The SUV is now the dominant body type across Europe. Figures for 2023 reveal that combined volumes for models such as the Tesla Model Y and the Volkswagen T-Roc accounted for more than half of all sales in the region for the first time.
SUVs outpaced the market, with sales rising 19 percent last year to 6.63 million to take a 51 percent share of a European vehicle market that rose 14 percent overall, figures from market researcher Dataforce show.
The Model Y premium midsize SUV was Europe’s No. 1-seller overall.
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VW to halt T-Roc output in Portugal
Volkswagen will pause production of the T-Roc small crossover, its top seller in Europe, after heavy floods disrupted engine parts supplies.
Output of other models across the automaker’s European factory network may also be hit after a supplier in Slovenia was impacted by flooding in the country.
VW will halt T-Roc output at its Autoeuropa plant in Setubal, Portugal between Sept. 11 and Nov. 12, the factory workers’ commission said on Thursday.
It said the company would temporarily lay off staff during this time, but that the situation as it stands now should not have a negative impact on workers’…