SUV sales in Europe between 1995 and 2022
- Sales of SUVs (Sport Utility Vehicles) in Europe have grown significantly since the early 2000s, driven by strong marketing from carmakers. While their market share did not exceed 2% of total PC sales in Europe in 1995 and 3% in the year 2000, it increased to 7% in 2005, then 12% in 2010, 23% in 2015, 40% in 2020 and 50% in 2022.
- This exponential sales increase was made to the detriment of sedans and MPVs, almost completely ousting this last category, even if the SUVs took over a certain number of their characteristics such as the family aspect of the interior layout, thus moving away from the first rather rustic 4x4s. This growth has been encouraged by the decline of SUVs towards the lower segments, but no one knows if this growth will continue for several more years or if the SUV market will reach saturation, despite an increase in supply.
- In terms of sales volume, SUVs represented just over 5 million units in Europe in 2022. They had approached the 6 million units mark in 2019 but in a much larger global market (40% higher). It should be noted that the volume of SUV sales in 2022 does not exceed that recorded in 2018 (in a sharply declining global market: -30%).
- The 10 best-selling SUVs in Europe in 2022 are the Volkswagen T-Roc (165,701 units), Volkswagen Tiguan (137,476 units), Peugeot 2008 (137,404 units), Tesla Model Y (135,461 units), Hyundai Tucson ( 133,223 units), Ford Puma (129,035 units), Renault Captur (128,898 units), Dacia Duster (122,329 units), Ford Kuga (120,387 units) and Kia Sportage (118,943 units).