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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 7–8% of the market in the 2010s.[4][5][6] It is approximately equivalent to the kei car class in Japan.
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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
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- ^ "European sales 2019 Minicars". www.carsalesbase.com. February 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "European sales 2020 Minicars". www.carsalesbase.com. February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.