France is the only major European country that has not recovered its pre-crisis levels
- France is the only major European producer country that has not recovered its pre-crisis levels, since it has not exceeded 2.3 million vehicles produced in 2018, compared with 3.5 million in 2005, when that the other six major European producing countries (Germany, Spain, UK, Czech Republic, Italy, Slovakia) have all reached or even exceeded their 2005 level.
- France was even overtaken by Spain in 2013 and has gradually moved closer in terms of volumes to Britain, although since 2016, the gap between the two countries has again increased, in part because of the uncertainties about Brexit, which is now hampering British production.
- By manufacturer, we see that the two major manufacturers Renault-Nissan and PSA suffered a quite comparable fall in production, while the other two lower volumes manufacturers, Daimler (Smart), and Toyota, progressed modestly.
- The decline in the volume of production in France recorded until 2013, is explained by the fact that this country has relocated a good part of its entry-level models (Clio, Twingo, 207, 208) to Spain, Turkey and the countries of Eastern Europe (Slovenia, Slovakia), but also by the increasing weakening of their upper segment models (D and E), followed by that of the minivans (Espace, Scenic) which clashed with the growing success of premium sedans and SUV.
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