Finland June 2018: Nissan (+39%), Hyundai (+114%) pull market up 6.7%

The Micra (+120%) and Qashqai (+39%) help Nissan up 39% in Finland in June.

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The Finnish new car market gains a solid 6.7% year-on-year in June to 11.374 registrations, lifting the year-to-date volume up 7.8% to 68.573. Volkswagen (-3%) edges past Toyota (-5%) for just 16 units with Skoda (-3%) the third manufacturer above 10% share for the month. Ford (-1%) pulls the entire Top 4 into negative territory, while Nissan (+39%), Opel (+17%) and BMW (+14%) post the largest improvements in the Top 10. Below, Hyundai (+114%), Peugeot (+97%), Honda (+81%), Dacia (+79%), Lexus (+76%), Citroen (+74%), Seat (+74%), Mitsubishi (+67%) and Subaru (+64%) all score spectacular gains within the Top 25. Model-wise, the Skoda Octavia (-13%) and Nissan Qashqai (+39%) reclaim the Top 2 spots they hold YTD with the May leader the VW Golf (-1%) back down to #3. Toyota complete the Top 5 with the Auris (-11%) and Yaris (+32%). The Citroen C3 (+182%), Hyundai i30 (+140%), Nissan Micra (+120%), Toyota RAV4 (+48%),  Mercedes GLC (+47%) and Hyundai i20 (+43%) also impress in the Top 30.

Previous month: Finland May 2018: VW Golf best-seller for 1st time in 19 months

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

Full June 2018 Top 30 brands and models below.