Denmark: 1983-2023 Historical Data now available

The Toyota Carina was #1 in Denmark from 1994 to 1996

The direct links to all Historical articles are below.

Historical Data spanning the past four decades is now available on BSCB. Only brands for 1983 and 1987, but then the Opel Astra was #1 in 1992 and 1993 before being passed by the Toyota Carina (the Europe-specific version), which stayed on top of the Danish models ranking until its replacement, the Toyota Avensis, came about in 1998. The Avensis would end up in first place in 2006 and 2009 as well.

The Toyota Avensis was #1 in Denmark in 1998, 2006 and 2009

The Ford Mondeo was leader in 2001, Peugeot then took the reigns of Danish car sales placing the Peugeot 206 in pole position in 2002 and the Peugeot 307 in the lead from 2003 to 2005 but had to wait until 2016 to see one of its models in pole position again, the 208, also the 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2022 winner. The VW Passat was #1 in 2007, the Skoda Fabia in 2008, the Toyota Aygo in 2010, the Chevrolet Spark in 2011 and in 2012 the VW Up! became the first model to sell over 10,000 units in a single year in Denmark, reiterating that performance in 2013 and 2014. In 2019 the Nissan Qashqai became the first ever SUV to top the annual Danish charts, followed in the Ford Kuga in 2021. In 2023, the Tesla Model Y took a firm lead, with the Tesla brand also #1.

Denmark Historical Data:

Denmark 1983-1987: Ford and Opel on top, Toyota and Mazda follow

Denmark 1992/1993: Opel Astra and Toyota Carina dominate

Denmark 1994: Toyota Carina takes the lead in market up 70%

Denmark 1996: Toyota Carina and VW Polo on top

Denmark 1998: Great start for the Toyota Avensis

Denmark 2001: Ford Mondeo, Peugeot 206 and 406 on podium

Denmark 2002: Peugeot 206 and 307 on top, Citroen C5 up to #3

Denmark 2003-2005: Peugeot 307 and 206 dominate

Denmark 2006: Toyota Avensis and VW Passat on top

Denmark 2007: VW Passat and Peugeot 207 dominate

Denmark 2008: Skoda Fabia and Toyota Aygo most popular

Denmark 2009: Toyota Avensis and Aygo lead the pack

Denmark 2010: Toyota Aygo and Chevrolet Spark on top

Denmark 2011: Chevrolet Spark leads in record year

Denmark 2012: VW Up! most popular ever in record market

Denmark 2013: VW Up! confirms supremacy in record-breaking year

Denmark 2014: VW Up leads in 4th straight record year

Denmark 2015: 5th straight record year, first time above 200.000

Denmark 2016: Peugeot 208 ends VW Up reign in record market

Denmark 2017: Peugeot 208 holds on to #1, market down 0.5%

Denmark 2018: Volkswagen and Peugeot 208 on top again in market down 1.5%

Denmark 2019: Nissan Qashqai signs first ever win in record market

Denmark 2020: Peugeot 208, Citroen C3 and Ford Kuga top market down “just” -12.2%

Denmark 2021: Ford Kuga takes charge in market off -6.5%

Denmark 2022: Peugeot 208 reclaims lead in market freefalling -20%

Denmark 2023: Tesla ultra-dominant, places Model Y at #1 and Model 3 at #4