Finland Full Year 2011: Skoda Octavia new best-seller
Skoda Octavia
* See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! *
Car sales in Finland are up a very healthy 9% in December at 6,743 registrations, bringing the final 2011 total to 124,477 units, up an equally healthy 13% on 2010. VW and Volvo had an excellent month of December in Finland, VW placing the Passat at #3 (+3 on November), the Polo at #6 (+11) and the Jetta at #12 (+5) and Volvo getting the V70 at #5 (+4), the XC60 at #7 (+6) and the V60 at #15 (+5).
Toyota Avensis
Over the Full Year 2011, Finland has got itself a new favourite car: the Skoda Octavia, best-selling model in the country for the very first time thanks to sales up 8% to 5,937 units and 4.8% share. This new leadership took effect very late in the year with the Octavia jumping up to #1 at the end of October. After 3 years in pole position, the VW Golf drops to 2nd place with 5,627 sales and 4.5% down 9%. The Toyota Avensis and Nissan Qashqai stay 3rd and 4th respectively at 4,586 units (-3%) and 4,390 (+4%).
Nissan Qashqai
Excellent year for the VW Passat, up 83% and 8 spots to #5 and 3,952 sales thanks to the new generation. The new Ford Focus is also up 30% but just one spot on 2010 at #6. Both the Audi A4 at #9 (+12%) and the Ford Mondeo at #10 (-5%) reappear in the Finnish Top 10 this year. Other great 2011 performers include the Mercedes C Class up 37% to #19 and the BMW 5 Series up 35% to #20.
VW Jetta
There are no less than 6 newcomers in the 2011 Top 30. Among them are the Citroen C4 up 76% to #23, the VW Jetta up 138% to #24, the Volvo V60 up 880% to #26 and the Nissan Juke up 466% to #28.
Previous month: Finland November 2011: Skoda Octavia reinforces new leadership
Previous year: Finland Full Year 2010: VW Golf best-seller, Opel Astra at +166%
Full Year 2011 Top 30 and December Top 20 Ranking Tables below.
Finland Full Year 2011:
| Pos | Model | 2011 | % | /10 | 2010 | % | Pos |
| 1 | Skoda Octavia | 5,937 | 4.8% | 8% | 5,505 | 5.0% | 2 |
| 2 | VW Golf | 5,627 | 4.5% | -9% | 6,173 | 5.6% | 1 |
| 3 | Toyota Avensis | 4,586 | 3.7% | -3% | 4,727 | 4.3% | 3 |
| 4 | Nissan Qashqai | 4,390 | 3.5% | 4% | 4,222 | 3.8% | 4 |
| 5 | VW Passat | 3,952 | 3.2% | 83% | 2,158 | 2.0% | 13 |
| 6 | Ford Focus | 3,877 | 3.1% | 30% | 2,974 | 2.7% | 7 |
| 7 | Opel Astra | 3,254 | 2.6% | 7% | 3,043 | 2.8% | 6 |
| 8 | Kia Cee’d | 2,933 | 2.4% | -12% | 3,325 | 3.0% | 5 |
| 9 | Audi A4 | 2,232 | 1.8% | 12% | 1,986 | 1.8% | 15 |
| 10 | Ford Mondeo | 2,209 | 1.8% | -5% | 2,332 | 2.1% | 11 |
| 11 | Toyota Yaris | 2,125 | 1.7% | -17% | 2,564 | 2.3% | 8 |
| 12 | Ford Fiesta | 2,086 | 1.7% | 1% | 2,056 | 1.9% | 14 |
| 13 | Volvo V70 | 1,886 | 1.5% | -21% | 2,381 | 2.2% | 10 |
| 14 | Toyota Auris | 1,865 | 1.5% | -23% | 2,412 | 2.2% | 9 |
| 15 | Volvo V50 | 1,833 | 1.5% | 23% | 1,496 | 1.4% | 19 |
| 16 | Hyundai i30 | 1,818 | 1.5% | 27% | 1,427 | 1.3% | 21 |
| 17 | VW Polo | 1,787 | 1.4% | -19% | 2,200 | 2.0% | 12 |
| 18 | Skoda Superb | 1,747 | 1.4% | -3% | 1,807 | 1.6% | 16 |
| 19 | Mercedes C Class | 1,746 | 1.4% | 37% | 1,270 | 1.1% | 24 |
| 20 | BMW 5 Series | 1,593 | 1.3% | 35% | 1,184 | 1.1% | 27 |
| 21 | Volvo XC60 | 1,542 | 1.2% | 21% | 1,271 | 1.2% | 25 |
| 22 | Mercedes E Class | 1,528 | 1.2% | -8% | 1,656 | 1.5% | 18 |
| 23 | Citroen C4 | 1,403 | 1.1% | 76% | 797 | 0.7% | - |
| 24 | VW Jetta | 1,359 | 1.1% | 138% | 570 | 0.5% | - |
| 25 | Hyundai i20 | 1,304 | 1.0% | 31% | 993 | 0.9% | - |
| 26 | Volvo V60 | 1,303 | 1.0% | 880% | 133 | 0.1% | - |
| 27 | Toyota Corolla | 1,248 | 1.0% | -27% | 1,716 | 1.6% | 17 |
| 28 | Nissan Juke | 1,212 | 1.0% | 466% | 214 | 0.2% | - |
| 29 | Mazda6 | 1,209 | 1.0% | -16% | 1,443 | 1.3% | 20 |
| 30 | Skoda Fabia | 1,204 | 1.0% | 48% | 813 | 0.7% | - |
Finland December 2011:
| Pos | Model | Dec | % | Nov | 2011 | % | Pos | 2010 |
| 1 | Skoda Octavia | 360 | 5.3% | 1 | 5,937 | 4.8% | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | VW Golf | 328 | 4.9% | 2 | 5,627 | 4.5% | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | VW Passat | 320 | 4.7% | 6 | 3,952 | 3.2% | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | Nissan Qashqai | 186 | 2.8% | 4 | 4,390 | 3.5% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Volvo V70 | 160 | 2.4% | 9 | 1,886 | 1.5% | 13 | 10 |
| 6 | VW Polo | 149 | 2.2% | 17 | 1,787 | 1.4% | 17 | 12 |
| 7 | Volvo XC60 | 136 | 2.0% | 13 | 1,542 | 1.2% | 21 | 25 |
| 8 | Toyota Yaris | 132 | 2.0% | 5 | 2,125 | 1.7% | 11 | 8 |
| 9 | Ford Focus | 122 | 1.8% | 3 | 3,877 | 3.1% | 6 | 7 |
| 10 | Opel Astra | 121 | 1.8% | 7 | 3,254 | 2.6% | 7 | 6 |
| 11 | Ford Mondeo | 121 | 1.8% | 18 | 2,209 | 1.8% | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | VW Jetta | 121 | 1.8% | 16 | 1,359 | 1.1% | 24 | - |
| 13 | Audi A4 | 115 | 1.7% | 10 | 2,232 | 1.8% | 9 | 15 |
| 14 | BMW 5 Series | 104 | 1.5% | 23 | 1,593 | 1.3% | 20 | 27 |
| 15 | Volvo V60 | 100 | 1.5% | 20 | 1,303 | 1.0% | 26 | - |
| 16 | Toyota Avensis | 98 | 1.5% | 8 | 4,586 | 3.7% | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Ford Fiesta | 92 | 1.4% | 14 | 2,086 | 1.7% | 12 | 14 |
| 18 | Mercedes C Class | 89 | 1.3% | 24 | 1,746 | 1.4% | 19 | 24 |
| 19 | Volvo V50 | 87 | 1.3% | 12 | 1,833 | 1.5% | 15 | 19 |
| 20 | Skoda Superb | 83 | 1.2% | 25 | 1,747 | 1.4% | 18 | 16 |
Source: www.autoalantiedotuskeskus.fi
