The Skoda Octavia is #1 in Finland this month. Picture tekniikanmaailma.fi The Finnish new car market is down -13.3% year-on-year in January to 9.253 units. Toyota (-9.6%) is back in the brands pole position with a superior share at 16.4% vs. 14% over the Full Year 2020. Skoda (-15.5%) lifts…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling model in Finland in 2020. Consult close to 65 years of Finland Historical Data here. The Finnish new car market drops -16.1% year-on-year in 2020 to fall below the symbolic 100.000 annual unit-mark at 94.434. Toyota (-12.6%) improves its market share to 14% and,…
The Toyota Yaris is the best-selling vehicle in Finland in November. Note: The data section of this article also includes October 2020 data. The Finnish new car market endures an 11th consecutive year-on-year decline in November at -15.4% year-on-year to 7.294 registrations, pulling the year-to-date tally down -17.2% to 86.353.…
The ID.3 is already Volkswagen's best-seller in Finland. Even though Finnish new car sales limit their fall to -1.2% year-on-year to 8.272 units in September, this is the 9th consecutive year-on-year decline for this market, meaning every single month of 2020 has been in negative so far. This catastrophic situation…
The Toyota RAV4 posts its first podium finish in Finland. After stabilising in July (-2%), the Finnish new car market skids down -15.4% year-on-year in August to 8.296 units, and after France (-19.8%) and Austria (-29.9%), August is shaping up to be a lot worse than July across Europe now…
The new generation enables the Skoda Octavia to cement its domination in Finland. New car sales in Finland have stabilised in July at -2% year-on-year to 8.838 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -19.3% to 55.084. It's a very close finish in the brands ranking: Toyota (-35.7%) is in…
First Top 5 finish in Finland for the Volvo XC40. Picture tekniikanmaailma.fi The Finnish new car market slices its May loss in two with June sales down -25.5% year-on-year to 7.709 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -21.9% halfway through the year at 46.244. Volkswagen (-23.3%) and Skoda (-23.3%)…
The Ford Kuga breaks into the Finnish Top 10 in May. The April 2020 article has been updated with the Top 32 All-brands and Top 50 models. After losing a somewhat contained -39.1% in April, Finnish new car sales go against most other European markets and accelerate their fall in…
The Skoda Kamiq is up to a record #12 in Finland in April. Picture hs.fi 3/06 update: Now with Top 32 All-brands and Top 50 models. The COVID-19 state of emergency in Finland was extended to May 13, but it only involves the closure of most schools and government-run public…
The Tesla Model 3 is the 4th best-selling vehicle in Finland in March. Although all schools as well as most government-run public facilities and the country's external borders were closed on March 16 and until April 13, Finland isn't currently under the type of strict lockdown measures that are affecting…
The Citroen C3 misses out on its first Finnish Top 10 for just one sale. 15/03: Now with the Top 70 models. The Finnish new car market steps up 2.1% year-on-year in February to 8.118 units, one of the rare European markets so far to inch a year-on-year gain this…
The Toyota Corolla is #1 in Finland for the 6th time in the past 7 months. 3/03 update: Now with the Top 60 models. The Finnish new car market remains depressed in this start of 2020 with January registrations down another -8.3% to 10.672 units after January 2019 endured a…
The Skoda Octavia is #1 in Finland for the 5th time in the past 6 years. Consult close to 65 years of Finland Historical Data here. 23/01/20 update: Now with Top 62 All-brands and Top 350 All-models. Despite a December boost (+33.2%), the Finnish new car market does slide down…
The Dacia Duster breaks into the Finnish Top 10 for the third time. The Finnish new car market edges up 0.2% year-on-year in November to 8.616 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -7.5% to 104.304. Both Toyota (+7.7%) and Volkswagen (+6.3%) advance a lot faster atop the brands ranking,…
The Kia Rio breaks into the Finnish Top 10 in October. In October, new car sales in Finland soar 18.1% on weak year-ago post-WLTP figures to 9.249 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -8.2% to 95.684. Even though it trails the market growth, Toyota (+11.7%) easily remains the most…