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The '''B-segment''' is the second smallest of the [[Engineering:Euro Car Segment|European segments for passenger cars]] between the [[Engineering:A-segment|A-segment]] and [[Engineering:C-segment|C-segment]], and commonly described as "small cars".<ref>{{cite web |title=European vehicle categories |url=https://www.eafo.eu/knowledge-center/european-vehicle-categories |access-date=2021-03-03 |website=eafo.eu |archive-date=2019-12-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212050900/https://www.eafo.eu/knowledge-center/european-vehicle-categories |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name= "EEC Merger Procedure"/><ref>{{cite web |title= Impact on the Competitiveness of the European Automotive Industry of Potential FTA with India and ASEAN |website=europa.eu |url= http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/automotive/files/projects/report_fta_india_asean_en.pdf |page=8 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130429040531/http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/automotive/files/projects/report_fta_india_asean_en.pdf |archive-date=29 April 2013 }}</ref> The B-segment is the largest segment in Europe by volume, accounting for 20 percent of total car sales in 2020 according to JATO Dynamics.<ref>{{cite web |date=2020-03-09|title=13% of total new car registrations in Europe made up by EVs in January 2020|url=https://www.jato.com/13-of-total-new-car-registrations-in-europe-made-up-by-evs-in-january-2020/|access-date=2021-05-30|website=JATO Dynamics}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=King |first=Nicholas |date=2020-12-21 |title=Best of 2020: B-Segment |work=New Straits Times |url= https://www.nst.com.my/cbt/2020/12/651150/best-2020-b-segment |access-date=2021-03-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=2013-10-21 |title=My segmentation |url= https://fiatgroupworld.com/my-segmentation/ |access-date=2021-03-02 |work=Fiat Group World}}</ref>

== Definition ==
The European segments are not based on size or weight criteria.<ref name= "EEC Merger Procedure">{{cite web
|title=Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 - Merger Procedure |website=europa.eu |url= http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/decisions/m1406_en.pdf |quote=exact market definition was left open .. boundaries between segments are blurred by factors other than the size or length of cars}}</ref> In practice, B-segment cars have been described as having a length of approximately {{convert|3.7|-|4.2|m|in|0|abbr=on}}, and may vary depending on the body styles, markets, and era.<ref name="Jacobs">{{cite book|last=Jacobs |first=Andrew James |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=1hTrCgAAQBAJ&dq=Subcompact+144+and+164.99+inches+These+cars+are+considered+as+within+the+B-segment+in+Europe+and+sometimes+called+Superminis+there&pg=PA33 |title=The new domestic automakers in the United States and Canada: history, impacts, and prospects |publisher=Lexington Books |year=2016 |isbn=978-0-7391-8826-2 |page=33 |access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="Felipe2012">{{cite web|last=Felipe |first=Munoz |date=2012-05-15 |title=Learning about cars: the 'B' segment |url= https://fiatgroupworld.com/2012/05/15/learning-about-cars-the-b-segment/ |access-date=29 January 2022 |work=Fiat Group World}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Meadows |first=Jordan |title=Vehicle Design: aesthetic principles in transportation design |date=2017 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-138-68560-4 |pages=39–40 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=ipU4DwAAQBAJ&pg=SA3-PA39 |access-date=29 September 2018}}</ref> In some cases, the same car may be differently positioned depending on the market.<ref name="Felipe2012"/>

The Euro NCAP vehicle class called "Supermini" also includes smaller [[Engineering:A-segment|A-segment]] cars alongside B-segment cars.<ref>{{cite web|title=Latest Safety Ratings |url= https://www.euroncap.com/en/ratings-rewards/latest-safety-ratings/?selectedClasses=1202&allProtocols=true&selectedMake=0&selectedMakeName=Select%20a%20make&selectedModel=0&selectedStar=&includeFullSafetyPackage=true&includeStandardSafetyPackage=true&selectedModelName=All&selectedProtocols=34803,30636,26061,24370,1472,5910,5931,-1,14999&allClasses=false&allDriverAssistanceTechnologies=false&selectedDriverAssistanceTechnologies=&thirdRowFitment=false|access-date=31 January 2019 |website=euroncap.com|language=en}}</ref>

In Britain, the term "supermini" is more widely used for B-segment hatchbacks.<ref>{{cite web|title=What is a supermini?|url= https://www.parkers.co.uk/what-is/a-supermini/ |access-date=7 February 2019 |website=Parkers}}</ref> The term was developed in the 1970s as an informal categorisation,<ref>{{cite news|last=Waymark |first=Peter |date=30 May 1977 |title=Basic design changes are the only way to cut car costs |page=16 |work=The Times |quote=From the fuel-saving point of view there can have been no more welcome trend in the past five years than the appearance from one European manufacturer after another of what has become known as the "supermini" – the Fiat 127, Renault 5, Peugeot 104, Volkswagen Polo and most recently, the Ford Fiesta.}}</ref> and by 1977 was used regularly by the British newspaper ''The Times''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Waymark |first1=Peter |date=5 May 1977 |title=Motoring |url= http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=buc_ttda&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=CS553877669&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0|access-date=2 December 2014 |website=The Times |page=33}}</ref> By the mid-1980s, it had widespread use in Britain.<ref name="Which12">{{cite journal|date=October 1984|title=Which? Car Supplement |journal=Which? |publisher=Consumers' Association |page=5 |quote=Popularly known as superminis, these cars are a size larger than the original BMC Mini and are typified by the Austin Metro.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Mann |first=D |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=TcQ7fUuJdcAC&q=B-segment++supermini+-immunology+-biology&pg=PA176 |title=Car definitions and forecast methodology |work=Automotive Plastics & Composites – Worldwide Markets & Trends to 2007 |publisher=Elsevier |year=1999 |isbn=978-0-08-052774-1 |page=176 |access-date=18 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{List journal|work=European Motor Business |issue=4–7 |date=1986 |publisher=Economist Intelligence Unit}}</ref>

In Germany, the term "small cars" ({{lang-de|Kleinwagen}}) has been endorsed by the Federal Motor Transport Authority (''{{Interlanguage link|Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt|lt=Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt|de}}'', KBA) equivalent to the B-segment.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fahrzeugklassen – IPEK-Glossar |url= https://www.ipek.kit.edu/glossar/index.php?title=Fahrzeugklassen |access-date=2021-06-21 |website=ipek.kit.edu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kleinwagen 2021/2022: Marktübersicht mit Daten und Preisen |trans-title=Small cars 2021/2022: market overview with dates and prices |url= https://de.motor1.com/features/345143/kleinwagen-2019-neue-city-flitzer/ |url-status=live |access-date=2021-06-22 |website=Motor1.com|language=de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421181012/https://de.motor1.com/features/345143/kleinwagen-2019-neue-city-flitzer/ |archive-date=2019-04-21 }}</ref> The segment accounts for 15.1 percent of total car registrations in the country in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|date=2021-01-08 |title=Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt - Fahrzeugzulassungen - Pressemitteilung Nr. 02/2021 - Fahrzeugzulassungen im Dezember 2020 - Jahresbilanz |trans-title=Press release No. 02/2021 - Vehicle registrations in December 2020 - Annual balance sheet |url= https://www.kba.de/DE/Presse/Pressemitteilungen/2021/Fahrzeugzulassungen/pm02_2021_n_12_20_pm_komplett.html?nn=3033666 |url-status=live |access-date=2021-06-21 |work=KBA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111023504/https://www.kba.de/DE/Presse/Pressemitteilungen/2021/Fahrzeugzulassungen/pm02_2021_n_12_20_pm_komplett.html?nn=3033666 |archive-date=2021-01-11 }}</ref>

== History ==
[[File:12-01-03-autostadtl-by-RalfR-31.jpg|thumb|The Autobianchi A112 has been regarded as the pioneer of supermini, predating the "B-segment" term.]]
[[File:Renault_Clio_(47311505501).jpg|thumb|1990–1998 Renault Clio I]]

The term supermini, which precedes the B-segment term emerged in the UK in the 1970s, as car manufacturers sought a new design to surpass the influential [[Engineering:Mini|Mini]], launched in 1959, and journalists attempted to categorise such a vehicle.<ref>{{cite news|last=Webb |first=Clifford |date=11 August 1976 |title=Leyland management denies 'pushing too hard' over output |page=15 |work=The Times |quote=There are also said to be fears within the state-owned motor group that Ford, having displaced Leyland from their traditional market leadership, will stay top for the rest of the year and could consolidate this position further with the introduction of the super "Mini", the Ford Fiesta.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=18 August 1976|title=Plans for super Mini |page=1 |work=The Times |quote=Leyland Cars announce a plan to mass produce a super Mini in an integrated operation at Longbridge.}}</ref> The car which is widely regarded as the first modern supermini is the [[Engineering:Autobianchi A112|Autobianchi A112]], launched in 1969. It was later followed by the [[Engineering:Fiat 127|Fiat 127]], [[Engineering:Renault 5|Renault 5]], VW Polo and [[Engineering:Honda Civic|Honda Civic]], which are similar in concept and size.

These supermini or B-segment cars were considered to feature better comfort and convenience, with the safety and surefootedness of the Mini's front-wheel drive/transverse engine package. That meant the addition of a hatchback and folding rear seats. The oil crisis in the 1970s was also argued to increase supermini market share.<ref name="Felipe2012"/>

In 1976, [[Company:Ford Motor Company|Ford]] launched the Ford Fiesta which became popular.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|date=2015-03-04|title=The Rise of the Superminis |url= https://www.hagerty.co.uk/articles/the-rise-of-the-superminis/ |access-date=2021-03-02 |work=Hagerty UK |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Stone |first=Matt |date=2020-05-28 |title=Ford Fiesta USA 1976-2019: Now Gone But Not Forgotten By Enthusiasts |url= https://performance.ford.com/enthusiasts/newsroom/2020/05/fiesta-history.html |url-status=live |access-date=2021-03-02 |work=Ford Performance|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624204607/https://performance.ford.com/enthusiasts/newsroom/2020/05/fiesta-history.html |archive-date=2021-06-24 }}</ref> The segment began to be more popular in the 1980s.<ref name=":1" /> By the mid-1980s, the term supermini had become established as a formal [[Engineering:Car classification|car classification]] term,<ref>{{cite book|last=Mann |first=D. |year=1999 |title=Car definitions and forecast methodology |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=TcQ7fUuJdcAC&dq=B-segment++supermini+-immunology+-biology&pg=PA176 |access-date=18 August 2013 |work=Automotive Plastics & Composites - Worldwide Markets & Trends to 2007 |publisher=Elsevier |page=176|isbn=978-0-08-052774-1 }}</ref> eventually being adopted in European Commission classification as the B-segment.<ref name= "EEC Merger Procedure"/>

The 1990 [[Engineering:Renault Clio|Renault Clio]] and 1983 [[Engineering:Fiat Uno|Fiat Uno]] were significant models in the supermini or the B-segment, being the recipients of the European Car of the Year award.<ref>{{cite web|title=Review of the Clio story for the launch of Clio V - Renault Group |url= https://www.renaultgroup.com/en/news-on-air/news/clio-story-relive-the-success-of-the-best-selling-french-car-in-history/ |access-date=2021-06-19|website=renaultgroup.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Fiat Uno |url= https://www.autozine.org/Archive/Fiat/classic/Uno.html |access-date=2021-06-19 |website=autozine.org}}</ref> The Clio replaced the long-running Renault 5, although the latter remained in production until 1996.<ref>{{cite web|title=25 years of the Renault Clio - picture special |url= https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/25-years-renault-clio-picture-special |access-date=2021-06-19 |work=Autocar |language=en}}</ref> In 1993, the [[Engineering:Nissan Micra#Second generation (K11; 1992%E2%80%932002)|Nissan Micra (K11)]], became the first Japanese car company to be receive the European Car of the Year award.<ref>{{cite web|last=Koch |first=Jeff |title=European Car of the Year 1993: Nissan Scores a First |url= https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/european-car-of-the-year-1993-nissan-scores-a-first |url-status=live |access-date=2021-06-19 |work=Hemmings|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203218/https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/european-car-of-the-year-1993-nissan-scores-a-first |archive-date=2021-06-24 }}</ref> In 1999, the [[Engineering:Toyota Yaris|Toyota Yaris]] received the European Car of the Year award, and was noted for its high roof which allowed for improved interior space.<ref>{{cite web|last=Burt |first=Matt |date=2020-04-16 |title=How the original Yaris was a game-changer in 1999 |url= https://mag.toyota.co.uk/original-yaris-game-changer-1999/ |access-date=2021-06-19 |work=Toyota UK Magazine |language=en-GB}}</ref> Another notable model is the [[Engineering:Opel Corsa|Opel Corsa]], which was the best-selling car in the world in the year 1998 thanks to its extensive international presence. It recorded a global sales of 910,839 units that year, in which 54 percent was contributed by its European sales.<ref>{{cite web|title=Opel/Vauxhall Corsa European sales figures |url= https://carsalesbase.com/europe-opel-corsa/ |url-status=live |access-date=2021-06-21 |website=carsalesbase.com |date= 29 January 2014 |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628225645/https://carsalesbase.com/europe-Opel-Corsa/ |archive-date=2020-06-28 }}</ref> It took the world number one spot from the [[Engineering:Toyota Corolla|Toyota Corolla]] at 906,953 sales.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gasnier |first=Matt |date=1999-01-16 |title=World 1998: GM Corsa the best-selling car in the world |url= https://bestsellingcarsblog.com/1999/01/world-1998-opel-corsa-the-best-selling-car-in-the-world/ |access-date=2021-06-21 |work=Best Selling Cars Blog|language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Safety and performance ===
Safety features have improved for the cars in the segment. In 1995, both petrol and diesel B-segment vehicles had only around 40 percent of the listed safety options installed (side impact bars, driver/passenger airbag, side airbag, [[Engineering:Anti-lock braking system|ABS]], electronic braking system, stability control), whereas by 2010 they were averaging over 90 percent. This represents a significant improvement in vehicle safety over the period, despite petrol and diesel B-segment vehicles averaging an inflation-adjusted price increase of 6 percent and 15 percent respectively.<ref>{{cite web|title=Effect of regulations and standards on vehicle prices |url= https://ec.europa.eu/clima/sites/clima/files/transport/vehicles/cars/docs/report_effect_2011_en.pdf |url-status=live |work=European Union |page=40 |type=pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424083947/https://ec.europa.eu/clima/sites/clima/files/transport/vehicles/cars/docs/report_effect_2011_en.pdf |archive-date=2019-04-24 }}</ref>

Studies from the [[Social:European Union|European Union]] and JATO has found that the average maximum power output of B-segment vehicles has increased by 40 percent between 1995 and 2010, while the average overall vehicle weight only increased by around 20 percent in the same period. Fuel consumption has decreased by around 20 percent, and [[Engineering:Power-to-weight ratio|power-to-weight ratio]] has increased by 15 percent.<ref>{{cite web|title=Effect of regulations and standards on vehicle prices |url= https://ec.europa.eu/clima/sites/clima/files/transport/vehicles/cars/docs/report_effect_2011_en.pdf |url-status=live |work=European Union |page=37 |type=pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424083947/https://ec.europa.eu/clima/sites/clima/files/transport/vehicles/cars/docs/report_effect_2011_en.pdf |archive-date=2019-04-24 }}</ref>

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== Body styles ==
Hatchbacks are the most popular body style for the segment.<ref name="Felipe2019">{{cite web|last=Felipe |first=Munoz |date=2020-07-08 |title=These were the top-selling cars in 2019. Ram 1500 was 12th |url= https://fiatgroupworld.com/2020/07/08/these-were-the-top-selling-cars-in-2019-ram-1500-was-12th/ |url-status=live |access-date=2021-05-28 |work=Fiat Group World |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729113133/https://fiatgroupworld.com/2020/07/08/these-were-the-top-selling-cars-in-2019-ram-1500-was-12th/ |archive-date=2020-07-29 }}</ref> While the majority are equipped with five doors, many European-oriented hatchbacks are offered with both three-door and five-door versions, with 31 percent of European customers opting for three-door B-segment hatchbacks by 2007. This share decreased to 13 percent in 2016 due to shifts in market preferences, moving towards usability and practicality.<ref>{{cite web |date=2017-06-22 |title=Europe says goodbye to 3-door Hatchs |url= https://www.jato.com/europe-says-goodbye-3-door-hatchs/ |access-date=2021-05-30 |website=JATO Dynabmics}}</ref> As a result, by the late 2010s, a number of manufacturers had stopped offering three-door versions of its B-segment hatchback models in Europe.<ref>{{cite web|last=Radu |first=Mihnea |date=2018-04-16 |title=Peugeot 208 3-Door to Be Discontinued Soon, Just Like the Rest of Its Rivals |url= https://www.autoevolution.com/news/peugeot-208-3-door-to-be-discontinued-soon-just-like-the-rest-of-its-rivals-125019.html |access-date=2021-03-03 |work=autoevolution|language=en}}</ref>

Other less common body styles currently available in the segment in Europe are saloons (example: [[Engineering:Dacia Logan|Dacia Logan]], Škoda Fabia Saloon), estates (example: Dacia Logan MCV and [[Engineering:Škoda Fabia|Škoda Fabia Combi]]<ref>{{cite web|title=20 years of the Škoda Fabia Combi: A real success story |url= https://www.skoda-storyboard.com/en/press-releases/20-years-of-the-skoda-fabia-combi-a-real-success-story/ |access-date=2021-06-19 |work=Škoda Storyboard |language=en-GB}}</ref>), and coupes/convertibles (example: Mini Cooper Cabrio/Convertible).<ref name="Felipe2019"/>

== Sales ==
European sales of B-segment cars were down by 7% in 2021 to 2.07 million units from the previous year. This is the first year since 2013 that no model achieved more than 200,000 sales.

In 2021 the fifteen highest selling B-segment cars in Europe were the Renault Clio, Peugeot 208, Dacia Sandero, Opel/Vauxhall Corsa, Toyota Yaris, Citroën C3, Volkswagen Polo, Mini, Skoda Fabia, Ford Fiesta,  Renault Zoe, Seat Ibiza, Hyundai i20, Suzuki Swift, and Audi A1.<ref name=":0" />

'''100,000–200,000 sales'''<gallery widths="300">
File:Renault Clio V (2023) Esprit Alpine Automesse Ludwigsburg 2023 1X7A0012.jpg|[[Engineering:Renault Clio|Renault Clio]] <br/> 5th generation (2019–present)
File:2020 Peugeot e-208 GT Front.jpg|[[Engineering:Peugeot 208|Peugeot 208]] <br/> 2nd generation (2019–present)
File:Dacia Sandero III IMG 5761.jpg|[[Engineering:Dacia Sandero|Dacia Sandero]] <br/> 3rd generation (2020–present)
File:Opel Corsa F IMG 5815.jpg|Opel/Vauxhall Corsa <br/> 6th generation (2019–present)
File:2020 Toyota Yaris Design HEV CVT 1.5 Front.jpg|[[Engineering:Toyota Yaris|Toyota Yaris]] <br/> 4th generation (2020–present)
File:Citroën C3 PureTech 110 C-Series (III, Facelift) – f 16012021.jpg|[[Engineering:Citroën C3|Citroën C3]] <br/> 3rd generation (2016–present)
File:Volkswagen Polo VI (2021) IMG 5732.jpg|[[Engineering:Volkswagen Polo|Volkswagen Polo]] <br/> 6th generation (2017–present)
File:2019 Mini Cooper Exclusive 1.5 Front.jpg|[[Engineering:Mini Hatch|Mini Hatch]] <br/> 3rd generation (2013–present)
</gallery>'''50,000–100,000 sales'''<gallery widths="300">
File:Skoda Fabia IV IMG 5307.jpg|Skoda Fabia <br/> 4th generation (2021-present)
File:Ford Fiesta ST-Line (VII, Facelift) – f 30012023.jpg|Ford Fiesta <br/> 7th generation (2017–2023)
File:Renault Zoe R110 Z.E. 50 Experience (Facelift) – f 22112020.jpg|[[Engineering:Renault Zoe|Renault Zoe]] <br/> 1st generation (2012–present)
File:2018 SEAT Ibiza SE Technology MPi 1.0 Front.jpg|Seat Ibiza <br/> 5th generation (2017–present)
File:Hyundai i20 (BC3) IMG 4165.jpg|[[Engineering:Hyundai i20|Hyundai i20]] <br/> 3rd generation (2020–present)
File:2018 Suzuki Swift SZ5 Boosterjet SHVS 1.0 Front.jpg|[[Engineering:Suzuki Swift|Suzuki Swift]] <br/> 3rd generation (2016-2023)
File:2019 Audi A1 S Line 30 TFSi 1.0 Front.jpg|[[Engineering:Audi A1|Audi A1]] <br/> 2nd generation (2018–present)
</gallery>

== Sales figures in Europe ==
{| {{Table|sort}}
!2021
rank
!Brand
!Model
!2013
!2014
!2015
!2016
!2017
!2018
!2019
!2020
!2021
! % change
(2020-2021)
|-
!1
|[[Company:Renault|Renault]]
|[[Engineering:Renault Clio|Clio]]
|283,749
|299,623
|303,240
|310,944
|321,472
|328,860
|317,645
|248,602
|199,889
|{{Decrease}} -20%
|-
!2
|[[Company:Peugeot|Peugeot]]
|[[Engineering:Peugeot 208|208]]
|237,266
|214,547
|228,088
|247,379
|242,589
|230,107
|224,848
|199,316
|195,728
|{{decrease}} -2%
|-
!3
|Dacia
|[[Engineering:Dacia Sandero|Sandero]]
|121,169
|138,709
|147,497
|167,766
|194,996
|211,680
|223,186
|167,032
|193,486
|{{increase}} +16%
|-
!4
|[[Company:Opel|Opel]]/[[Company:Vauxhall Motors|Vauxhall]]
|[[Engineering:Opel Corsa|Corsa]]
|240,005
|250,342
|268,846
|262,939
|231,434
|216,267
|221,630
|198,887
|183,495
|{{decrease}} -8%
|-
!5
|[[Company:Toyota|Toyota]]
|[[Engineering:Toyota Yaris|Yaris]]
|163,326
|169,016
|182,407
|192,005
|198,578
|215,968
|211,216
|179,867
|178,032
|{{Decrease}} -1%
|-
!6
|[[Company:Citroën|Citroën]]
|[[Engineering:Citroën C3|C3]]
|113,625
|129,612
|123,443
|133,566
|205,272
|208,941
|210,465
|149,284
|156,904
|{{increase}} +5%
|-
!7
|[[Company:Volkswagen|Volkswagen]]
|[[Engineering:Volkswagen Polo|Polo]]
|264,763
|279,463
|301,462
|307,462
|271,369
|295,403
|257,804
|169,467
|154,066
|{{decrease}} -9%
|-
!8
|''[[Engineering:Mini|Mini]]''
|''[[Engineering:Mini Hatch|Mini Hatch]]''
|x
|x
|x
|x
|x
|x
|134,594
|110,664
|113,574
|{{increase}} +3%
|-
!9
|[[Company:Škoda Auto|Škoda]]
|[[Engineering:Škoda Fabia|Fabia]]
|125,687
|116,337
|159,927
|175,264
|177,116
|166,522
|155,136
|97,906
|90,212
|{{Decrease}} -8%
|-
!10
|[[Company:Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|Fiesta
|292,715
|308,345
|313,610
|298,999
|255,602
|270,931
|228,959
|156,067
|86,385
|{{decrease}} -45%
|-
!11
|[[Company:Renault|Renault]]
|[[Engineering:Renault Zoe|Zoe]]
|8,774
|11,090
|18,469
|21,240
|30,134
|37,782
|45,129
|99,432
|69,136
|{{Decrease}} -30%
|-
!12
|SEAT
|[[Engineering:SEAT Ibiza|Ibiza]]
|110,413
|112,928
|118,055
|120,465
|117,780
|102,695
|99,647
|62,832
|68,750
|{{increase}} +9%
|-
!13
|[[Company:Hyundai Motor Company|Hyundai]]
|[[Engineering:Hyundai i20|i20]]
|82,139
|83,903
|91,758
|98,956
|100,571
|91,272
|84,218
|63,301
|61,662
|{{Decrease}} -3%
|-
!14
|[[Company:Suzuki|Suzuki]]
|[[Engineering:Suzuki Swift|Swift]]
|51,878
|49,854
|54,442
|44,378
|38,576
|55,654
|59,875
|51,134
|59,217
|{{increase}} +16%
|-
!15
|''[[Company:Audi|Audi]]''
|''[[Engineering:Audi A1|A1]]''
|x
|x
|x
|x
|x
|x
|77,868
|58,224
|57,092
|{{Decrease}} -2%
|-
!16
|''[[Company:Lancia|Lancia]]''
|''[[Engineering:Lancia Ypsilon|Ypsilon]]''
|x
|x
|x
|x
|x
|x
|58,820
|43,076
|43,862
|{{increase}} +2%
|-
!17
|[[Company:Nissan|Nissan]]
|[[Engineering:Nissan Micra|Micra]]
|48,088
|60,318
|66,147
|60,212
|86,489
|77,815
|65,240
|39,721
|36,340
|{{Decrease}} -9%
|-
!18
|[[Company:Kia|Kia]]
|[[Engineering:Kia Rio|Rio]]
|58,041
|58,425
|63,930
|67,622
|70,309
|45,654
|39,721
|33,052
|34,265
|{{increase}} +4%
|-
!19
|[[Company:Honda|Honda]]
|[[Engineering:Honda Fit|Jazz]]
|42,548
|37,645
|30,510
|37,005
|34,898
|37,894
|30,730
|25,182
|30,503
|{{increase}} +21%
|-
!20
|Fiat
|[[Engineering:Fiat 500L|500L]]
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
| -
|50,224
|36,495
|21,883
|19,967
|{{Decrease}} -9%
|-
!21
|[[Company:Mazda|Mazda]]
|[[Engineering:Mazda2|Mazda2]]
|23,604
|24,289
|35,478
|36,463
|31,703
|32,426
|37,346
|16,402
|18,339
|{{increase}} +12%
|-
!22
|Dacia
|[[Engineering:Dacia Logan|Logan]]
|27,656
|54,549
|56,144
|51,055
|54,029
|62,511
|61,304
|38,408
|16,134
|{{Decrease}} -58%
|-
!23
|[[Company:Honda|Honda]]
|[[Engineering:Honda e|Honda e]]
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|0
|4,028
|3,752
|{{Decrease}} -8%
|-
!24
|[[Company:MG Motor|MG]]
|[[Engineering:MG 3|MG 3]]
|209
|1,628
|2,603
|3,243
|3,093
|2,692
|3,820
|2,547
|2,018
|{{Decrease}} -21%
|-
!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
!
|[[Company:Suzuki|Suzuki]]
|[[Engineering:Suzuki Baleno (subcompact)|Baleno]]
| -
| -
| -
|14,521
|18,518
|15,530
|14,429
|2,296
| -
| -
|-
!
|[[Company:Hyundai Motor Company|Hyundai]]
|[[Engineering:Hyundai ix20|ix20]]
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|
|16,893
|726
| -
| -
|-
!
|[[Company:Kia|Kia]]
|[[Engineering:Kia Venga|Venga]]
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|
|9,602
|98
| -
| -
|-
!
|[[Company:Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|Ka+
| -
| -
| -
|10,588
|51,277
|51,057
|51,482
|66
| -
| -
|-
!
|Fiat
|[[Engineering:Fiat Punto|Punto]]
|104,000
|86,955
|79,202
|62,654
|49,688
|29,442
|480
|27
| -
| -
|-
!
|''[[Company:DS Automobiles|DS Automobiles]]''
|''[[Engineering:DS 3|DS 3]]''
|65,454
|53,074
|x
|x
|x
|x
|6,492
|12
| -
| -
|-
!
|''[[Company:Alfa Romeo|Alfa Romeo]]''
|''[[Engineering:Alfa Romeo MiTo|MiTo]]''
|x
|x
|x
|x
|x
|x
|669
|0
| -
| -
|-
!
|Lada
|[[Engineering:Lada Kalina|Kalina]]
| -
| -
| -
|1,048
|653
|341
|120
|0
| -
| -
|-
!
|Lada
|[[Engineering:Lada Granta|Granta]]
| -
| -
| -
|616
|998
|380
|39
|0
| -
| -
|-
!
|[[Company:Nissan|Nissan]]
|[[Engineering:Nissan Note|Note]]
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|9
|0
| -
| -
|-
!
|[[Company:Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|B-Max
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|3
|0
| -
| -
|-
!
|[[Company:Peugeot|Peugeot]]
|[[Engineering:Peugeot 207|207]]
|49,865
|16,110
|1,401
|21
|2
|10
| -
| -
| -
| -
|-
!
|Chevrolet
|[[Engineering:Chevrolet Aveo|Aveo]]
|22,686
|3,774
|140
|37
|3
|0
| -
| -
| -
| -
|-
!
|[[Company:Mitsubishi Motors|Mitsubishi]]
|[[Engineering:Mitsubishi Colt|Colt]]
|7,825
|222
|19
|1
|1
|3
| -
| -
| -
| -
|-
!
|[[Company:Peugeot|Peugeot]]
|[[Engineering:Peugeot 206|206]]
|2,462
|43
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|-
!
|[[Company:Toyota|Toyota]]
|Urban Cruiser
|1,257
|355
|24
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|-
!
|[[Company:Renault|Renault]]
|Symbol/Thalia
|1,056
|5
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|-
!Mainstream
!
!
!2,498,729
!2,563,363
!2,646,842
!2,724,785
!2,787,150
!2,787,837
!
!
!
!
|-
!Premium
!
!
!208,659
!207,599
!287,754
!284,475
!320,699
!283,695
!
!
!
!
|-
!Segment
total
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!2,985,782
!2,239,539
!2,072,821
!{{Decrease}} -7%
|-
!Source
!
!
!<ref>{{cite web|date=February 2014|title=European sales 2013 Subcompact segment|url=https://carsalesbase.com/european-sales-2013-subcompact-segment/|access-date=1 April 2021|website=www.carsalesbase.com}}</ref>
!<ref>{{cite web|date=February 2015|title=European sales 2014 Subcompact segment|url=https://carsalesbase.com/european-sales-2014-subcompact-segment/|access-date=1 April 2021|website=www.carsalesbase.com}}</ref>
!<ref>{{cite web|date=February 2016|title=European sales 2015 Subcompact segment|url=https://carsalesbase.com/european-sales-2015-subcompact-segment/|access-date=1 April 2021|website=www.carsalesbase.com}}</ref>
!<ref>{{cite web|date=February 2017|title=European sales 2016 Subcompact car segment|url=https://carsalesbase.com/european-sales-2016-subcompact-car-segment/|access-date=1 April 2021|website=www.carsalesbase.com}}</ref>
!<ref>{{cite web|date=February 2018|title=European sales 2017 Subcompact car segment|url=https://carsalesbase.com/european-sales-2017-subcompact-car-segment/|access-date=1 April 2021|website=www.carsalesbase.com}}</ref>
!<ref>{{cite web|date=February 2019|title=European sales 2018 Subcompact car segment|url=https://carsalesbase.com/european-sales-2018-subcompact-car-segment/|access-date=1 April 2021|website=www.carsalesbase.com}}</ref>
!<ref>{{cite web|date=February 2020|title=European sales 2019 Subcompact cars|url=https://carsalesbase.com/european-sales-2019-subcompact-cars/|access-date=1 April 2021|website=www.carsalesbase.com}}</ref>
!<ref>{{cite web|date=February 2021|title=European sales 2020 Subcompact cars|url=https://carsalesbase.com/european-sales-2020-subcompact-cars/|access-date=1 April 2021|website=www.carsalesbase.com}}</ref>
!<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-02-15 |title=EUROPEAN SALES 2021 – SUBCOMPACT CARS |url=https://carsalesbase.com/european-sales-2021-subcompact-cars/ |website=CarSalesBase}}</ref>
!
|}
Notes:

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

From 2013 to 2018 premium cars are not included in total sales (sales are marked by "x").

Premium brands and models are marked ''italic''.

Electric cars are included in B-segment.

== Electric vehicles ==
[[File:2018 Renault ZOE.jpg|thumb|The Renault Zoe is one of the first mass-market B-segment electric car in Europe.<ref>{{cite web|date=2021-04-08|title=These are all the electric cars eligible for the UK's £2,500 plug-in car grant|url=https://www.driving.co.uk/car-clinic/buying-guide/cars-eligible-uk-plug-in-grant/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210327124906/https://www.driving.co.uk/car-clinic/buying-guide/cars-eligible-uk-plug-in-grant/|archive-date=2021-03-27|access-date=2021-06-22|website=Driving.co.uk|language=en-GB|quote=the Zoe (the tiny Twizy isn't technically a car, after all) was one of the first electric superminis on the block,}}</ref>]]
One of the first mass-market electric B-segment cars in Europe was the [[Engineering:Renault Zoe|Renault Zoe]], released in 2012. Global sales of the Zoe achieved the 50,000 unit milestone in June 2016,<ref name="Zoe50K">{{cite news|last=Cobb|first=Jeff|date=2016-08-01|title=Renault Zoe and BMW i3 Join The 50,000 Sales Club|website=HybridCars.com|url=http://www.hybridcars.com/renault-zoe-and-bmw-i3-join-the-50000-sales-club/|access-date=2016-08-01}} {{As of|2016|06}}, cumulative global sales of the top selling plug-in electric cars were led by the Nissan Leaf (about 225,000), Tesla Model S (over 129,000), BYD Qin (56,191), Renault Zoe (51,193), and BMW i3 (almost 50,000).</ref> and 200,000 units by March 2020.<ref name="Top10PEVs2016">{{cite news|last=Cobb|first=Jeff|date=2017-01-31|title=Tesla Model S Is World's Best-Selling Plug-in Car For Second Year in a Row|website=HybridCars.com|url=http://www.hybridcars.com/tesla-model-s-is-worlds-best-selling-plug-in-car-for-second-year-in-a-row/|access-date=2017-02-04}} ''See also detailed 2016 sales and cumulative global sales in the two graphs.''</ref><ref name="Renault2017_2019">{{cite web|date=April 2020|title=Ventes Mensuelles - Statistiques commerciales mensuelles du groupe Renault|trans-title=Monthly Sales - Monthly sales statistics of the Renault Group|url=https://group.renault.com/finance/informations-financieres/chiffre-cles/ventes-mensuelles|access-date=2020-05-17|website=Renault.com|language=fr}} ''Sales figures includes passenger and light utility variants. Click on the corresponding link to download the file, and open the tab "Sales by Model" to access sales figures for 2017, 2018 and 2019.''</ref> Other manufacturers followed suit; [[Company:Groupe PSA|Groupe PSA]] introduced the [[Engineering:Peugeot 208|Peugeot e-208]] and Opel Corsa-e in 2019,<ref>{{cite web|title=Renault ZOE Vs Peugeot e-208 Vs Opel Corsa-e: Compared|url=https://insideevs.com/reviews/368200/renault-zoe-peugeot-e208-opel-corsa-e/|access-date=2021-06-23|work=InsideEVs|language=en}}</ref> while [[Company:Honda|Honda]] followed with the low-volume [[Engineering:Honda e|Honda e]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Honda e all-electric supermini: UK pricing starts from £26k|url=https://www.carbuyer.co.uk/news/160094/honda-e-all-electric-supermini-uk-pricing-starts-from-ps26k|access-date=2021-06-23|website=Carbuyer|language=en}}</ref> and [[Engineering:Mini|Mini]] with their [[Engineering:Mini Electric|Mini Electric]].<ref name=":9">{{cite web|title=Electric supermini shoot-out: Mini Electric vs two rivals|url=https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/features/electric-supermini-shoot-out-mini-electric-vs-two-rivals|access-date=2021-06-23|work=Autocar|language=en}}</ref>{{clear}}

== Equivalents ==
The B-segment is considered as the European equivalent to the subcompact category widely known in North America, the '''A0-class''' in China, and the '''supermini''' category for B-segment [[Engineering:Hatchback|hatchbacks]] in Great Britain.<ref>{{cite web|year=2013|title=Motor Industry Facts 2013 |url= http://www.smmt.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/SMMT-2013-Motor-Industry-Facts-guide.pdf?9b6f83 |access-date=17 August 2013 |publisher=The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders |page=28}}</ref><ref name="Jacobs" /><ref>{{cite book|last1=Maxton |first1=Graeme P. |url= https://archive.org/details/timeformodelchan0000maxt |title=Time for a Model Change: Re-engineering the Global Automotive Industry |last2=Wormald |first2=John |date=2004 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-83715-6 |page=[https://archive.org/details/timeformodelchan0000maxt/page/17 17] |quote=B-segment cars. |access-date=19 July 2017 |url-access=registration}}</ref>

== List of vehicles ==
{{Cl|Subcompact cars|count=yes}}

== See also ==
* [[Engineering:A-segment|A-segment]]
* [[Engineering:C-segment|C-segment]]
* Car classifications
* [[Engineering:Euro Car Segment|Euro Car Segment]]
* Subcompact

== References ==
{{reflist|30em}}

{{Automobile configuration}}

[[Category:Euro car segments]]

{{Sourceattribution|B-segment}}