European sales 2019-Q3 compact & midsized crossover segments

Bart Demandt
Europe Midsized SUV Segment
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Highlights:

  • Segment up 1% YTD, gains 0,3 percentage points to reach 11,3% share of the European new car market.
  • Nissan Qashqai still in control of the segment, despite losing 13% YTD, consolidates its lead in Q3
  • Ford Kuga surprise #3 in Q3, as new generation hasn’t hit showrooms yet, so successful sell out of old model
  • That leaves VW Tiguan down to 4th place in Q3 (sales estimated as split of Allspace not reported, which should be about 17% of total Tiguan sales)
  • Hyundai Tucson relatively strong at just -5% YTD despite its age. Sister model Kia Sportage is down 12%, but at least outsold the Toyota C-HR in Q3
  • Renault Kadjar back in positive YTD, but outsold by the Skoda Karoq in Q3
  • Citroen C5 Aircross outsells platform sibling Opel/Vauxhall Grandland X and Seat Ateca in Q3, leapfrogs Jeep Compass in YTD ranking
  • Mazda CX-5 also outsells the Compass in Q3
  • Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross remains a niche player, maxes out at 1,6% segment share
  • Subaru XV biggest loser YTD, down 32%
  • Mazda CX-30 arrives, lands at #18 after just 1 month of sales.

Compact SUV segment 2019 Q1-Q3 2018 Q1-Q3 Change Share
1 Nissan Qashqai 167.006 192.854 -13% 12,4%
2 Peugeot 3008 148.194 156.354 -5% 11,0%
3 Volkswagen Tiguan (est.) 143.790 145.917 -1% 10,7%
4 Ford Kuga 107.844 122.701 -12% 8,0%
5 Hyundai Tucson 104.867 110.743 -5% 7,8%
6 Toyota C-HR 94.559 101.264 -7% 7,0%
7 Kia Sportage 86.300 97.608 -12% 6,4%
8 Renault Kadjar 82.421 81.732 1% 6,1%
9 Skoda Karoq 79.865 60.372 32% 5,9%
10 Opel/Vauxhall Grandland X 69.807 60.597 15% 5,2%
11 Seat Ateca 62.931 55.106 14% 4,7%
12 Citroën C5 Aircross 55.203 634 +++ 4,1%
13 Jeep Compass 51.814 59.084 -12% 3,8%
14 Mazda CX-5 49.928 53.867 -7% 3,7%
15 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross 22.183 19.975 11% 1,6%
16 Subaru XV 7.933 11.613 -32% 0,6%
17 Jeep Wrangler 5.568 4.796 16% 0,4%
18 Mazda CX-30 2.143 0 New 0,2%
19 SsangYong Korando 1.895 2.081 -9% 0,1%
20 DR5 598 117 411% 0,0%
21 DR4 519 354 47% 0,0%
22 MG GS 366 764 -52% 0,0%
23 Hyundai Nexo 202 34 494% 0,0%
Segment total 1.345.936 1.338.567 1%

Midsized SUV segment

Highlights:

  • Segment up 16% YTD, gains 0,3 percentage points to reach 2,1% share of the European new car market.
  • Toyota RAV4 firmly in control of the segment lead, biggest winner of the segment at +31%
  • Skoda Kodiaq in 2ndplace ahead of Peugeot 5008, the only loser in the top-7
  • Mitsubishi Outlander up 29% despite being one of the oldest models in the top-7, helped by the PHEV version
  • VW Tiguan Allspace nearly outsold by its clone Seat Tarraco in Q3, just 300 sales between them (sales of the Allspace are estimated as split from regular Allspace not reported)
  • Honda CR-V holds on to 6thplace YTD as new generation arrives late in Europe. Hybrid version should give the nameplate a boost
  • Nissan X-Trail crashing down the ranking, but September sales were up again. Sister model Renault Koleos confirmed to have failed in Europe due to lack of gasoline version.
Midsized SUV segment 2019 Q1-Q3 2018 Q1-Q3 Change Share
1 Toyota RAV4 71.940 55.091 31% 28,2%
2 Skoda Kodiaq 62.503 50.715 23% 24,5%
3 Peugeot 5008 55.446 60.983 -9% 21,7%
4 Mitsubishi Outlander 35.710 27.591 29% 14,0%
5 Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace 29.451 25.750 14% 11,5%
6 Honda CR-V 25.074 23.060 9% 9,8%
7 Seat Tarraco 20.311 6 New 8,0%
8 Nissan X-Trail 17.348 41.825 -59% 6,8%
9 Renault Koleos 8.590 15.537 -45% 3,4%
10 Subaru Forester 6.627 8.635 -23% 2,6%
11 Jeep Cherokee 2.883 2.740 5% 1,1%
12 Mahindra XUV500 171 245 -30% 0,1%
Segment total 255.050 220.130 16%

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Sources: Manufacturers, ANDC, JATO Dynamics.