Sales

SUV gains fail to offset overall H1 decline of European market

Dacia Duster
The small SUV and crossover segment grew by 13 percent in the first half because of double-digit sales increases for model such as the Dacia Duster (shown), VW T-Roc, Ford EcoSport and Seat Arona.
August 30, 2019 04:30 AM

European consumers' persistent appetite for SUVs and crossovers was no longer enough to lift the overall European market. In the first half, SUV/crossover sales increased by 5.9 percent to slightly more than 3 million units, boosting their market share to a new high of 36.1 percent, up from 33.2 percent during the same period last year.

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