New car registrations fell 5.1 pct in July from the same month last year, reaching 159,857 vehicles, the CCFA constructors' association said. The decline follows a 2.7 pct rise in June, when registrations reached a record monthly high of 223,601 units. The CCFA said new registrations of Renault models fell 10.5 pct in July, while registrations of Peugeot models were down 7.5 pct.