Finland June 2012: VW Golf, Polo and Kia Cee’d impress
Kia Cee’d
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For the third consecutive month new car sales in Finland suffer from the after-effects of the tax hike that occurred on April 1 and forwarded thousands of sales into March: June is down 32% year-on-year to 7,529 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 66,082 units, down 6% on 2011. The VW Golf tops the models ranking for the second time in a row in June with 410 sales and 5.4%, its highest market share in Finland since April 2011. However after a weak start of the year it is still only #4 year-to-date with 2,375 units and 3.6%. Note it is the first time since June 2011 that the VW Golf ranks #1 two months in a row in Finland.
The Skoda Octavia is up one spot on May to #2 with 289 units and 3.8% ahead of the Nissan Qashqai at 278 sales and 3.7%, both models holding the same spot as in the 2012 YTD ranking. Another solid month for the Toyota Yaris at #4 with 3.1% share, however the VW Polo is catching up fast, gaining 7 spots on last month to #5 with 230 sales and 3.1% share vs. #24 and 1.2% year-to-date… Still #1 year-to-date but perhaps not for too much longer, the Toyota Avensis is down to #6 in June.
Other great performers this month include the Kia Cee’d up 6 ranks to #7 and 2.4%, the Opel Astra up 9 to #8, the Kia Rio maintaining itself within the Finnish Top 10 for the third consecutive month at #10 and the Volvo V60 up 5 spots to #15.
Previous month: Finland May 2012: Kia Rio and Honda Civic shine
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One year ago: Finland June 2011: VW Golf and Skoda Octavia fight it out
Full June 2012 Top 30 Ranking Table below.
Finland June 2012:
| Pos | Model | June | % | May | 2012 | % | Pos | 2011 |
| 1 | VW Golf | 410 | 5.4% | 1 | 2,375 | 3.6% | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | Skoda Octavia | 289 | 3.8% | 3 | 2,870 | 4.3% | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Nissan Qashqai | 278 | 3.7% | 7 | 2,756 | 4.2% | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Toyota Yaris | 232 | 3.1% | 2 | 2,264 | 3.4% | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | VW Polo | 230 | 3.1% | 12 | 788 | 1.2% | 24 | 17 |
| 6 | Toyota Avensis | 213 | 2.8% | 5 | 2,998 | 4.5% | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Kia Cee’d | 179 | 2.4% | 13 | 1,133 | 1.7% | 11 | 8 |
| 8 | Opel Astra | 170 | 2.3% | 17 | 1,227 | 1.9% | 9 | 7 |
| 9 | Ford Focus | 168 | 2.2% | 4 | 1,939 | 2.9% | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Kia Rio | 158 | 2.1% | 6 | 845 | 1.3% | 19 | n/a |
| 11 | VW Passat | 135 | 1.8% | 8 | 1,427 | 2.2% | 7 | 5 |
| 12 | Ford Fiesta | 135 | 1.8% | 9 | 1,177 | 1.8% | 10 | 12 |
| 13 | Hyundai i20 | 125 | 1.7% | 10 | 930 | 1.4% | 12 | 25 |
| 14 | Audi A4 | 124 | 1.6% | 15 | 1,266 | 1.9% | 8 | 9 |
| 15 | Volvo V60 | 122 | 1.6% | 20 | 757 | 1.1% | 25 | 26 |
| 16 | Honda Civic | 120 | 1.6% | 11 | 661 | 1.0% | 28 | n/a |
| 17 | Volvo V50 | 119 | 1.6% | 14 | 869 | 1.3% | 16 | 15 |
| 18 | Mercedes C Class | 101 | 1.3% | 16 | 911 | 1.4% | 13 | 19 |
| 19 | Skoda Superb | 99 | 1.3% | 19 | 827 | 1.3% | 21 | 18 |
| 20 | Hyundai i30 | 93 | 1.2% | 18 | 657 | 1.0% | 29 | 16 |
| 21 | Volvo V70 | 91 | 1.2% | 21 | 884 | 1.3% | 15 | 13 |
| 22 | VW Jetta | 90 | 1.2% | 25 | 633 | 1.0% | 31 | 24 |
| 23 | Mercedes E Class | 83 | 1.1% | 27 | 746 | 1.1% | 26 | 22 |
| 24 | BMW 5 Series | 73 | 1.0% | 22 | 797 | 1.2% | 22 | 20 |
| 25 | Honda CR-V | 73 | 1.0% | 31 | 794 | 1.2% | 23 | n/a |
| 26 | Toyota Auris | 67 | 0.9% | 23 | 847 | 1.3% | 18 | 14 |
| 27 | Audi A6 | 66 | 0.9% | 29 | 859 | 1.3% | 17 | n/a |
| 28 | Volvo XC60 | 55 | 0.7% | 30 | 893 | 1.4% | 14 | 21 |
| 29 | Ford Mondeo | 53 | 0.7% | 24 | 845 | 1.3% | 20 | 10 |
| 30 | Kia Sportage | 48 | 0.6% | 26 | 684 | 1.0% | 27 | n/a |
Source: www.autoalantiedotuskeskus.fi
Note: This ranking details June sales of the Top 30 best-selling models in the year-to-date ranking and therefore may not be 100% accurate.
