Sweden June 2012: Volvo V40 makes its first appearance

Volvo V40

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As usual Sweden is the first country to make full month sales available and the market is down 7% year-on-year in June to 25,562 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 142,633 units, down 9% on 2011. The Volvo V70 stays in pole position but sees its market share slip down to 6.2% at 1,582 sales. Reversely, Volkswagen has an excellent month, with the Passat up to #2 at 1,375 sales and 5.4%, the Golf at #4 with 1,272 units and 5%, the Polo up 13 ranks on May to #6 at 591 sales and 2.3% and the Tiguan up to #19 with 352 units and 1.4%.

BMW 3 Series

The Volvo S/V60 is down to #3 but stays solid at 5.3% share while the V50 falls off to #21 with 1.3% of the market. Exceptional performance of the BMW 3 Series, up 3 spots on an already very strong month of May to #5 with 724 sales and 2.8% share. It is now #8 year-to-date vs. #15 in 2011. Notice also the Skoda Fabia up 12 ranks to #9, the Hyundai i30 up 3 to #15, the Volvo XC70 up to #24 and the Mercedes GLK up to #35.

But the big event this month in Sweden is the arrival in the ranking of the all-new Volvo V40, albeit at a very low level for now. The first 35 units of model were registered in June, making it #121 for the month and #199 year-to-date.

Previous month: Sweden May 2012: Volvo XC60 and BMW 3 Series excel

One year ago: Sweden June 2011: Volvo XC60 at its highest

Full June 2012 Top 50 Ranking Table below.

Sweden June 2012:

Pos	Model	June	%	May	2012	%	Pos	2011
1	Volvo V70	1,584	6.2%	1	10,543	7.4%	1	1
2	VW Passat	1,375	5.4%	3	8,725	6.1%	2	2
3	Volvo S/V60	1,361	5.3%	2	6,910	4.8%	3	4
4	VW Golf	1,272	5.0%	4	5,566	3.9%	4	3
5	BMW 3-Serie	724	2.8%	8	2,795	2.0%	8	15
6	VW Polo	591	2.3%	19	1,804	1.3%	23	14
7	Volvo XC60	530	2.1%	5	2,963	2.1%	7	8
8	Kia Cee’d	511	2.0%	6	3,090	2.2%	6	6
9	Skoda Fabia	504	2.0%	21	2,116	1.5%	16	13
10	Ford Focus	441	1.7%	17	2,649	1.9%	9	10
11	Audi A4	427	1.7%	13	2,346	1.6%	10	7
12	Toyota Yaris	415	1.6%	9	2,162	1.5%	13	24
13	BMW 5-Serie	395	1.5%	10	2,322	1.6%	11	11
14	Audi A6	377	1.5%	16	2,222	1.6%	12	19
15	Hyundai i30	372	1.5%	18	1,706	1.2%	24	25
16	Nissan Qashqai	362	1.4%	23	2,016	1.4%	17	20
17	Skoda Octavia	362	1.4%	14	1,936	1.4%	19	16
18	Fiat Ducato	358	1.4%	12	1,636	1.1%	26	28
19	VW Tiguan	352	1.4%	24	1,805	1.3%	22	33
20	Toyota Avensis	335	1.3%	20	1,966	1.4%	18	26
21	Volvo V50	326	1.3%	7	3,604	2.5%	5	5
22	Mercedes C Class	318	1.2%	11	1,909	1.3%	20	17
23	Peugeot 508	316	1.2%	39	1,806	1.3%	21	41
24	Volvo XC70	303	1.2%	n/a	330	0.2%	91	n/a
25	Renault Clio	284	1.1%	22	2,125	1.5%	15	12
26	Peugeot 308	280	1.1%	36	1,589	1.1%	27	36
27	Hyundai i20	279	1.1%	n/a	1,219	0.9%	33	n/a
28	Audi A3	273	1.1%	28	1,221	0.9%	32	31
29	Kia Sportage	261	1.0%	26	1,648	1.2%	25	27
30	Mercedes E Class	258	1.0%	32	1,296	0.9%	29	23
31	Renault Megane	222	0.9%	30	2,125	1.5%	14	9
32	BMW 1-Serie	222	0.9%	35	1,256	0.9%	31	40
33	Toyota Auris	217	0.8%	37	1,416	1.0%	28	18
34	Ford Fiesta	217	0.8%	43	1,177	0.8%	34	32
35	Mercedes GLK	208	0.8%	n/a	626	0.4%	61	n/a
36	Opel Astra	206	0.8%	42	1,121	0.8%	37	21
37	Subaru Legacy	203	0.8%	44	1,168	0.8%	35	38
38	Hyundai i40	179	0.7%	38	1,263	0.9%	30	76
39	Kia Rio	175	0.7%	33	1,034	0.7%	40	105
40	Skoda Superb	172	0.7%	25	1,128	0.8%	36	34
41	Citroen C4	168	0.7%	34	1,035	0.7%	39	35
42	Opel Corsa	166	0.6%	n/a	769	0.5%	47	n/a
43	Mercedes B Class	152	0.6%	46	812	0.6%	45	70
44	Ford Mondeo	146	0.6%	n/a	1,062	0.7%	38	n/a
45	Citroen C5	146	0.6%	50	623	0.4%	62	68
46	BMW X3	143	0.6%	41	902	0.6%	41	52
47	VW Sharan	142	0.6%	n/a	687	0.5%	53	n/a
48	Volvo C30	139	0.5%	n/a	519	0.4%	72	n/a
49	Opel Insignia	134	0.5%	n/a	665	0.5%	57	n/a
50	Kia Picanto	128	0.5%	45	665	0.5%	56	72
51	Peugeot 208	128	0.5%	29	466	0.3%	78	–