Small Suvs, Minicars Make Big Gains in 2006 the Renault Megane CC (Shown) Ended Peugeot’S 5-Year Reign at the Top of Luca Ciferri the Fastest-Growing Segment
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AN_070402_18&19good.qxd 4/2/08 3:47 PM Page 18 PAGE 18 · www.autonewseurope.com April 2, 2007 Market analysis by segment, European sales ROADSTER & CONVERTIBLE Small SUVs, minicars make big gains in 2006 The Renault Megane CC (shown) ended Peugeot’s 5-year reign at the top of Luca Ciferri the fastest-growing segment. Changing segments the roadster and convertible seg- Automotive News Europe Minicars, the No. 3 segment last year in ment. Peugeot’s 307 CC was No. 1 in terms of growth, increased 22.1 percent to Europe’s 2006 winners and losers 2004; the 206 CC led the other years. Rising fuel costs, growing concerns about 992,227 units thanks largely to strong Small SUV +63.6 2006 2005 % Change Seg. share % CO2 and a flurry of new products sparked sales of three cars built at Toyota and Upper premium +26.4 Renault Megane 32,344 42,514 -23.9% 13.4% a sales surge for small SUVs and minicars PSA/Peugeot-Citroen’s plant in Kolin, Minicar +22.1 Peugeot 307CC/306C 31,786 39,640 -19.8% 13.1% in Europe last year. Czech Republic. Peugeot 206 CC 29,833 43,518 -31.4% 12.3% The arrival of three new small SUVs Europe’s largest segment, small cars, Small minivan -13.6 VW Eos 21,759 59 – 9.0% helped the segment grow 63.6 percent to rose 7.0 percent to 3,811,009 units. The Premium roadster & convertible -10.9 Opel/Vauxhall Tigra TwinTop 20,406 32,633 -37.5% 8.4% 94,153 units in 2006, according to UK- second-biggest segment – lower-medium Lower medium -8.2 Mazda MX-5 19,288 9,782 97.2% 8.0% based market researcher JATO Dynamics. cars – declined 8.2 percent, with Europe’s Opel/Vauxhall Astra 16,909 5,294 219.4% 7.0% Though small SUVS only represent 0.6 best-selling VW Golf and Opel Astra both For a PDF version of this feature go to: Nissan Micra 14,413 904 – 6.0% percent of the European market, they were slipping from year-earlier levels. ANE www.autonews.com/segments07 VW New Beetle 12,438 14,957 -16.8% 5.1% Citroen C3 Pluriel 12,274 17,826 -31.1% 5.1% SEGMENT TOTAL 241,776 251,303 -3.8% 1.6% MINICAR UPPER MEDIUM Segment total includes: Smart ForTwo, Mitsubishi Colt, Smart Roadster, Chrysler Total minicar sales rose 22.1% last year to al- It is no surprise that the VW Passat (shown) is the upper-medium seg- PT Cruiser convertible, Daihatsu Copen, Chrysler Crossfire, Ford StreetKa, Honda most a million units. Most of the increase ment’s top seller. What is surprising is the pace of its growth. Passat S2000, Toyota MR2/MR, MG TF, Chrysler Sebring, Opel/Vauxhall Speedster/VX220, came from the Toyota Aygo, Peugeot sales were up 28.4% to 331,801 units Fiat Barchetta, Ford Focus Coupe Cabriolet, Fiat Punto, VW Golf 107 and Citroen C1 as 2006 was from 2005. Its nearest rival, SMALL MINIVAN the sibling cars’ first full year on Peugeot, sold just the market. Despite the added 148,470 units Since its 2003 introduction, the Opel/Vauxhall Meriva (shown) has competition, the segment- of the 407/406, been Europe’s top-selling small minivan. leading Fiat Panda (shown) had down 26.2% The Renault Modus was a close second its best sales year ever. from last year. in 2005, but its sales slipped 52.1% last year, which allowed the Ford 2006 2005 % Change Seg. share % 2006 2005 % Change Seg. share % Fusion to take the No. 2 spot. Fiat Panda 231,208 217,886 6.1% 23.3% VW Passat 331,801 258,364 28.4% 28.0% Toyota Aygo 96,241 21,361 350.5% 9.7% Peugeot 407/406 148,470 201,147 -26.2% 12.5% 2006 2005 % Change Seg. share % Peugeot 107/106 90,980 19,603 364.1% 9.2% Ford Mondeo 131,695 162,979 -19.2% 11.1% Opel/Vauxhall Meriva 164,590 178,025 -7.5% 32.7% Citroen C1/Saxo 87,456 17,860 389.7% 8.8% Opel/Vauxhall Ford Fusion 88,741 79,119 12.2% 17.6% Renault Modus 78,130 163,261 -52.1% 15.5% VW Fox/Lupo 77,451 60,801 27.4% 7.8% Vectra/Signum 131,642 146,588 -10.2% 11.1% Nissan Note 71,628 0 – 14.2% Kia Picanto 76,528 83,575 -8.4% 7.7% Toyota Avensis 116,893 127,800 -8.5% 9.9% Fiat Idea 34,873 44,336 -21.3% 6.9% Ford Ka 61,733 69,048 -10.6% 6.2% Renault Laguna 76,304 106,256 -28.2% 6.4% Chevrolet/Daewoo Matiz 61,427 59,331 3.5% 6.2% Hyundai Matrix 28,184 32,610 -13.6% 5.6% Mazda Mazda6 74,417 70,616 5.4% 6.3% Opel/Vauxhall Agila 27,698 37,074 -25.3% 5.5% Renault Twingo 54,219 76,162 -28.8% 5.5% Citroen C5 65,456 83,309 -21.4% 5.5% Smart ForTwo 52,134 61,276 -14.9% 5.3% Suzuki Wagon R+ 5,189 15,906 -67.4% 1.0% Fiat Croma 36,673 18,061 103.1% 3.1% Toyota Yaris Verso 2,722 18,502 -85.3% 0.5% SEGMENT TOTAL 992,227 812,614 22.1% 6.4% Honda Accord 33,063 36,118 -8.5% 2.8% Mitsubishi Space Star 1,917 13,761 -86.1% 0.4% SEGMENT TOTAL 1,184,524 1,270,629 -6.8% 7.6% SEGMENT TOTAL 503,995 583,383 -13.6% 3.2% Segment total includes: Hyundai Atos/Atoz/Amica, Daihatsu Cuore/Charade, Suzuki Alto, Daihatsu Trevis, Seat Arosa, Rover Mini, Kia Pride. Segment total includes: Nissan Primera, Chevrolet/Daewoo Nubira, Hyundai Segment total includes: Daihatsu YRV, Daihatsu Move, Hyundai Santamo, Elantra, Mitsubishi Carisma, Fiat Marea, Citroen Xantia, Kia Shuma, Mazda 626, Daihatsu Gran Move SMALL Hyundai Lantra, Kia Sephia/Mentor, Mazda Xedos 6. The Renault Clio (shown) passed the Peugeot 207/206 to MEDIUM MINIVAN become Europe’s best-selling small car in LARGE 2006. The Fiat Grande Punto/Punto The Renault Scenic (shown) has dominated made the biggest gain of the cars in The Chrysler 300C almost tripled its sales in 2006, but it could not pass medium minivan segment since 1996. But the top 10, up 51.1%. The small- the segment-leading Subaru Legacy/Out- its reign is threatened. The Opel/Vaux- car segment is Europe’s most back (shown). The Legacy/Outback hall Zafira came within 40,663 sales popular, accounting for 24.5% outsold the 300C by 1,568 units. of the Scenic last year. That is the of the total sales last year. Overall sales of large cars were closest the Zafira has been to the up 5.7% last year to 85,952 Scenic since it arrived in 1999. 2006 2005 % Change Seg. share % and rose 15.8% in 2005 to Renault Clio 431,702 337,105 28.1% 11.3% 81,351, after 5 years of decline. 2006 2005 % Change Seg. share % Peugeot 207/206 413,897 369,879 11.9% 10.9% Renault Scenic/Grand Scenic 258,033 302,198 -14.6% 21.1% Fiat G. Punto/Punto 400,996 265,438 51.1% 10.5% 2006 2005 % Change Seg. share % Opel/Vauxhall Zafira 217,370 179,496 21.1% 17.7% Ford Fiesta 353,644 325,838 8.5% 9.3% Subaru Legacy/Outback 15,619 17,842 -12.5% 18.2% VW Touran 167,610 166,219 0.8% 13.7% VW Polo 294,993 275,259 7.2% 7.7% Chrysler 300C/300M 14,051 5,260 167.1% 16.3% Citroen C4 Picasso/Picasso 176,330 164,246 7.4% 14.4% Opel/Vauxhall Corsa 283,731 286,818 -1.1% 7.4% Skoda Superb 14,017 17,273 -18.9% 16.3% Ford Focus C-Max 131,887 155,461 -15.2% 10.8% Toyota Yaris 238,334 209,142 14.0% 6.3% Peugeot 607 9,838 17,014 -42.2% 11.4% Toyota Corolla Verso 90,049 86,743 3.8% 7.3% Skoda Fabia 213,515 207,924 2.7% 5.6% Hyundai Sonata/Sonica 9,603 8,098 18.6% 11.2% Seat Altea 53,441 62,369 -14.3% 4.4% Citroen C3 210,700 240,390 -12.4% 5.5% Mazda Mazda5 44,945 15,587 188.3% 3.7% Citroen C6 5,260 268 – 6.1% Seat Ibiza 161,785 155,625 4.0% 4.2% Fiat Multipla 27,162 30,735 -11.6% 2.2% Kia Magentis 4,962 3,406 45.7% 5.8% SEGMENT TOTAL 3,811,009 3,560,370 7.0% 24.5% Honda FRV 16,678 15,538 7.3% 1.4% Renault Vel Satis 4,858 7,575 -35.9% 5.7% SEGMENT TOTAL 1,225,391 1,242,615 -1.4% 7.9% Chevrolet/Daewoo Epica 3,466 0 – 4.0% Segment total includes: Nissan Micra, Suzuki Swift, Citroen C2, Hyundai Getz, Honda Jazz, Mitsubishi Colt, Chevrolet/Daewoo Kalos, Dacia Logan, Peugeot 1007, Kia Opirus 1,312 1,139 15.2% 1.5% Segment total includes: Kia Carens, Skoda Roomster, Chevrolet/Daewoo Smart ForFour, Mazda Mazda2, Suzuki Ignis, Seat Cordoba, Daihatsu Sirion, Renault SEGMENT TOTAL 85,952 81,351 5.7% 0.6% Rezzo/Tacuma, Nissan Almera Tino, Mazda Premacy, Honda Stream, Toyota Picnic, Thalia, Subaru Justy, Honda City, Tata Indica/Indigo, MG Rover City Rover, Daihatsu Nissan Serena, Mitsubishi Space Runner, Kia Joice Materia, Fiat Palio, Mazda Demio, Fiat Uno, Honda Logo, and Skoda Felicia.