Norway 2009: VW Golf #1 again, Toyota Avensis up to #2

VW Golf

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Norwegian car sales drop below the 100,000 mark in 2009 at -11% and 98,675 units. The VW Golf holds onto the pole position and improves its market share significantly at 5.5% and 5,401 sales.

Toyota Avensis

The new gen Toyota Avensis is up two spots in 2nd position with 4,044 sales and 4.1% (+15%),  passing the Ford Mondeo at 3,466 sales (-27%) and the VW Passat at 3,210 sales (-25%). The Volvo V70 and Nissan Qashqai are both up two spots at #5 and 6 and the Skoda Octavia is up 5 in 7th place.

The best new entrant in the Top 20 is the all-new Opel Insignia at #12 with 2,015 sales and 2% share. The Volvo XC60 is #15 and the Toyota Prius breaks into the Top 20 for the first time at #17 and 1,619 sales.

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Full Year 2009 Top 20 Ranking Table below.