Norway January 2014: Nissan Leaf leads, Suzuki SX4 up to #7

Nissan Leaf

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New car sales in Norway are down 2% year-on-year in January to 11,385 registrations. And it’s another milestone month for electric cars in Norway: the Nissan Leaf is the best-seller this month and for the 2nd time ever after last October thanks to 650 sales and 5.7%, a new market share record for the nameplate in the country.With the Tesla Model S topping the Norwegian sales charts in September and December (but outside the Top 20 this month), an electric car was the best-selling model in the country for 4 of the last 5 months! Can the Leaf maintain its leadership to be the first all-electric car to finish a year at #1 in any country in the world? Answer in a bit less than 12 months… This is going to be a great year indeed!

Suzuki SX4 S-Cross

Excellent score of the Toyota Auris up 233% year-on-year to #2 and of the Suzuki SX4 making its very first appearance inside the Norwegian Top 10 thanks to the S-Cross model at #7 with 314 sales and 2.8%. The other models making it into this month’s Top 20 whereas they weren’t in last year’s are the BMW 3 Series up to #9, the VW Up! up to #11, BMW X3 up to #13, Peugeot 2008 up to #14, Peugeot 308 up to #18 and the Ford Kuga up to #19. Brand-wise, Toyota leads with 13.2% share above Volkswagen at 11.9% while BMW shoots up to #3 and 8.1% vs. #8 and 4.8% over the Full Year 2013. Notice also Peugeot up 11 spots on December to #5 and Suzuki up to #12 vs. #19 in 2013.

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Full January 2014 Top 20 models and Top 32 brands Ranking Tables below.