Guadeloupe (France) January 2025: Renault steps up to #1 in weak market

Renault is up 56.8% in Guadeloupe in January.

Another French overseas territory, Guadeloupe sees its new car sales fall heavily at -13.6% year-on-year to 1,100 units in January. Renault (+56.8%) sports a fantastic lift and accesses the brands pole position with 18.8% share, overtaking Peugeot (+25.9%). In fact the Top 4 carmakers all defy the negative market with double-digit year-on-year gains: Kia is up 46.7% and four spots to #3 while Dacia is up 32.2% and also four ranks to #4. In contrast Toyota (-19.4%) and Citroen (-30%) suffer. Notice also Opel, third in January 2024 but now outside the Top 10.

We only have access to a Top 10 models ranking over the first 9 months 2024, when the market fell 3.6% to 10,618. Over the period, the Peugeot 208 leads the way above the Citroen C3, Peugeot 2008 and Renault Clio. Dacia places the Duster at #5 and the Sandero at #6. The Suzuki Ignis ranks at #8 and the Nissan Juke at #9.

Full January 2025 Top 10 brands and 9 months 2024 Top 10 models below.

Guadeloupe (France) January 2025 – brands:

Pos Brand Jan-25 % /24 Jan-24 % Pos
1 Renault 207 18.8% + 56.8% 132 10.4% 2
2 Peugeot 199 18.1% + 25.9% 158 12.4% 1
3 Kia 135 12.3% + 46.7% 92 7.2% 7
4 Dacia 115 10.5% + 32.2% 87 6.8% 8
5 Toyota 83 7.5% – 19.4% 103 8.1% 5
6 Citroen 77 7.0% – 30.0% 110 8.6% 4
7 Hyundai 62 5.6% + 19.2% 52 4.1% 9
8 Volkswagen 35 3.2% n/a n/a n/a n/a
9 MG 21 1.9% n/a n/a n/a n/a
10 Ford 20 1.8% n/a n/a n/a n/a
n/a Opel n/a n/a n/a 126 9.9% 3
n/a Fiat n/a n/a n/a 94 7.4% 6
n/a Suzuki n/a n/a n/a 42 3.3% 10

Guadeloupe (France) 9 months 2024:

Pos Model 9m 2024 %
1 Peugeot 208 645 6.1%
2 Citroen C3 567 5.3%
3 Peugeot 2008 469 4.4%
4 Renault Clio 455 4.3%
5 Dacia Duster 454 4.3%
6 Dacia Sandero 448 4.2%
7 Kia Picanto  431 4.1%
8 Suzuki Ignis 283 2.7%
9 Nissan Juke 254 2.4%
10 Toyota Yaris Cross 251 2.4%

Source: Manufacturers



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