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Iceland mid-December 2012: VW Passat and Tiguan on top

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VW Passat

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December is the harshest time of the year in Iceland, with the sun only making guest appearances every day. Even then, 263 new vehicles found a buyer in the country over the first half of the month, bringing the year-to-date total to 8,189 registrations. Big reshuffle atop the models ranking: the VW Passat brilliantly takes the lead with 38 sales and a huge 14.4% market share vs. #8 and 2.4% year-to-date and is followed by the VW Tiguan at 26 units and 9.9% vs. #16 and 1.6% year-to-date. The Honda CR-V also shines in third position with 21 sales and 8%.

Solid month for the Toyota Land Cruiser 150 at #4 and 4.6%, ahead of the Ford Kuga also at 4.6%, but for the Ford it is an exceptional score compared to it 1.5% average so far in 2012. Notice also the Kia Sorento up to #8 vs. #23 YTD, the VW Caddy at #10 vs. #24, the Volvo XC60 at #12 vs. #50, the Ford Explorer at #13 vs. #66 and the Dacia Duster at #14. The Toyota Yaris, leader last month and year-to-date, is down to #7 over the period.

Previous month: Iceland November 2012: Toyota Yaris reclaims top spot

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

Full mid-December 2012 Top 20 Ranking Table below.

Iceland mid-December 2012:

Pos Model 1/2 Dec % Nov 2012 % Pos 2011
1 VW Passat 38 14.4% 23 196 2.4% 8 12
2 VW Tiguan 26 9.9% 8 132 1.6% 16 n/a
3 Honda CR-V 21 8.0% 10 162 2.0% 12 9
4 Toyota Land Cruiser 150 12 4.6% 5 276 3.4% 4 4
5 Ford Kuga 12 4.6% n/a 124 1.5% 19 29
6 Kia Cee’d 9 3.4% 7 231 2.8% 5 17
7 Toyota Yaris 8 3.0% 1 522 6.4% 1 5
8 Kia Sorento 8 3.0% 9 114 1.4% 23 14
9 VW Polo 7 2.7% 3 345 4.2% 3 3
10 VW Caddy 5 1.9% 6 111 1.4% 24 n/a
11 Nissan Qashqai 4 1.5% 17 230 2.8% 6 13
12 Volvo XC60 4 1.5% 40 41 0.5% 50 n/a
13 Ford Explorer 4 1.5% n/a 29 0.4% 66 n/a
14 Dacia Duster 4 1.5% 16 13 0.2% n/a  -
15 Skoda Octavia 3 1.1% 2 491 6.0% 2 1
16 Toyota Auris 3 1.1% 35 186 2.3% 10 n/a
17 Suzuki Grand Vitara 3 1.1% 36 140 1.7% 14 2
18 Mazda2 3 1.1% 20 81 1.0% 28 n/a
19 Skoda Superb 3 1.1% 27 80 1.0% 29 27
20 Toyota Avensis 3 1.1% 28 76 0.9% 31 n/a
21 Ford Fiesta 3 1.1% 21 71 0.9% 34 18
22 Hyundai Santa Fe 3 1.1% 30 59 0.7% 39 n/a
23 Range Rover Evoque 3 1.1% n/a 20 0.2% 82 n/a

Source: www.us.is

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