M-segment

Mini-MPV: Opel/Vauxhall Meriva (2017)

Large-MPV: Volkswagen Sharan (2018)

Full-size cargo van: Mercedes-Benz Sprinter (2019)

M-segment is the European segments for passenger cars described as "multi purpose vehicles".[1][2][3] It covers multi-purpose vehicles, minivans and cargo vans.[4] The minivans (also called MPVs or passenger vans) often have removable rear seating to provide flexibility for transporting passengers or cargo, while the cargo vans (also called light commercial vehicles) 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 (11.5% of the overall market after C-segment, J-segment and B-segment).[5]

## Contents

* 1 Multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs)
* 1.1 Small MPVs
* 1.2 Mid-sized MPVs
* 1.3 Large MPVs
* 2 Passenger vans
* 2.1 Small passenger vans
* 2.2 Large passenger vans
* 3 Light commercial vehicles (LCVs)
* 4 See also
* 5 References

## 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.

* Fiat 500L
(2012–2022)

* Ford B-Max
(2012–2017)

* Opel Meriva (2003-2017)

* Kia Venga (2009-2019)

* Hyundai ix20 (2010-2019)

European sales figures for small MPVs[6] 2018
rank | Manufacturer | Model | 2013 sales | 2014 sales | 2015 sales | 2016 sales | 2017 sales | 2018 sales | % change
(2017–2018)

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1  | Fiat  | 500L | 74,536  | 94,114  | 85,357  | 82,150  | 63,100  | 50,224  |  –20%
2  | Honda | Jazz |  |  |  |  | 34,898  | 37,894  |  +9%
3  | Hyundai | ix20 | 39,670  | 37,290  | 35,431  | 33,624  | 31,708  | 22,594  |  –29%
4  | Kia | Venga | 30,203  | 25,293  | 28,547  | 26,121  | 23,803  | 17,328  |  –27%
5  | Ford | B-Max  | 68,557  | 53,889  | 46,147  | 40,474  | 43,339  | 3.545  |  +92%
6  | Opel/Vauxhall | Meriva | 57,381  | 57,033  | 53,250  | 48,813  | 26,680  |  |  –45.3%
7  | Citroën | C3 Picasso | 59,799  | 49,067  | 39,430  | 36,754  | 21,617  |  |  –41.2%
8  | Nissan | Note | 33,087  | 65,579  | 46,267  | 35,884  | 12,546  |  |  –65.0%
9  | Opel/Vauxhall | Ampera-e  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 1,918  |  |  New model
10  | Toyota | Verso-S  | 8,672  | 6,202  | 4,992  | 532  | 35  |  |  –93.4%
Total  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 304,451  | 224,749  |  |  –26.2%

### Mid-sized MPVs

As of 2021, the five highest selling mid-sized MPVs in Europe were the Volkswagen Touran, Mercedes-Benz B-Class, Renault Grand Scenic, BMW 2 Series Active Tourer and Citroen C4 Picasso.[7]

* Volkswagen Touran
(2003-present)

* Mercedes-Benz B-Class
(2005-present)

* Renault Scénic
(1996-present)

* BMW 2 Series Active Tourer (2014-present)

* Citroën C4 Picasso
(2006-present)

European sales figures for mid-sized MPVs[8] 2017
rank | Manufacturer | Model | 2013 sales | 2014 sales | 2015 sales | 2016 sales | 2017 sales | % change
(2016–2017)

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1  | Volkswagen | Touran | 91,725  | 89,394  | 73,767  | 111,292  | 108,553  |  –2.5%
2  | Renault | Scénic / Grand Scénic  | 109,985  | 110,023  | 108,583  | 79,288  | 106,415  |  +34.2%
3  | Citroën | C4 Picasso / Grand C4 Picasso  | 85,666  | 117,102  | 110,969  | 106,267  | 99,254  |  –6.6%
4  | BMW | 2 Series Active Tourer / 2 Series Gran Tourer  | —  | 12,172  | 85,734  | 100,502  | 85,255  |  –12.2%
5  | Volkswagen | Golf Sportsvan | —  | 59,356  | 103,905  | 87,948  | 80,127  |  –8.9%
6  | Ford | C-Max / Grand C-Max  | 98,219  | 89,782  | 85,035  | 81,744  | 68,019  |  –16.8%
7  | Mercedes-Benz | B-Class | 100,533  | 83,597  | 79,721  | 73,768  | 64,683  |  –12.3%
8  | Opel/Vauxhall | Zafira | 85,206  | 82,159  | 55,933  | 52,893  | 47,895  |  –9.4%
9  | Dacia  | Lodgy | 33,244  | 21,063  | 22,880  | 26,227  | 29,819  |  +13.7%
10  | Toyota | Verso | 34,355  | 32,875  | 31,872  | 31,323  | 25,249  |  –19.4%
11  | Kia | Carens | 14,330  | 22,307  | 21,967  | 20,381  | 19,192  |  –5.8%
12  | Toyota | Prius+ | 10,416  | 5,767  | 7,120  | 6,718  | 7,379  |  +9.8%
13  | Peugeot | 5008 I | 41,888  | 34,588  | 31,444  | 28,034  | 4,171  |  –85.1%
14  | SEAT  | Altea | 22,070  | 18,254  | 14,947  | 127  | 3  |  –97.6%
15  | Mazda | Mazda5  | 8,390  | 6,626  | 5,258  | 134  | 1  |  –99.3%
Total  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 806,646  | 746,015  |  –7.5%

### Large MPVs

As of 2021, the five highest selling large MPVs in Europe were the Ford S-Max, Volkswagen Sharan, SEAT Alhambra, Ford Galaxy and Renault Espace.[9]

* Ford S-Max (2006-2023)

* Volkswagen Sharan (1995-2022)

* SEAT Alhambra (1996-2020)

* Ford Galaxy
(1995-2023)

* Renault Espace
(1984-present)

European sales figures for large MPVs[10] 2017
rank | Manufacturer | Model | 2013 sales | 2014 sales | 2015 sales | 2016 sales | 2017 sales | % change
(2016–2017)

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1  | Ford | S-Max  | 30,380  | 32,665  | 17,879  | 40,826  | 35,275  |  –13.6%
2  | SEAT  | Alhambra | 19,385  | 22,887  | 27,164  | 31,695  | 31,646  |  –0.2%
3  | Volkswagen | Sharan | 31,509  | 33,961  | 36,443  | 32,429  | 28,800  |  –11.2%
4  | Renault | Espace | 8,267  | 6,974  | 21,149  | 26,960  | 18,350  |  –31.9%
5  | Ford | Galaxy  | 18,378  | 19,433  | 10,474  | 20,472  | 15,309  |  –25.2%
6  | SsangYong  | Rodius | —  | —  | —  | 1,800  | 1,845  |  +2.5%
7  | Chrysler/Lancia | Town & Country / Voyager  | 3,425  | 3,567  | 1,955  | 94  | 11  |  –88.3%
Total  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 154,288  | 131,236  |  –14.9%

## Passenger vans

### Small passenger vans

As of 2021, the five highest selling small passenger vans in Europe were the Citroën Berlingo Multispace, Volkswagen Caddy Life, Peugeot Rifter, Opel/Vauxhall Combo Tour and Toyota Proace City Verso.

* Citroën Berlingo Multispace
(2008-present)

* Volkswagen Caddy Life
(2004-present)

* Peugeot Rifter
(2008-present)

* Opel/Vauxhall Combo
(1986-present)

* Toyota Proace City Verso
(2019-present)

European sales figures for small passenger vans[11] 2017
rank | Manufacturer | Model | 2013 sales | 2014 sales | 2015 sales | 2016 sales | 2017 sales | % change
(2016–2017)

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1  | Volkswagen | Caddy Life  | 49,107  | 47,390  | 45,733  | 54,111  | 56,785  |  +4.9%
2  | Citroën | Berlingo Multispace  | 37,957  | 35,378  | 35,632  | 39,462  | 37,556  |  -4.8%
3  | Dacia  | Dokker | 19,867  | 20,264  | 24,366  | 27,395  | 36,352  |  +32.7%
4  | Peugeot | Partner Tepee / Ranch  | 26,201  | 23,906  | 24,106  | 27,116  | 26,622  |  -1.8%
5  | Renault | Kangoo | 22,100  | 22,971  | 21,525  | 20,646  | 23,165  |  +12.2%
6  | Ford | Transit Tourneo Courier  | —  | 4,275  | 14,300  | 12,000  | 16,100  |  +34.2%
7  | Ford | Transit Tourneo Connect  | 231  | 9,490  | 14,500  | 13,300  | 15,900  |  +19.5%
8  | Fiat  | Qubo | 13,077  | 10,167  | 9,953  | 11,140  | 11,910  |  +6.9%
9  | Nissan | NV200 Evalia  | 5,370  | 5,434  | 6,288  | 7,122  | 6,945  |  -2.5%
10  | Mercedes-Benz | Citan Combi  | 2,252  | 4,349  | 4,345  | 4,804  | 5,543  |  +15.4%
11  | Citroën | Nemo Multispace  | 3,108  | 2,519  | 1,758  | 938  | 964  |  +2.8%
Total  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 231,833  | 245,580  |  +5.9%

### Large passenger vans

As of 2021, the five highest selling large passenger vans in Europe were the Volkswagen Transporter Multivan, Ford Tourneo Custom, Mercedes-Benz V-Class/Vito Tourer, Opel/Vauxhall Zafira Life and Peugeot Traveller.

* Volkswagen Transporter/Multivan
(1950-present)

* Ford Tourneo Custom
(2012–present)

* Mercedes-Benz V-Class
(1996-present)

* Opel Zafira Life/Vauxhall Vivaro Life
(2019-present)

* Peugeot Traveller
(2015-present)

European sales figures for large passenger vans[11] 2017
rank | Manufacturer | Model | 2013 sales | 2014 sales | 2015 sales | 2016 sales | 2017 sales | % change
(2016–2017)

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1  | Volkswagen | Transporter / Multivan  | 45,692  | 50,030  | 53,623  | 65,885  | 67,451  |  +2.4%
2  | Fiat  | Ducato | 20,824  | 24,203  | 25,962  | 29,624  | 34,235  |  +15.5%
3  | Mercedes-Benz | V-Class | —  | 10,124  | 22,389  | 28,940  | 31,390  |  +8.5%
4  | Mercedes-Benz | Vito / Viano | 21,613  | 15,857  | 11,420  | 15,934  | 21,801  |  +36.8%
5  | Renault | Trafic | 9,979  | 8,384  | 12,509  | 16,004  | 17,650  |  +10.3%
6  | Opel/Vauxhall | Vivaro Tour  | 7,748  | 7,141  | 11,428  | 12,376  | 15,587  |  +25.9%
7  | Ford | Transit Tourneo Custom  | 4,800  | 7,100  | 9,700  | 6,600  | 13,500  |  +104.5%
8  | Peugeot | Traveller  | —  | —  | —  | 1,859  | 9,297  |  +400.1%
9  | Citroën | SpaceTourer  | —  | —  | —  | 1,554  | 8,837  |  +468.7%
10  | Mercedes-Benz | Sprinter Combi  | 5,276  | 6,211  | 6,193  | 7,317  | 7,604  |  +3.9%
11  | Ford | Transit Tourneo  | 11,490  | 5,192  | 6,728  | 5,993  | 7,230  |  +20.6%
12  | Toyota | ProAce Verso  | —  | —  | —  | 461  | 5,872  |  +1,173.8%
13  | Fiat  | Talento | —  | —  | —  | 1,048  | 5,194  |  +395.6%
14  | Hyundai | H-1 Travel / H300 / i800  | 1,168  | 917  | 903  | 2,389  | 2,642  |  +10.6%
15  | Nissan | NV300  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 1,614  |  New model
16  | Peugeot | Expert Tepee  | 4,062  | 4,401  | 4,474  | 1,722  | 713  |  –58.6%
Total  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 199,569  | 250,617  |  +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.

* Ford Transit
(1965-present)

* Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
(1995-present)

* Volkswagen Crafter
(2006-present)

* Citroën Jumper (1993-present)

* Fiat Ducato
(1981-present)

European sales figures for cargo vans[12] 2014
rank | Manufacturer | Model | 2013 sales | 2014 sales | % change
(2013–2014)

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1  | Ford | Transit  | 134,268  | 168,802  |  +25.7%
2  | Mercedes-Benz | Sprinter | 78,742  | 90,586  |  +15.0%
3  | Volkswagen | Crafter | 70,134  | 81,324  |  +16.0%
4  | Citroën | Jumper | 66,628  | 76,634  |  +15.0%
5  | Fiat  | Ducato | 58,945  | 71,336  |  +21.0%
6  | Renault | Kangoo | 63,429  | 69,683  |  +9.9%
7  | Peugeot | Boxer | 58,818  | 65,507  |  +11.4%
8  | Renault | Master | 57,040  | 62,006  |  +8.7%
9  | Volkswagen | Caddy | 61,834  | 61,339  |  –0.8%
10  | Renault | Trafic | 43,754  | 50,846  |  +16.2%
Total  | —  | —  | 1,370,998  | 1,552,706  |  +13.3%

## See also

* Euro Car Segment
* Car classifications
* Commercial vehicle
* Pickup truck

## References

1. ↑ "REGULATION (EEC) No 4064/89 - MERGER PROCEDURE" (in en). Luxemburg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. 17 March 1999. p. 2. http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/decisions/m1406_en.pdf.
2. ↑ "Car prices within the European Union / Prix des voitures au sein de l'Union européenne / Autopreise in der europäischen Union" (in en-uk, fr, de). Brussels: Publications Office of the European Union. 1 January 2011. http://ec.europa.eu/competition/sectors/motor_vehicles/prices/2011_07_full.pdf.
3. ↑ "Impact on the Competitiveness of the European Automotive Industry of Potential FTA with India and ASEAN". p. 8. http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/automotive/files/projects/report_fta_india_asean_en.pdf.
4. ↑ "Car Classes Simplified: The Euro-standard Car Segments" (in en). 9 March 2016. https://www.autoindustriya.com/features/car-classes-simplified-the-euro-standard-car-segments.html.
5. ↑ "European car sales analysis March 2015 – models". left-lane.com. http://left-lane.com/european-car-sales-analysis-march-2015-models/.
6. ↑ "European sales 2018 small MPV segment". 14 February 2019. http://carsalesbase.com/european-sales-2018-small-mpv-segment/.
7. ↑ Demandt, Bart (2021-08-06). "European sales 2021 first half - midsized MPVs" (in en-US). https://carsalesbase.com/european-sales-2021-first-half-midsized-mpv/.
8. ↑ "European sales 2017 midsized MPV segment". 14 February 2018. http://carsalesbase.com/european-sales-2017-midsized-mpv-segment/.
9. ↑ Demandt, Bart (2022-02-27). "European sales 2021 - large MPVs" (in en-US). https://carsalesbase.com/european-sales-2021-large-mpv/.
10. ↑ "European sales 2017 large MPV segment". 15 February 2018. http://carsalesbase.com/european-sales-2017-large-mpv-segment/.
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "European sales 2017 Passenger Van segment". 21 February 2018. http://carsalesbase.com/european-sales-2017-passenger-van-segment/.
12. ↑ "Light Commercial Vehicle sales Europe 2014 Left-Lane.com". 14 December 2015. http://carsalesbase.com/light-commercial-vehicle-sales-europe-2014/.

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