Highlights:
- Segment down 7% YTD, still makes up 13,1% of the European new car market, down 0,8 percentage points.
- VW Golf remains firmly on top despite the changeover to the 8th generation in Q4
- Skoda Octavia outsold the Ford Focus in Q3 but remains #3 YTD
- Opel/Vauxhall Astra and Seat Leon outsold the Peugeot 308 in Q3 and are closing in YTD, Astra leapfrogs Leon for 6th place
- Toyota Corolla was the #4 seller in Q3 and moves up to 8th place YTD with a clear chance of finishing in 7th. Combined sales of the outgoing Toyota Auris and incoming Corolla are already good for a 4th place of the segment
- Mazda3 clearly outsold the Honda Civic in Q3, but seems too far behind YTD
- Skoda Scala so far unable to make up for lost sales of the outgoing Skoda Rapid, despite a 13th place for the former in Q3
- Nissan Leaf outsells Hyundai Ioniq in Q3
- Fiat Tipo is the worst performer in the segment top-10 at -25%, Kia Ceed best performer at +37% but still knocked down to #9 YTD by Corolla.
| Compact segment | 2019 Q1-Q3 | 2018 Q1-Q3 | Change | Share | |
| 1 | Volkswagen Golf | 312.175 | 341.922 | -9% | 19,9% |
| 2 | Ford Focus | 177.413 | 151.727 | 17% | 11,3% |
| 3 | Skoda Octavia | 168.355 | 169.455 | -1% | 10,7% |
| 4 | Peugeot 308 | 108.995 | 119.646 | -9% | 6,9% |
| 5 | Opel/Vauxhall Astra | 107.036 | 124.559 | -14% | 6,8% |
| 6 | Seat Leon | 106.640 | 112.799 | -5% | 6,8% |
| 7 | Renault Megane | 98.802 | 114.457 | -14% | 6,3% |
| 8 | Toyota Corolla | 96.324 | 12.389 | 677% | 6,1% |
| 9 | Kia Ceed | 77.387 | 56.517 | 37% | 4,9% |
| 10 | Fiat Tipo | 65.876 | 87.255 | -25% | 4,2% |
| 11 | Hyundai i30 | 55.945 | 62.791 | -11% | 3,6% |
| 12 | Honda Civic | 29.972 | 34.431 | -13% | 1,9% |
| 13 | Skoda Rapid | 27.815 | 50.332 | -45% | 1,8% |
| 14 | Mazda3 | 26.797 | 33.297 | -20% | 1,7% |
| 15 | Hyundai Ioniq | 24.741 | 23.309 | 6% | 1,6% |
| 16 | Nissan Leaf | 23.463 | 27.423 | -14% | 1,5% |
| 17 | Toyota Auris | 22.579 | 89.151 | -75% | 1,4% |
| 18 | Skoda Scala | 18.451 | 0 | New | 1,2% |
| 19 | Toyota Prius | 6.217 | 9.813 | -37% | 0,4% |
| 20 | Citroën C-Elysee | 5.035 | 9.933 | -49% | 0,3% |
| 21 | Opel Ampera-e | 1.727 | 2.247 | -23% | 0,1% |
| 21 | Lada Vesta | 1.334 | 1.053 | 27% | 0,1% |
| 22 | Subaru Impreza | 1.332 | 1.625 | -18% | 0,1% |
| 23 | Hyundai Elantra | 1.265 | 1.532 | -17% | 0,1% |
| 24 | Seat Toledo | 1.140 | 4.821 | -76% | 0,1% |
| 25 | Peugeot 301 | 1.111 | 1.763 | -37% | 0,1% |
| 26 | Nissan Pulsar | 554 | 15.579 | -96% | 0,0% |
| 27 | Volkswagen Beetle | 383 | 12.719 | -97% | 0,0% |
| 28 | Citroën C4 | 129 | 14.106 | -99% | 0,0% |
| 29 | Volkswagen Jetta | 82 | 3.524 | -98% | 0,0% |
| 30 | Mitsubishi Lancer | 22 | 654 | -97% | 0,0% |
| Segment total | 1.569.100 | 1.691.784 | -7% |
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Sources: Manufacturers, ANDC, JATO Dynamics.