France Automotive Engine Oil Industry

France Automotive Engine Oil Market Analysis

The France Automotive Engine Oils Market size is estimated at 210.69 million liters in 2025, and is expected to reach 223.75 million liters by 2030, at a CAGR of 1.21% during the forecast period (2025-2030).

• Largest Segment by Vehicle Type - Commercial Vehicles : The high average engine oil volume requirement of commercial vehicles, in turn, contributed to the highest engine oil consumption in the French commercial vehicles sector.
• Fastest Segment by Vehicle Type - Motorcycles : In France, the expected recovery in the production and sales of motorcycles since 2021 is likely to boost their engine oil consumption during the forecast period.

France Automotive Engine Oil Market Trends

Largest Segment By Vehicle Type : Commercial Vehicles

• After steady growth during 2015-2017, France's automotive engine oil consumption has been consistently decreasing since 2018. Due to the country's strict emission standards, the declining diesel-based passenger fleet has been the major factor dictating this trend.
• In 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak resulted in a major decline in the usage of the existing vehicle fleet of the country, in turn causing 17.61% decline in engine oil consumption compared to 2019.
• Despite the expected recovery in sales and production of passenger vehicles, an increase in the penetration of electric vehicles is likely to have a negative impact on engine oil consumption. Additionally, the persisting COVID-19 crisis is expected to hinder the growth of engine oil consumption in the country for a brief period. Hence, engine oil consumption is anticipated to record a CAGR of 1.99% during 2021-2026.

France Automotive Engine Oil Industry Overview

The France Automotive Engine Oils Market is fairly consolidated, with the top five companies occupying 80.15%. The major players in this market are BP PLC (Castrol), ExxonMobil Corporation, Motul, Royal Dutch Shell Plc and TotalEnergies (sorted alphabetically).

France Automotive Engine Oil Market Leaders

France Automotive Engine Oil Market News

• January 2022: Effective April 1, ExxonMobil Corporation was organized along three business lines - ExxonMobil Upstream Company, ExxonMobil Product Solutions and ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions.
• June 2021: TotalEnergies and Stellantis group renewed their partnership for cooperation across different segments. Along with the renewal of partnerships with Peugeot, Citroën, and DS Automobiles, the new collaboration extends to Opel, and Vauxhall as well. This partnership includes the development and innovation of lubricants, first-fill in Stellantis group vehicles, recommendation of Quartz lubricants, and shared usage of charging stations operated by TotalEnergies, among others.
• May 2021: Shell introduced a two-piece, modern stainless steel container for its lubricant products to test France's Loop reusable shopping platform.