European sales of midsized crossovers are up 19% in 2021, making it the best performing segment in Europe and obviously beating the overall market, down 2%. With a total of just over 1.14 million deliveries, midsized crossovers now make up 9.7% of the total European car market, up from 8% in 2020. Luxury nameplates are up 8% and their share of the class drops from 51.4% in 2020 to 46.7% in 2021.
The Ford Kuga is taking control of the class with sales up more than a third on last year, when it was in a model changeover. The Kuga knocks down the Toyota RAV4 into second place, despite a 13% improvement for the Japanese crossover. Last year’s #3 Mercedes-Benz GLC drops to #9 with sales down 29% which makes it the worst performing nameplate in the top-25. As a result, the BMW X3 jumps onto the segment podium with sales up 32%. It’s followed by the Volvo XC60 (+4%) and Audi Q5 (+14%). The Skoda Kodiaq is down one place to #6 with sales down 17% and the Peugeot 5008 is down 2% in 8th place. The Volkswagen ID.4 lands at #7 in its first full year of sales, while its sibling Skoda Enyaq lands at #10. The Mercedes-Benz GLB is up to #11, ahead of the Mazda CX-5 (-9%) and Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace which has stable sales. The latter’s clone Seat Tarraco is up 2% at #17.
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