The 2017 European market by segment and body type (2)
• A Segment represents 8% of the European passenger car market, compared to 11% in 2010 and even 12.5% in 2009, which were years of government scrapping premiums that benefited mainly small cars. But in 2005, it was at 6.5%. The breakdown by body in this segment shows that sedans represent almost all sales of A segment, since SUV and MPV (minivans) are practically non-existent. The A segment sedans therefore experienced a peak in 2009 which quickly fell back. Their sales went from 1.75 million in 2009 to 1.2 million in 2011 and 2017.
• Segment B currently accounts for 32% of the European passenger car market, up from 28% in 2005. This segment has been growing steadily for the past fifteen years. The breakdown by body in this segment shows that this increase is due to growth in SUV sales, which more than offset the decline in sales of sedans. Sales of B-segment sedans fell from 3.5 million units in 2000 to 3.2 million units in 2017 (-0.3 million), while sales of segment B SUVs rose from 0 to 1.3 million units in 2017 (+1.3 million). The segment B minivans‘ influence declined between 2005 and 2017, their sales decreasing from 0.5 million units in 2005 to 0.25 million units in 2017.
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