Finland 2001: Opel Astra snaps up pole position
Opel Astra
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The generation change of the Toyota Corolla has opened opportunities for other models to improve their rankings in Finland, and the main beneficiaries are the Opel Astra, leader this year with 5,749 sales, and the Toyota Avensis, #2 at 5,089 units. It is followed by the Ford Mondeo at 4,618 units and the Ford Focus at 4,277.
Toyota Avensis
The Nissan Almera rounds up the Top 5 with 4,114 sales while the Toyota Corolla is down to #7. Further down, notice the Fiat Punto at #9, the Volvo S/V40 at #11, the Toyota Yaris at #17 and the Renault Laguna at #18.
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Full Year 2001 Top 5 Ranking Table below.
Finland Full Year 2001:
| Pos | Model | 2001 |
| 1 | Opel Astra | 5,749 |
| 2 | Toyota Avensis | 5,089 |
| 3 | Ford Mondeo | 4,618 |
| 4 | Ford Focus | 4,277 |
| 5 | Nissan Almera | 4,114 |
| 6 | VW Golf | 4,001 |
| 7 | Toyota Corolla | 3,771 |
| 8 | Renault Megane | 2,947 |
| 9 | Fiat Punto | 2,925 |
| 10 | Nissan Primera | 2,818 |
| 11 | Volvo S/V40 | 2,532 |
| 12 | Peugeot 206 | 2,505 |
| 13 | Opel Vectra | 2,459 |
| 14 | VW Passat | 2,362 |
| 15 | Volvo S60 | 2,251 |
| 16 | Volvo S/V70 | 2,363 |
| 17 | Toyota Yaris | 2,051 |
| 18 | Renault Laguna | 1,960 |
| 19 | Citroen C5 | 1,848 |
| 20 | Citroen Xsara | 1,816 |
Source: www.ajovalo.net, many thanks to Rene Heeres for sharing the data!
