Vehicle sales in France continue to decline sharply in 2013 on the back of a weak macroeconomic picture. We maintain our bearish full-year sales forecasts for now. Nonetheless, we caution risks to these forecasts remain firmly to the downside, as a further deterioration in the macroeconomic picture could serve to exacerbate the declines further.

BMI Industry View 7

SWOT 8

Political 10

Economic 11

Business Environment 12

Industry Forecast 13

Production, Sales And Trade 13

Sales 13

      Table: Autos Sales, 2010-2017 13

Production 14

      Table: Autos Production, 2010-2017 14

Trade 16

      Table: Autos Trade, 2010-2017 16

Passenger Vehicles 16

      Table: Passenger Cars, Historical Data And Forecasts, 2010-2017 16

Sales 17

      Table: France Passenger Car Sales By Brand 17

Production 18

Commercial Vehicles 23

      Table: Commercial Vehicles, Historical Data And Forecasts, 2010-2017 23

Sales 25

      Table: France LCV Sales By Brand 26

Production 26

News 27

Motorcycles 28

      Table: Motorcycles - Historical Data And Forecasts, 2010-2017 28

Suppliers 28

Macroeconomic Forecasts 31

Economic Activity 31

Real GDP By Expenditure Breakdown 32

Risks To Outlook 36

      Table: France - Gdp By Expenditure 37

Industry Risk Reward Ratings 39

Table: Europe Risk/ Rewards Ratings 42

Competitive Landscape 44

Company Profile 46

PSA Peugeot Citroen 46

Renault 49

Company Monitor 51

Regional Overview 54

Industry Forecast 54

Global Industry Overview 57

Demographic Forecast 61

Demographic Outlook 61

      Table: France's Population By Age Group, 1990-2020 ('000) 62

      Table: France's Population By Age Group, 1990-2020 (% of total) 63

      Table: France's Key Population Ratios, 1990-2020 64

      Table: France's Rural And Urban Population, 1990-2020 64

Methodology 65

Industry Forecasts 65

Sector-Specific Methodology 66

Sources 66

Risk/Reward Ratings Methodology 67

      Table: Automotive Risk/Reward Ratings Indicators And Weighting Of Indicators 68

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