Evolution of the segmentation of the European market 2000-2016
- The segmentation analysis of the European car market since 2000 highlights a considerable development of SUVs, a category of vehicles which has risen from 2.5% of the European market in 2000 to 23.5% in 2016. This is the only vehicle category to display such a growth as even the MPVs, which had risen at the beginning of the decade, from 7.5% of the European market in 2000 to 15% in 2005, dropped down to 8% in 2016. The sedans suffered from the growth of MPVs and SUVs.
They represent now only 67.5% of the market in 2016, compared to 76% in 2010 and 83.5% in 2000.
They represent now only 67.5% of the market in 2016, compared to 76% in 2010 and 83.5% in 2000.
- By segment, it can be seen that the C-segment vehicles remain the most sold and this C-segment market share is continuously increasing (to reach close to 40% of the European market in 2016), notably thanks to the C-SUV segment vehicles which represent now close to one in two SUVs. Sales of B-segment vehicles have increased since 2013 (to reach 32% of the European market in 2016), thanks to the development of B-SUV segment vehicles which account for nearly one in three SUV sales.
D-segment and E-segment are continuously declining (20% of the European market together), notably because the SUVs belonging to these segments are few in number, accounting for less than one in four SUVs. Sales of segment A-segment and F-segment vehicles remain stable (nearly 10% of the European market for the former and less than 1% for the second), as these market segments are very rarely represented by SUVs.
D-segment and E-segment are continuously declining (20% of the European market together), notably because the SUVs belonging to these segments are few in number, accounting for less than one in four SUVs. Sales of segment A-segment and F-segment vehicles remain stable (nearly 10% of the European market for the former and less than 1% for the second), as these market segments are very rarely represented by SUVs.
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