A-segment

2024 best-selling

Fiat 500e (2020–present)

Fiat Panda 3rd generation (2011–present)

Toyota Aygo 2nd generation (2014–2021)

Volkswagen Up! 1st generation (2011–2023)

Kia Picanto 3rd generation (2017–present)

The A-segment is the first category in the passenger car classification system defined by the European Commission. It is used for city cars, the smallest category of passenger cars defined.^[1]^[2]^[3]

A-segment sales represented approximately 4.2% of the European market in 2024.^[4]^[5]^[6] It is approximately equivalent to the kei car class in Japan.

^ "European classification for vehicle category, based in UNECE standards". European Alternative Fuels Observatory. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ Patton, Phil (28 March 2005). "AUTOS ON MONDAY/Design; Little Cars in the Big Apple: Still Only a Good Idea". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 March 2010. In Europe, the "city car" is a well-understood concept
^ Ruppert, James. "Motoring: The City car to be seen in". The Independent. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2010. (City cars) are meant to be cheap, small, easy to park and yet practical, with good manners on the open road
^ "European sales 2018 Minicars". www.carsalesbase.com. February 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
^ "European sales 2019 Minicars". www.carsalesbase.com. February 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
^ Munoz, Felipe (30 January 2025). "European new car market growth in 2024 driven by hybrids and Chinese brands". JATO. Retrieved 15 May 2025.

[1] "European classification for vehicle category, based in UNECE standards". European Alternative Fuels Observatory. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

[2] Patton, Phil (28 March 2005). "AUTOS ON MONDAY/Design; Little Cars in the Big Apple: Still Only a Good Idea". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 March 2010. In Europe, the "city car" is a well-understood concept

[3] Ruppert, James. "Motoring: The City car to be seen in". The Independent. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2010. (City cars) are meant to be cheap, small, easy to park and yet practical, with good manners on the open road

[4] "European sales 2018 Minicars". www.carsalesbase.com. February 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2021.

[auto-5] "European sales 2019 Minicars". www.carsalesbase.com. February 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.

[auto1-6] Munoz, Felipe (30 January 2025). "European new car market growth in 2024 driven by hybrids and Chinese brands". JATO. Retrieved 15 May 2025.

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