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Iceland mid-October 2012: Skoda Octavia up to 17% share

October 17th, 2012 Leave a comment Go to comments

Skoda Octavia

* See the Top 40 best-selling models by clicking on the title! *

As the Icelandic population is slowly but surely getting into hibernation mode for the harsh polar winter, they oddly continue to purchase new cars at quite a ugh rate. 251 new vehicles found a buyer in the country over the first half of October, compared to 254 a month ago. Exceptional performance of the Skoda Octavia keeping the lead of the models ranking with no less than 43 sales over the period for an astounding 17.1% market share! The Octavia is catching up on the Toyota Yaris for the race to the title of 2012 Icelandic best-selling model, now at 418 units and 5.9% year-to-date vs. 437 and 6.2% for the Yaris, down to #3 at mid-October with 11 sales and 4.4% (73% of which are hybrid).

Other great performers include the VW Caddy up to #2 with 17 units and 6.8%, the Peugeot 208 up to #4 at 9 units and 3.6%, Toyota Hilux up to #5, Honda CR-V at #7, Chevrolet Captiva up to #8, Renault Trafic up to #9, Skoda Fabia up to #13 and Skoda Yeti up to #14.

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

Full mid-October 2012 Top 40 Ranking Table below.

Iceland mid-October 2012:

Pos Model 1/2 Oct % Sep 2012 % Pos 2011
1 Skoda Octavia 43 17.1% 1 418 5.9% 2 1
2 VW Caddy 17 6.8% 33 82 1.2% 27 n/a
3 Toyota Yaris 11 4.4% 2 437 6.2% 1 5
4 Peugeot 208 9 3.6% 8 23 0.3% 69  -
5 Toyota Hilux 8 3.2% 48 34 0.5% 51 n/a
6 Nissan Qashqai 7 2.8% 10 215 3.0% 5 13
7 Honda CR-V 7 2.8% 3 123 1.7% 16 9
8 Chevrolet Captiva 7 2.8% 11 115 1.6% 17 10
9 Renault Trafic 7 2.8% 38 26 0.4% 63 n/a
10 VW Passat 6 2.4% 19 145 2.1% 11 12
11 Suzuki Grand Vitara 6 2.4% n/a 131 1.9% 13 2
12 Mazda2 6 2.4% 7 70 1.0% 30 n/a
13 Skoda Fabia 6 2.4% 28 49 0.7% 42 30
14 Skoda Yeti 6 2.4% 47 43 0.6% 47 n/a
15 Kia Cee’d 5 2.0% 4 193 2.7% 7 17
16 Renault Megane 5 2.0% 6 108 1.5% 20 n/a
17 Hyundai i20 5 2.0% 15 64 0.9% 33 26
18 Hyundai Santa Fe 5 2.0% 35 47 0.7% 43 n/a
19 Hyundai i30 4 1.6% 12 112 1.6% 18 15
20 Ford Kuga 4 1.6% 13 110 1.6% 19 29
21 Chevrolet Cruze 4 1.6% 43 63 0.9% 34 n/a
22 Mercedes B Class 4 1.6% n/a 32 0.5% 54 n/a
23 Mercedes M Class 4 1.6% n/a 29 0.4% 60 n/a
24 VW Polo 3 1.2% 9 310 4.4% 3 3
25 VW Golf 3 1.2% 5 196 2.8% 6 8
26 Chevrolet Spark 3 1.2% 22 141 2.0% 12 7
27 Kia Sorento 3 1.2% 14 93 1.3% 23 14
28 VW Tiguan 3 1.2% 20 83 1.2% 26 n/a
29 Skoda Superb 3 1.2% 32 71 1.0% 29 27
30 Chevrolet Aveo 3 1.2% 17 64 0.9% 32 n/a
31 Land Rover Discovery 3 1.2% n/a 61 0.9% 36 n/a
32 Mercedes Sprinter 3 1.2% 34 50 0.7% 40 n/a
33 Citroen Berlingo 3 1.2% n/a 32 0.5% 53 n/a
34 Subaru Legacy 3 1.2% n/a 26 0.4% 64 n/a
35 Toyota Auris 2 0.8% 41 176 2.5% 9 n/a
36 Toyota RAV4 2 0.8% 42 107 1.5% 21 21
37 Ford Transit 2 0.8% 16 57 0.8% 37 n/a
38 Ford Explorer 2 0.8% 37 23 0.3% 68 n/a
39 Toyota Urban Cruiser 2 0.8% n/a 13 0.2% 93 n/a
40 Jeep Grand Cherokee 2 0.8% 53 8 0.1% n/a n/a
41 Hyundai i40 2 0.8% n/a 4 0.1% n/a n/a

Source: www.us.is

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