Highlights:
- Segment up 1% YTD, gains 0,3 percentage points to reach 11,3% share of the European new car market.
- Nissan Qashqai still in control of the segment, despite losing 13% YTD, consolidates its lead in Q3
- Ford Kuga surprise #3 in Q3, as new generation hasn’t hit showrooms yet, so successful sell out of old model
- That leaves VW Tiguan down to 4th place in Q3 (sales estimated as split of Allspace not reported, which should be about 17% of total Tiguan sales)
- Hyundai Tucson relatively strong at just -5% YTD despite its age. Sister model Kia Sportage is down 12%, but at least outsold the Toyota C-HR in Q3
- Renault Kadjar back in positive YTD, but outsold by the Skoda Karoq in Q3
- Citroen C5 Aircross outsells platform sibling Opel/Vauxhall Grandland X and Seat Ateca in Q3, leapfrogs Jeep Compass in YTD ranking
- Mazda CX-5 also outsells the Compass in Q3
- Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross remains a niche player, maxes out at 1,6% segment share
- Subaru XV biggest loser YTD, down 32%
- Mazda CX-30 arrives, lands at #18 after just 1 month of sales.
| Compact SUV segment | 2019 Q1-Q3 | 2018 Q1-Q3 | Change | Share | |
| 1 | Nissan Qashqai | 167.006 | 192.854 | -13% | 12,4% |
| 2 | Peugeot 3008 | 148.194 | 156.354 | -5% | 11,0% |
| 3 | Volkswagen Tiguan (est.) | 143.790 | 145.917 | -1% | 10,7% |
| 4 | Ford Kuga | 107.844 | 122.701 | -12% | 8,0% |
| 5 | Hyundai Tucson | 104.867 | 110.743 | -5% | 7,8% |
| 6 | Toyota C-HR | 94.559 | 101.264 | -7% | 7,0% |
| 7 | Kia Sportage | 86.300 | 97.608 | -12% | 6,4% |
| 8 | Renault Kadjar | 82.421 | 81.732 | 1% | 6,1% |
| 9 | Skoda Karoq | 79.865 | 60.372 | 32% | 5,9% |
| 10 | Opel/Vauxhall Grandland X | 69.807 | 60.597 | 15% | 5,2% |
| 11 | Seat Ateca | 62.931 | 55.106 | 14% | 4,7% |
| 12 | Citroën C5 Aircross | 55.203 | 634 | +++ | 4,1% |
| 13 | Jeep Compass | 51.814 | 59.084 | -12% | 3,8% |
| 14 | Mazda CX-5 | 49.928 | 53.867 | -7% | 3,7% |
| 15 | Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross | 22.183 | 19.975 | 11% | 1,6% |
| 16 | Subaru XV | 7.933 | 11.613 | -32% | 0,6% |
| 17 | Jeep Wrangler | 5.568 | 4.796 | 16% | 0,4% |
| 18 | Mazda CX-30 | 2.143 | 0 | New | 0,2% |
| 19 | SsangYong Korando | 1.895 | 2.081 | -9% | 0,1% |
| 20 | DR5 | 598 | 117 | 411% | 0,0% |
| 21 | DR4 | 519 | 354 | 47% | 0,0% |
| 22 | MG GS | 366 | 764 | -52% | 0,0% |
| 23 | Hyundai Nexo | 202 | 34 | 494% | 0,0% |
| Segment total | 1.345.936 | 1.338.567 | 1% |
Midsized SUV segment
Highlights:
- Segment up 16% YTD, gains 0,3 percentage points to reach 2,1% share of the European new car market.
- Toyota RAV4 firmly in control of the segment lead, biggest winner of the segment at +31%
- Skoda Kodiaq in 2ndplace ahead of Peugeot 5008, the only loser in the top-7
- Mitsubishi Outlander up 29% despite being one of the oldest models in the top-7, helped by the PHEV version
- VW Tiguan Allspace nearly outsold by its clone Seat Tarraco in Q3, just 300 sales between them (sales of the Allspace are estimated as split from regular Allspace not reported)
- Honda CR-V holds on to 6thplace YTD as new generation arrives late in Europe. Hybrid version should give the nameplate a boost
- Nissan X-Trail crashing down the ranking, but September sales were up again. Sister model Renault Koleos confirmed to have failed in Europe due to lack of gasoline version.
| Midsized SUV segment | 2019 Q1-Q3 | 2018 Q1-Q3 | Change | Share | |
| 1 | Toyota RAV4 | 71.940 | 55.091 | 31% | 28,2% |
| 2 | Skoda Kodiaq | 62.503 | 50.715 | 23% | 24,5% |
| 3 | Peugeot 5008 | 55.446 | 60.983 | -9% | 21,7% |
| 4 | Mitsubishi Outlander | 35.710 | 27.591 | 29% | 14,0% |
| 5 | Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace | 29.451 | 25.750 | 14% | 11,5% |
| 6 | Honda CR-V | 25.074 | 23.060 | 9% | 9,8% |
| 7 | Seat Tarraco | 20.311 | 6 | New | 8,0% |
| 8 | Nissan X-Trail | 17.348 | 41.825 | -59% | 6,8% |
| 9 | Renault Koleos | 8.590 | 15.537 | -45% | 3,4% |
| 10 | Subaru Forester | 6.627 | 8.635 | -23% | 2,6% |
| 11 | Jeep Cherokee | 2.883 | 2.740 | 5% | 1,1% |
| 12 | Mahindra XUV500 | 171 | 245 | -30% | 0,1% |
| Segment total | 255.050 | 220.130 | 16% |
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Sources: Manufacturers, ANDC, JATO Dynamics.
Losange says
“outsold by its clone Seat Tarraco”
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I recently saw one and really thought it was a VW Tiguan Allspace. Seems like at least 20 thousand people don’t care about Seat having a different design from the inside and the outside. Totally unnecessary in my opinion and by doing so they are ignoring Seat as a brand. Fortunately, there are other companies able to distinguish between their brands.
Janet says
The Mazda CX-5 should be classified as a mid-sized SUV along with the CR-V and the RAV4, its main competitors, not with siblings the CX-3 and CX-30. I own a CX-5 and previously owned a CR-V. They are very comparable. Further, the plan is for the CX-5 to grow bigger with the next model as Mazda will add a model below it and above the CX-30 to produce at the Alabama plant.