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Denmark March 2012: VW Up! already in pole position!

April 26th, 2012 Leave a comment Go to comments

VW Up!

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Full stop for Danish car sales in March: after months of impressive growth, the market is down 17% year-on-year to 13,615 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 40,682 units, up just one percent on 2011. In Denmark this month has unfolded what will remain one of the biggest events of the year: already at a world best #15 last month, the VW Up! doesn’t beat around the bush for only its second full month of sales in the country and simply climbs into pole position with 698 sales and a massive 5.1% market share, making Denmark the first country to be tamed by Volkswagen’s new mini, before others will follow? The rest of the year will tell us…

The rest of the market pales in comparison with this huge feat: the Peugeot 107 is up 8 spots to #2 with 609 units and 4.5%, the Toyota Avensis makes up for an off month of February (#24) by rounding up the podium like in January and in the year-to-date ranking with 435 sales and 3.2%. The Toyota Aygo follows at 2.9% ahead of two Kias: the Picanto at 2.7% (and #2 year-to-date at 3.5%), and the Rio at 2.6% thanks to 358 units sold. In spite of dropping down to #17 this month, the Chevrolet Spark stays in the lead year-to-date with 1,724 sales and 4.2% share.

Previous month: Denmark February 2012: Kia Rio #5, VW Up! at world best

One year ago: Denmark March 2011: Chevrolet Spark and Suzuki Swift on top

Full March 2012 Top 50 Ranking Table below.

Denmark March 2012:

Pos Model Mar % Feb 2012 % Pos 2011
1 VW Up! 698 5.1% 15 950 2.3% 9  -
2 Peugeot 107 609 4.5% 10 1,238 3.0% 4 5
3 Toyota Avensis 435 3.2% 24 1,239 3.0% 3 9
4 Toyota Aygo 391 2.9% 3 1,004 2.5% 6 2
5 Kia Picanto 365 2.7% 4 1,410 3.5% 2 14
6 Kia Rio 358 2.6% 5 984 2.4% 7 n/a
7 Toyota Yaris 324 2.4% 23 928 2.3% 10 30
8 Suzuki Swift 314 2.3% 20 846 2.1% 12 10
9 Hyundai i30 311 2.3% 6 955 2.3% 8 7
10 Citroen C1 305 2.2% 18 807 2.0% 14 12
11 Renault Clio 297 2.2% 34 591 1.5% 23 28
12 Peugeot 206+ 274 2.0% 14 863 2.1% 11 19
13 Opel Corsa 273 2.0% 7 797 2.0% 15 4
14 Ford Fiesta 267 2.0% 11 733 1.8% 16 16
15 Citroen C4 267 2.0% 21 608 1.5% 22 31
16 Hyundai i10 265 1.9% 19 839 2.1% 13 11
17 Chevrolet Spark 253 1.9% 1 1,724 4.2% 1 1
18 VW Polo 244 1.8% 31 516 1.3% 26 6
19 Skoda Fabia 240 1.8% 16 730 1.8% 17 13
20 Fiat Panda 239 1.8% 37 518 1.3% 25 41
21 Citroen C3 233 1.7% 12 690 1.7% 18 21
22 Suzuki Alto 231 1.7% 26 507 1.2% 27 29
23 Fiat 500 227 1.7% 9 680 1.7% 19 20
24 VW Golf 207 1.5% 43 406 1.0% 33 8
25 Hyundai i20 196 1.4% 29 614 1.5% 21 32
26 Chevrolet Aveo 173 1.3% 2 1,066 2.6% 5 44
27 Skoda Octavia 163 1.2% 22 495 1.2% 28 25
28 Suzuki Splash 162 1.2% 49 383 0.9% 36 48
29 Nissan Qashqai 159 1.2% 13 671 1.6% 20 34
30 Ford Ka 153 1.1% 35 431 1.1% 32 38
31 Kia Cee’d 151 1.1% 50 365 0.9% 38 26
32 Fiat Punto 140 1.0% 27 490 1.2% 29 51
33 Renault Scenic 138 1.0% 44 375 0.9% 37 23
34 Mazda6 131 1.0% 17 484 1.2% 30 46
35 Toyota Verso 131 1.0% 70 346 0.9% 43 45
36 Seat Ibiza 129 0.9% 45 354 0.9% 41 50
37 Citroen C5 126 0.9% 36 335 0.8% 44 42
38 Ford Mondeo 112 0.8% 32 397 1.0% 34 15
39 Peugeot 207 112 0.8% 51 351 0.9% 42 17
40 Mazda2 111 0.8% 28 450 1.1% 31 43
41 Toyota Auris 110 0.8% 89 180 0.4% 61 65
42 VW Passat 103 0.8% 56 282 0.7% 50 3
43 Nissan Micra 100 0.7% 63 240 0.6% 53 77
44 Peugeot 308 99 0.7% 59 359 0.9% 39 27
45 Mazda CX-5 98 0.7% n/a 116 0.3% 82  -
46 Renault Twingo 95 0.7% 57 217 0.5% 57 55
47 Chevrolet Cruze 92 0.7% 83 188 0.5% 59 61
48 Suzuki SX4 90 0.7% 42 317 0.8% 48 53
49 Ford S-Max 89 0.7% 33 318 0.8% 47 37
50 Peugeot 508 84 0.6% 40 355 0.9% 40 24

Source: www.bilimp.dk

Categories: Denmark
  1. Miguel
    April 27th, 2012 at 23:26 | #1
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    @Steam
    That´s rigth Steam!

  2. Miguel
    April 27th, 2012 at 23:26 | #2
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    @Ian
    Almost the same as in Portugal… cars are rather expensive and nowdays few people can afford new cars. The majority of new cars are sold as leasing, government, State or go to rented cars company.

  3. Ian
    April 27th, 2012 at 23:02 | #3
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    Cars are very expensive in Denmark, for example the cheapest Hyundai i30 costs just under
    25,000 euros and in the UK just under 18,000 euros (and we complain)

  4. Steam
    April 27th, 2012 at 20:50 | #4
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    Miguel :Small and cheap cars rule!

    Actually there are five minicars in the top-ten: Up, 107, Aygo, Picanto, C 1. Swift is quite small too.

  5. Miguel
    April 27th, 2012 at 17:04 | #5
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    Small and cheap cars rule!

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