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Sweden August 2012: VW Passat threatens Volvo V70, V40 at #23

September 4th, 2012 Leave a comment Go to comments

VW Passat

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Swedish new car sales are falling into recession a little bit more each month, now down 14% year-on-year in August to 21,065 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 181,774 units, down 10% on 2011. The Volvo V70 keeps the lead with 1,379 sales and 6.5% share but this month it is only 26 units above the VW Passat, #2 at a formidable 1,353 sales and 6.4%, its highest share since last February when it hit a record 8.3%.

Volvo V40

There are two Volkswagens on the podium, with the VW Golf up on spot on July to #3 with 1,053 units and 5%, kicking the Volvo V60 down to #4 at 3.6%. The Kia Cee’d is down 2 to #5, followed by the Audi A4 (+20), Renault Clio (+3), BMW 5 Series (+12) and Audi A6 (+10), all in great shape. Notice also the Peugeot 308 up a huge 33 ranks on last month to #11, the VW Tiguan up 6 to #15 and the Peugeot 508 up 10 to #17.

Mercedes GLK

The most closely followed Swedish car of the moment, the Volvo V40, is up a further 13 spots on July to land in 23rd place with 267 sales and 1.3% and now the 4th best-selling Volvo at home after the V70, V60 and XC60. Other great performers this month include the Toyota Prius at #34, the Subaru XV at #37, the Mercedes GLK at #39, the Audi A1 at #43 and the BMW X1 at #49.

Previous month: Sweden July 2012: Kia Cee’d and Volvo V40 up

One year ago: Sweden August 2011: 3 Volkswagens in Top 5!

Full August 2012 Top 50 Ranking Table below.

Sweden August 2012:

Pos Model Aug % Jul 2012 % Pos 2011
1 Volvo V70 1,379 6.5% 1 13,056 7.2% 1 1
2 VW Passat 1,353 6.4% 2 11,116 6.1% 2 2
3 VW Golf 1,053 5.0% 5 7,275 4.0% 4 3
4 Volvo S/V60 752 3.6% 4 8,334 4.6% 3 4
5 Kia Cee’d 473 2.2% 3 4,314 2.4% 5 6
6 Audi A4 420 2.0% 26 2,983 1.6% 11 7
7 Renault Clio 418 2.0% 10 2,862 1.6% 13 12
8 BMW 5-Serie 417 2.0% 20 2,997 1.6% 10 11
9 Audi A6 410 1.9% 16 2,901 1.6% 12 19
10 VW Polo 404 1.9% 8 2,553 1.4% 18 14
11 Peugeot 308 372 1.8% 44 2,079 1.1% 26 36
12 Volvo XC60 369 1.8% 6 3,726 2.0% 7 8
13 BMW 3-Serie 344 1.6% 11 3,449 1.9% 8 15
14 Renault Megane 334 1.6% 28 2,661 1.5% 16 9
15 VW Tiguan 330 1.6% 21 2,390 1.3% 21 33
16 Ford Focus 329 1.6% 9 3,316 1.8% 9 10
17 Peugeot 508 306 1.5% 27 2,325 1.3% 23 41
18 Nissan Qashqai 295 1.4% 7 2,666 1.5% 15 20
19 Skoda Octavia 289 1.4% 19 2,484 1.4% 20 16
20 Toyota Yaris 282 1.3% 17 2,706 1.5% 14 24
21 Toyota Avensis 271 1.3% 22 2,491 1.4% 19 26
22 Skoda Fabia 267 1.3% 24 2,628 1.4% 17 13
23 Volvo V40 267 1.3% 36 448 0.2% 91  -
24 Toyota Auris 260 1.2% 35 1,827 1.0% 28 18
25 Kia Sportage 259 1.2% 25 2,145 1.2% 24 27
26 Audi A3 253 1.2% 38 1,613 0.9% 30 31
27 Mercedes E Class 237 1.1% 29 1,707 0.9% 29 23
28 Kia Rio 233 1.1% 32 1,428 0.8% 37 105
29 Opel Astra 209 1.0% 39 1,469 0.8% 35 21
30 Hyundai i30 208 1.0% 37 2,058 1.1% 27 25
31 Skoda Yeti 207 1.0% 47 1,214 0.7% 41 47
32 BMW 1-Serie 201 1.0% 34 1,613 0.9% 31 40
33 Fiat Ducato 198 0.9% 13 2,116 1.2% 25 28
34 Toyota Prius 196 0.9% 33 617 0.3% 77 78
35 Mercedes C Class 189 0.9% 14 2,372 1.3% 22 17
36 VW Touran 188 0.9% 53 1,091 0.6% 43 42
37 Subaru XV 185 0.9% 31 687 0.4% 70  -
38 Hyundai i40 175 0.8% 51 1,532 0.8% 33 76
39 Mercedes GLK 169 0.8% n/a 832 0.5% 55 81
40 Subaru Legacy 167 0.8% 30 1,505 0.8% 34 38
41 Skoda Superb 165 0.8% 41 1,423 0.8% 38 34
42 Hyundai i20 159 0.8% n/a 1,443 0.8% 36 36
43 Audi A1 150 0.7% n/a 738 0.4% 66 74
44 Kia Picanto 143 0.7% 45 924 0.5% 48 72
45 BMW X3 142 0.7% 46 1,158 0.6% 42 52
46 Kia Venga 140 0.7% 40 947 0.5% 47 44
47 Peugeot 107 129 0.6% n/a 599 0.3% 79 83
48 Ford Fiesta 128 0.6% 23 1,558 0.9% 32 32
49 BMW X1 121 0.6% n/a 709 0.4% 69 59
50 Mercedes B Class 116 0.6% 50 1,030 0.6% 44 70

Source: www.bilsweden.se

Categories: Sweden
  1. Ant
    September 4th, 2012 at 04:06 | #1
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    208 Peugeot. 106 pcs :)

  2. Rick
    September 4th, 2012 at 03:20 | #2
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    No 208??

    • matgasnier
      September 4th, 2012 at 07:48 | #3
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      Outside the Top 50 with 106 sales.

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