Sweden 1997: Volvo V70 and V90 dominate
Volvo V70
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The Swedish car market is up 25% year-on-year in 1996 to 225,263 registrations. The Volvo 850 gets replaced by the S/V/C70, denoting the Sedan, Versatile (Station Wagon) and Coupe versions. Sales are not split in 1997 and add up to 25,972 units and 11.5% market share.
Volvo V90
At the same time, following the new naming structure Volvo has adopted, the 900 Series is relabelled S/V90 and overall sales of these models reach 14,285 units and 6.3%. The Volvo S40/V40 is up 4 spots and 66% on 1996 to land in third place at 11,182 sales and 5%. It is the first time in a long while (ever?) that Volvo monopolises the podium. Given the fondness of the Swedish consumer for station wagons, it is reasonable to assume that the two best-selling models over the period are the Volvo V70 and V90.
Volvo S40
As far as foreign models are concerned, the Ford Escort reclaims the leadership this year at #4 overall with 9,089 units and 4%, followed by the Ford Mondeo at #5 with 7,645 sales and 3.4% and the VW Golf at #6 with 7,635 units and 3.4% also. The Saab 9000 and 900 rank #7 and #8 respectively while the VW Passat and Renault Megane round up the Top 10.
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Full Year 1997 Top 30 Ranking Table: click on ‘Read more’ below.
Sweden Full Year 1997:
| Pos | Model | 1997 | % | 97/96 | 1996 | % | Pos |
| 1 | Volvo 850, S/V/C70 | 25,972 | 11.5% | 16% | 22,299 | 12.4% | 1 |
| 2 | Volvo 900, S/V90 | 14,285 | 6.3% | 8% | 13,220 | 7.3% | 2 |
| 3 | Volvo S40/V40 | 11,182 | 5.0% | 66% | 6,754 | 3.7% | 7 |
| 4 | Ford Escort | 9,089 | 4.0% | 13% | 8,055 | 4.5% | 4 |
| 5 | Ford Mondeo | 7,645 | 3.4% | 24% | 6,180 | 3.4% | 8 |
| 6 | VW Golf | 7,635 | 3.4% | -16% | 9,101 | 5.1% | 3 |
| 7 | Saab 9000 | 7,431 | 3.3% | -3% | 7,670 | 4.3% | 6 |
| 8 | Saab 900 | 7,265 | 3.2% | -8% | 7,858 | 4.4% | 5 |
| 9 | VW Passat | 7,076 | 3.1% | 68% | 4,220 | 2.3% | 12 |
| 10 | Renault Megane | 6,684 | 3.0% | 73% | 3,867 | 2.1% | 13 |
| 11 | Audi 80/A4 | 6,305 | 2.8% | 12% | 5,609 | 3.1% | 10 |
| 12 | Opel Astra | 6,229 | 2.8% | 7% | 5,810 | 3.2% | 9 |
| 13 | Toyota Corolla | 5,758 | 2.6% | 9% | 5,262 | 2.9% | 11 |
| 14 | Skoda Felicia | 5,376 | 2.4% | 104% | 2,629 | 1.5% | 17 |
| 15 | VW Polo | 4,443 | 2.0% | 15% | 3,859 | 2.1% | 14 |
| 16 | Opel Vectra | 3,970 | 1.8% | 22% | 3,258 | 1.8% | 15 |
| 17 | Audi 100/A6 | 3,734 | 1.7% | 19% | 3,125 | 1.7% | 16 |
| 18 | Toyota Carina | 2,811 | 1.2% | 9% | 2,581 | 1.4% | 18 |
| 19 | Hyundai Accent | 2,796 | 1.2% | 66% | 1,684 | 0.9% | 27 |
| 20 | Renault Laguna | 2,509 | 1.1% | 42% | 1,768 | 1.0% | 25 |
| 21 | Nissan Primera | 2,325 | 1.0% | 77% | 1,317 | 0.7% | 35 |
| 22 | BMW 5 Series | 2,307 | 1.0% | 19% | 1,937 | 1.1% | 21 |
| 23 | Nissan Micra | 2,305 | 1.0% | 132% | 995 | 0.6% | - |
| 24 | Chrysler Voyager | 2,202 | 1.0% | 14% | 1,939 | 1.1% | 20 |
| 25 | Mazda 626 | 2,180 | 1.0% | 46% | 1,491 | 0.8% | 30 |
| 26 | Mercedes C Class | 2,091 | 0.9% | 6% | 1,968 | 1.1% | 19 |
| 27 | Saab 9-5 | 2,087 | 0.9% | new | 0 | 0.0% | - |
| 28 | Honda Civic | 2,062 | 0.9% | 13% | 1,826 | 1.0% | 23 |
| 29 | Mazda 323 | 2,058 | 0.9% | 84% | 1,116 | 0.6% | - |
| 30 | Nissan Almera | 2,056 | 0.9% | 76% | 1,168 | 0.6% | - |
Source: www.bilsweden.se
