SUVs have grown in popularity in Europe too. In Germany it feels like it’s becoming the new standard car class, every brand seems to have an SUV as their most popular model.
Please note that what's called SUV in Europe is quite different from the average SUV on US roads. A vehicle in the sub-compact segment consuming less than 5.5 liters of gasoline per 100 km is something else than a Grand Cherokee.
But it still displays an upward trend in car size, in Europe as in the US