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Midsize SUV & Luxury SUV Sales In Europe – 2021 Year End

European sales of midsized crossovers are up 19% in 2021, making it the best performing segment in Europe and obviously beating the overall market, down 2%. With a total of just over 1.14 million deliveries, midsized crossovers now make up 9.7% of the total European car market, up from 8% in 2020. Luxury nameplates are up 8% and their share of the class drops from 51.4% in 2020 to 46.7% in 2021.

The Ford Kuga is taking control of the class with sales up more than a third on last year, when it was in a model changeover. The Kuga knocks down the Toyota RAV4 into second place, despite a 13% improvement for the Japanese crossover. Last year’s #3 Mercedes-Benz GLC drops to #9 with sales down 29% which makes it the worst performing nameplate in the top-25. As a result, the BMW X3 jumps onto the segment podium with sales up 32%. It’s followed by the Volvo XC60 (+4%) and Audi Q5 (+14%). The Skoda Kodiaq is down one place to #6 with sales down 17% and the Peugeot 5008 is down 2% in 8th place. The Volkswagen ID.4 lands at #7 in its first full year of sales, while its sibling Skoda Enyaq lands at #10. The Mercedes-Benz GLB is up to #11, ahead of the Mazda CX-5 (-9%) and Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace which has stable sales. The latter’s clone Seat Tarraco is up 2% at #17.

The Tesla Model Y is the best selling newcomer at #14, just ahead of its EV-rivals Ford Mustang Mach-E at #16, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 at #18 and Mercedes-Benz EQC at #19, setting a new annual sales record. The Audi Q4 lands at #22 (combined with the Q4 Sportback it would be at #19), and the Kia EV6 has arrived in Q4 but lands at #33 for the year.

The Alfa Romeo Stelvio is down 5% but stays ahead of the Porsche Macan and BMW X4, while the Land Rover Discovery Sport loses just over a quarter of its sales. The Lexus NX, due for a redesign in 2022, sees sales improve 4% to stay ahead of the Jaguar F-Pace and Range Rover Velar. Biggest loser in the class are the hydrogen fuel cell Hyundai Nexo with sales down 54% at #41, the Nissan X-Trail at -46% in 30th place and the Jaguar I-Pace at -40% in 32nd place. Among Chinese models, the Aiways U5 almost reaches 1,000 deliveries while the newly launched MG Marvel R lands at #39 with its first 792 deliveries. Finally, we welcome the Genesis GV70 to the class.

2021 Rank Model 2021 Sales 2020 Sales Change 2021 Marketshare 2020 Marketshare
1 Ford Kuga 107966 80177 35% 9.40% 8.40%
2 Toyota RAV4 102208 90761 13% 8.90% 9.50%
3 BMW X3 81466 61740 32% 7.10% 6.40%
4 Volvo XC60 73165 70533 4% 6.40% 7.40%
5 Audi Q5 61094 53523 14% 5.30% 5.60%
6 Skoda Kodiaq 57452 69516 -17% 5.00% 7.20%
7 Volkswagen ID4 53605 4984 976% 4.70% 0.50%
8 Peugeot 5008 53119 54468 -2% 4.60% 5.70%
9 Mercedes-Benz GLC 50580 71150 -29% 4.40% 7.40%
10 Skoda Enyaq 48283 741 6416% 4.20% 0.10%
11 Mercedes-Benz GLB 34628 26817 29% 3.00% 2.80%
12 Mazda CX-5 28889 31703 -9% 2.50% 3.30%
13 Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace 28463 28524 0% 2.50% 3.00%
14 Tesla Model Y 27687 0 New 2.40% 0.00%
15 Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe 24369 28010 -13% 2.10% 2.90%
16 Ford Mustang Mach-E 23054 185 12362% 2.00% 0.00%
17 Seat Tarraco 21694 21229 2% 1.90% 2.20%
18 Hyundai Ioniq 5 19954 0 New 1.70% 0.00%
19 Mercedes-Benz EQC 18233 14645 24% 1.60% 1.50%
20 Honda CR-V 17312 20239 -14% 1.50% 2.10%
21 Alfa Romeo Stelvio 16650 17438 -5% 1.50% 1.80%
22 Audi Q4 16472 0 New 1.40% 0.00%
23 Porsche Macan 15757 16865 -7% 1.40% 1.80%
24 Land Rover Discovery Sport 15729 21348 -26% 1.40% 2.20%
25 BMW X4 15151 16981 -11% 1.30% 1.80%
26 Mitsubishi Outlander 13897 33729 -59% 1.20% 3.50%
27 Lexus NX 13773 13284 4% 1.20% 1.40%
28 Jaguar F-Pace 12055 11026 9% 1.10% 1.10%
29 Range Rover Velar 11212 12784 -12% 1.00% 1.30%
30 Nissan X-Trail 10512 19376 -46% 0.90% 2.00%
31 Jeep Wrangler 8723 7262 20% 0.80% 0.80%
32 Jaguar I-Pace 8079 13444 -40% 0.70% 1.40%
33 Kia EV6 7941 0 New 0.70% 0.00%
34 Subaru Forester 6179 6377 -3% 0.50% 0.70%
35 Renault Koleos 6048 6916 -13% 0.50% 0.70%
36 Audi Q4 Sportback 3111 0 New 0.30% 0.00%
37 Suzuki Across 2179 1855 17% 0.20% 0.20%
38 Aiways U5 946 619 53% 0.10% 0.10%
39 MG Marvel R 792 0 New 0.00% 0.00%
40 Jeep Cherokee 339 2237 -85% 0.00% 0.20%
41 Hyundai Nexo 214 468 -54% 0.00% 0.00%
42 Genesis GV70 143 0 New 0.00% 0.00%
43 Mahindra XUV500 44 37 19% 0.00% 0.00%

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.