Definition of Supermini car

A supermini is a European classification that describes cars larger than a city car but smaller than a small family car. In the United States these are more often known as subcompacts, or in Australia, as a light car. In 2004, the best selling cars in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Greece, Italy and Portugal were all superminis. Overall in 2005, of the fifteen best selling types of car in Europe, six were superminis.