French new-car registrations decline by 18% last month

France's new car registrations tumbled 18% last month on a yearly basis. The decline was expected by analysts. French car manufacturers saw a 29% drop in registrations, while foreign producers faced only a 4.3% fall last month. During the 2011, new car registrations dropped 2.1% with Peugeot Citroen seeing a fall by 4.9% and Renault experiencing a decline of 9.6%.