Europe's SUV sales boom despite flat market in 2018

European vehicle sales were flat at 15.54 million last year, but volumes of SUVs and crossovers of any size and price increased by 18 percent to
5.3 million, adding 800,000 annual sales to a sector that in 2017 had already grown by 18 percent -- or 700,000 units -- to 4.5 million.