Finland June 2017: Skoda Octavia leads, Toyota Auris up to #2

The Toyota Auris ranks #2 in Finland in June.

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The Finnish new car market edges up 0.6% in June to 10.651 units, yet the year-to-date total remains in negative territory at -1.7% to 65.598 deliveries. The Top three best-selling carmakers frankly beat the market: Toyota soars 14% to 13.5% share ahead of Volkswagen up 8% to 13.3% and Skoda up 25% to 11.1%, one full percentage point above its YTD level. Below Ford in difficulty at -6%, Volvo (+44%) and Mercedes (+23%) impress. Further down, Hyundai (+16%), Suzuki (+32%), Mini (+36%), Land Rover (+36%) and Tesla (+208%) shine. In contrast, Renault (-12%), Nissan (-14%), Opel (-17%), Seat (-17%), Mitsubishi (-27%), Dacia (-28%), Subaru (-29%), Peugeot (-36%), Citroen (-55%) and Honda (-72%) are in great difficulty. The Skoda Octavia (+10%) remains the most popular nameplate in Finland, with the Toyota Auris (+21%) bypassing the VW Golf (-6%) and Nissan Qashqai (-5%) to rank 2nd this month. The VW Polo shoots up 77% to #5, the Volvo V90 is down one spot to #9, the Kia Rio is up 12% to #13, the Toyota C-HR is stable at a splendid 14th place, the Mercedes E-Class is up 66% to #15, the BMW 5 Series up 29% to #16 and the Audi A3 up 45% to #22.

Previous month: Finland May 2017: Volvo up 48% in market up 4.8%

One year ago: Finland June 2016: Opel Astra, Skoda Superb impress in market up 20%

Full June 2017 Top 30 brands and models ranking tables below.