European sales 2019-Q3 Premium Midsized and Compact SUV segments

Bart Demandt
Europe Premium Midsized & Compact SUV Segment
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Highlights:

  • Segment down 2% YTD, stable at 3,3% share of the European new car market.
  • Mercedes-Benz GLC holds on to the top spot of the segment, although this is including sales of the GLC Coupe
  • BMW is now the best selling brand in the segment, with 78.500 combined sales of the X3 and X4. BMW is also the big winner, gaining 5,9 percentage points of share
  • The Germans are much less dominant in SUVs than in sedans, with just 55,7% share of the segment , including Porsche. Jaguar-Land Rover holds 16,4%, Volvo holds 14,2%, and even DS is more than just a niche player at 5,3%, outselling the Alfa Romeo Stelvio
  • The Audi Q5 is unable to fight for the segment lead, stuck in 4thplace, but selling more than double of its nearest rival
  • The Range Rover Velar is already losing steam at -18% YTD, with the Porsche Macan breathing down its neck
  • The Jaguar F-Pace loses 21% so far this year and is out of the top-10 but remains ahead of the Lexus NX
  • In the EV ranking, the Jaguar I-Pace is joined by the Mercedes-Benz EQC in September

Midsized premium SUV segment 2019 Q1-Q3 2018 Q1-Q3 Change Share
1 Mercedes-Benz GLC 74.947 96.359 -22% 18,8%
2 BMW X3 59.322 44.111 34% 14,9%
3 Volvo XC60 56.448 59.357 -5% 14,2%
4 Audi Q5 49.470 57.964 -15% 12,4%
5 Land Rover Discovery Sport 22.178 26.440 -16% 5,6%
6 DS7 Crossback 21.129 12.370 71% 5,3%
7 Alfa Romeo Stelvio 19.990 24.577 -19% 5,0%
8 BMW X4 19.231 12.283 57% 4,8%
9 Range Rover Velar 18.506 21.015 -12% 4,7%
10 Porsche Macan 18.407 15.692 17% 4,6%
11 Jaguar F-Pace 15.424 19.420 -21% 3,9%
12 Lexus NX 13.254 16.099 -18% 3,3%
13 Jaguar I-Pace 9.163 1.043 779% 2,3%
14 Mercedes-Benz EQC 212 0 New 0,1%
Segment total 397.681 406.730 -2%

Premium Compact Crossover segment

Highlights:

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  • BMW X1 still the best seller of the segment, despite a 5% drop in sales, but Audi is the best selling brand with its two models in 2ndand 3rd In Q3, the X1 outsold the Q3 by just one single unit.
  • Year-to-date, Audi Q3 is back ahead of the smaller Q2 with a 31% gain thanks to the new generation, as the latter is down 3% and was in 5thplace in the third quarter
  • Volvo XC40 is set to finish the year on the podium if it maintains its current momentum
  • Mercedes-Benz GLA is due for a redesign but still going strong with a 10% gain YTD and outselling the Audi Q2 in the third quarter.
  • Mini Countryman improves in Q3 but still down 2% in the first three quarters of the year
  • Range Rover Evoque leapfrogs the BMW X2 to claim 7thplace YTD thanks to the new generation
  • Jaguar E-Pace has already peaked and doesn’t seem able to compete with the German and Swedish competition
  • Lexus UX was outsold in Q3 by the DS3 Crossback, both are extravagantly styled outsiders fighting for the crumbs of this segment, and both will become available as EVs next year, which may help them gain some additional volume
  • We welcome the Mercedes-Benz GLB this quarter, the segment’s first 7-seater.

 

Compact premium SUV segment 2019 Q1-Q3 2018 Q1-Q3 Change Share
1 BMW X1 79.669 84.186 -5% 16,8%
2 Audi Q3 68.407 52.281 31% 14,4%
3 Audi Q2 60.976 62.961 -3% 12,8%
4 Volvo XC40 58.110 29.982 94% 12,2%
5 Mercedes-Benz GLA 55.074 50.139 10% 11,6%
6 Mini Countryman 40.345 41.029 -2% 8,5%
7 Range Rover Evoque 34.603 30.915 12% 7,3%
8 BMW X2 33.042 24.462 35% 6,9%
9 Jaguar E-Pace 21.834 20.990 4% 4,6%
10 Lexus UX 12.188 0 New 2,6%
11 DS3 Crossback 10.452 0 New 2,2%
12 Infiniti QX30 629 704 -11% 0,1%
13 Mercedes-Benz GLB 100 0 New 0,0%
Segment total 475.429 397.649 20%

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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.