Sweden June 2025: Polestar 4 breaks into Top 5

The Polestar 4 is up to a fantastic 5th place in Sweden in June.

27,565 new cars hit Swedish roads in June, a solid 8.5% year-on-year improvement. The H1 2025 tally is up 6.6% to 140,976. Rechargeable cars account for a strong 65.3% of the market in June vs. 56.5% last year. BEVs are up 17.6% to 10,725 and 38.9% share vs. 35.9% in June 2024 and PHEVs shoot up 38.6% to 7,264 and 26.4% share vs. 20.6% a year ago. Year-to-date, the share of rechargeable cars is 61.3% with BEVs up 18.2% to 35.2% share and PHEVs up 18.8% to 26.1% of the market.

Strikingly, the Top 5 brands all outpace the market with double-digit gains. Local behemoth Volvo (+19.3%) leads the way as usual but at 17% share it is below its YTD level of 18.3%. Volkswagen (+28.8%) does even better at #2, followed by Mercedes (+20%), Skoda (+38%) and Kia (+20.1%). Toyota (-13.7%) is the loser of the month, falling three spots on May to #6. In contrast BMW (+56.5%) delivers the biggest uptick in the Top 10 at #8, with Audi (+25.8%) also strong at #7. Polestar (+1.6%) is up to a record 9th place, Tesla freefalls -64.4% but MG (+149.3%), Opel (+83.7%), Fiat (+66.7%) and Porsche (+64.4%) impress below.

Over in the models charts, the Volvo XC60 (+27.1%) continues to dominate head and shoulders with 6.2% share compared with 3.4% for the #2, the Volvo XC40 (+89.5%). Distant leader a year ago, the Tesla Model Y (-59.1%) flounders but still manages a third place. The VW ID.7 (+323.5%) is down one spot on last month to #4 while the Polestar 4 (+8262.5%) is up eight to a record 5th position, the nameplate’s very first incursion inside the Swedish Top 10. The Volvo EX30 (-2.4%) follows ahead of the new Kia EV3 down three ranks to #7. 

Previous month: Sweden May 2025: Audi (+59.2%), Skoda (+43.8%) and Polestar (+39%) impress

One year ago: Sweden June 2024: Polestar breaks all records

Full June 2025 Top 56 All brands and Top 285 All models below.