Norway October 2020: VW ID. 3 leads again with surreal 19.1% share, MG ZS on podium, market up 23.6%

The VW ID.3 holds a surreal 19.1% market share in Norway in October. Picture elbil.no

As most of Europe returns to negative results, new car sales in Norway continue to fare very well with October figures up 23.6% year-on-year to 12.948 which brings the year-to-date tally down -10.6% to 108.298 units. Volkswagen (+87.2%) almost doubles its sales year-on-year and that’s due to one vehicle as we’ll see further down. Mercedes (+150.6%) and Peugeot (+109.2%) more than double their sales year-on-year just as Hyundai (+22.7%) and Toyota (+19.9%) also sign double-digit gains but stay below the market growth rate. MG is down one spot on September to #9 while Polestar  is down 10 to #14 and 2.7% share, still an outstanding performance. Meanwhile Tesla (-43.5%) sinks 18 ranks on last month to #21.

Over in the models ranking, the VW ID.3 seems to be fulfilling months’ worth of orders at once, climbing to a surreal 19.1% share thanks to 2.475 sales and shooting up from #12 to #3 year-to-date. The Toyota RAV4 (+71.8%) is lofted by its new PHEV variant to #2 while the MG ZS is up two spots on September to score its very first Norwegian podium finish. The Mercedes EQC (+4642.9%) and Hyundai Kona (+319.4%) also manage stunning gains while the Polestar 2 is down 5 spots on a cracking September to still rank at a very honourable 8th spot, the highest in the world by far.

Previous month: Norway September 2020: VW ID.3 lands in pole position, Polestar 2 on podium, electrified sales hit record 88.9%, market up 39.4%

One year ago: Norway October 2019: Audi e-Tron signs first pole position in the world

Full October 2020 Top 43 All-brands and Top 190 All-models below.