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Toyota Yaris Hybrid

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The Icelandic new car market is up an impressive 55% year-on-year in 2012 to 8,486 registrations, still far off the record 20,875 cars registered back in 2005. For the first time since 2008 and the 5th year overall, the Toyota Yaris is the most popular model in Iceland thanks to sales up a huge 144% on 2011 to 523 units and 6.2%, boosted by the new generation of the model and its hybrid version. Leader in 2011, the Skoda Octavia is down one spot but up 57% to #2 at 495 units and 5.8%. The VW Polo is also down one rank to #3 with 354 sales and 4.2%.

Kia Rio. Picture courtesy of es.autoblog.com

Exceptional performance of the Kia Cee’d, leader in December, up 12 spots and 196% to finish the year at #4 with 281 units and 3.3%. Within the Top 10, notice also the VW Golf up 67% to #6, the Nissan Qashqai up 115% to #7 and the VW Passat up 63% to #8. Other great performers this year include the Kia Rio up from outside the Top 80 to #11, the Ford Kuga up 169% to #13, VW Tiguan up 813% to #16, Suzuki Jimny up 275% to #17, Renault Megane up 208% to #20, VW Caddy up 188% to #23, Kia Picanto up 553% to #27 and Mitsubishi Pajero up 542% to #32.

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Full Year 2012 Top 100 Ranking Table below.

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Kia Cee’d

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Very quick update on Iceland for now, I will add more commentary shortly. 560 new vehicles found a buyer in December, bringing the Full Year 2012 total to 8,486 units. Big surprise on top this month: the Kia Cee’d takes the lead with 59 sales and a massive 10.5% market share! It is #4 at 3.3% over the Full year 2012. The VW Passat, Ford Kuga, VW Tiguan and Honda CR-V follow and also excel, while the Full Year 2012 leaders are far down the ranking: the Toyota Yaris is #13 and the Skoda Octavia #20.

Audi Q7

Notice also the Audi A4 up to #7, the Chevrolet Cruze up to #10, Audi Q7 up to #11, Honda Civic up to #17, Ford Explorer up to #18, Hyundai Santa Fe up to #21, Dodge Durango up to #25 and Volvo S80 up to #27.

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Full December 2012 Top 50 Ranking Table below.

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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

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Full mid-December 2012 Top 20 Ranking Table below.

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Toyota Yaris

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This month Iceland is the first country to make its November sales figures available: 548 new vehicles found a buyer in the country, bringing the year-to-date total to 7,926. After 2 months of reign of the Skoda Octavia, the Toyota Yaris is back in pole position with 43 sales and 7.8% share, 40% of which are hybrids, reinforcing its 2012 leadership at 514 units and 6.5%. The Skoda Octavia still shines at #2 with 37 sales and 6.8% vs. 488 and 6.2% year-to-date. Like in the 2012 ranking, the VW Polo rounds up the podium at 28 units and 5.1%.

Renault Clio

Other great performers this month in Iceland include the VW Caddy at #6 vs. #23 year-to-date, the VW Tiguan at #8 vs. #24, the Kia Sorento at #9 vs. #22, Renault Clio at #11 vs. #62 and Peugeot 208 at #14 vs. #55. The Dacia Duster ranks #15 for its first full month of sales with 8 units and 1.5% while the Skoda Citigo is #22 with 7 sales.

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Full November 2012 Top 50 Ranking Table below.

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Dacia Duster

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332 new vehicles found a buyer over the first half of November in Iceland, bringing the year-to-date total to 7,710 units. The Skoda Octavia leads again with 30 sales and 9% share, and is now only 4 units below the Toyota Yaris in the 2012 year-to-date ranking at 481 units and 6.2% vs. 485 and 6.3% for the Yaris, down to #4 over the period. Volkswagen is the #1 brand in the country and places the Polo at #2 with 27 sales and 8.1% and the Golf at #3 with 21 units and 6.3%.

Other great performers include the VW Tiguan at #5 vs. #22 year-to-date, the Honda CR-V at #6, the Hyundai i30 at #8, Renault Megane at #9 and the Renault Clio at #10 thanks to the new generation. The Skoda Citigo is up to #14 with 6 sales while the Dacia Duster makes its first appearance in the Icelandic ranking, directly at #15 with 6 units sold also. Notice also the Volvo V40 at #19 with 5 sales.

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Full mid-November 2012 Top 30 Ranking Table below.

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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.

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Skoda Octavia

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As the Icelandic population is slowly but surely getting into hibernation mode for the harsh polar winter, they oddly continue to purchase new cars at quite a ugh rate. 251 new vehicles found a buyer in the country over the first half of October, compared to 254 a month ago. Exceptional performance of the Skoda Octavia keeping the lead of the models ranking with no less than 43 sales over the period for an astounding 17.1% market share! The Octavia is catching up on the Toyota Yaris for the race to the title of 2012 Icelandic best-selling model, now at 418 units and 5.9% year-to-date vs. 437 and 6.2% for the Yaris, down to #3 at mid-October with 11 sales and 4.4% (73% of which are hybrid).

Other great performers include the VW Caddy up to #2 with 17 units and 6.8%, the Peugeot 208 up to #4 at 9 units and 3.6%, Toyota Hilux up to #5, Honda CR-V at #7, Chevrolet Captiva up to #8, Renault Trafic up to #9, Skoda Fabia up to #13 and Skoda Yeti up to #14.

Previous month: Iceland September 2012: Skoda Octavia #1, Honda CR-V #3

Full mid-October 2012 Top 40 Ranking Table below.

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The Honda CR-V is in runout mode before the arrival of  the new gen (pictured)

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It’s the last rays of sun in Iceland before the polar winter puts the country in (near) darkness 24/7 until March… Fine, it’s a little bit of an exaggeration but still. Icelandic car sales are up a very healthy 83% year-on-year in September to a still limited 518 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 6,806 units, already well above the Full Year 2011 total (5,475). For the first time since last April, the Skoda Octavia leads the models ranking with 57 sales and a mammoth 11% share, exactly double its 2012 level (5.5%). The Toyota Yaris is down to #2 with 38 units (71% hybrid) and 7.3% but stays #1 year-to-date at 426 sales and 6.3%.

Skoda Octavia

Now in runout mode before the imminent arrival of the new generation, the Honda CR-V is up a huge 14 spots on August to a magnificent third position at 23 sales and 4.4%. It is followed by the Kia Cee’d at 3.3% (+4 ranks), and the VW Golf (+5), Renault Megane (=), Mazda2 (+23) and Peugeot 208 (new) all at 12 sales and 2.3%. It’s the Peugeot 208′s first appearance in the Icelandic Top 10.

Other great performers include the Chevrolet Captiva (#11 vs. #17), Hyundai i30 (#12 vs. #18), Ford Kuga (#13 vs. #19), Kia Sorento (#14 vs. #23), Hyundai i20 (#15 vs. #35), Ford Transit (#16 vs. #39) and Chevrolet Aveo (#17 vs. #33).

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Full September 2012 Top 50 Ranking Table below.

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Kia Cee’d

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254 new vehicles found a buyer in Iceland over the first half of September, down 10% on last month. The year-to-date total now stands at 6,543 units, already well ahead of the Full Year 2011 total (5,475). The Toyota Yaris keeps the pole position one the period with 21 sales and 8.3% share, with the hybrid version now representing 2/3 of this figure! The Skoda Octavia stays solid in 2nd place with 18 units and 7.1% share, well above its 2012 level of 5.1%. The Kia Cee’d manages to climb onto the Icelandic podium, up 4 spots on last month with 12 sales and 4.7% vs. 2.8% ytd.

Kia Sorento

The next 3 models also lodge excellent performances: the Kia Sorento is up 12 ranks on August to #4 with 3.1%, the Mazda2 is up 25 to #5 and the Renault Megane stays #6 with 2.8% vs. #20 and 1.5% year-to-date. Other great performers this month in Iceland include the Chevrolet Captiva up 15 spots to #9, the Chevrolet Aveo up 9 to #12, the Ford Fiesta up 19 to #13, the Ford Transit up 8 to #14 and the Peugeot 208 up to a best-ever 22nd place.

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Full mid-September 2012 Top 50 Ranking Table below.

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Nissan Pathfinder

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For once, Iceland is the first cab off the rank this month with August sales figures hot from the press, which means someone at us.is took the trouble of coming to work during the weekend to make the update (thanks to you)!

528 new vehicles found a buyer in the country this month, bringing the year-to-date total to 6,289. The Toyota Yaris continues to impress, especially the hybrid version totalling 23 of the 46 sales of the model this month! The Yaris holds 8.7% of the Icelandic market in August and 6.2% year-to-date thanks to 388 units sold. In fact the entire Top 5 best-sellers in August are identical to the 2012 year-to-date ranking. Handy.

The Skoda Octavia ranks 2nd with 32 sales and 6.1%, followed by the VW Polo at 4.5%, the Toyota Land Cruiser 150 at 2.8% and the Nissan Qashqai at 2.7%. Great performers this month include the Renault Megane at #6 vs. #21 year-to-date, the Kia Picanto at #7 vs. #23, the Nissan Pathfinder in runout mode before the arrival of the new generation at #9 vs. #53, the Renault Kangoo at #13 vs. #43 and the Toyota Hilux at #14 vs. #64.

Mitsubishi i-MiEV

Notice also two electric cars making their very first appearance in the Icelandic models ranking: the Mitsubishi i-Miev at #28 with 7 sales and the Opel Ampera with 2 units.

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Full August 2012 Top 50 Ranking Table below.

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