- Such as the general brands Ford, Opel and Fiat, French brands have abandoned  the production of cars from segment E in Europe. The last segment E car produced was the Citroën C6.

- Premium German manufacturers such as Audi, BMW and Mercedes have indeed monopolized almost the entire segment.

- On the graphs below, one can see that from one generation to the next,  French segment  E models have seen their influence drop and eventually disappear in 2012. 2012 is the year the Citroën C6 was last produced and marked the end of French manufacturing of segment E cars produced Europe.

- As a result,  top of the range French brands are only represented today by D-segment cars(Renault Laguna, Renault Espace, Peugeot 508, Citroen C5) that in turn have lost much influence over the past ten years, for the same reasons.

- Ford and Opel, are experiencing the same phenomenon (Ford Mondeo, Opel Insignia). Fiat is focusing on segments A and B (Fiat 500, Panda, Punto), abandoning D and C segments (Fiat Bravo).

- Volkswagen does not market any vehicles from segment E but has a strong presence in segment D with the Passat and the CC, and has one vehicle in segment F, the Phaeton.