Finland October 2012: Nissan Qashqai asserts domination
Nissan Qashqai
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New car sales in Finland are down a worrying 19% year-on-year in October to 8,075 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 95,808 units, down 12% on 2011. After climbing into the year-to-date pole position last month, the Nissan Qashqai confirms it is the most popular car in the country in October by selling 395 sales for a 4.9% market share, reinforcing its 2012 leadership further at 4,349 sales and 4.5%. It is the 4th consecutive month the Qashqai leads the Finnish market and the 5th time ever after last January, July, August and September.
Ford Focus
In fact the Top 4 most popular models this month all deliver extremely strong results well above their year-to-date levels: the Ford Focus is up two spots on September to #2 with 370 sales and 4.6% vs #5 and 3.2% year-to-date, the Kia Cee’d is up 6 to #3 at 302 units and 3.7% vs. #10 and 1.9% ytd and the Toyota Auris is up 13 to #4 with 291 sales and 3.6% vs. #12 and 1.5% ytd.
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Full October 2012 Top 30 Ranking Table below.
Finland October 2012:
| Pos | Model | Oct | % | Sep | 2012 | % | Pos | 2011 |
| 1 | Nissan Qashqai | 395 | 4.9% | 1 | 4,349 | 4.5% | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Ford Focus | 370 | 4.6% | 4 | 3,042 | 3.2% | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | Kia Cee’d | 302 | 3.7% | 9 | 1,814 | 1.9% | 10 | 8 |
| 4 | Toyota Auris | 291 | 3.6% | 17 | 1,460 | 1.5% | 12 | 14 |
| 5 | Skoda Octavia | 289 | 3.6% | 3 | 3,977 | 4.2% | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | VW Golf | 282 | 3.5% | 2 | 3,506 | 3.7% | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | VW Passat | 231 | 2.9% | 5 | 2,160 | 2.3% | 7 | 5 |
| 8 | Toyota Avensis | 222 | 2.7% | 7 | 3,914 | 4.1% | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Toyota Yaris | 216 | 2.7% | 10 | 3,026 | 3.2% | 6 | 11 |
| 10 | Ford Fiesta | 146 | 1.8% | 11 | 1,718 | 1.8% | 11 | 12 |
| 11 | Opel Astra | 145 | 1.8% | 8 | 1,822 | 1.9% | 9 | 7 |
| 12 | Ford Mondeo | 137 | 1.7% | 16 | 1,267 | 1.3% | 17 | 10 |
| 13 | Audi A4 | 130 | 1.6% | 12 | 1,836 | 1.9% | 8 | 9 |
| 14 | Volvo V70 | 122 | 1.5% | 15 | 1,283 | 1.3% | 16 | 13 |
| 15 | Hyundai i30 | 116 | 1.4% | 6 | 1,134 | 1.2% | 21 | 16 |
| 16 | Skoda Superb | 108 | 1.3% | 18 | 1,288 | 1.3% | 15 | 18 |
| 17 | BMW 5 Series | 108 | 1.3% | 20 | 1,131 | 1.2% | 22 | 20 |
| 18 | Volvo V60 | 101 | 1.3% | 21 | 1,104 | 1.2% | 24 | 26 |
| 19 | Honda Civic | 99 | 1.2% | 24 | 1,075 | 1.1% | 26 | n/a |
| 20 | Mercedes E Class | 92 | 1.1% | 28 | 1,067 | 1.1% | 27 | 22 |
| 21 | Kia Rio | 84 | 1.0% | 13 | 1,428 | 1.5% | 13 | n/a |
| 22 | Hyundai i20 | 78 | 1.0% | 14 | 1,313 | 1.4% | 14 | 25 |
| 23 | Mercedes C Class | 75 | 0.9% | 22 | 1,241 | 1.3% | 18 | 19 |
| 24 | Audi A6 | 72 | 0.9% | 25 | 1,112 | 1.2% | 23 | n/a |
| 25 | Volvo XC60 | 72 | 0.9% | 30 | 1,089 | 1.1% | 25 | 21 |
| 26 | Kia Sportage | 64 | 0.8% | 23 | 985 | 1.0% | 29 | n/a |
| 27 | Toyota Corolla | 58 | 0.7% | n/a | 885 | 0.9% | 30 | 27 |
| 28 | Honda CR-V | 51 | 0.6% | 26 | 1,037 | 1.1% | 28 | n/a |
| 29 | VW Polo | 47 | 0.6% | 19 | 1,211 | 1.3% | 19 | 17 |
| 30 | Volvo V50 | 20 | 0.2% | 29 | 1,137 | 1.2% | 20 | 15 |
Source: www.autoalantiedotuskeskus.fi
Note: This Top 30 Ranking is based on the October sales of the year-to-date Top 30 best-selling models and is therefore not 100% correct. Models released during the year (Peugeot 208, Mazda CX-5 for example) may rank within the Top 30 this month but do not appear in the ranking as they are not within the Top 30 best-sellers year-to-date.
