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SUV and crossover sales grew 21% in Europe last year

The Nissan Qashqai (left) was Europe's top-selling SUV/crossover last year with a volume of more than 200,000. The leader in the segment among premium brands was the Audi Q3 (right) with more than 75,000 sales.
March 17, 2015 05:00 AM

SUVs and crossovers benefited most from Europe’s first rise in annual sales since 2007. Combined sales of models ranging from the Nissan Qashqai to the Opel/Vauxhall Mokka to the BMW X5 increased 21 percent last year to more than 2.5 million units, according to data from JATO Dynamics. That rise easily outpaced the overall market’s 5.3 percent growth to 12.8 million.

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