Wallet-friendly Small-Sector based Crossovers now all the rage in Europe

WESTERN EUROPE AID EXCLUSIVE
SUV-Crossover sales just keep rising
Wallet-friendly Small-Sector based Crossovers now all the rage in Europe

Published: Wed, 01 Apr 2015 20:11:16 GMT
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West European top five selling SUV-Crossovers 2014

West European sales of SUV-Crossovers rose almost 22 per cent last year to a new historic high of 2.4 million units, maintaining their streak as the fastest growing segment in Europe’s recovering new car market.

AID’s exclusively compiled figures reveal that SUV-Crossovers have tightened their strengthening grip on the European market by a substantial 2.8 percentage points, to the point where almost one in five of all cars sold in Western Europe is now a trendy Crossover.

Last year’s bullish expansion was fuelled principally by a host of new sector entries.

19.9%
West Europe's record SUV-Crossover sector share in 2014

Expectedly, and fully in keeping with familiar sales patterns, the biggest initial thrust came from a new generation of small Crossovers based on otherwise mainstream Small-Sector cars.

These newly arrived small Crossovers, chiefly Renault’s Captur and Opel-Vauxhall’s Mokka have made a huge splash on this expansionary scene....more

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WEST EUROPEAN SUV/CROSSOVER CAR SALES BY COUNTRY:
FULL YEAR 2014 v FULL YEAR 2013
WEST EUROPEAN SUV/CROSSOVER CAR SALES BY TOP SELLING MODELS:
FULL YEAR 2014

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19.9% West Europe's record SUV-Crossover sector share in 2014

19.9%
West Europe's record SUV-Crossover sector share in 2014