Sales in Europe by segment and body in 2021
- Sales of passenger cars in Europe (29 countries) in 2021 show that the B segment and the C segment are now equal in terms of volume and market share (around 35% for each of the two segments). The B segment has been progressing continuously since 2005 and has managed to join the C segment, which has remained more or less stable since 2009, despite the arrival of C segment SUVs. from C-segment sedans to B-segment SUVs, and that another part of the customer base has shifted from the A-segment to the B-segment, as the A-segment supply has become scarce in Europe in recent years.
- The A segment has been in continuous decline since the peak in sales reached in 2009, which had been caused by the introduction of scrapping bonuses following the financial crisis of summer 2008 which had plunged the market in 2009. The A segment has finally joined the E segment in terms of market share, these two segments together representing less than 15% of the total market (8% for the A segment and 6% for the E segment). Finally, the D segment has remained stable since 2009 at around 15% of the total market.
- By body, SUV sales finally joined those of sedans in 2021 in Europe at nearly 50% of the market for each of these two categories. In 2010, sedans represented 80% of the European market and SUVs only 10%.
- Minivans (MPV) and vans will only represent a tiny share of the market in 2021, while minivans still represented 10% of the European market in 2010.
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