Compact crossover sales in Europe are down 7% in the first quarter of 2022, beating the overall market down 13%. As a result, compact crossovers now make up 16.4% of the total European car market, up from 15.5% in the same period of 2021.
If we had a surprising new leader of the class in 2021 with the Hyundai Tucson claiming the victory, the South-Korean model shows it wasn’t a fluke by starting 2022 in the same place with sales up 5%. It has a 1,500 unit advantage over the Peugeot 3008, down 12%, while the Volkswagen Tiguan is down 17% in third place and the Kia Sportage is up 34% thanks to the new generation to make it two South-Korean models in the top-4. A 2% increase in deliveries helps the Toyota C-HR to move ahead of the Nissan Qashqai, down 35%. The overall top-10 is completeted by the Cupra Formentor and Renault Arkana. We see big losses for the Skoda Karoq (-32%) and its sibling Seat Ateca (-29%), and even more so for the siblings Citroën C5 Aircross (-54%) and Opel/Vauxhall Grandland (-65%), while the Jeep Compass (+9%), Kia Xceed (+33%) and Mazda CX-30 (+6%) improve. So do the MG HS at #19 and the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross at #24. The former is the highest ranking Chinese model, ahead of the Lynk & Co 01 at #29, the DR F35 and DR6 at #36 and #37, the Xpeng G3 at #39 and the Seres 3 at #40. We welcome the Dacia Jogger to the ranking at #32.
The share of luxury models in this segment drops almost three percentage points to 24.7% as they suffer a 17% decline in deliveries. The Volvo XC40 falls from an overall #4 spot to 6th place with sales down 26% but remains the most popular luxury model ahead of the BMW X1, down 13% in an overall 8th place. The Aud Q3 (-10%) and Mercedes-Benz GLA (-23%) also lose share, while the Audi Q3 Sportback beats the class at -2%. The all-electric Mercedes-Benz EQA outsells the BMW X2 (-37%), while the Range Rover Evoque is one of the worst performing nameplates in the class at -54%. The DS7 Crossback (-26%) narrowly stays ahead of the Lexus UX, down 10%. We welcome the all-electric crosover-coupe Volvo C40 to the ranking at #30.
| Compact SUV segment | 2022-Q1 | 2021-Q1 | Change | 2022 share | 2021 share | |
| 1 | Hyundai Tucson | 35.087 | 33.547 | 5% | 8,0% | 7,1% |
| 2 | Peugeot 3008 | 33.507 | 38.227 | -12% | 7,6% | 8,1% |
| 3 | Volkswagen Tiguan (est.) | 30.632 | 37.114 | -17% | 7,0% | 7,8% |
| 4 | Kia Sportage | 28.699 | 21.345 | 34% | 6,5% | 4,5% |
| 5 | Toyota C-HR | 28.594 | 27.990 | 2% | 6,5% | 5,9% |
| 6 | Volvo XC40 | 26.228 | 35.646 | -26% | 6,0% | 7,5% |
| 7 | Nissan Qashqai | 24.142 | 37.367 | -35% | 5,5% | 7,9% |
| 8 | BMW X1 | 22.554 | 25.782 | -13% | 5,1% | 5,4% |
| 9 | Cupra Formentor | 19.972 | 9.723 | 105% | 4,6% | 2,1% |
| 10 | Renault Arkana | 18.287 | 680 | 2589% | 4,2% | 0,1% |
| 11 | Skoda Karoq | 15.686 | 22.923 | -32% | 3,6% | 4,8% |
| 12 | Jeep Compass | 13.453 | 12.365 | 9% | 3,1% | 2,6% |
| 13 | Seat Ateca | 13.051 | 18.358 | -29% | 3,0% | 3,9% |
| 14 | Kia Xceed | 12.189 | 9.146 | 33% | 2,8% | 1,9% |
| 15 | Audi Q3 | 11.771 | 13.109 | -10% | 2,7% | 2,8% |
| 16 | Mercedes-Benz GLA | 11.158 | 14.554 | -23% | 2,5% | 3,1% |
| 17 | Mazda CX-30 | 11.023 | 10.448 | 6% | 2,5% | 2,2% |
| 18 | Audi Q3 Sportback | 10.092 | 10.287 | -2% | 2,3% | 2,2% |
| 19 | MG HS | 8.146 | 2.172 | 275% | 1,9% | 0,5% |
| 20 | Citroën C5 Aircross | 7.668 | 16.646 | -54% | 1,7% | 3,5% |
| 21 | Opel/Vauxhall Grandland X | 7.295 | 20.578 | -65% | 1,7% | 4,3% |
| 22 | Mercedes-Benz EQA | 5.581 | 892 | 526% | 1,3% | 0,2% |
| 23 | BMW X2 | 5.358 | 8.499 | -37% | 1,2% | 1,8% |
| 24 | Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross | 5.072 | 2.508 | 102% | 1,2% | 0,5% |
| 25 | Range Rover Evoque | 5.051 | 10.920 | -54% | 1,2% | 2,3% |
| 26 | Renault Kadjar | 4.706 | 12.449 | -62% | ,011 | 2,6% |
| 27 | DS7 Crossback | 4.232 | 5.730 | -26% | 1,0% | 1,2% |
| 28 | Lexus UX | 4.041 | 4.499 | -10% | 0,9% | 1,0% |
| 29 | Lynk & Co 01 | 3.236 | 2 | +++ | 0,7% | 0,0% |
| 30 | Volvo C40 | 2.400 | 0 | New | 0,5% | 0,0% |
| 31 | SsangYong Korando | 2.200 | 1.088 | 102% | 0,5% | 0,2% |
| 32 | Dacia Jogger | 1.667 | 0 | New | 0,4% | 0,0% |
| 33 | Subaru XV | 1.598 | 1.804 | -11% | 0,4% | 0,4% |
| 34 | Jaguar E-Pace | 1.267 | 2.516 | -50% | 0,3% | 0,5% |
| 35 | Mazda MX-30 | 1.104 | 1.636 | -33% | 0,3% | 0,3% |
| 36 | DR F35 | 649 | 273 | 138% | 0,1% | 0,1% |
| 37 | DR6 | 640 | 193 | 232% | 0,1% | 0,0% |
| 38 | Cupra Ateca | 402 | 2.269 | -82% | 0,1% | 0,5% |
| 39 | Xpeng G3 | 147 | 125 | 18% | 0,0% | 0,0% |
| 40 | Seres 3 | 77 | 3 | 2467% | 0,0% | 0,0% |
| 41 | Cadillac XT4 | 70 | 100 | -30% | 0,0% | 0,0% |
| 42 | Genesis GV60 | 30 | 0 | New | 0,0% | 0,0% |
| 43 | Ford Bronco Sport | 10 | 0 | New | 0,0% | 0,0% |
| Segment total | 438.772 | 473.513 | -7% |
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.