The midsized passenger van segment in Europe is down by a quarter in the first three months of 2020 to 39,000 sales, which is almost three times the sales of large MPVs. The Volkswagen Transporter T6 and its luxury derivative Multivan lose share with sales down 37% but stays just ahead of the combination of the Mercedes-Benz V-Class and Vito Tourer, which total 10,523 sales, down 12%. The Renault Trafic Passenger doubles its sales, but because Opel/Vauxhall no longer makes the Vivaro clone of the Trafic and the other clones Fiat Talento and Nissan NV300 remain niche players, the combined sales of these models (5,157, down 21%) lose ground to the segment’s best performers, the PSA-Toyota quadruplets. These are down 11% to 8,874 sales of which the Toyota Proace Verso is the best seller, followed by the Opel/Vauxhall Zafira Life, the Peugeot Traveller and finally the Citroën Spacetourer.
2020-Q1 midsized passenger van sales Europe
| Midsized passenger van segment | 2020-Q1 | 2019-Q1 | Change | Share | Share | |
| 1 | Volkswagen Transporter / Multivan | 11.303 | 17.823 | -37% | 28,9% | 34,2% |
| 2 | Mercedes-Benz V-Class | 6.185 | 6.614 | -6% | 15,8% | 12,7% |
| 3 | Mercedes-Benz Vito Tourer | 4.338 | 5.324 | -19% | 11,1% | 10,2% |
| 4 | Renault Trafic Passenger | 4.233 | 2.110 | 101% | 10,8% | 4,0% |
| 5 | Toyota Proace Verso | 3.031 | 3.011 | 1% | 7,8% | 5,8% |
| 6 | Ford Tourneo Custom | 2.988 | 5.400 | -45% | 7,6% | 10,4% |
| 7 | Opel/Vauxhall Zafira Life | 2.451 | 0 | New | 6,3% | 0,0% |
| 8 | Peugeot Traveller | 2.056 | 3.785 | -46% | 5,3% | 7,3% |
| 9 | Citroën Spacetourer | 1.336 | 3.210 | -58% | 3,4% | 6,2% |
| 10 | Fiat Talento | 465 | 1.239 | -62% | 1,2% | 2,4% |
| 11 | Nissan NV300 | 302 | 252 | 20% | 0,8% | 0,5% |
| 12 | Hyundai H1 / Starex | 252 | 436 | -42% | 0,6% | 0,8% |
| 13 | Opel/Vauxhall Vivaro Tour | 157 | 2.957 | -95% | 0,4% | 5,7% |
| Segment total | 39.097 | 52.161 | -25% |
Small Passenger Van segment
Sales of small passenger vans are down 22% and the Volkswagen Caddy is still the leader when looking at individual nameplates, improving its share to almost 25% thanks to sales down just 6%. Its nearest three rivals all show double digit declines, but the Peugeot Rifter and Citroën Berlingo twins still manage to be the best seller combined, with 37.8% share. Add to that their new clone Opel/Vauxhall Combo Tour and PSA holds a 45.5% share of the segment, up from 40.6% in the same period last year. When the Toyota Proace City Verso arrives, that figure will increase further. The Dacia Dokker is due for a replacement and its sales are down by 27%. The same goes for the Renault Kangoo, down 33% and its clone Mercedes-Benz Citan, down 16%.
2020-Q1 small passenger van sales Europe
| Small passenger van segment | 2020-Q1 | 2019-Q1 | Change | 2020 share | 2019 share | |
| 1 | Volkswagen Caddy Life | 12.961 | 13.752 | -6% | 24,7% | 20,4% |
| 2 | Peugeot Rifter | 10.707 | 12.809 | -16% | 20,4% | 19,0% |
| 3 | Citroën Berlingo Multispace | 9.110 | 11.803 | -23% | 17,4% | 17,5% |
| 4 | Dacia Dokker | 7.504 | 10.343 | -27% | 14,3% | 15,3% |
| 5 | Opel/Vauxhall Combo Tour | 4.010 | 2.785 | 44% | 7,7% | 4,1% |
| 6 | Ford Tourneo Connect | 2.811 | 3.200 | -12% | 5,4% | 4,7% |
| 7 | Renault Kangoo | 1.715 | 2.559 | -33% | 3,3% | 3,8% |
| 8 | Ford Tourneo Courier | 1.634 | 4.700 | -65% | 3,1% | 7,0% |
| 9 | Mercedes-Benz Citan Combi | 792 | 945 | -16% | 1,5% | 1,4% |
| 10 | Nissan NV200 Evalia | 575 | 858 | -33% | 1,1% | 1,3% |
| 11 | Fiat Doblo | 455 | 1.280 | -64% | 0,9% | 1,9% |
| 12 | Fiat Qubo | 71 | 2.028 | -96% | 0,1% | 3,0% |
| 13 | Peugeot Partner Tepee / Ranch | 41 | 443 | -91% | 0,1% | 0,7% |
| Segment total | 52.386 | 67.505 | -22% |
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.