Car Sales France By Brand : 1980-84

In the early 1980's sales were growing in france, until 1984 when they hit a speed bump. This was due to government introducing measures to curb increasing external debt. Car sales dropped nearly 13% that year, although Renault did worse with a 23% fall. Reggie had 40.5% share in 1980 but only 31% in 1984. On the other hand, Peugeot had lifted its slice of the pie from 15.7% to 18.1% in the