Sales of midsized MPVs in Europe accelerate their downward spiral with a 42% decline in the first quarter of 2020, selling just over 74,000 units for a share of 2.4% of the European car market, down from 3.1% in 2019 and 3.9% in 2018.
And in this segment too the luxury brands continue to outperform the segment, growing their share from 29.1% in Q1 of 2019 to 37.1% now, while also claiming the title of best seller with the Mercedes-Benz B-Class. The B-Class is down just 8% and thus gains 6.7 percentage points of share to move past the previous leaders Volkswagen Touran (-39%) and Renault Scenic/Grand Scenic (-51%). The BMW Active and Gran Tourer is down 38% and the Citroën C4 Grand Picasso is down 39% now that the two-row version has been discontinued. The Volkswagen Sportsvan loses 41% of its sales but makes sure VW is still the best selling brand in the segment, while the electric BMW i3 beats the segment average with sales down 36%. So does the Dacia Lodgy at -29% but the best performer of the class and the only nameplate to sell more in Q1 of 2020 than in the same period last year is the Toyota Prius+. The hybrid taxi favorite in many cities across Europe manages to grow its sales by 31%, but it’s still the slowest seller of the segments, as the Ford C-Max has been discontinued.
| Midsized MPV segment | 2020-Q1 | 2019-Q1 | Change | 2020 share | 2019 share | |
| 1 | Mercedes-Benz B-Class | 13.443 | 14.554 | -8% | 18,1% | 11,4% |
| 2 | Volkswagen Touran | 13.007 | 21.386 | -39% | 17,5% | 16,8% |
| 3 | Renault (Grand) Scenic | 9.381 | 18.953 | -51% | 12,6% | 14,9% |
| 4 | BMW 2-series Active/Gran Tourer | 8.843 | 14.277 | -38% | 11,9% | 11,2% |
| 5 | Citroën C4 (Grand) Picasso | 8.222 | 13.480 | -39% | 11,1% | 10,6% |
| 6 | Volkswagen Sportsvan | 7.417 | 12.678 | -41% | 10,0% | 10,0% |
| 7 | BMW i3 | 5.217 | 8.210 | -36% | 7,0% | 6,5% |
| 8 | Dacia Lodgy | 5.071 | 7.184 | -29% | 6,8% | 5,6% |
| 9 | Toyota Prius+ | 3.526 | 2.701 | 31% | 4,8% | 2,1% |
| 10 | Ford (Grand) C-Max | 71 | 10.500 | -99% | 0,1% | 8,2% |
| Segment total | 74.198 | 127.279 | -42% |
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.