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Iceland September 2012: Skoda Octavia #1, Honda CR-V #3

October 2nd, 2012 Leave a comment Go to comments

The Honda CR-V is in runout mode before the arrival of  the new gen (pictured)

* See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! *

It’s the last rays of sun in Iceland before the polar winter puts the country in (near) darkness 24/7 until March… Fine, it’s a little bit of an exaggeration but still. Icelandic car sales are up a very healthy 83% year-on-year in September to a still limited 518 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 6,806 units, already well above the Full Year 2011 total (5,475). For the first time since last April, the Skoda Octavia leads the models ranking with 57 sales and a mammoth 11% share, exactly double its 2012 level (5.5%). The Toyota Yaris is down to #2 with 38 units (71% hybrid) and 7.3% but stays #1 year-to-date at 426 sales and 6.3%.

Skoda Octavia

Now in runout mode before the imminent arrival of the new generation, the Honda CR-V is up a huge 14 spots on August to a magnificent third position at 23 sales and 4.4%. It is followed by the Kia Cee’d at 3.3% (+4 ranks), and the VW Golf (+5), Renault Megane (=), Mazda2 (+23) and Peugeot 208 (new) all at 12 sales and 2.3%. It’s the Peugeot 208′s first appearance in the Icelandic Top 10.

Other great performers include the Chevrolet Captiva (#11 vs. #17), Hyundai i30 (#12 vs. #18), Ford Kuga (#13 vs. #19), Kia Sorento (#14 vs. #23), Hyundai i20 (#15 vs. #35), Ford Transit (#16 vs. #39) and Chevrolet Aveo (#17 vs. #33).

Previous post: Iceland mid-September 2012: Kia Cee’d and Sorento strong

Previous month: Iceland August 2012: Toyota Yaris Hybrid a hit, Nissan Pathfinder in Top 10

Previous year: Iceland Full Year 2011: Skoda Octavia takes the lead

Full September 2012 Top 50 Ranking Table below.

Iceland September 2012:

Pos Model Sep % 1/2 Aug 2012 % Pos 2011
1 Skoda Octavia 57 11.0% 2 2 375 5.5% 2 1
2 Toyota Yaris 38 7.3% 1 1 426 6.3% 1 5
3 Honda CR-V 23 4.4% 24 17 116 1.7% 16 9
4 Kia Cee’d 17 3.3% 3 8 188 2.8% 7 17
5 VW Golf 12 2.3% 8 10 193 2.8% 6 8
6 Renault Megane 12 2.3% 6 6 103 1.5% 21 n/a
7 Mazda2 12 2.3% 5 30 64 0.9% 31 n/a
8 Peugeot 208 12 2.3% 22 n/a 14 0.2% 89  -
9 VW Polo 11 2.1% 7 3 307 4.5% 3 3
10 Nissan Qashqai 10 1.9% 11 5 208 3.1% 5 13
11 Chevrolet Captiva 10 1.9% 9 24 108 1.6% 17 10
12 Hyundai i30 10 1.9% 30 42 108 1.6% 18 15
13 Ford Kuga 10 1.9% 31 43 106 1.6% 19 29
14 Kia Sorento 10 1.9% 4 16 90 1.3% 23 14
15 Hyundai i20 10 1.9% 21 26 59 0.9% 35 26
16 Ford Transit 9 1.7% 14 22 55 0.8% 39 n/a
17 Chevrolet Aveo 8 1.5% 12 21 61 0.9% 33 n/a
18 Toyota Land Cruiser 150 7 1.4% 10 4 242 3.6% 4 4
19 VW Passat 7 1.4% 17 12 139 2.0% 11 12
20 VW Tiguan 7 1.4% 20 18 80 1.2% 26 n/a
21 Kia Rio 6 1.2% 15 36 157 2.3% 10 n/a
22 Chevrolet Spark 6 1.2% 16 11 138 2.0% 12 7
23 Ford Focus 6 1.2% 18 n/a 122 1.8% 15 19
24 Ford Fiesta 6 1.2% 13 32 55 0.8% 38 18
25 Mercedes GLK Class 6 1.2% 41 35 21 0.3% 71 n/a
26 Nissan Micra 5 1.0% 19 25 93 1.4% 22 16
27 Hyundai ix35 5 1.0% n/a n/a 68 1.0% 28 22
28 Skoda Fabia 5 1.0% 38 n/a 43 0.6% 46 30
29 Subaru XV 5 1.0% n/a n/a 29 0.4% 57 n/a
30 Suzuki Swift 4 0.8% 28 n/a 177 2.6% 8 6
31 Kia Sportage 4 0.8% 33 37 84 1.2% 25 20
32 Skoda Superb 4 0.8% 35 19 68 1.0% 29 27
33 VW Caddy 4 0.8% n/a 20 65 1.0% 30 n/a
34 Mercedes Sprinter 4 0.8% 25 46 47 0.7% 41 n/a
35 Hyundai Santa Fe 4 0.8% n/a 34 42 0.6% 47 n/a
36 Nissan Juke 4 0.8% n/a n/a 30 0.4% 55 n/a
37 Ford Explorer 4 0.8% n/a n/a 21 0.3% 68 n/a
38 Renault Trafic 4 0.8% 27 n/a 19 0.3% 74 n/a
39 Range Rover Evoque 4 0.8% n/a n/a 15 0.2% 84 n/a
40 Renault Scenic 4 0.8% 46 n/a 9 0.1% 101 n/a
41 Toyota Auris 3 0.6% 29 23 174 2.6% 9 n/a
42 Toyota RAV4 3 0.6% 23 15 105 1.5% 20 21
43 Chevrolet Cruze 3 0.6% n/a n/a 59 0.9% 34 n/a
44 Renault Kangoo 3 0.6% 36 13 46 0.7% 43 n/a
45 Mazda3 3 0.6% 26 27 45 0.7% 44 n/a
46 Honda Civic 3 0.6% 37 33 44 0.6% 45 n/a
47 Skoda Yeti 3 0.6% n/a 31 37 0.5% 51 n/a
48 Toyota Hilux 3 0.6% n/a 14 26 0.4% 62 n/a
49 Peugeot 3008 3 0.6% n/a n/a 17 0.2% 80 n/a
50 Nissan X-Trail 3 0.6% n/a 52 16 0.2% 81 n/a
51 Ford Transit Connect 3 0.6% n/a n/a 14 0.2% 88 n/a
52 Audi A1 3 0.6% 43 41 11 0.2% 96 n/a
53 Jeep Grand Cherokee 3 0.6% 45 n/a 6 0.1% n/a n/a
54 Isuzu D-Max 3 0.6% n/a n/a 10 0.1% 98 n/a
55 Peugeot 308 3 0.6% n/a n/a 10 0.1% 99 n/a
56 VW Jetta 3 0.6% n/a n/a 10 0.1% 100 n/a

Source: us.is

Categories: Iceland
  1. Ian
    October 2nd, 2012 at 22:02 | #1
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    A fascinating mixture of cars, the new Honda CR-V is apparently very good, thanks for the historical data articles and Project Africa. Iceland is one of the few booming car markets in Europe

    • matgasnier
      October 2nd, 2012 at 22:45 | #2
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      Thanks for your praise Ian – glad you are enjoying it all!
      cheers
      Matt

  2. Carlton
    October 2nd, 2012 at 11:29 | #3
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    Cars are essential in our daily life.I can’t live without it.Thanks for the list of car sales and ranking.Informative post.I like the Honda CR-v also.

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