[auto-moto] Best-selling cars: the evolution from 1991 to the present day in pictures

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Compare at a glance the best-selling cars in 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021. An exercise that sheds light on the evolution of our car choices.

This is one of the most interesting Twitter accounts for car lovers. @lovecarindustry , led by expert Felipe Munoz, compiled the figures for automobile sales in France in the first half of 2021 … Then he compared them to the same period in 2011, 2001 and 1991 . Everything is summed up in a graph that is as pleasing to the eye as it is rich in information.

=> What are the best-selling cars in France in 2021?

French buy French. That's pretty clear in this chart showing the top-10 in H1 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021.
A shift from C-HB to MPVs to SUVs. Source: JATO
 #carindustryanalysis #felipemunoz #carsales #carstats # top10 #france #automotive #instacar #carinfluencer #renaultclio pic.twitter.com/1wSGJ4GQZL

- Car Industry Analysis (@lovecarindustry) October 10, 2021

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It is a constant in French automotive life: the duel between Peugeot and Renault city cars at the top of sales . 30 years ago, the 205 - already old and at knockdown prices - was ahead of the more modern Clio, in full take-off. It was also the Renault city car that would dominate sales in the 1990s. Today, the 208 - which includes an electric offer - is ahead of the “small” Renault.

=> Renault Clio vs Peugeot 208: a duel started in the 1970s

In detail, however, we note that the market share of these best sellers continues to decline . In the first half of 1991, the 205 was number one with more than 100,000 units produced. Over the same period this year, the 208 is in the lead with “only” 48,000 vehicles registered. This decline is explained by competition from low-cost deals (Dacia Sandero is now 3 e ) and opportunity, as well as the growing segmentation of manufacturers' catalogs.

A fragmentation which was first read with the emergence and then the ebb of minivans . Absent from the top ten in 1991 (the Renault Espace was then competed with only the Chrysler Voyager and Pontiac Trans Sport), they “exploded” during the decade, notably with the emergence of the compact Renault Scénic and Citroën Picasso. But these family vehicles are quickly outdated by SUVs. Three "pseudos-4 × 4" are now in the top 10 sales positions in France, favoring manufacturers' margins.

Main victims? The D-segment sedans. In 1991, the Renault 21 and Peugeot 450 were among the top five in the ranking . In 2001, the Laguna was still in fourth place in sales. Today, we must go down to 18 th place to find ... the Tesla Model 3. The first tricolor hatchback, the Peugeot 508 is today in 50th position .

link :

https://www.auto-moto.com/actualite/en-chiffres/voitures-plus-vendues-levolution-de-1991-a-nos-jours-images-292185.html