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Home » European sales 2017 Q1-Q3: compact car segment

European sales 2017 Q1-Q3: compact car segment

November 12, 2017 by Bart Demandt 1 Comment

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Compact_car-segment-European-sales-2017-Volkswagen_Golf-Opel_Astra-Skoda_OctaviaThe compact car segment in Europe showed a 4% decline in sales in the third quarter of 2017 as it did in the second quarter as well, which means the year-to-date figure is down 1% the same period last year. Just over 1,8 million compact cars were sold in the first nine months of 2017. Segment leader Volkswagen Golf is back into positive territory with a gain of 6% in Q3 but is still down by 6% year-to-date. It still sells more double the figure of the #2 player in the segment as the Opel/Vauxhall Astra was lost a horrid 28% in Q3 and was down to fourth place this quarter. If it proves unable to turn its fate around, the VW Group looks set to grab the top-2 spots for the first time ever with the Skoda Octavia moving up to second place. The aging Ford Focus lost 3% in Q3 but will be replaced in 2018 so in fact its 1% decline so far this year is actually pretty impressive considering most of its rivals are much fresher.

That includes the Renault Megane, which was up 6% in the third quarter but is still up 24% YTD which allows it to move into 5th place ahead of its French rival Peugeot 308, which was down by almost a quarter in Q3 and has lost 20% this year as it faces cannibalization from the brand’s new crossovers 3008 and 5008. The Seat Leon is stable in Q3 and outsold the 308 as well, but not by a large enough margin to threaten its rival for the year-end ranking. The Fiat Tipo is already above 100.000 sales after three quarters this year, as most of you already predicted it would sell for the full year, but it was marginally outsold by the Toyota Auris in Q3.

Hyundai_i30-auto-sales-statistics-EuropeThe Hyundai i30 moves into the top-10 ahead of its sibling Kia Cee’d, and both South-Korean models stay ahead of the Skoda Rapid and the Japanese rivals Mazda3 and Honda Civic. The Civic was still down by 7% in Q3 even though the new generation is already in showrooms. Perhaps the loss of the station wagon version is costing it sales. The Citroën C4 is down 33% in the third quarter as the French brand has announced the model will be phased out in favor of the C4 Cactus. The Hyundai Ioniq, for now available as a hybrid and as an EV with the PHEV coming up later, moves ahead of the EV-only Nissan Leaf, while the hybrid and PHEV only Toyota Prius loses more than a third of its volume in Q3, bringing its YTD score down 18%.

The Golf and Octavia have already been facelifted this year and the 308 will follow soon. The i30 has been replaced this year, which means its sibling Cee’d will follow next year, and their rival Auris will also be renewed on Toyota’s new platform. Nissan is expected to facelift the Pulsar this year, while Volkswagen will renew the Jetta sedan. The second generation Nissan Leaf will rival the Opel Ampera-e and finally the next generation Focus will be revealed this year, but it isn’t likely to hit showrooms before 2018 as the brand first wants to focus on the new generation Fiesta.

  Compact segment 17 Q1-Q3 16 Q1-Q3 Change Share
1 Volkswagen Golf 356.555 381.268 -6% 19,8%
2 Opel/Vauxhall Astra 175.729 187.903 -6% 9,7%
3 Skoda Octavia 172.389 170.631 1% 9,6%
4 Ford Focus 164.548 166.752 -1% 9,1%
5 Renault Megane 125.388 100.991 24% 6,9%
6 Peugeot 308 123.231 153.913 -20% 6,8%
7 Seat Leon 110.763 112.609 -2% 6,1%
8 Fiat Tipo 101.961 39.308 159% 5,6%
9 Toyota Auris 88.616 99.860 -11% 4,9%
10 Hyundai i30 56.420 59.533 -5% 3,1%
11 Kia Cee’d 54.430 61.491 -11% 3,0%
12 Skoda Rapid 51.845 51.538 1% 2,9%
13 Mazda3 35.042 36.917 -5% 1,9%
14 Honda Civic 31.545 36.090 -13% 1,7%
15 Citroën C4 26.086 38.610 -32% 1,4%
16 Nissan Pulsar 20.347 25.322 -20% 1,1%
17 Volkswagen Beetle 19.779 21.624 -9% 1,1%
18 Hyundai Ioniq 16.105 414 3790% 0,9%
19 Nissan Leaf 14.663 14.343 2% 0,8%
20 Citroën C-Elysee 12.435 10.487 19% 0,7%
21 Toyota Corolla 12.084 11.149 8% 0,7%
22 Toyota Prius 10.685 13.039 -18% 0,6%
23 Volkswagen Scirocco 6.992 8.631 -19% 0,4%
24 Seat Toledo 5.375 7.278 -26% 0,3%
25 Volkswagen Jetta 5.356 7.224 -26% 0,3%
26 Hyundai Elantra 1.908 1.335 43% 0,1%
27 Peugeot 301 1.876 1.779 5% 0,1%
28 Mitsubishi Lancer 1.387 2.306 -40% 0,1%
29 Lada Vesta 609 0 New 0,0%
30 Subaru Impreza 355 663 -46% 0,0%
31 Renault Fluence 202 3.678 -95% 0,0%
32 Chevrolet Cruze 15 21 -29% 0,0%
33 Fiat Bravo 3 17 -82% 0,0%
  Segment total 1.804.724 1.826.725 -1%  

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Car sales statistics are from the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland.

Sources: Manufacturers, ANDC, JATO Dynamics.

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About Bart Demandt

Bart is a 36-year old Dutchman who's always had a thing for cars, the automotive industry and statistics. He’s combined these passions by writing about them on CarSalesBase.com. His daily driver is an Alfa Romeo GT 3.2 V6 which he just can't seem to say goodbye to thanks to the mesmerizing exhaust note, despite approaching 300.000km which probably makes this the most experienced GT 3.2 in the world.
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  1. Pedro says

    December 20, 2017 at 20:08

    The Tipo sold 101k in Europe and another 41k vehicles in Turkey.
    Plus around 4k vehicles in Mexico as the Dodge Neon. Almost 150k units in the first full year with all body types. Not bad at all.

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