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Nissan Qashqai

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Finnish new car sales don’t seem to want to recover from the April 1 tax hike, down again by 25% year-on-year in August to  7,429 registrations and bringing the year-to-date total to 79,815 units, down 10% on 2011. For only the third time ever after last January and last July, the Nissan Qashqai is the best-selling model in Finland with 326 sales and 4.4% and is now #2 year-to-date at 3,437 units and 4.3%, only 72 below the Toyota Avensis still #1 at 3,509 sales and 4.4% but #3 this month at 3.7%.

Honda Civic

The VW Golf takes the 2nd spot, up 3 ranks on July to 299 units and 4% while the both the Skoda Octavia at #4 and the Ford Focus at #5 are down two ranks on last month. The Toyota Yaris is stable at #6, the Kia Rio stays #7 which is way better than its 2012 year-to-date ranking (#12), the Honda Civic is up a massive 11 spots to #9 vs. #27 year-to-date, the Skoda Superb is up 5 to #11, the Mercedes E-Class is up 8 to #16 and the BMW 5 Series is up 10 to #20.

Previous month: Finland July 2012: Nissan Qashqai #1 for second time ever

One year ago: Finland August 2011: Skoda Octavia and Toyota Avensis dominate

Full August 2012 Top 25 Ranking Table below.

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Nissan Qashqai

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Once again the Finnish new car market suffers from the after-effects of the tax hike that occurred on April 1 and forwarded thousands of sales into March, with July sales down 25% year-on-year to 6,290 registrations and bringing the year-to-date total to 72,375 units, down 8% on 2011. For only the second time ever after last January, the Nissan Qashqai is the most popular model in Finland this month, leading the ranking by far with 355 sales and 5.6% share. The Skoda Octavia ranks 2nd at 259 units, followed by the Ford Focus up 6 spots on June to #3 with 255 sales.

The Toyota Avensis is still 2012 year-to-date’s best-seller with 3,232 units and 4.5%, and is up 2 ranks to #4 in June while the VW Golf, #1 last month, is down 4 to #5. The Kia Rio continues to perform extremely well month after month, up 3 spots to #7 in July with 179 sales and 2.8% share. Notice also the Honda Civic holding well at #20 vs. #28 year-to-date.

Previous month: Finland June 2012: VW Golf, Polo and Kia Cee’d impress

One year ago: Finland July 2011: Skoda Octavia snaps up top spot for 2 units

Full July 2012 Top 30 Ranking Table below.

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Kia Cee’d

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For the third consecutive month new car sales in Finland suffer from the after-effects of the tax hike that occurred on April 1 and forwarded thousands of sales into March: June is down 32% year-on-year to 7,529 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 66,082 units, down 6% on 2011. The VW Golf tops the models ranking for the second time in a row in June with 410 sales and 5.4%, its highest market share in Finland since April 2011. However after a weak start of the year it is still only #4 year-to-date with 2,375 units and 3.6%. Note it is the first time since June 2011 that the VW Golf ranks #1 two months in a row in Finland.

The Skoda Octavia is up one spot on May to #2 with 289 units and 3.8% ahead of the Nissan Qashqai at 278 sales and 3.7%, both models holding the same spot as in the 2012 YTD ranking. Another solid month for the Toyota Yaris at #4 with 3.1% share, however the VW Polo is catching up fast, gaining 7 spots on last month to #5 with 230 sales and 3.1% share vs. #24 and 1.2% year-to-date… Still #1 year-to-date but perhaps not for too much longer, the Toyota Avensis is down to #6 in June.

Other great performers this month include the Kia Cee’d up 6 ranks to #7 and 2.4%, the Opel Astra up 9 to #8, the Kia Rio maintaining itself within the Finnish Top 10 for the third consecutive month at #10 and the Volvo V60 up 5 spots to #15.

Previous month: Finland May 2012: Kia Rio and Honda Civic shine

Previous Historical Data post: Finland: 1971-2011 Historical Data now available!

One year ago: Finland June 2011: VW Golf and Skoda Octavia fight it out

Full June 2012 Top 30 Ranking Table below.

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Honda Civic

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After a complete overview of 1971-2011 Historical Data I can now share with you the most recent figures for Finland.

The Finnish car market is still undergoing the after-effects of the tax hike that occurred on April 1, with sales down 44% year-on-year in May at 7,139 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total into negative at 58,550 units, down 1.5% on 2011. The VW Golf is the best-selling model in the country this month and for the first time since June 2011 with 322 sales and 4.5% share. It is still #5 year-to-date at 1,964 units and 3.4% vs.#2 in 2011. The Toyota Yaris manages to maintain itself at an excellent 2nd place with 301 sales and 4.2% and is #4 ytd vs. #11 in 2011.

Up 7 spots on last month, the Skoda Octavia rounds up the podium at 281 units and 3.9% and is followed by the Ford Focus at 3.2% and the Toyota Avensis at 3.1%, still leader of the 2012 year-to-date ranking with 2,785 sales and 4.8% share. Improving on an already exceptional month of April, the Kia Rio is up one rank to a brilliant 6th place at 209 units and 2.9%.

Other great performers this month include the Honda Civic coming out of nowhere (or at least outside the Top 30) to land #11 in May with 161 sales and 2.3%, the VW Polo up to #12 at 132 units and 1.8% and the Hyundai i30 new generation up to #18 with 96 sales and 1.3%.

Previous month: Finland April 2012: Volvo V50 surprise leader

One year ago: Finland May 2011: VW Golf leads, Ford Focus on podium

Full May 2012 Top 30 Ranking Table below.

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Volvo V50

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After being artificially boosted in the wake of tax rises on April 1, the Finnish new car market significantly cools down at only 3,901 registrations in April, down 64% year-on-year and bringing the year-to-date total to 51,399 units, up 10% on 2011. Reduced market means higher volatility for the models ranking and this month there are a few big surprises: coming out of nowhere (or at least outside the Top 30), the Volvo V50 is the best-selling model in Finland this month with 259 sales and an imposing 6.6% market share!

It is followed by the Toyota Yaris at 222 units and 5.7% and the Hyundai i20 up no less than 22 spots on last month to #3 with 207 sales and 5.3%. Another model that takes advantage of this one-off month is the Kia Rio, up from outside the Top 30 in March to #7 at 122 units and 3.1%.

Previous month: Finland March 2012: Toyota Avensis leads in market up 82%

One year ago: Finland April 2011: Golf, Octavia and Passat on podium

Full April 2012 Top 20 and year-to-date Top 30 Ranking Tables below.

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Toyota Avensis

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Car taxes were raised in Finland on April 1st, and as a result consumers rushed into dealerships in March to benefit from the last days of reduced taxes and new car sales are up a huge 82% year-on-yearto 22,924 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 47,818 units, up 34%.

The Toyota Avensis holds onto its pole position in this record month with 1,192 sales and 5.2% share, making it the best-selling model in Finland in 2012 year-to-date as well at 2,447 units and 5.1% share. In fact, the March podium is identical to February’s and to the year-to-date ranking: the Skoda Octavia is #2 with 4.3% followed by the Nissan Qashqai at 4.1%. The Ford Focus is up 2 spots to #4 and the Toyota Yaris stays 5th.

Other great performers in the Top 30 include the Audi A4 up 12 spots to #7, the Volvo XC60 up 10 to #10, Skoda Superb up 7 to #14, Mercedes E-Class up 14 to #18 and Hyundai i40 up to #27.

Previous month: Finland February 2012: Toyota Avensis crowned

One year ago: Finland March 2011: Skoda Octavia and Toyota Avensis on top

Full March 2012 Top 30 Ranking Table below.

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Toyota Avensis

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The new car market in Finland is in great shape: up 14% year-on-year in February to 10,532 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 24,695 units, up 8%. Already #1 in Norway, the Toyota Avensis has an outstanding scandinavian month and tops the Finnish models ranking as well with 571 sales and 5.4% share. It’s the second time in 5 months (after last October) that the Avensis is leader in Finland.

2011′s leader, the Skoda Octavia, is up one spot on January to #2 this month at 527 units and 5%, ahead of the Nissan Qashqai, #1 last month, with 483 sales and 4.6%. Year-to-date, the Avensis leads followed by the Qashqai and Octavia. The VW Golf and Toyota Yaris exchange positions vs. January while the Ford Focus stays 6th.

Other great performers this year include the Honda CR-V in runout mode, up 25 spots on January to a fantastic 7th place, the Kia Rio up to #14, Toyota Verso up to #17 and Mitsubishi ASX up to #22.

Previous month: Finland January 2012: Nissan Qashqai #1 for the first time

One year ago: Finland February 2011: Golf and Avensis lead, Skoda Fabia in Top 10

Full February 2012 Top 30 Ranking Table below.

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Nissan Qashqai

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Finnish car sales are up 3% in January to 14,158 registrations. For the first time ever in Finland, the Nissan Qashqai manages to top the monthly models ranking with 726 sales and an excellent 5.1% market share. It is followed by the Toyota Avensis at 683 units and 2011′s top seller the Skoda Octavia with 679 sales, both models grabbing a 4.8% share of the Finnish market.

Audi A6

Excellent month for the Toyota Yaris up to #4 at 3.9% share, more than double its 2011 level. The new generation seems to have striken a cord with Finnish consumers. The VW Golf is down 3 spots on December to #5 while the Ford Focus is up 3 to #6.

Toyota Verso-S

Given Finnish monthly sales are based on the Year-to-date Top 30, towards the end of the year there are a few models that would rank within the monthly Top 30 but don’t appear in the ranking because of their YTD ‘weakness’. In January we have access to a ‘true’ Top 30 and a few models make their appearance: the Audi A6 is up to a brilliant 15th place with 215 sales, the Toyota Verso-S is #19, the Kia Sportage #20, Peugeot 508 #25 and the Hyundai i40 #28.

Previous post: Finland Full Year 2011: Skoda Octavia new best-seller

One year ago: Finland January 2011: VW Golf leads, Volvo V60 & Nissan Juke arrive

Full January 2012 Top 30 Ranking Table below.

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Skoda Octavia

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Car sales in Finland are up a very healthy 9% in December at 6,743 registrations, bringing the final 2011 total to 124,477 units, up an equally healthy 13% on 2010. VW and Volvo had an excellent month of December in Finland, VW placing the Passat at #3 (+3 on November), the Polo at #6 (+11) and the Jetta at #12 (+5) and Volvo getting the V70 at #5 (+4), the XC60 at #7 (+6) and the V60 at #15 (+5).

Toyota Avensis

Over the Full Year 2011, Finland has got itself a new favourite car: the Skoda Octavia, best-selling model in the country for the very first time thanks to sales up 8% to 5,937 units and 4.8% share. This new leadership took effect very late in the year with the Octavia jumping up to #1 at the end of October. After 3 years in pole position, the VW Golf drops to 2nd place with 5,627 sales and 4.5% down 9%. The Toyota Avensis and Nissan Qashqai stay 3rd and 4th respectively at 4,586 units (-3%) and 4,390 (+4%).

Nissan Qashqai

Excellent year for the VW Passat, up 83% and 8 spots to #5 and 3,952 sales thanks to the new generation. The new Ford Focus is also up 30% but just one spot on 2010 at #6. Both the Audi A4 at #9 (+12%) and the Ford Mondeo at #10 (-5%) reappear in the Finnish Top 10 this year. Other great 2011 performers include the Mercedes C Class up 37% to #19 and the BMW 5 Series up 35% to #20.

VW Jetta

There are no less than 6 newcomers in the 2011 Top 30. Among them are the Citroen C4 up 76% to #23, the VW Jetta up 138% to #24, the Volvo V60 up 880% to #26 and the Nissan Juke up 466% to #28.

Previous month: Finland November 2011: Skoda Octavia reinforces new leadership

Previous year: Finland Full Year 2010: VW Golf best-seller, Opel Astra at +166%

Full Year 2011 Top 30 and December Top 20 Ranking Tables below.

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Skoda Octavia

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Another excellent month for the Finnish car market, up 10% in November at 8,986 registrations and up 13% year-to-date to 117,729 units. Fresh from its arrival in the lead of the year-to-date models ranking last month, the Skoda Octavia delivers an outstanding month of November at 546 sales and 6.1% share, by far its best month this year and its first time above 6% share. This means the Octavia reinforces its 2011 leadership at 5,577 units and 4.7% vs. 5,298 and 4.5% for the VW Golf, back to #2 this month with 318 sales and 3.5%.

The Ford Focus is up 3 spots on October to #3 and 3.5%, the Nissan Qashqai is up one rank to #4 and 3.3%, while the Toyota Yaris, boosted by the new generation, is up a massive 14 spots to #5 at 265 units and 2.9%. It is #12 year-to-date. Notice also the Audi A4 up 3 spots to #10, the Volvo V50 up 8 ranks to #12 and the Volvo XC60 up 10 spots to #13.

Previous month: Finland October 2011 Skoda Octavia now #1 year-to-date

Full November 2011 Top 30 Ranking Table below.

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