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France vehicle sales totaled 118,336 units for August 2012, down 12.2% vs. August 2011.
August 2012 vehicle sales decreased 35.6% vs. July 2012 sales.
2012 sales through August totaled 1,584,460. This was down 12.3% over the same period in 2011.
PSA Peugeot Citroen was the leader in year-to-date sales with a total of 480,702, resulting in a 30.3% market share.