Sweden 2004-2005: Volvo V70 #1, V50 arrives
Volvo V70
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The Swedish car market is pretty stable over the period at 264,212 registrations in 2004 and 274,301 in 2005. The Volvo V/C70 stays comfortably on top of the sales ranking with ever strong market shares of 9.9% in 2004 and 10.2% in 2005.
The Saab 9-5 sees its share drop to 5.5% in 2004, then it falls to #3 in 2005 at 4.3%. It is passed by the new smaller Volvo station wagon, the V50: launched in 2004 (#7 at 3.1%), it climbs to #2 in 2005 at 12,484 sales (4.6%). The Saab 9-3 loses ground, going from 3rd in 2004 to 5th in 2005. The VW Golf is 4th both years and the best-selling foreign model, followed by the Peugeot 307 in 2004 and the Ford Focus in 2005.
Previous post: see the Swedish 2002-2003 Top 30 best-selling models here.
Full 2004 & 2005 Top 30 Ranking Tables: click on ‘Read more’ below the Saab 9-5 picture.
Volvo V50
Saab 9-5
Sweden Full Year 2004:
| Pos | Model | 2004 | % | 04/03 | 2003 | % | Pos |
| 1 | Volvo V/C70 | 26,112 | 9.9% | -5% | 27,353 | 10.5% | 1 |
| 2 | Saab 9-5 | 14,475 | 5.5% | -6% | 15,449 | 5.9% | 2 |
| 3 | Saab 9-3 | 10,610 | 4.0% | -8% | 11,595 | 4.4% | 3 |
| 4 | VW Golf | 9,749 | 3.7% | 11% | 8,765 | 3.4% | 4 |
| 5 | Peugeot 307 | 8,757 | 3.3% | 13% | 7,766 | 3.0% | 7 |
| 6 | Toyota Corolla | 8,259 | 3.1% | 12% | 7,355 | 2.8% | 10 |
| 7 | Volvo V50 | 8,258 | 3.1% | new | 95 | 0.0% | - |
| 8 | Renault Megane | 6,901 | 2.6% | -12% | 7,882 | 3.0% | 6 |
| 9 | Ford Focus | 6,580 | 2.5% | -6% | 6,979 | 2.7% | 11 |
| 10 | VW Passat | 5,988 | 2.3% | -23% | 7,750 | 3.0% | 8 |
| 11 | Volvo S60 | 5,531 | 2.1% | -26% | 7,443 | 2.8% | 9 |
| 12 | Peugeot 206 | 5,053 | 1.9% | -7% | 5,430 | 2.1% | 13 |
| 13 | Toyota Avensis | 4,774 | 1.8% | 3% | 4,627 | 1.8% | 15 |
| 14 | Audi A4 | 4,579 | 1.7% | -11% | 5,139 | 2.0% | 14 |
| 15 | Renault Clio | 4,518 | 1.7% | 26% | 3,584 | 1.4% | 20 |
| 16 | Volvo S40 new | 4,497 | 1.7% | new | 405 | 0.2% | - |
| 17 | Audi A6 | 4,399 | 1.7% | 30% | 3,371 | 1.3% | 23 |
| 18 | Ford Mondeo | 4,333 | 1.6% | -21% | 5,516 | 2.1% | 12 |
| 19 | Skoda Fabia | 4,285 | 1.6% | 4% | 4,111 | 1.6% | 16 |
| 20 | Skoda Octavia | 4,261 | 1.6% | 13% | 3,784 | 1.4% | 18 |
| 21 | Volvo S40/V40 | 4,193 | 1.6% | -50% | 8,345 | 3.2% | 5 |
| 22 | BMW 3 Series | 3,431 | 1.3% | -7% | 3,681 | 1.4% | 19 |
| 23 | BMW 5 Series | 3,334 | 1.3% | 23% | 2,705 | 1.0% | 27 |
| 24 | Opel Astra | 3,315 | 1.3% | -17% | 3,981 | 1.5% | 17 |
| 25 | Citroen C5 | 3,233 | 1.2% | -7% | 3,481 | 1.3% | 22 |
| 26 | Toyota Yaris | 3,053 | 1.2% | 13% | 2,694 | 1.0% | 28 |
| 27 | Volvo XC90 | 2,445 | 0.9% | -12% | 2,782 | 1.1% | 26 |
| 28 | VW Polo | 2,351 | 0.9% | -33% | 3,521 | 1.3% | 21 |
| 29 | Citroen C3 | 2,349 | 0.9% | -8% | 2,552 | 1.0% | 33 |
| 30 | Opel Vectra | 2,341 | 0.9% | 44% | 1,623 | 0.6% | 41 |
Sweden Full Year 2005:
| Pos | Model | 2005 | % | 05/04 | 2004 | % | Pos |
| 1 | Volvo V/C70 | 27,999 | 10.2% | 7% | 26,112 | 9.9% | 1 |
| 2 | Volvo V50 | 12,484 | 4.6% | 51% | 8,258 | 3.1% | 7 |
| 3 | Saab 9-5 | 11,894 | 4.3% | -18% | 14,475 | 5.5% | 2 |
| 4 | VW Golf | 9,603 | 3.5% | -1% | 9,749 | 3.7% | 4 |
| 5 | Saab 9-3 | 9,379 | 3.4% | -12% | 10,610 | 4.0% | 3 |
| 6 | Ford Focus | 9,055 | 3.3% | 38% | 6,580 | 2.5% | 9 |
| 7 | Toyota Corolla | 8,518 | 3.1% | 3% | 8,259 | 3.1% | 6 |
| 8 | VW Passat | 7,906 | 2.9% | 32% | 5,988 | 2.3% | 10 |
| 9 | Peugeot 307 | 7,435 | 2.7% | -15% | 8,757 | 3.3% | 5 |
| 10 | Renault Megane | 6,130 | 2.2% | -11% | 6,901 | 2.6% | 8 |
| 11 | Skoda Octavia | 5,973 | 2.2% | 40% | 4,261 | 1.6% | 20 |
| 12 | Volvo S60 | 5,118 | 1.9% | -7% | 5,531 | 2.1% | 11 |
| 13 | Audi A4 | 5,015 | 1.8% | 10% | 4,579 | 1.7% | 14 |
| 14 | Peugeot 206 | 4,926 | 1.8% | -3% | 5,053 | 1.9% | 12 |
| 15 | Audi A6 | 4,877 | 1.8% | 11% | 4,399 | 1.7% | 17 |
| 16 | Toyota Avensis | 4,735 | 1.7% | -1% | 4,774 | 1.8% | 13 |
| 17 | Opel Astra | 4,702 | 1.7% | 42% | 3,315 | 1.3% | 24 |
| 18 | Skoda Fabia | 4,604 | 1.7% | 7% | 4,285 | 1.6% | 19 |
| 19 | Peugeot 407 | 4,418 | 1.6% | 178% | 1,590 | 0.6% | 43 |
| 20 | Volvo S40 new | 4,358 | 1.6% | -3% | 4,497 | 1.7% | 16 |
| 21 | BMW 3 Series | 4,340 | 1.6% | 26% | 3,431 | 1.3% | 22 |
| 22 | Citroen C5 | 3,598 | 1.3% | 11% | 3,233 | 1.2% | 25 |
| 23 | Renault Clio | 3,540 | 1.3% | -22% | 4,518 | 1.7% | 15 |
| 24 | Toyota Yaris | 3,412 | 1.2% | 12% | 3,053 | 1.2% | 26 |
| 25 | BMW 5 Series | 3,248 | 1.2% | -3% | 3,334 | 1.3% | 23 |
| 26 | Ford Mondeo | 3,238 | 1.2% | -25% | 4,333 | 1.6% | 18 |
| 27 | VW Polo | 2,654 | 1.0% | 13% | 2,351 | 0.9% | 28 |
| 28 | Citroen C4 | 2,468 | 0.9% | new | 127 | 0.0% | - |
| 29 | Hyundai Getz | 2,210 | 0.8% | 8% | 2,037 | 0.8% | 36 |
| 30 | Volvo XC90 | 2,137 | 0.8% | -13% | 2,445 | 0.9% | 27 |
Source: www.bilsweden.se
