Norway LCV FY 2012: VW Caddy & Transporter tighten their grip
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New Light Commercial Vehicle sales finish the year on a depressed note: down 35% to 2,611 registrations in December, bringing the Full Year 2012 total to 31,850 units, down 10% on 2011. In spite of a spike from the VW Transporter in December (#1 at 17% share!), the VW Caddy remains the best-seller in the category with 5,270 sales and 16.5%, up a beautiful 13% on 2011, with the Transporter at #2 with 3,823 units and 12% share, up 5%. All-in-all, the two VW vans grab 28.5% of the Norwegian LCV market this year, vs. 23.4% in 2011.
The Peugeot Partner and Citroen Berlingo are both up one spot to #3 and #4 respectively, while the Mercedes Vito is up 3 to #5, the Ford Connect is stable at #6 and the Toyota Hilux is up 3 to #7. Bad year for the Toyota Hiace down 67% and 5 ranks to #8. Other good performers include the Toyota Land Cruiser up 17% to #12, the Isuzu D-Max up 16% to #13 and the Peugeot Expert up 20% to #17.
Previous month: Norway LCV November 2012: VW Amarok #6 again
Full Year and December 2012 Top 20 Ranking Tables below.
Norway LCV December 2012:
| Pos | Model | Dec | % | Nov | 2012 | % | Pos | 2011 |
| 1 | VW Transporter | 444 | 17.0% | 2 | 3,823 | 12.0% | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | VW Caddy | 345 | 13.2% | 1 | 5,270 | 16.5% | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Peugeot Partner | 248 | 9.5% | 3 | 2,304 | 7.2% | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Mercedes Vito | 111 | 4.3% | 5 | 1,380 | 4.3% | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | VW Touran | 111 | 4.3% | 8 | 960 | 3.0% | 9 | 7 |
| 6 | Isuzu D-Max | 108 | 4.1% | 10 | 669 | 2.1% | 13 | 15 |
| 7 | Ford Connect | 82 | 3.1% | 11 | 1,318 | 4.1% | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Toyota Hilux | 78 | 3.0% | 7 | 1,046 | 3.3% | 7 | 10 |
| 9 | Peugeot Expert | 76 | 2.9% | 9 | 488 | 1.5% | 17 | 19 |
| 10 | Toyota Land Cruiser | 73 | 2.8% | 13 | 687 | 2.2% | 12 | 13 |
| 11 | VW Amarok | 71 | 2.7% | 6 | 723 | 2.3% | 11 | 12 |
| 12 | Citroen Berlingo | 61 | 2.3% | 4 | 1,898 | 6.0% | 4 | 5 |
| 13 | Toyota Hiace | 40 | 1.5% | 20 | 1,026 | 3.2% | 8 | 3 |
| 14 | Ford Transit | 40 | 1.5% | 12 | 918 | 2.9% | 10 | 9 |
| 15 | Mercedes Sprinter | 37 | 1.4% | 14 | 605 | 1.9% | 14 | 14 |
| 16 | Fiat Doblo | 37 | 1.4% | 15 | 588 | 1.8% | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | Mitsubishi Pajero | 32 | 1.2% | 16 | 410 | 1.3% | 18 | 18 |
| 18 | Opel Combo | 31 | 1.2% | 17 | 556 | 1.7% | 16 | 11 |
| 19 | Nissan Navara | 30 | 1.1% | 18 | 407 | 1.3% | 19 | n/a |
| 20 | Opel Vivaro | 29 | 1.1% | 19 | 353 | 1.1% | 20 | 17 |
Norway LCV Full Year 2012:
| Pos | Model | 2012 | % | /11 | 2011 | % | Pos |
| 1 | VW Caddy | 5,270 | 16.5% | 13% | 4,645 | 13.1% | 1 |
| 2 | VW Transporter | 3,823 | 12.0% | 5% | 3,640 | 10.3% | 2 |
| 3 | Peugeot Partner | 2,304 | 7.2% | -9% | 2,539 | 7.1% | 4 |
| 4 | Citroen Berlingo | 1,898 | 6.0% | -20% | 2,379 | 6.7% | 5 |
| 5 | Mercedes Vito | 1,380 | 4.3% | 2% | 1,351 | 3.8% | 8 |
| 6 | Ford Connect | 1,318 | 4.1% | -36% | 2,067 | 5.8% | 6 |
| 7 | Toyota Hilux | 1,046 | 3.3% | 9% | 962 | 2.7% | 10 |
| 8 | Toyota Hiace | 1,026 | 3.2% | -67% | 3,156 | 8.9% | 3 |
| 9 | VW Touran | 960 | 3.0% | -38% | 1,555 | 4.4% | 7 |
| 10 | Ford Transit | 918 | 2.9% | -15% | 1,074 | 3.0% | 9 |
| 11 | VW Amarok | 723 | 2.3% | 6% | 680 | 1.9% | 12 |
| 12 | Toyota Land Cruiser | 687 | 2.2% | 17% | 589 | 1.7% | 13 |
| 13 | Isuzu D-Max | 669 | 2.1% | 16% | 578 | 1.6% | 15 |
| 14 | Mercedes Sprinter | 605 | 1.9% | 3% | 586 | 1.7% | 14 |
| 15 | Fiat Doblo | 588 | 1.8% | 4% | 563 | 1.6% | 16 |
| 16 | Opel Combo | 556 | 1.7% | -20% | 691 | 1.9% | 11 |
| 17 | Peugeot Expert | 488 | 1.5% | 20% | 408 | 1.1% | 19 |
| 18 | Mitsubishi Pajero | 410 | 1.3% | -16% | 489 | 1.4% | 18 |
| 19 | Nissan Navara | 407 | 1.3% | 8% | 378 | 1.1% | 20 |
| 20 | Opel Vivaro | 353 | 1.1% | -29% | 495 | 1.4% | 17 |
Source: Ofvas.no
