More powerful, more expensive: the new car of the French – Les Echos

More long (4.22 meters on average), more powerful (113 horsepower on average) and especially more expensive than in 2014 so the new car sketch sold in France 2015.

the annual study published by Argus group, which covers 99% of a market which accounted for 1.91 million passenger cars in France, shows Indeed the average price of new cars jumped 5% last year, to 25.108 euros, a record amount. The success of cars to more than 25,000 euros is undeniable. Their progress was 27% in five years. As for market share, it still recorded a jump from 39% in 2014 to 43% in 2015.

SUV Success

the Argus says this trend by the growing popularity of the Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) with sales growing faster than the market (+ 6.8% in 2015). “A small SUV costs an average of 22,121 euros, 4,500 euros more than versatile city, 1,250 euros more than a mini MPV. A compact SUV costing 30,197 euros, 3,000 euros more than a compact and 400 euros more than a compact MPV. A luxury SUV for its costs, including penalties, 60,860 euros, 22,500 euros more than a family sedan, 18,000 euros more than a large MPV and 5,250 euros more that a grand tourer. ”

The diesel down

If the power of the average car (in horses) progresses, it does is not the same in her displacement (expressed cm3) that she falls down. She now reached 1473 cm3, 36 cm3 less than in 2014. Also on the downside, CO2 emissions fell by 4 grams to 111 grams of CO2 / km.

cars sold in France are not so far become greedy. On the contrary, their average consumption fell by 0.1 liter per 100 kilometers in a year, to 4.5 l / 100, said the Argus.

Finally, though sharp decline, diesel engines remained majority last year, with 58% of sales. This figure was 63.9% in 2014, according to the CCFA. In the first quarter in 2016 he again declined to 52.2%. And the worst is to come. According to a survey by Opinion at the end of 2015 motorists candidates for buying a car, only 41% said they consider buying a diesel, 38% would opt for a motoristaion gasoline and 15% think buying a hybrid.

Jean-Michel Gradt