After two months of slight increase, the French car market fell back into the red in August, falling 19.8%.
But this decrease is linked, according to the manufacturers, to technical factors, and does not call into question the post-coronavirus recovery of the sector.
After two months of slight increase, the French car market fell back into the red in August, falling 19.8%.
A decrease which is explained by technical factors which do not call into question the recovery started since the deconfinement in May, the manufacturers announced Tuesday.
Among the French groups, PSA (Peugeot, Citroën, DS, Opel) did significantly better than average, falling "only" 8.4% thanks to the success of the new models of the lion brand, while Renault (with Dacia and Alpine) fell 20%, according to figures released by the Committee of French Automobile Manufacturers (CCFA).
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