2021 Best Selling Small City Cars In Europe (All Models Ranked)
Minicars continue to outperform the overall European car market in 2021, with sales up 5% in a market down 2%. In Q4 of 2021, the minicar segment is down 20% while the overall market is down 24%. This segment now makes up 7.3% of the total European car market, up from 6.8% last year. However, their share is expected to return to a decline in coming years, as manufacturers are pulling out of this segment or switching their models to EV-only. This is a result of increasing costs to comply with stricter safety and emissions standards, which makes minicars nearly unprofitable, especially considering that for most models from European brands this is their only market.
Traditional minicar leader Fiat consolidates its leadership of the class, as its two models have been the top-2 best sellers since 2008, right after the Panda’s relaunch in 2007. Thanks to the addition of Mild-hybrid technology and the EV version of the 500, the Italian brand improves its share of the segment to 35.9%, up from 35.2% in 2020. Especially the Fiat 500 is scoring well again, reclaiming the top spot from its sibling Panda thanks to sales up 25%, making it the best performer in the top-10. Keep in mind that these figures are now the combined sales of two different cars under the 500 name: the well-known retrostyled model that was launched in 2007, now available as a mild hybrid, and the slightly larger EV-only New 500.
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