M-segment


M-segment is the European segments for passenger cars described as "multi purpose vehicles". It covers multi-purpose vehicles, minivans and cargo vans. The minivans often have removeable rear seating to provide flexibility for transporting passengers or cargo, while the cargo vans are primarily designed for transporting cargo and therefore do not have rear seats.
In the recent past, the M-segment was increasing in volume year over year in Europe; in 2015, it is consolidated as the fourth most popular segment.

Multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs)

Small MPVs

As of 2018, the five highest selling small MPVs in Europe were the Fiat 500L, Ford B-Max, Hyundai ix20, Opel/Vauxhall Meriva and Kia Venga.
2018
rank
ManufacturerModel2013 sales2014 sales2015 sales2016 sales2017 sales2018 sales% change
1Fiat500L74,53694,11485,35782,15063,10050,224 –20%
2HondaJazz34,89837,894 +9%
3Hyundaiix2039,67037,29035,43133,62431,70822,594 –29%
4KiaVenga30,20325,29328,54726,12123,80317,328 –27%
5FordB-Max68,55753,88946,14740,47443,3393.545 +92%
6Opel/VauxhallMeriva57,38157,03353,25048,81326,680 –45.3%
7CitroënC3 Picasso59,79949,06739,43036,75421,617 –41.2%
8NissanNote33,08765,57946,26735,88412,546 –65.0%
9Opel/VauxhallAmpera-e1,918 New model
10ToyotaVerso-S8,6726,2024,99253235 –93.4%
Total304,451224,749 –26.2%

Mid Sized MPVs

As of 2017, the five highest selling mid-sized MPVs in Europe were the Volkswagen Touran, Renault Scénic, Citroën C4 Picasso, BMW 2 Series Active Tourer and Volkswagen Golf Sportsvan.
2017
rank
ManufacturerModel2013 sales2014 sales2015 sales2016 sales2017 sales% change
1VolkswagenTouran91,72589,39473,767111,292108,553 –2.5%
2RenaultScénic / Grand Scénic109,985110,023108,58379,288106,415 +34.2%
3CitroënC4 Picasso / Grand C4 Picasso85,666117,102110,969106,26799,254 –6.6%
4BMW2 Series Active Tourer / 2 Series Gran Tourer12,17285,734100,50285,255 –12.2%
5VolkswagenGolf Sportsvan59,356103,90587,94880,127 –8.9%
6FordC-Max / Grand C-Max98,21989,78285,03581,74468,019 –16.8%
7Mercedes-BenzB-Class100,53383,59779,72173,76864,683 –12.3%
8Opel/VauxhallZafira85,20682,15955,93352,89347,895 –9.4%
9DaciaLodgy33,24421,06322,88026,22729,819 +13.7%
10ToyotaVerso34,35532,87531,87231,32325,249 –19.4%
11KiaCarens14,33022,30721,96720,38119,192 –5.8%
12ToyotaPrius+10,4165,7677,1206,7187,379 +9.8%
13Peugeot5008 I41,88834,58831,44428,0344,171 –85.1%
14SEATAltea22,07018,25414,9471273 –97.6%
15MazdaMazda58,3906,6265,2581341 –99.3%
Total806,646746,015 –7.5%

Large MPVs

As of 2017, the five highest selling large MPVs in Europe were the Ford S-Max, SEAT Alhambra, Volkswagen Sharan, Renault Espace and Ford Galaxy.
2017
rank
ManufacturerModel2013 sales2014 sales2015 sales2016 sales2017 sales% change
1FordS-Max30,38032,66517,87940,82635,275 –13.6%
2SEATAlhambra19,38522,88727,16431,69531,646 –0.2%
3VolkswagenSharan31,50933,96136,44332,42928,800 –11.2%
4RenaultEspace8,2676,97421,14926,96018,350 –31.9%
5FordGalaxy18,37819,43310,47420,47215,309 –25.2%
6SsangYongRodius1,8001,845 +2.5%
7Chrysler/LanciaTown & Country / Voyager3,4253,5671,9559411 –88.3%
Total154,288131,236 –14.9%

Passenger vans

Small Passenger Vans

As of 2017, the five highest selling small passenger vans in Europe were the Volkswagen Caddy Life, Citroën Berlingo Multispace, Dacia Dokker, Peugeot Partner Tepee / Ranch and Renault Kangoo.
2017
rank
ManufacturerModel2013 sales2014 sales2015 sales2016 sales2017 sales% change
1VolkswagenCaddy Life49,10747,39045,73354,11156,785 +4.9%
2CitroënBerlingo Multispace37,95735,37835,63239,46237,556 -4.8%
3DaciaDokker19,86720,26424,36627,39536,352 +32.7%
4PeugeotPartner Tepee / Ranch26,20123,90624,10627,11626,622 -1.8%
5RenaultKangoo22,10022,97121,52520,64623,165 +12.2%
6FordTransit Tourneo Courier4,27514,30012,00016,100 +34.2%
7FiatQubo13,07710,1679,95311,14011,910 +6.9%
8NissanNV200 Evalia5,3705,4346,2887,1226,945 -2.5%
9Mercedes-BenzCitan Combi2,2524,3494,3454,8045,543 +15.4%
10CitroënNemo Multispace3,1082,5191,758938964 +2.8%
Total231,833245,580 +5.9%

Large passenger vans

As of 2017, the five highest selling large passenger vans in Europe were the Volkswagen Transporter, Fiat Ducato, Mercedes-Benz V-Class, Mercedes-Benz Viano and Renault Trafic.
2017
rank
ManufacturerModel2013 sales2014 sales2015 sales2016 sales2017 sales% change
1VolkswagenTransporter / Multivan45,69250,03053,62365,88567,451 +2.4%
2FiatDucato20,82424,20325,96229,62434,235 +15.5%
3Mercedes-BenzV-Class10,12422,38928,94031,390 +8.5%
4Mercedes-BenzVito / Viano21,61315,85711,42015,93421,801 +36.8%
5RenaultTrafic9,9798,38412,50916,00417,650 +10.3%
6Opel/VauxhallVivaro Tour7,7487,14111,42812,37615,587 +25.9%
7FordTransit Tourneo Custom4,8007,1009,7006,60013,500 +104.5%
8PeugeotTraveller1,8599,297 +400.1%
9CitroënSpaceTourer1,5548,837 +468.7%
10Mercedes-BenzSprinter Combi5,2766,2116,1937,3177,604 +3.9%
11FordTransit Tourneo11,4905,1926,7285,9937,230 +20.6%
12ToyotaProAce Verso4615,872 +1,173.8%
13FiatTalento1,0485,194 +395.6%
14HyundaiH-1 Travel / H300 / i8001,1689179032,3892,642 +10.6%
15NissanNV3001,614 New model
16PeugeotExpert Tepee4,0624,4014,4741,722713 –58.6%
Total199,569250,617 +25.6%

Light commercial vehicles (LCVs)

As of 2014, the five highest selling light commercial vehicles in Europe were the Ford Transit, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, Volkswagen Crafter, Citroën Jumper and Fiat Ducato.
2014
rank
ManufacturerModel2013 sales2014 sales% change
1FordTransit134,268168,802 +25.7%
2Mercedes-BenzSprinter78,74290,586 +15.0%
3VolkswagenCrafter70,13481,324 +16.0%
4CitroënJumper66,62876,634 +15.0%
5FiatDucato58,94571,336 +21.0%
6RenaultKangoo63,42969,683 +9.9%
7PeugeotBoxer58,81865,507 +11.4%
8RenaultMaster57,04062,006 +8.7%
9VolkswagenCaddy61,83461,339 –0.8%
10RenaultTrafic43,75450,846 +16.2%
Total1,370,9981,552,706 +13.3%