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Iceland Full Year 2011: Skoda Octavia takes the lead

January 23rd, 2012 Leave a comment Go to comments

Skoda Octavia

* See the Top 80 best-selling models by clicking on the title! *

Icelandic car sales are up an encouraging 61% in 2011 to 5,475 sales, however still very far from its 20,000+ level of before the 2008 economic crisis. The best-selling model in Iceland this year makes so much sense for this country it’s not funny: it’s the Skoda Octavia, and particularly successful is its Scout Combi 4WD version: the perfect mix of practicality and value for money for consumers that have become budget-conscious but still have to deal with pretty rough roads.

The Octavia sells 315 units for a 5.8% market share, meaning it is now the best-seller in 8 European countries: Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Croatia, Finland, Estonia, Hungary and Iceland. That’s one more than the VW Golf, #1 in Germany, Austria, Belgium, Latvia, Switzerland, Norway, and possibly Luxembourg!

Suzuki Grand Vitara 

While in 2010 the trend towards small city cars was blatant, with the market recovering in 2011 we see four-wheel drives and SUVs reclaim their traditional share of  the Icelandic models ranking: the Suzuki Grand Vitara is up to #3 with 285 sales and 5.2%, the Toyota Land Cruiser 150 is up to #5 at 213 units and 3.9%, the Honda CR-V is #10, Chevrolet Captiva #12, Nissan Qashqai #14, Kia Sorento #17, Kia Sportage #22, Toyota RAV4 #23, Hyundai ix35 #26 and Ford Kuga #31!

Other popular models in Iceland this year include the VW Polo at #2 with 302 sales and 5.5%, the Toyota Yaris at #4 with 214 units and 3.9%, the Chevrolet Spark and Toyota Auris at #6 and #7 with both 154 sales and 2.8% and the Suzuki Swift at #8 with 153 sales and 2.8%.

Previous post: Iceland January-July 2010: VW Polo in pole position

Full Year 2011 Top 80 Ranking Table below.

Iceland Full Year 2011:

Pos Model 2011 % /10 2010
1 Skoda Octavia 315 5.8% 81% 4
2 VW Polo 302 5.5% 28% 1
3 Suzuki Grand Vitara 285 5.2% 42% 2
4 Toyota Yaris 214 3.9% 10% 3
5 Toyota Land Cruiser 150 213 3.9% 75% 7
6 Chevrolet Spark 154 2.8% 56% 8
7 Toyota Auris 154 2.8% 75% 12
8 Suzuki Swift 153 2.8% -7% 6
9 VW Golf 147 2.7% 52% 10
10 Honda CR-V 140 2.6% 43% 9
11 Hyundai i10 138 2.5% n/a  -
12 Chevrolet Captiva 134 2.4% 205% 20
13 VW Passat 126 2.3% 425% 35
14 Nissan Qashqai 108 2.0% 535% 41
15 Hyundai i30 98 1.8% -43% 5
16 Kia Cee’d 95 1.7% 164% 26
17 Kia Sorento 94 1.7% 52% 16
18 Nissan Micra 90 1.6% 2150% n/a
19 Toyota HiAce 82 1.5% 242% 34
20 Ford Fiesta 81 1.5% 286% 38
21 Ford Focus 75 1.4% 23% 18
22 Kia Sportage 74 1.4% 957% n/a
23 Toyota RAV4 72 1.3% -8% 13
24 Hyundai i20 71 1.3% -19% 11
25 Honda Jazz 71 1.3% 58% 19
26 Hyundai ix35 68 1.2% 278% 40
27 Chevrolet Lacetti 64 1.2% 5% 17
28 Ford Mondeo 63 1.2% 1475% n/a
29 Skoda Superb 58 1.1% 544% 61
30 Skoda Fabia 57 1.0% 1325% n/a
31 Ford Kuga 55 1.0% 175% 39
32 Chevrolet Cruze 53 1.0% 43% 24
33 Audi A4 46 0.8% 1050% n/a
34 VW Caddy 40 0.7% 150% 46
35 Nissan Note 40 0.7% 471% n/a
36 Renault Megane 39 0.7% 3800% n/a
37 Toyota Avensis 38 0.7% -43% 14
38 Chevrolet Aveo 38 0.7% 9% 27
39 Suzuki Jimny 36 0.7% -5% 23
40 Hyundai Santa Fe 36 0.7% 800% n/a
41 Mercedes Sprinter 34 0.6% 55% 36
42 Renault Trafic 34 0.6% 113% 44
43 Subaru Legacy 34 0.6% 127% 47
44 Mercedes B Class 34 0.6% 143% 48
45 Skoda Yeti 34 0.6% 580% n/a
46 Ford Transit 33 0.6% 1000% n/a
47 Land Rover Discovery 29 0.5% 383% n/a
48 Mercedes GLK 29 0.5% new  -
49 Porsche Cayenne 26 0.5% 136% 53
50 Audi Q7 25 0.5% 213% n/a
51 Nissan X-Trail 25 0.5% 2400% n/a
52 Suzuki SX4 24 0.4% 0% 33
53 Toyota Hilux 24 0.4% 9% 37
54 Subaru Forester 23 0.4% -47% 21
55 Volvo XC60 23 0.4% 109% 54
56 Renault Kangoo 21 0.4% 320% n/a
57 Nissan Juke 18 0.3% new  -
58 Volvo XC90 16 0.3% 433% n/a
59 Peugeot 508 16 0.3% new  -
60 Toyota Corolla 15 0.3% -40% 32
61 Land Rover Defender 15 0.3% 36% 51
62 VW Transporter 15 0.3% 88% n/a
63 VW Tiguan 15 0.3% 200% n/a
64 Dodge RAM 1500 15 0.3% 650% n/a
65 Kia Picanto 15 0.3% 1400% n/a
66 Nissan Pathfinder 15 0.3% 1400% n/a
67 Ford Transit Connect 15 0.3% n/a  -
68 Citroen C3 14 0.3% 56% 59
69 Suzuki Alto 14 0.3% 250% n/a
70 Ford Galaxy 14 0.3% new  -
71 Isuzu D-Max 13 0.2% -80% 15
72 Toyota Prius 13 0.2% 44% 62
73 Ford Escape 13 0.2% new  -
74 Mitsubishi Pajero 12 0.2% 20% 57
75 BMW X5 12 0.2% 100% n/a
76 Ford Explorer 12 0.2% 1100% n/a
77 Audi Q5 11 0.2% 22% 58
78 Lexus RX 11 0.2% 175% n/a
79 Peugeot 3008 11 0.2% 1000% n/a
80 Lexus CT 11 0.2% new  -
81 Peugeot 5008 11 0.2% new  -

Source: us.is

Categories: Iceland
  1. alex
    May 2nd, 2012 at 22:09 | #1
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    Hi Matt found this link for Iceland sales this April

    http://us.is/page/tegundir

    • matgasnier
      May 2nd, 2012 at 22:59 | #2
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      Hi Alex,
      Well it looks like you’ve just enabled a new monthly update for BSCB!!!
      So thank you so much for the link!! :-)
      cheers
      Matt

  1. April 1st, 2012 at 17:09 | #1
    Iceland models | Fotolamp