Highlights:
- Segment up 4% YTD, gains 0,2 percentage points to now hold 4,1% share of the European new car market.
- Mercedes-Benz C-Class still in lead of models ranking, but this includes Coupe and Convertible models which its nearest rivals have split into separate nameplates
- BMW in lead of brand ranking, outselling Mercedes-Benz in Q3 by 200 units, with Audi another 600 sales behind
- Audi biggest loser YTD with sales down 22%, while BMW is down 7% and Mercedes-Benz is down 2%. German Big-3 lose 10,9 percentage points of share and are down to 70% share, mostly due to the arrival of the Tesla Model 3
- Model 3 beats Audi A4 in Q3, but too far behind for full-year top-3 position
- Volvo also among big winners in the segment, thanks to the new generation S60 and V60, sales up 34% YTD
- VW Arteon recovers in Q3 to improve on 2018 and reduce its YTD loss to 18%, outsells the BMW 4-Series in Q3
- Alfa Romeo Giulia still among the biggest losers of the segment at -41% but distances the Jaguar XE which managed just 555 deliveries in Q3, outsold by the Kia Stinger and Lexus IS and even the larger Jaguar XF.
| Premium midsized car segment | 2019 Q1-Q3 | 2018 Q1-Q3 | Change | Share | |
| 1 | Mercedes-Benz C-Class | 113.122 | 115.333 | -2% | 23,0% |
| 2 | BMW 3-series | 86.793 | 83.323 | 4% | 17,6% |
| 3 | Audi A4 / S4 / RS4 | 80.982 | 101.069 | -20% | 16,5% |
| 4 | Tesla Model 3 | 63.362 | 0 | New | 12,9% |
| 5 | Volvo V60 | 48.549 | 36.360 | 34% | 9,9% |
| 6 | Audi A5 / S5 / RS5 | 33.965 | 45.564 | -25% | 6,9% |
| 7 | BMW 4-series | 29.526 | 41.576 | -29% | 6,0% |
| 8 | Volkswagen Arteon | 14.449 | 17.651 | -18% | 2,9% |
| 9 | Alfa Romeo Giulia | 8.448 | 14.261 | -41% | 1,7% |
| 10 | Jaguar XE | 6.534 | 8.895 | -27% | 1,3% |
| 11 | Kia Stinger | 2.886 | 3.037 | -5% | 0,6% |
| 12 | Lexus IS | 2.637 | 4.217 | -37% | 0,5% |
| 13 | Lexus RC | 886 | 1.052 | -16% | 0,2% |
| 14 | Infiniti Q50 | 501 | 1.404 | -64% | 0,1% |
| 15 | DS5 | 145 | 2.490 | -94% | 0,0% |
| 16 | Infiniti Q60 | 78 | 329 | -76% | 0,0% |
| Segment total | 492.139 | 472.338 | 4% |
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Sources: Manufacturers, ANDC, JATO Dynamics.