	358,698
Citroën	285,082	271,667	301,202	320,389	315,772	325,399
Chr Eur	135,765	133,106	191,111	180,031	198,754	156,513
Others	276,480	305,728	431,660	429,761	413,904	444,237
Total	1,524,780	1,482,312	1,858,234	1,906,990	1,944,986	1,976,391

The next in the series was 1980-84.
The final in the series was 2010-14.