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The '''C-segment''' is the 3rd category of the [[Euro Car Segment|European segments for passenger cars]] and is described as "medium cars".<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 = www.europa.eu |url= http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/automotive/files/projects/report_fta_india_asean_en.pdf |page= 8 |url-status=dead |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> It is equivalent to the [[Euro NCAP]] "small family car" size class,<ref>{{cite web |title=Latest Safety Ratings |url=https://www.euroncap.com/en/ratings-rewards/latest-safety-ratings/ |website=www.euroncap.com |access-date=8 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref> and the [[compact car]] category in the United States.<ref name="segment">{{cite news| title = Taking the 'Cheap' Out of the Small Car| newspaper = The New York Times| date = 7 September 2012| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/09/automobiles/taking-the-cheap-out-of-the-small-car.html?hpw| last1 = Brooke| first1 = Lindsay}}</ref>

In 20112024, the C-segment had a European [[market share]] of 2313.9%.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/260912866|title=Cost and well-to-wheel implications of the vehicle fleet CO2 emission regulation in the European Union|pageauthor1=27+28Munoz |author1first=Christian ThielFelipe |author2=Johannes Schmidt |author3=Arnold Van Zyl |author4=Erwin Schmid|date=30th January 2025 |journaltitle=European Transportationnew Researchcar Partmarket A:growth Policyin and2024 Practice|publisher=Transportationdriven Researchby Parthybrids Aand 63Chinese (2014)brands 25–42|dateurl=16https://www.jato.com/resources/media-and-press-releases/european-new-car-market-growth-in-2024-driven-by-hybrids-and-chinese-brands February|journal=JATO |publisher= 2014|volume=63 |access-datepage=25 August 2016|doi=10.1016/j.tra.2014.02.018 |quoteaccess-date=There15 isMay no2025 or very little overlap between the traditional segments A to F|quote=}} [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Johannes_Schmidt2/publication/260912866_Cost_and_well-to-wheel_implications_of_the_vehicle_fleet_CO2_emission_regulation_in_the_European_Union/links/548844160cf289302e3082a2.pdf?origin=publication_detail PDF] [http://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC82175 EU headliner]</ref>

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