Iceland October 2012: Skoda Octavia catches up on Toyota Yaris
Yes it’s the Hyundai Santa Fe. Because you already know what the Skoda Octavia looks like.
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561 new vehicles found a buyer in Iceland in October as the country gets ready for the harsh polar winter, bringing the year-to-date total to 7,378. The Skoda Octavia is in pole position for the 2nd consecutive month with 76 sales and 13.5% share, adding up to 451 units and 6.1% so far in 2012. This is now only 20 sales below the Toyota Yaris, #2 this month with 45 sales and 8% and still leader year-to-date at 471 units and 6.4%. The VW Caddy brilliantly rounds up the podium thanks to 22 sales and 3.9%.
The Kia Cee’d stays very robust at #4 and 16 units, followed by the Honda CR-V at 15, the VW Passat, Hyundai i20 and Peugeot 208 at 13 and the Hyundai i30 and VW Tiguan at 12. The Hyundai Santa Fe is up 22 spots to #13 in October, the Renault Trafic is up 24 to #14, and the Skoda Yeti & Toyota Hilux both up 29 ranks to #18 and #19 respectively.
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Full October 2012 Top 30 Ranking Table below.
Iceland October 2012:
| Pos | Model | Oct | % | 1/2 | Sep | 2012 | % | Pos | 2011 |
| 1 | Skoda Octavia | 76 | 13.5% | 1 | 1 | 451 | 6.1% | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Toyota Yaris | 45 | 8.0% | 3 | 2 | 471 | 6.4% | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | VW Caddy | 22 | 3.9% | 2 | 33 | 87 | 1.2% | 27 | n/a |
| 4 | Kia Cee’d | 16 | 2.9% | 17 | 4 | 204 | 2.8% | 6 | 17 |
| 5 | Honda CR-V | 15 | 2.7% | 7 | 3 | 131 | 1.8% | 14 | 9 |
| 6 | VW Passat | 13 | 2.3% | 14 | 19 | 152 | 2.1% | 11 | 12 |
| 7 | Hyundai i20 | 13 | 2.3% | 15 | 15 | 72 | 1.0% | 29 | 26 |
| 8 | Peugeot 208 | 13 | 2.3% | 4 | 8 | 27 | 0.4% | n/a | - |
| 9 | Hyundai i30 | 12 | 2.1% | 21 | 12 | 120 | 1.6% | 17 | 15 |
| 10 | VW Tiguan | 12 | 2.1% | 34 | 20 | 92 | 1.2% | 24 | n/a |
| 11 | Nissan Qashqai | 11 | 2.0% | 8 | 10 | 219 | 3.0% | 5 | 13 |
| 12 | VW Golf | 9 | 1.6% | 32 | 5 | 202 | 2.7% | 7 | 8 |
| 13 | Hyundai Santa Fe | 9 | 1.6% | 16 | 35 | 51 | 0.7% | 40 | n/a |
| 14 | Renault Trafic | 9 | 1.6% | 9 | 38 | 28 | 0.4% | n/a | n/a |
| 15 | Suzuki Grand Vitara | 8 | 1.4% | 13 | n/a | 133 | 1.8% | 13 | 2 |
| 16 | Chevrolet Captiva | 8 | 1.4% | 6 | 11 | 116 | 1.6% | 18 | 10 |
| 17 | Ford Transit | 8 | 1.4% | 36 | 16 | 63 | 0.9% | 36 | n/a |
| 18 | Skoda Yeti | 8 | 1.4% | 12 | 47 | 45 | 0.6% | 47 | n/a |
| 19 | Toyota Hilux | 8 | 1.4% | 5 | 48 | 34 | 0.5% | 51 | n/a |
| 20 | Renault Megane | 7 | 1.2% | 18 | 6 | 110 | 1.5% | 20 | n/a |
| 21 | Mazda2 | 7 | 1.2% | 10 | 7 | 71 | 1.0% | 30 | n/a |
| 22 | Chevrolet Cruze | 7 | 1.2% | 19 | 43 | 66 | 0.9% | 34 | n/a |
| 23 | Skoda Fabia | 7 | 1.2% | 11 | 28 | 50 | 0.7% | 42 | 30 |
| 24 | Kia Sportage | 6 | 1.1% | n/a | 31 | 90 | 1.2% | 25 | 20 |
| 25 | Ford Fiesta | 6 | 1.1% | n/a | 24 | 61 | 0.8% | 38 | 18 |
| 26 | Mercedes B Class | 6 | 1.1% | 22 | n/a | 34 | 0.5% | 52 | n/a |
| 27 | Mercedes GLK Class | 6 | 1.1% | - | 25 | 27 | 0.4% | n/a | n/a |
| 28 | Renault Clio | 6 | 1.1% | n/a | n/a | 22 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a |
| 29 | Audi A3 | 6 | 1.1% | - | n/a | 17 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a |
Source: us.is






