Renault crushes the competition in October: the Twingo champion of electric sales followed closely by the R5

Renault dominates the French electric market in October by placing two models in the lead. The Twingo thus takes its first victory, followed very closely by the R5, which remains in good shape by progressing compared to last year.

Electric cars continue their breakthrough on the French market, representing more than 4 out of 10 sales in October. Their registrations thus increased by 81.7% compared to October 2025. At the same time, gasoline vehicles saw their deliveries contract with a drop of 44.2%. This slowdown naturally benefits the new French products which are flooding the top 10. Renault in particular has something to smile about.

The latest Twingo has in fact achieved its first victory by arriving at the top of sales with 4,747 units in the month of October, and 19,230 sales since its launch in the spring. A former favorite, the R5 is still in good shape, taking second place with 4,666 models sold, which allows it to be hot on the heels of the frog. And between January and October, 36,664 copies of the city car were still sold.

This represents an increase of 39.5% compared to the same period last year. It therefore holds the ground like the Peugeot e-208, which recorded 3,221 deliveries. The lioness is followed by 3,037 examples of the Renault Scénic. The latter should also experience new dynamics thanks to its newly released restyled version. In fifth place is the Citroën ë-C3 with 2,736 models sold.

The Peugeot e-3008 takes sixth place with 1,875 units sold, followed by 1,786 units of the Renault 4. The small SUV is also the model experiencing the largest increase in its registrations with 145.4% more sales over the period between January and October 2026 compared to the same period in 2025. The first foreign model in the ranking, the well-known Tesla Model Y comes in eighth position.

Its 1,748 units sold in October put it ahead of the new Kia EV2 and its 1,506 units. The Peugeot e-2008 closes the top 10 with 1,412 models sold. Ironically, the best-selling Chinese model is the anonymous Leapmotor T03 with 832 copies in 19th position. And as we can see, the Volkswagen group has not managed to reach the top of the ranking either. Its best-performing model only came in 13th place. This is the Skoda Elroq and its 1,067 units.

A small slump, therefore, which should however be quickly compensated with the arrival of small electric vehicles enjoying resounding success. There is no doubt that we will see the Volkswagen ID appear in the coming months. Polo, Cupra Raval and Skoda Epiq in the tables. This great dynamic is therefore set to continue with future increasingly affordable electric models.

Machine-translated from French