Highlights:
- Segment down 23% YTD, down 0,9 percentage points to just 3,2% share of the European new car market.
- Mercedes-Benz B-Class best seller in Q3, with over 4.000 sales more than its nearest rival VW Touran. BMW 2-Series Active/Gran Tourer not far behind in 3rd B-Class now in the race for the full-year crown
- YTD leader Renault Scenic down to 4th place in Q3, may lose title to Touran or B-Class
- Citroen C4 Picasso biggest loser in the top-5 due to end production of the 5-seater version
- Ford C-Max loses even more as the model is due to be killed entirely
- BMW i3 only other model in top-10 besides B-Class to improve YTD, with a 37% gain, closing in on 7th place YTD
- Dacia Lodgy also relatively stable at just -9%
- Opel/Vauxhall Zafire near the end of its life cycle, Zafira nameplate will live on as a passenger van based on Peugeot Traveller etc.
- Toyota Prius+ enjoys a second wind with sales up 30%.
| Midsized MPV segment | 2019 Q1-Q3 | 2018 Q1-Q3 | Change | Share | |
| 1 | Renault (Grand) Scenic | 59.074 | 76.742 | -23% | 15,3% |
| 2 | Volkswagen Touran | 58.501 | 71.883 | -19% | 15,1% |
| 3 | Mercedes-Benz B-Class | 56.248 | 48.145 | 17% | 14,5% |
| 4 | BMW 2-series Active/Gran Tourer | 45.992 | 55.870 | -18% | 11,9% |
| 5 | Citroën C4 (Grand) Picasso | 39.645 | 62.991 | -37% | 10,3% |
| 6 | Volkswagen Sportsvan | 35.927 | 46.296 | -22% | 9,3% |
| 7 | Ford (Grand) C-Max | 25.709 | 43.515 | -41% | 6,6% |
| 8 | BMW i3 | 23.479 | 17.135 | 37% | 6,1% |
| 9 | Dacia Lodgy | 22.017 | 24.204 | -9% | 5,7% |
| 10 | Opel/Vauxhall Zafira | 10.132 | 25.100 | -60% | 2,6% |
| 11 | Toyota Prius+ | 9.148 | 7.013 | 30% | 2,4% |
| 12 | Kia Carens | 843 | 17.805 | -95% | 0,2% |
| 13 | Toyota Verso | 45 | 6.530 | -99% | 0,0% |
| Segment total | 386.760 | 503.229 | -23% |
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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.
Losange says
Ah the good old midsized MPV. Probably the only practical cars people will continue to buy.