The car sale figures from VFACTS for the first two months of 2021 show that total SUV sales are up 13%. The biggest winners are the very small SUVs (up 76%) and the very large below $100,000 (up 54%)
In the small segment there are four new models: The Yaris Cross; Volkswagen T-Cross; Ford Puma; and the Kia Stonic.
Mazda still leads the segment but while it is selling similar volumes its share of the segment has dropped from 60% to 35% because of the increased sales of other vehicles.
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The segment has some more distinctive, some say quirky, vehicles such as the Nissan Juke in 5th spot and the Suzuki Jimny in 7th.
The upper large SUVs below $100,000 have only two vehicles the Nissan Patrol and the Toyota Landcruiser and both are doing very well.
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