The small crossover segment is Europe’s largest class in volume and it continues to beat the overall market in the first three quarters of 2022, as sales of small crossover and SUVs are down by 3% in an overall market down 11%. As a result, they now make up 19.6% of the total European car market, up 1.7 percentage points on the same period last year. In Q3, the class was up 5% in an overall market down 2%.
Thanks to strong second and third quarters, the Volkswagen T-Roc looks set to win the segment crown in 2022 despite sales down 5% so far this year. T-Roc sales were up 38% in Q3 when it outsold its nearest rival by more than 12,000 deliveries. That leaves the Dacia Duster in second place with stable sales and the Peugeot 2008 in third with sales down 24%. The Ford Puma was the #2 seller after the first half of the year, but it has dropped to 4th place after Q3 when it was even outsold by the Toyota Yaris Cross. Former class leader Renault Captur is down 20% in fifth place but in danger of dropping one more spot by year end. The Opel/Vauxhall Mokka also outperforms the class at +53% although its Q3 sales were stable on last year. The new generation Kia Niro is not yet helping the nameplate much, down 9% so far this year. Newcomer Volkswagen Taigo is up to 14th place and only slightly cannibalizing sales of the T-Cross which is down 21%. As a result, the VW brand now has a share of 16.7% of the class and VW Group holds 25.3% (down from 26.1%), compared to 22.5% for Stellantis (down from 25.6%) and 15.7% for Renault-Nissan (down from 17.6%). The clear share winner is Toyota, although it’s still only at 6.1%. The Citroën C3 Aircross is down just 5%, but the Seat Arona is down 32% so far this year. Clear winners are the MG ZS at #20 (+58%), the Ford Ecosport at #24 (+27%), the Honda HR-V at #27 (+262% thanks to the new generation) and the SsangYong Tivoli at #30 (+47%). We welcome the Smart #1 to the ranking at #42 and the BYD Atto 3 at #46, both are fully electric models made in China. DR Motor is also growing quickly with the DR 4.0 at #29, although its line-up is rather confusing with no less than five nameplates in this class.
Luxury models lose share, down to 4.8% from 5.7% last year, with deliveries down 19%. The Audi Q2 is down 20 into an overall 17th place while the Mini Countryman in 22nd place is down 16% after a 29% increase in deliveries in Q3. The DS3 Crossback is down 20% at #28.
| Small SUV segment | 2022 Q1-Q3 | 2021 Q1-Q3 | Change | 2022 share | 2022-Q3 | Change | |
| 1 | Volkswagen T-Roc | 136.471 | 143.102 | -5% | 8,6% | 51.848 | 38% |
| 2 | Dacia Duster | 111.929 | 110.425 | 1% | 7,0% | 39.263 | 8% |
| 3 | Peugeot 2008 | 108.119 | 141.512 | -24% | 6,8% | 35.454 | 0% |
| 4 | Ford Puma | 105.256 | 116.766 | -10% | 6,6% | 32.109 | -5% |
| 5 | Renault Captur | 101.684 | 127.797 | -20% | 6,4% | 29.912 | -12% |
| 6 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 97.056 | 4.316 | 2149% | 6,1% | 33.792 | 683% |
| 7 | Volkswagen T-Cross | 79.889 | 100.707 | -21% | 5,0% | 22.369 | -28% |
| 8 | Hyundai Kona | 73.757 | 84.643 | -13% | 4,6% | 22.852 | -22% |
| 9 | Opel/Vauxhall Mokka | 71.677 | 46.834 | 53% | 4,5% | 22.408 | -1% |
| 10 | Kia Niro | 61.124 | 67.336 | -9% | 3,8% | 19.737 | -19% |
| 11 | Opel/Vauxhall Crossland | 55.193 | 66.978 | -18% | 3,5% | 17.177 | 4% |
| 12 | Skoda Kamiq | 53.249 | 67.709 | -21% | 3,3% | 19.764 | 1% |
| 13 | Citroën C3 Aircross | 50.526 | 53.318 | -5% | 3,2% | 14.858 | 20% |
| 14 | Volkswagen Taigo | 49.009 | 0 | New | 3,1% | 17.976 | New |
| 15 | Seat Arona | 47.548 | 69.993 | -32% | 3,0% | 10.492 | -43% |
| 16 | Kia Stonic | 40.303 | 44.026 | -8% | 2,5% | 13.878 | -10% |
| 17 | Audi Q2 | 36.915 | 46.281 | -20% | 2,3% | 9.518 | -24% |
| 18 | Nissan Juke | 35.623 | 49.171 | -28% | 2,2% | 9.375 | -40% |
| 19 | Jeep Renegade | 34.725 | 51.779 | -33% | 2,2% | 9.205 | -32% |
| 20 | MG ZS | 29.595 | 18.759 | 58% | 1,9% | 11.757 | 40% |
| 21 | Suzuki Vitara | 29.176 | 45.460 | -36% | 1,8% | 11.039 | -24% |
| 22 | Mini Countryman | 29.141 | 34.664 | -16% | 1,8% | 10.457 | 29% |
| 23 | Fiat 500X | 28.396 | 45.637 | -38% | 1,8% | 6.515 | -37% |
| 24 | Ford Ecosport | 27.103 | 21.330 | 27% | 1,7% | 7.909 | 20% |
| 25 | Suzuki S-Cross | 22.511 | 19.507 | 15% | 1,4% | 6.731 | 10% |
| 26 | Hyundai Bayon | 20.421 | 7.388 | 176% | 1,3% | 7.205 | 41% |
| 27 | Honda HR-V | 18.773 | 5.182 | 262% | 1,2% | 4.203 | 156% |
| 28 | DS3 Crossback | 9.825 | 12.319 | -20% | 0,6% | 3.633 | -2% |
| 29 | DR 4.0 | 5.765 | 0 | New | 0,4% | 3.971 | New |
| 30 | SsangYong Tivoli | 4.342 | 2.959 | 47% | 0,3% | 1.586 | 40% |
| 31 | Kia Soul | 3.920 | 6.205 | -37% | 0,2% | 936 | -58% |
| 32 | Mazda CX-3 | 3.590 | 11.363 | -68% | 0,2% | 131 | -96% |
| 33 | DR3 | 2.565 | 1.044 | 146% | 0,2% | 330 | -4% |
| 34 | DR5 | 1.702 | 1.460 | 17% | 0,1% | 0 | -100% |
| 35 | DR 5.0 | 1.179 | 0 | New | 0,1% | 669 | New |
| 36 | DR4 | 964 | 58 | 1562% | 0,1% | 0 | -100% |
| 37 | Lada Niva | 735 | 1.115 | -34% | 0,0% | 90 | -79% |
| 38 | SsangYong XLV | 663 | 145 | 357% | 0,0% | 218 | 384% |
| 39 | Mahindra KUV100 | 651 | 712 | -9% | 0,0% | 430 | 108% |
| 40 | Suzuki Jimny | 312 | 390 | -20% | 0,0% | 174 | 28% |
| 41 | DR EVO 4 | 218 | 798 | -73% | 0,0% | 214 | -23% |
| 42 | Smart #1 | 54 | 0 | New | 0,0% | 54 | New |
| 43 | JAC IEV7S | 49 | 67 | -27% | 0,0% | 6 | -81% |
| 44 | Haval H2 | 40 | 656 | -94% | 0,0% | 4 | -98% |
| 45 | Mitsubishi ASX | 29 | 5.286 | -99% | 0,0% | 4 | -100% |
| 46 | BYD Atto 3 | 17 | 0 | New | 0,0% | 17 | New |
| 47 | Citroën C4 Cactus | 0 | 1.186 | -100% | 0,0% | 0 | -100% |
| Segment total | 1.591.789 | 1.636.383 | -3% | 510.270 | 5% |
Car sales statistics are from the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland.
Sources: Manufacturers, ANDC, JATO Dynamics.