Sweden February 2012: VW Passat up to 8.3% share!
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Car sales in Sweden are down 1% year-on-year in February at 20,735 registrations, bringing the 2012 year-to-date total to 39,421 units, down 2%. While the Volvo V70 stays on top with 1,925 sales and a very robust 9.3% share, the star of the show is once again the VW Passat, beating its market share record in the country for the third month in a row at an amazing 8.3% thanks to 1,727 units sold!
The Top 5 is unchanged vs. January with the Volvo V60 rounding up the podium with 957 sales and 4.6%, the VW Golf #4 at 3.3% and the Volvo V50 #5 at 3.2%. Good month for the Kia Cee’d up to #6, BMW 3 Series up to #10, Subaru Legacy up to #15, the Mercedes E Class up 22 spots on January to #26, the Mercedes B Class up to #31 and Kia Venga up to #35.
Previous month: Sweden January 2012: VW Passat beats record again
One year ago: Sweden February 2011: 3 Volvos in Top 4
Full February 2012 Top 50 Ranking Table below.
Sweden February 2012:
| Pos | Model | Feb | % | Jan | 2012 | % | Pos | 2011 |
| 1 | Volvo V70 | 1,925 | 9.3% | 1 | 3,428 | 8.7% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | VW Passat | 1,727 | 8.3% | 2 | 3,141 | 8.0% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Volvo V60 | 957 | 4.6% | 3 | 1,668 | 4.2% | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | VW Golf | 679 | 3.3% | 4 | 1,319 | 3.3% | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Volvo V50 | 665 | 3.2% | 5 | 1,263 | 3.2% | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Kia Cee’d | 480 | 2.3% | 9 | 874 | 2.2% | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | Ford Focus | 415 | 2.0% | 6 | 938 | 2.4% | 6 | 10 |
| 8 | Renault Megane | 404 | 1.9% | 11 | 716 | 1.8% | 10 | 9 |
| 9 | Volvo XC60 | 386 | 1.9% | 8 | 850 | 2.2% | 8 | 8 |
| 10 | BMW 3-Serie | 376 | 1.8% | 21 | 617 | 1.6% | 14 | 15 |
| 11 | Toyota Avensis | 364 | 1.8% | 13 | 659 | 1.7% | 11 | 26 |
| 12 | Renault Clio | 355 | 1.7% | 7 | 821 | 2.1% | 9 | 12 |
| 13 | BMW 5-Serie | 354 | 1.7% | 12 | 652 | 1.7% | 12 | 11 |
| 14 | Toyota Yaris | 325 | 1.6% | 14 | 616 | 1.6% | 15 | 24 |
| 15 | Subaru Legacy | 310 | 1.5% | n/a | 376 | 1.0% | 28 | 38 |
| 16 | Audi A6 | 307 | 1.5% | 10 | 623 | 1.6% | 13 | 19 |
| 17 | Nissan Qashqai | 299 | 1.4% | 19 | 560 | 1.4% | 17 | 20 |
| 18 | Mercedes C Class | 280 | 1.4% | 25 | 506 | 1.3% | 20 | 17 |
| 19 | Audi A4 | 278 | 1.3% | 18 | 543 | 1.4% | 18 | 7 |
| 20 | Skoda Octavia | 275 | 1.3% | 15 | 564 | 1.4% | 16 | 16 |
| 21 | Peugeot 308 | 266 | 1.3% | 24 | 493 | 1.3% | 22 | 36 |
| 22 | VW Tiguan | 252 | 1.2% | 17 | 522 | 1.3% | 19 | 33 |
| 23 | Toyota Auris | 239 | 1.2% | 22 | 473 | 1.2% | 23 | 18 |
| 24 | Hyundai i40 | 224 | 1.1% | 27 | 427 | 1.1% | 25 | 76 |
| 25 | Kia Sportage | 213 | 1.0% | 16 | 498 | 1.3% | 21 | 27 |
| 26 | Mercedes E Class | 210 | 1.0% | 48 | 318 | 0.8% | 34 | 23 |
| 27 | Peugeot 207 | 209 | 1.0% | 40 | 332 | 0.8% | 31 | 39 |
| 28 | BMW 1-Serie | 203 | 1.0% | 30 | 383 | 1.0% | 27 | 40 |
| 29 | Skoda Fabia | 202 | 1.0% | 23 | 433 | 1.1% | 24 | 13 |
| 30 | Peugeot 508 | 160 | 0.8% | 20 | 421 | 1.1% | 26 | 41 |
| 31 | Mercedes B Class | 155 | 0.7% | n/a | 216 | 0.5% | 46 | n/a |
| 32 | Opel Astra | 154 | 0.7% | 31 | 328 | 0.8% | 33 | 21 |
| 33 | Audi A5 | 149 | 0.7% | 38 | 278 | 0.7% | 37 | 51 |
| 34 | Citroen C4 | 145 | 0.7% | 41 | 265 | 0.7% | 38 | 35 |
| 35 | Kia Venga | 145 | 0.7% | n/a | 237 | 0.6% | 44 | 43 |
| 36 | Skoda Superb | 143 | 0.7% | 29 | 330 | 0.8% | 32 | 34 |
| 37 | Volvo S60 | 141 | 0.7% | 32 | 311 | 0.8% | 35 | 22 |
| 38 | VW Polo | 138 | 0.7% | 28 | 335 | 0.8% | 30 | 14 |
| 39 | Audi Q5 | 138 | 0.7% | 42 | 258 | 0.7% | 40 | 46 |
| 40 | Audi A3 | 135 | 0.7% | 34 | 281 | 0.7% | 36 | 31 |
| 41 | Skoda Yeti | 128 | 0.6% | 26 | 345 | 0.9% | 29 | 48 |
| 42 | Ford Mondeo | 128 | 0.6% | n/a | 210 | 0.5% | 49 | 30 |
| 43 | Ford Fiesta | 127 | 0.6% | 44 | 244 | 0.6% | 42 | 32 |
| 44 | VW Touran | 125 | 0.6% | 43 | 244 | 0.6% | 43 | 42 |
| 45 | Peugeot 107 | 119 | 0.6% | n/a | 124 | 0.3% | 77 | 83 |
| 46 | Volvo S40 | 118 | 0.6% | n/a | 197 | 0.5% | 52 | n/a |
| 47 | Mercedes A Class | 117 | 0.6% | 35 | 261 | 0.7% | 39 | 90 |
| 48 | Opel Corsa | 112 | 0.5% | n/a | 190 | 0.5% | 54 | 55 |
| 49 | Honda Civic | 107 | 0.5% | n/a | 143 | 0.4% | 72 | n/a |
| 50 | Hyundai ix35 | 105 | 0.5% | 50 | 205 | 0.5% | 50 | 45 |
Source: www.bilsweden.se








The V60 outsells the S60 7 to 1, and the V50 outsells the S40 6 to 1. I wonder what the mix is like ( estate vs sedan/hatch ) in other brands.