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D-segment

January 17, 2023

The D-segment is the 4th category of the European segments for passenger cars, and is described as "large cars".[1][2]

2020 Best-Selling
BMW 3 Series 7th generation (2018–present)
Volkswagen Passat 8th generation (2015–present)
Mercedes-Benz C-Class 5th generation (2021–present)

It is equivalent to the Euro NCAP "large family car" size class,[3] and the present-day definition of the mid-size car category used in North America.[4][5] Compact executive cars are part of the D-segment size category.

D-segment sales represent approx. 7% of the market in 2010s. [6][7]

Characteristics

Most D-segment cars are sedans/saloons or wagons/estates but hatchbacks, and coupes have been common.

Pricing and specification of D-segment cars can vary greatly, from basic low-cost transport to more luxurious and expensive models.

Current models

In 2020 the fifteen highest selling D-segment cars in Europe were the BMW 3 Series, Volkswagen Passat, Tesla Model 3, Mercedes-Benz C-Class, Audi A4/S4/RS4, Škoda Superb, Volvo S60/V60, Peugeot 508, Audi A5/S5/RS5, Ford Mondeo, Opel/Vauxhall Insignia, BMW 4 Series, Volkswagen Arteon, Toyota Camry and Polestar 2. [8]

100.000 – 200.000 sales (Best-Selling)

50.000 – 100.000 sales

10.000 – 50.000 sales

Less than 10.000 sales

Sales figures in Europe

2020
rank 		Brand Model 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 % change
(2019–2020)
1 BMW 3 Series 168,275 143,023 144,561 129,053 106,991 124,537 118,369   –5%
2 Volkswagen Passat 153,677 226,127 206,813 183,288 154,074 124,650 115,363   –7%
3 Tesla Model 3 – – – – 95,168 85,979   –10%
4 Mercedes-Benz C-Class 136,474 173,011 176,038 176,915 150,995 143,293 81,909   –43%
5 Audi A4/S4/RS4 124,170 124,466 162,655 146,006 112,484 102,994 77,515   –25%
6 Škoda Superb 46,149 50,533 85,879 81,410 74,697 67,488 59,925   –11%
7 Volvo S60/V60 54,663 54,354 53,268 45,335 46,945 65,917 58,003   –12%
8 Peugeot 508 41,797 43,301 37,104 22,842 13,378 41,329 29,011   –30%
9 Audi A5/S5/RS5 47,591 45,202 43,686 61,619 49,799 41,812 28,525   –32%
10 Ford Mondeo 45,405 79,673 70,900 56,173 49,596 39,555 21,222   –46%
11 Opel/Vauxhall Insignia 92,694 88,544 73,161 72,347 67,424 45,925 21,133   –54%
12 BMW 4 Series 53,948 72,769 67,983 64,710 52,248 35,908 18,139   –49%
13 Volkswagen Arteon – – 0 9,798 21,495 19,048 13,582   –29%
14 Toyota Camry – – – – 0 7,640 9,119   +19%
15 Polestar Polestar 2 – – – – – 0 8,746 New
16 Renault Talisman – 1,824 34,344 32,163 19,784 16,405 8,025   –51%
17 Alfa Romeo Giulia – 0 10,475 24,679 17,075 10,932 7,436   –32%
18 Mazda Mazda6 31,032 30,519 29,226 23,090 23,090 22,048 6,950   –68%
19 Kia Optima 3,409 3,263 9,515 16,152 14,404 12,202 6,086   –50%
20 Subaru Legacy/Outback 6,415 10,806 8,242 7,016 7,460 7,504 3,844   –49%
21 Jaguar XE 0 16,535 24,461 18,999 10,877 7,978 3,780   –53%
22 Lexus IS 9,610 7,729 6,234 5,649 5,413 3,282 1,855   –43%
23 Kia Stinger – – 0 1,143 3,820 3,600 1,387   –61%
24 Subaru Levorg – 2,437 4,689 2,865 1,748 1,395 825   –41%
25 Lexus RC 30 526 1,815 1,390 1,334 1,082 710   –34%
26 Hyundai i40 25,016 25,045 20,253 15,251 9,144 3,445 305   –91%
27 Infiniti Q50 2,426 3,020 2,698 1,777 1,471 563 71   –87%
28 Infiniti Q60 99 507 368 83 1   –99% –
Mainstream 527,783 619,474 625,185 542,947 450,035 - -
Premium 613,234 662,738 709,754 694,030 584,091 - -
Segment total 1,046,829 787,815   -25%
Source [9][10] [11][12] [13][14] [15][16] [17][18] [19] [20]

Notes:

Jump in segment total sales after 2019. year is because premium cars are included.

From 2014-2018 premium cars are not included in total segment sales.

Premium brands and models are marked italic.

Electric cars are included in D-segment from 2019. year.

Market share in Europe

2019 - After years of decline, the midsized car segment is actually up 1% in 2019 to 1.05 million sales, maintaining a 6.7% share of the overall car market. [21]

2020 - The midsized car segment is down 25% in 2020 to just under 790,000 sales, as its share of the European car market drops to 6.6%, slightly down from 6.7% last year. And luxury brands have now officially taken over control of this class, improving their share to 62.3% from 60.5% last year and claiming four of the top-5 positions. The top-3 players all gain share, outperforming not only the class but also the overall market. [22]

Historic models

Main pages: Category:Euro NCAP large family cars and Category:Mid-size cars

Note: this list includes cars from these decades which carried a different nameplate or numeric designation to the modern day equivalent, and in some cases there is no modern day direct equivalent

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

See also

References

  1. ^ "Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 - Merger Procedure" (PDF). www.europa.eu. exact market definition was left open .. boundaries between segments are blurred by factors other than the size or length of cars
  2. ^ (PDF). www.europa.eu. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Latest Safety Ratings". www.euroncap.com. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 Nissan Altima Proves Midsize Sedans Aren't Dead Yet". www.wardsauto.com. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  5. ^ "America's D-Segment Flab". www.thetruthaboutcars.com. 9 October 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  6. ^ "European sales 2019 Midsized cars". www.carsalesbase.com. March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  7. ^ "European sales 2020 Midsized cars". www.carsalesbase.com. March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  8. ^ "European sales 2020 Midsized cars". www.carsalesbase.com. March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  9. ^ "European sales 2014 Midsize segment". www.carsalesbase.com. March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  10. ^ "European sales 2014 Premium Midsize segment". www.carsalesbase.com. March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  11. ^ "European sales 2015 Midsize segment". www.carsalesbase.com. March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  12. ^ "European sales 2015 Premium Midsize segment". www.carsalesbase.com. March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  13. ^ "European sales 2016 Midsized car segment". www.carsalesbase.com. March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  14. ^ "European sales 2016 Premium Midsize segment". www.carsalesbase.com. March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  15. ^ "European sales 2017 Midsized car segment". www.carsalesbase.com. March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  16. ^ "European sales 2017 Premium Midsize segment". www.carsalesbase.com. March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  17. ^ "European sales 2018 Midsized car segment". www.carsalesbase.com. March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  18. ^ "European sales 2018 Premium Midsize segment". www.carsalesbase.com. March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  19. ^ "European sales 2019 Midsized cars". www.carsalesbase.com. March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  20. ^ "European sales 2020 Midsized cars". www.carsalesbase.com. March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  21. ^ "European sales 2019 Midsized cars". www.carsalesbase.com. March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  22. ^ "European sales 2020 Midsized cars". www.carsalesbase.com. March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

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The D segment is the 4th category of the European segments for passenger cars and is described as large cars 1 2 2020 Best SellingBMW 3 Series 7th generation 2018 present Volkswagen Passat 8th generation 2015 present Mercedes Benz C Class 5th generation 2021 present It is equivalent to the Euro NCAP large family car size class 3 and the present day definition of the mid size car category used in North America 4 5 Compact executive cars are part of the D segment size category D segment sales represent approx 7 of the market in 2010s 6 7 Contents 1 Characteristics 2 Current models 3 Sales figures in Europe 4 Market share in Europe 5 Historic models 5 1 1960s 5 2 1970s 5 3 1980s 5 4 1990s 5 5 2000s 5 6 2010s 5 7 2020s 6 See also 7 ReferencesCharacteristics EditMost D segment cars are sedans saloons or wagons estates but hatchbacks and coupes have been common Pricing and specification of D segment cars can vary greatly from basic low cost transport to more luxurious and expensive models Current models EditIn 2020 the fifteen highest selling D segment cars in Europe were the BMW 3 Series Volkswagen Passat Tesla Model 3 Mercedes Benz C Class Audi A4 S4 RS4 Skoda Superb Volvo S60 V60 Peugeot 508 Audi A5 S5 RS5 Ford Mondeo Opel Vauxhall Insignia BMW 4 Series Volkswagen Arteon Toyota Camry and Polestar 2 8 100 000 200 000 sales Best Selling BMW 3 Series 7th generation 2018 present Volkswagen Passat 8th generation 2015 present 50 000 100 000 sales Mercedes Benz C Class 5th generation 2021 present Audi A4 5th generation 2016 present Skoda Superb 3rd generation 2015 present Volvo S60 3rd generation 2019 present 10 000 50 000 sales Peugeot 508 2nd generation 2018 present Audi A5 2nd generation 2016 present Ford Mondeo 4th generation 2014 present Opel Vauxhall Insignia 2nd generation 2017 present BMW 4 Series 2nd generation 2020 present Volkswagen Arteon 1st generation 2017 present Less than 10 000 sales Toyota Camry 8th generation 2017 present Sales figures in Europe Edit2020 rank Brand Model 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 change 2019 2020 1 BMW 3 Series 168 275 143 023 144 561 129 053 106 991 124 537 118 369 5 2 Volkswagen Passat 153 677 226 127 206 813 183 288 154 074 124 650 115 363 7 3 Tesla Model 3 95 168 85 979 10 4 Mercedes Benz C Class 136 474 173 011 176 038 176 915 150 995 143 293 81 909 43 5 Audi A4 S4 RS4 124 170 124 466 162 655 146 006 112 484 102 994 77 515 25 6 Skoda Superb 46 149 50 533 85 879 81 410 74 697 67 488 59 925 11 7 Volvo S60 V60 54 663 54 354 53 268 45 335 46 945 65 917 58 003 12 8 Peugeot 508 41 797 43 301 37 104 22 842 13 378 41 329 29 011 30 9 Audi A5 S5 RS5 47 591 45 202 43 686 61 619 49 799 41 812 28 525 32 10 Ford Mondeo 45 405 79 673 70 900 56 173 49 596 39 555 21 222 46 11 Opel Vauxhall Insignia 92 694 88 544 73 161 72 347 67 424 45 925 21 133 54 12 BMW 4 Series 53 948 72 769 67 983 64 710 52 248 35 908 18 139 49 13 Volkswagen Arteon 0 9 798 21 495 19 048 13 582 29 14 Toyota Camry 0 7 640 9 119 19 15 Polestar Polestar 2 0 8 746 New16 Renault Talisman 1 824 34 344 32 163 19 784 16 405 8 025 51 17 Alfa Romeo Giulia 0 10 475 24 679 17 075 10 932 7 436 32 18 Mazda Mazda6 31 032 30 519 29 226 23 090 23 090 22 048 6 950 68 19 Kia Optima 3 409 3 263 9 515 16 152 14 404 12 202 6 086 50 20 Subaru Legacy Outback 6 415 10 806 8 242 7 016 7 460 7 504 3 844 49 21 Jaguar XE 0 16 535 24 461 18 999 10 877 7 978 3 780 53 22 Lexus IS 9 610 7 729 6 234 5 649 5 413 3 282 1 855 43 23 Kia Stinger 0 1 143 3 820 3 600 1 387 61 24 Subaru Levorg 2 437 4 689 2 865 1 748 1 395 825 41 25 Lexus RC 30 526 1 815 1 390 1 334 1 082 710 34 26 Hyundai i40 25 016 25 045 20 253 15 251 9 144 3 445 305 91 27 Infiniti Q50 2 426 3 020 2 698 1 777 1 471 563 71 87 28 Infiniti Q60 99 507 368 83 1 99 Mainstream 527 783 619 474 625 185 542 947 450 035 Premium 613 234 662 738 709 754 694 030 584 091 Segment total 1 046 829 787 815 25 Source 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Notes Jump in segment total sales after 2019 year is because premium cars are included From 2014 2018 premium cars are not included in total segment sales Premium brands and models are marked italic Electric cars are included in D segment from 2019 year Market share in Europe Edit2019 After years of decline the midsized car segment is actually up 1 in 2019 to 1 05 million sales maintaining a 6 7 share of the overall car market 21 2020 The midsized car segment is down 25 in 2020 to just under 790 000 sales as its share of the European car market drops to 6 6 slightly down from 6 7 last year And luxury brands have now officially taken over control of this class improving their share to 62 3 from 60 5 last year and claiming four of the top 5 positions The top 3 players all gain share outperforming not only the class but also the overall market 22 Historic models EditMain pages Category Euro NCAP large family cars and Category Mid size cars Note this list includes cars from these decades which carried a different nameplate or numeric designation to the modern day equivalent and in some cases there is no modern day direct equivalent 1960s Edit 1960 Peugeot 404 1961 Fiat 1300 1962 Ford Cortina 1962 Alfa Romeo Giulia 1963 Lancia Fulvia 1964 Austin Morris 1800 1964 Ford Mustang 1964 Pontiac GTO 1965 Renault 16 1966 BMW 02 Series 1966 Chevrolet Camaro 1966 Hillman Hunter 1967 Fiat 125 1968 Peugeot 504 1969 Renault 121970s Edit 1970 Opel Ascona A 1970 Volkswagen K70 1974 Fiat 132 1972 Alfa Romeo Alfetta 1972 Audi 80 1972 Lancia Beta 1972 Toyota Carina 1973 Volkswagen Passat 1974 Volvo 200 Series 1975 BMW 3 Series E21 1975 Leyland Princess 1975 Opel Ascona B Vauxhall Cavalier 1976 Honda Accord 1978 Audi 80 1978 Peugeot 305 1978 Renault 18 1978 Saab 9001980s Edit 1981 Volkswagen Passat B2 1981 Fiat Argenta 1982 BMW 3 Series E30 1982 Citroen BX 1982 Ford Sierra 1982 Mercedes Benz 190E 1982 Nissan Stanza 1984 Austin Montego 1984 Hyundai Stellar 1985 Alfa Romeo 75 1985 Fiat Croma 1986 Renault 21 1987 Peugeot 405 1988 Audi 80 B3 1988 Opel Vectra Vauxhall Cavalier 1988 Volkswagen Passat B3 1989 Hyundai Sonata1990s Edit 1990 BMW 3 Series E36 1990 Nissan Primera 1991 Audi 80 B4 1991 Volvo 850 1992 Alfa Romeo 155 1992 Ford Mondeo 1993 Citroen Xantia 1993 Renault Laguna 1993 Rover 600 Series 1993 Volkswagen Passat B4 1994 Mercedes Benz C Class W202 1994 Saab 900 1995 Opel Vauxhall Vectra 1995 Peugeot 406 1996 Audi A4 B5 1997 Alfa Romeo 156 1997 Volkswagen Passat B5 1997 Volvo S70 1998 BMW 3 Series E46 1998 Saab 9 3 1998 Toyota Avensis 1999 Kia Clarus 1999 Lancia Lybra 1999 Lexus IS2000s Edit 2000 Ford Mondeo 2000 Volvo S60 2001 Audi A4 B6 2001 Citroen C5 2001 Mercedes Benz C Class W203 2001 Renault Laguna II 2001 Skoda Superb 2002 Jaguar X Type 2002 Opel Vauxhall Vectra 2003 Acura TSX 2003 Infiniti G25 35 2003 Saab 9 3 2004 Acura TL 2004 Peugeot 407 2005 Alfa Romeo 159 2005 BMW 3 Series E90 2005 Fiat Croma 2005 Renault Samsung SM5 II 2006 Audi A4 B7 2006 Cadillac BLS 2006 Lexus IS XE20 2006 Lincoln Zephyr MKZ 2006 Volkswagen Passat B6 2007 Renault Laguna III 2008 Acura TSX 2008 Audi A5 8T 8F 2008 Citroen C5 2008 Ford Mondeo 2008 Infiniti G37 2008 Mercedes Benz C Class W204 2008 Skoda Superb 2008 Volkswagen CC 2009 Audi A4 B8 2009 Acura TL 2009 Lexus HS 2009 Opel Vauxhall Insignia Buick Regal 2009 Renault Samsung SM5 III 2009 Seat Exeo2010s Edit 2010 Peugeot 508 2011 DS 5 2011 Hyundai i40 2011 Volkswagen Passat B7 2011 Volvo S60 2012 BMW 3 Series F30 2013 BMW 4 Series F32 2013 Cadillac ATS 2014 DS 5LS 2014 Ford Mondeo Fusion 2014 Infiniti Q50 2014 Lexus IS XE30 2014 Lincoln MKZ 2015 Acura TLX 2015 Mercedes Benz C Class W205 2015 Renault Talisman 2015 Volkswagen Passat B8 2016 Alfa Romeo Giulia 952 2016 Audi A4 B9 2016 Audi A5 8W6 2016 Jaguar XE 2016 Skoda Superb III 2017 Opel Vauxhall Insignia Buick Regal 2018 Genesis G70 2018 Kia Stinger 2018 Volkswagen Arteon 2019 BMW 3 Series G20 2019 BMW 4 Series G22 2019 Volvo S602020s Edit 2020 Cadillac CT4 2021 DS 9 2022 Mercedes Benz C Class W206 See also EditC segment E segment Euro Car Segment Car classifications Mid size carReferences Edit Regulation EEC No 4064 89 Merger Procedure PDF www europa eu exact market definition was left open boundaries between segments are blurred by factors other than the size or length of cars Impact on the Competitiveness of the European Automotive Industry of Potential FTA with India and ASEAN PDF www europa eu p 8 Archived from the original PDF on 29 April 2013 Latest Safety Ratings www euroncap com Retrieved 8 January 2019 2019 Nissan Altima Proves Midsize Sedans Aren t Dead Yet www wardsauto com 8 October 2018 Retrieved 26 January 2019 America s D Segment Flab www thetruthaboutcars com 9 October 2008 Retrieved 26 January 2019 European sales 2019 Midsized cars www carsalesbase com March 2021 Retrieved 21 March 2021 European sales 2020 Midsized cars www carsalesbase com March 2021 Retrieved 21 March 2021 European sales 2020 Midsized cars www carsalesbase com March 2021 Retrieved 21 March 2021 European sales 2014 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