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VW Up!

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Now this is remarkable. While almost all car markets in Europe are now in recession, Denmark is up a whopping 31% year-on-year to 15,829 registrations, a new record for April and bringing the year-to-date total to 57,779 registrations, here too a new record, up 9% on 2012 and up 7% on 2011 which was the previous best… And the Danish consumers are pretty clear with what car they like: the VW Up! is #1 for the 9th month in a row with 1,451 sales and 9.2% share, adding up to 5,180 and 9% year-to-date. This is more than double the sales of the #2 car in both rankings…

Toyota Aygo

…and in April the #2 car is the Toyota Aygo at 619 units and 3.9% share, followed by the Peugeot 208 with 578 sales and 3.7% which is now also #3 year-to-date at 2,080 units and 3.6%. The Ford Fiesta spends a third consecutive month in 4th place with 543 sales and 3.4% while the Skoda Citigo is down 3 spots on March to a still world-best #5. Very solid showing for the VW Golf up 8 to #6, the Renault Twingo up 6 to #9, Hyundai i30 up 19 to #15 while the Opel Adam is surprisingly down 14 to #54.

Previous month: Denmark March 2013: It’s citycar heaven!

One year ago: Denmark April 2012: Toyota Aygo #1, VW Up! still on podium

Full April 2013 Top 100 Ranking Table below.

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The VW Up! was #1 in Denmark for 9 of the last 10 months

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The Danish car market is back on its incredible run, up 9% year-on-year in March to 14,959 registrations, which is no mean feat in the current depressed European context. Year-to-date, sales are up 3% on 2012 at 41,950 units. No surprise in pole position: the VW Up! delivers its 8th consecutive month on top and the 9th time in the last 10 months thanks to 1,251 sales and 8.4%, adding up to 3,729 and 8.9% year-to-date. Its twin the Skoda Citigo ranks #2 for the 4th time in the last 5 months at 613 units and 4.1%. The Toyota Aygo is back up 3 spots to #3 with 440 sales and 2.9%.

Another excellent month for the Ford Fiesta at #4, ahead of the Citroen C1 and Peugeot 208. All-in-all, the Bratislava sisters (Up/Citigo/Mii) sell 2,064 units for a 13.8% market share vs. 1,134 and 7.6% for the Kolin sis (Aygo/C1/107). One striking aspect of the top of the Danish models ranking is the fact that it is almost exclusively composed of city and small cars. Over the first 3 months of 2013, the VW Golf (#11) and Nissan Qashqai (#13) are the biggest cars in the Top 20! This should fit the Opel Adam which lands directly at #40 this month.

Previous month: Denmark February 2013: VW Up! and Skoda Citigo on top

One year ago: Denmark March 2012: VW Up! already in pole position

Full March 2013 Top 100 Ranking Table below.

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Skoda Citigo

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Back to reality for new car sales in Denmark this month: down 14% year-on-year to 12,245 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 26,991 units, down 0.3% on 2012. The VW Up! manages to hold the pole position for the 7th consecutive month thanks to 941 sales and 7.7% and its twin the Skoda Citigo ranks #2 for the third time in the last 4 months at 739 units and 6%. With the Seat Mii at a solid #15, the Bratislava sisters add up to a fantastic 1,883 sales and 15.4% share this month vs. 944 and 7.7% for the Kolin sisters (Citroen C1 #5, Toyota Aygo #6 and Peugeot 107 #16).

The Bratislava sisters hold 15.4% of the Danish market this month.

Other great performers this month in Denmark include the Ford Fiesta up 6 spots on January to #3 at 456 units and 3.7%, the Peugeot 208 holding extremely well at #4 with 431 sales and 3.5%, the VW Golf up 9 ranks to #9 with 307 sales and 2.5%, the Renault Twingo up 13 to #10 at 276 units and 2.3% and the Audi A3 up 15 to #22 with 163 sales and 1.3% vs. #49 over the Full Year 2012.

Previous month: Denmark January 2013: VW Up! reaches world-best 10.4% share

One year ago: Denmark February 2012: Kia Rio #5, VW Up! at world best

Full February 2013 Top 100 Ranking Table below.

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VW Up!

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Excellent start of the year for the Danish new car market, prompting me to ask: where is this going to stop? Both 2011 and 2012 were indeed record years for new car sales in Denmark, an even more remarkable feat in the current depressed European economic context. January is up a further 14% year-on-year to 14,746 registrations, and 2012′s most popular model, the VW Up!, continues to amaze, hitting its highest market share in the country so far at 10.4% thanks to 1,537 sales, itself the model’s 2nd best monthly volume after the 1,640 it delivered last November.

Peugeot 208

The Peugeot 208, up 4 spots to #2 at 696 units and 4.7%, also reaches its highest ranking, volume and share so far in the country while for the Ford Ka, up a huge 33 ranks on December to #3 with 565 sales and 3.8% this is the current generation’s best in Denmark. The Skoda Citigo is down 2 to a still world-best #4 at 447 units and 3% and with the Seat Mii back up to #15 with 258 sales and 1.7%, the Bratislava sisters add up a massive 2,242 sales and 15.2% vs. 771 and 5.2% for the Kolin sisters (Toyota Aygo, Peugeot 107, Citroen C1)… Notice also the Toyota Auris up to #11 vs. #73 in FY2012, the Kia Cee’d up to #12 vs. #32, Mazda6 up to #26 vs. #60, Volvo V40 up 21 spots to #31 and the Fiat 500L landing at #55.

Previous post: Denmark Full Year 2012: VW Up! most popular in record market

Previous month: Denmark December 2012: Fiat 500 on podium

One year ago: Denmark January 2012: Chevrolet and Koreans in great shape

Full January 2013 Top 30 All-brands and Top 100 models Ranking Tables below.

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The VW Up! is the first model to sell over 10,000 units in a single year in Denmark.

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In spite of a month of December down 30%, the Danish new car market establishes a new all-time record in 2012, up 0.4% on an already record year in 2011 to 170,763 registrations. Denmark is also potentially the only country in the world where an all-new model directly lands in pole position: the VW Up!, launched in February, takes the lead in March and ranks #1 for a total of 7 months in 2012. It peaks at 1,640 sales and 10% share in November, most probably the highest monthly volume ever reached by any model in the history of automobile in Denmark. The VW Up! finishes the year at 10,632 sales and 6.2% share, to my knowledge a new annual volume record and the first time a model sells more than 10,000 units in a single year, the previous best being the Toyota Carina in 1994 (9,635 units).

Toyota Aygo

In fact all 3 Bratislava sisters have lodged world-best results in Denmark: the Skoda Citigo even ranking #2 for 3 consecutive months between October and December and the Seat Mii reaching #7 in August… All-in-all, the 3 Bratislava-built models add up to 16,348 units and 9.6% share this year vs. 16,854 and 9.9% for the Kolin sisters, also in record shape: the Toyota Aygo is up 53% to #2, the Peugeot 107 up 15% to #4 and the Citroen C1 up 55% to #5. The Kia Picanto, up 73% and 11 ranks to #3 and the Chevrolet Spark, leader in 2011 but down to #7 this year, complete a Top 7 exclusively composed of mini cars.

Kia Picanto

Extravagant taxes have definitely moulded the Danish car market towards the smallest possible formats indeed: out of the Top 25 most popular models in the country this year, only 2 are not mini or small cars: the Toyota Avensis at #10 (-4%) and the Ford Focus at #23 (-12%). Other great performers in 2012 include the Toyota Yaris up 79% to #8, Kia Rio up 1597% to #9, Ford Fiesta up 5 spots to #11, Renault Clio up 14 to #14 and Fiat Panda up 17 to #24. Finally, notice the Peugeot 208 arriving at #20 with 2,642 sales.

Previous post: Denmark December 2012: Fiat 500 on podium

Previous year: Denmark Full Year 2011: Chevrolet Spark leads in record year

Full Year 2012 Top 100 models and Top 30 brands Ranking Tables below.

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Fiat 500

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Danish new car sales are down a worrying 30% year-on-year in December, however the Full Year 2012 still reaches a record 170,763 units, up 0.4% on 2011. No surprises on top: the VW Up! dominates for the 6th time in the last 7 months with an outstanding 991 sales and 9.3% share and the Skoda Citigo ranks at a world-best #2 for the third month in a row at an equally impressive 526 units and 4.9%. The Fiat 500 is up 18 spots on November to land at #3 with 377 sales and 3.5%, its best ranking in the country since June 2010.

Audi A4

Other great performers this month include the Audi A4 up 25 ranks to #4, the Mercedes C-Class up 11 to #5, Nissan Qashqai up 13 to #9, Audi A3 up 18 to #10, VW Passat up 15 to #11, Ford Mondeo up 12 to #12, Nissan Micra up 16 to #16, BMW 3 Series up 15 to #25 and the Citroen C3 Picasso up 35 to #29. Two all-new models make their first appearance in the Danish ranking this month: Renault Clio IV at #37 and the Skoda Rapid at #64. The Bratislava sisters (Up!/Citigo/Mii) lodge another clear victory over the Kolin sisters (Aygo/C1/107) with 1,657 sales and 15.5% vs. 608 and 5.7%.

Full Year Post: Denmark Full Year 2012: VW Up! most popular in record market

Previous month: Denmark November 2012: VW Up! hits 10%, Skoda Citigo at 7%!

One year ago: Denmark December 2011: Peugeot 508 up to #2

Full December 2012 Top 100 Ranking Table below.

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VW Up! Picture by Borsen.dk, all rights reserved.

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Danish new car sales continue to impress amidst a gloomy European environment: up 8% year-on-year in November to 16,334 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 160,050 units, up 3% on 2011. The VW Up! is in pole position for the 5th time in the last 6 months and delivers its best score so far: 1,640 sales for a huge, world-best 10% market share! It is followed once again by its Bratislava twin the Skoda Citigo, equally impressive at a world-best #2 with 1,154 units and 7.1% share. To give a bit of perspective to this performance, it is interesting to note that with the Toyota Aygo, the Up! and the Citigo are the only models to have managed to sell upwards of 1,000 units in a single month in Denmark over the last 3 years – and the Up! has done it 6 consecutive times…

Skoda Citigo. Picture by Bilsektionen, all rights reserved.

The third Bratislava sibling, the Seat Mii, is down 6 spots to a still world-leading #17 with 263 sales and 1.6% but is victim of its success, with production currently unable to follow demand, a backlog of 3,600 unfilled orders and a 3 month-waiting list that has prompted consumers to buy one of its other two twins. Strangely, Denmark is by far the Mii’s strongest market in the world (not Spain), so production will from now on be tailored to the Danish demand. All-in-all the Bratislava sisters add up to an amazing 3,057 sales and 18.7% share vs. 1,368 and 8.4% for the Kolin siblings with the Citroen C1 at #4, the Toyota Aygo at #5 and the Peugeot 107 at #15.

Toyota Aygo and Seat Mii

Other great performers in Denmark this month include the Kia Picanto back up 26 spots on October to #3, the VW Golf up 39 to #10, the Kia Cee’d up 3 to #14 vs. #31 year-to-date, the Mercedes C-Class up 29 to #16 and the Mazda6 up 59 to #37. There are two newcomers in the Danish Top 100: the Ford B-Max lands at #39 with 131 sales while the Fiat 500L ranks #83 at 32 units.

Previous month: Denmark October 2012: VW Up! just under 10%, Skoda Citigo #2!

One year ago: Denmark November 2011: VW Passat in pole position

Full November 2012 Top 100 Ranking Table below.

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Opel is the most popular brand in Denmark in 1987

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Thanks to Bill I can now share with you for the first time on BSCB new car sales information about Denmark for the eighties. Previous oldest data was for 1992, but there is now a Top 10 brands for 1983 and 1987. The Danish new car market progresses nicely over the period, going from 116,238 registrations in 1983 to 124,097 in 1987. Ford is in the lead in 1983 with 17,253 sales and 14.8%, potentially thanks to the Escort, but passes the relay to Opel at 17,955 units and 14.5% in 1987, possibly helped by the new generation Kadett.

The Japanese are already strong in Denmark at the time: Mazda ranks #3 in 1983 with 12,616 sales and 10.9% and is down to #4 in 1987 while Toyota is #4 in 1983 and up to #2 in 1987 with 14,808 units and 11.9% share and Nissan is #6 in ’83. Notice also Skoda #5 in ’83, Volkswagen up from #8 in ’83 to #5 in ’87, Fiat stable at #7 both years and Lada at #9 in ’83.

Most recent Danish post: Denmark October 2012: VW Up! just under 10%, Skoda Citigo #2!

Next post: Denmark 1992/1993: Opel Astra and Toyota Carina dominate

Full Year 1983 and 1987 Top 10 brands Ranking Tables below.

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Skoda Citigo

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The Danish new car market is up a very impressive 22% year-on-year to 15,216 units. This month the VW Up! reaches a world-best 9.7% market share thanks to 1,481 sales, reinforcing its 2012 leadership at 8,006 units and 5.6%, while Bratislava twin the Skoda Citigo is up 4 spots on September to a world-best 2nd place with 936 sales and 6.2%! The Seat Mii is also up one spot to #11 at 310 units and 2%, meaning all 3 Bratislava sisters deliver their best performance in the world in Denmark by far this month…

But the Kolin sisters are also in great shape: all 3 of them fit within the Danish Top 5 in October! The Toyota Aygo ranks #3 with 649 sales and 4.3%, followed by the Citroen C1 at 553 units and 3.6% and the Peugeot 107 with 542 sales and 3.6% also. The Kolin sisters therefore add up to 1,744 sales and 11.5% share in Denmark this month vs. a mammoth 2,727 and 17.9% for the Bratislava bunch…

Previous month: Denmark September 2012: VW Up! confirms domination

One year ago: Denmark October 2011: Kia Picanto #1, VW Passat and Polo follow

Full October 2012 Top 20 Ranking Table below.

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VW Up!

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The Danish new car market continues to buck the European gloomy context, with September sales up 0.5% year-on-year to 13,923 registrations which brings the year-to-date total to 128,493 units, up 1% on 2011. The VW Up! confirms the hold it now has on the Danish models ranking, finishing September in pole position again, and by far: with 1,003 sales and 7.2%, it has an almost 400-units lead over the #2 the Toyota Aygo, and therefore reinforces its 2012 year-to-date leadership to 6,525 sales and 5.1% share.

Skoda Citigo

The Up’s twins (aka the Bratislava sisters) also do wonders this month: the Skoda Citigo is up two spots to #6 with 495 units and 3.6% – this is the highest ranking it has reached so far in the world (equal with its native Czech Republic where it ranked #6 last month) and by far its strongest market share anywhere around the globe. The Seat Mii is down 5 ranks on August to #12 but with 271 sales and 1.9% Denmark is still by far its best country in the world – it is #114 with 66 units and 0.2% in Spain this month!

Seat Mii

All-in-all the Bratislava sisters add up to a huge 1,769 sales and 12.7% share this month in Denmark, and the Kolin sisters are beaten: in spite of all performing better than their year-to-date levels, the Toyota Aygo (#2 at 4.5%), Citroen C1 (#4 at 3.7%) and Peugeot 107 (#4 at 3.7%) add up to 1,656 units and 11.9%  - which is still absolutely outstanding. So yes, those two mini car families represent one in every 4 cars sold in Denmark this month!

Other great performers in September include the Kia Picanto up 3 spots to #3 and 4.4%, the Hyundai i20 up 15 to #8, the Peugeot 206+ enjoying a second wind, up 22 to #11 and now #19 year-to-date like in 2011, the Ford Ka up 14 to #15, the Audi A4 up 15 to #21, the Nissan Micra up 13 to #22, the Audi A3 up 19 to #28, the VW Touran up to #33 vs. #56 year-to-date and the Skoda Superb up 8 to #38.

Previous post: Denmark: 1992-2011 Historical Data now available!

Previous month: Denmark August 2012: VW Up! at 8.2%, now #1 year-to-date!

One year ago: Denmark September 2011: Opel Corsa leads the way

Full September 2012 Top 100 Ranking Table below.

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