European sales 2019-Q3 midsized MPV segment

Bart Demandt
Europe Midsized MPV Segment
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Highlights:

  • Segment down 23% YTD, down 0,9 percentage points to just 3,2% share of the European new car market.
  • Mercedes-Benz B-Class best seller in Q3, with over 4.000 sales more than its nearest rival VW Touran. BMW 2-Series Active/Gran Tourer not far behind in 3rd B-Class now in the race for the full-year crown
  • YTD leader Renault Scenic down to 4th place in Q3, may lose title to Touran or B-Class
  • Citroen C4 Picasso biggest loser in the top-5 due to end production of the 5-seater version
  • Ford C-Max loses even more as the model is due to be killed entirely
  • BMW i3 only other model in top-10 besides B-Class to improve YTD, with a 37% gain, closing in on 7th place YTD
  • Dacia Lodgy also relatively stable at just -9%
  • Opel/Vauxhall Zafire near the end of its life cycle, Zafira nameplate will live on as a passenger van based on Peugeot Traveller etc.
  • Toyota Prius+ enjoys a second wind with sales up 30%.

Midsized MPV segment 2019 Q1-Q3 2018 Q1-Q3 Change Share
1 Renault (Grand) Scenic 59.074 76.742 -23% 15,3%
2 Volkswagen Touran 58.501 71.883 -19% 15,1%
3 Mercedes-Benz B-Class 56.248 48.145 17% 14,5%
4 BMW 2-series Active/Gran Tourer 45.992 55.870 -18% 11,9%
5 Citroën C4 (Grand) Picasso 39.645 62.991 -37% 10,3%
6 Volkswagen Sportsvan 35.927 46.296 -22% 9,3%
7 Ford (Grand) C-Max 25.709 43.515 -41% 6,6%
8 BMW i3 23.479 17.135 37% 6,1%
9 Dacia Lodgy 22.017 24.204 -9% 5,7%
10 Opel/Vauxhall Zafira 10.132 25.100 -60% 2,6%
11 Toyota Prius+ 9.148 7.013 30% 2,4%
12 Kia Carens 843 17.805 -95% 0,2%
13 Toyota Verso 45 6.530 -99% 0,0%
Segment total 386.760 503.229 -23%

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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.