France was a pioneer in the automotive industry and is the 11th-largest automobile manufacturer in the world by 2015 unit production and the third-largest in Europe. It had consistently been the 4th-largest from the end of World War II up to 2000. It is 16% of sales of French manufactured products.
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hydrogen powered concept car
French light sporting car; dominant in the 1920s cyclecar class.
racing car model
1928 French car
1926 French automobile
luxury 5-door fastback concept car
Bugatti type 57 sedan
line of cars from Bugatti, Types 30 to 49
limited hypercar
hypercar
V16 hybrid sports car from Bugatti
Racing and roadgoing car built between 1910 and 1920
Bugatti sports automobile model produced from 1913 to 1926
sports car
large luxury car
Touring car
motor vehicle produced by the auto-maker Bugatti
half-scale Bugatti Type 35 electric racing car for children
motor vehicle produced by the auto-maker Bugatti
small electric vehicle imagined by Ettore Bugatti in 1931 for his personal use, nevertheless built in 10 copies ; that of Etorre is kept in the…
Largest displacement V16 ever fitted to a production car; only 6 built.
Bugatti car and type 57 S (lowered chassis) model, with coupe bodywork in the very rare "Atlantic" version ; produced in 4 copies of which three have…
concept car jointly developed by French automobile manufacturer Bugatti and Italian styling house Italdesign
Concept car developed by Bugatti and Italdesign in 1999
Hypercar
One-off hypercar
mid-engine sports car
Chapron-bodied Delahaye 180, considered one of his finest postwar designs.
Convertible conversions of the Citroën DS by Henri Chapron.
Le Mans winner 1923 — Aigle, Tank and Y engine series through WWII.
minibus
car produced by Citroën from 1935 to 1938
commercial van produced by Citroën
supermini
compact car
city car
French rally car
electric van (1998 - 2005)
French Subcompact car
supermini
mini multi-purpose vehicle
supermini
China-exclusive subcompact crossover
van
compact coupe SUV
sport utility vehicle
Picasso C4
sedan variation of the third-generation Citroën C4
compact SUV model from Citroën
low-slung mid-size crossover
compact sedan car
Supermini
medium van
French half-track family
compact car
lightweight recreational and utility vehicle
light-weight racing car
concept electric racing car produced by Citroën
executive car produced from 1934 to 1957
compact car
light car
compact MPV
automobile model developed in Chile by Citroën
multi-passenger vehicle made by Citroën between 1994 and 2002
Small car manufactured by Citroën from 1948 to 1990
supermini
concept car
front-engine, front-wheel-drive executive car (1955-1975)
Coupé
electric quadricycle
economy car/supermini
high-performance coupé produced by Citroën
Compact car/Small family car
automobile model (2004-2010)
executive car produced by Citroën
compact car
supermini
van produced by Sevel Sur
supermini automobile
small van
executive car produced by Citroën
panel van
small family car
Large French family car
compact car
compact car
compact car
supermini-class car
city car
executive car
concept car manufactured by Citroën in partnership with Polyphony Digital
sport utility vehicle
supermini
small leisure activity vehicle
electric car model
camping van
two separate SUVs produced by Citroën
Most-produced automobile of its era; launched the steam-era 'vis-à-vis' layout.
car produced by Delahaye since 1935
Delahaye brand automobile model derived, with model 180, from the type 175
ultimate automobile model from the Delahaye brand, 86 built from 1951 to 1954
French luxury / competition car; bodied by Chapron, Figoni et Falaschi, etc.
Delahaye brand racing car model built in 4 or 5 examples in 1937 ; 12-cylinder 60° V engine ; 3 converted into passenger cars
compact SUV model from DS Automobiles
rally car
rally car
battery electric luxury fastback
Facel Vega — Chrysler-V8-powered French grand tourisme cars.
Famous 'Teardrop' Coupé bodied for Franco-Brazilian race driver Amir Ruffo.
Arguably the most flamboyant French coachbuilder of the postwar era; the teardrop-bodied 135 series is the house signature.
sports racing car, built by Ford
Gobron-Brillié pioneered opposed-piston engines in early motor cars.
Hotchkiss postwar saloons — licensed Grégoire design for the Anjou.
sports car raced from 1982 to 1983
Alsace-based Mathis — French mass-market pioneer, pre-war.
1990 Group C prototype race car
hybrid electric racing car
Panhard & Levassor brand automobile model
Panhard & Levassor brand automobile model
Panhard & Levassor brand automobile model
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Panhard & Levassor brand car model powered by a Daimler twin-cylinder
Panhard & Levassor brand automobile model
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Panhard & Levassor brand automobile model
Panhard & Levassor brand automobile model
Panhard & Levassor brand automobile model
Panhard & Levassor brand automobile model
Panhard & Levassor brand automobile model
Panhard & Levassor brand automobile model
Panhard & Levassor brand automobile model
Panhard & Levassor brand automobile model
Panhard & Levassor brand automobile model
Panhard & Levassor brand automobile model
Panhard & Levassor brand automobile model
Panhard & Levassor brand automobile model
Panhard & Levassor brand automobile model
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Panhard & Levassor brand automobile model
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Panhard & Levassor brand automobile model
Panhard & Levassor brand automobile model
Panhard & Levassor brand automobile model
French automobile
First automobile designed as such from the outset (vs. carriage conversion).
medium-sized car which was produced by the French manufacturer Peugeot between 1948 and 1960
Compact sport utility vehicle
Peugeot automobile of 2012
station wagon automobile
racing car by Peugeot Talbot Sport
Citroen hatchback
former French automobile
unarmoured off-road vehicle used by the military of France
leisure activity car
scooter built by Peugeot
carmodel (1908)
model of automobile manufactured by the Société anonyme des automobiles et cycles Peugeot in its factory in Beaulieu (Mandeure, Doubs) from 1920 to…
model of automobile manufactured from 1897 to 1902 by the Société anonyme des automobiles Peugeot then headed by Armand Peugeot ; one of the first…
model of automobile manufactured by the Société anonyme des automobiles et cycles Peugeot in its factory in Beaulieu (Mandeure, Doubs) from 1923 to…
French car
Motor car produced by French.
Automobil model
carmodel (1904)
1907 automobile built by Peugeot
carmodel (1907)
electric car model
1986 Peugeot concept car
French car produced from 1955-1966
family or mid-sized car
Compact Car
car model Peugeot 508
concept car
car model manufactured by Peugeot
city car
subcompact crossover
mini MPV by Peugeot
French compact
중형 SUV
electric car manufactured by Peugeot
carmodel (2014-)
compact family car
2005 LMP2 racing car by Porsche
Le Mans prototype race car
battery electric subcompact crossover SUV produced by Renault
car model (1947-1961)
e-motor vehicle
concept car
range of light/medium trucks manufactured by Renault
American built version of Renault 9
compact crossover SUV
V6 powered Renault hot hatch
Economy saloon produced by Renault
4th iteration of a family car model
panel van built by Renault
Budget commercial car (2020-
2025 electric concept vehicle
A mide size SUV manufactured by Renault
The first-generation model of the Renault Kangoo
The second-generation model of the Renault Kangoo
The third-generation model of the Renault Kangoo
subcompact crossover SUV
entry-level crossover produced by the French car manufacturer Renault
mide size sedan
250 bhp
car model (1995-2002)
car model (2008-2016)
formula One racing car
Renault F1's car for the 2003 Formula One season
Formula One car entered in the 2005 season
Formula One Car for 1979 season
battery-electric compact vehicle model by Renault
Electric concept car
subcompact car built by the French manufacturer Renault
large family car manufactured by Renault
car model manufactured 1912-33
two-seater electric concept car
mini MPV produced by Renault
electric city-car by Renault
Renault racing car model
car manufactured by Renault
중형 세단
Small, rear-engined sports car manufactured by Renault, 1958-1968.
family hatchback car
family car
car model manufactured by Renault
car model (1984-1990)
car model (1986-1995)
Two-seat electric car
electric car model
compact crossover SUV
Compact coupé SUV
luxury compact crossover SUV
mide size crossover coupe SUV
hybrid electric crossover SUV
All-new unibody mid-size pickup on Renault's modular RGMP platform, replacing the Duster-based Oroch; built at Renault's Santa Isabel plant in…
Salmson — aero-engine maker that turned to small sporting cars.
Postwar flamboyant Saoutchik-bodied Delahayes — auction favourites today.
One-off and short-series bodies built on Porsche 356 chassis in Paris.
city car from the '40s
Brazilian-made car, from a subsidiary of the French company Simca
1950s-1960s French car
Early French light car — Sizaire-Berwick had its own Paris factory.
ultimate automobile model from the Talbot-Lago brand
Talbot-Lago brand automobile sub-model powered by the BMW OHV V8 engine of 2476 cm³ for 138 hp (12 copies) or the Simca V8 engine of Ford origin of…
Talbot-Lago brand automobile sub-model powered by the Talbot 4-cylinder 2491 cm3 engine for 120 hp (45 copies)
Talbot-Lago brand automobile model
Talbot Lago brand automobile model built from 1936 to 1939
Post-WWII French luxury car; many bodied by Figoni et Falaschi.
Talbot-Lago brand racing car model from 1938, powered by the 4,5-liter version of the 6-cylinder T 150 C engine
One of France's earliest car makers; founded 1899 in Marseille.