On Monday the details provided by industry stated that there was a fall in registrations of new cars in France by 0.7% in December in contrast to the same month during 2009. There was a contraction in the market of 2.2% for the full year.

A last-minute rush helped the December's registrations. The benefits of government's fragment bonus scheme that ended on Dec. 31 were enjoyed by the people.

The French car manufacturers' association has alleged that last month there was a fall by 5%.

The full amount of French private car market is 2.251,736 vehicles for the full year, a level about in line with the normal of the last ten years. It has decreased from 2.3 million in 2009. Industry analysts believe that the mature French market must fulfill in a given year annual sales of more than 2 million cars.

In December there was a fall in Registrations of cars made by Renault SA by 5.3% with its Romanian low-cost subsidiary Dacia, but up 4.2% on the year.