Sweden April 2015: Volvo XC60 on podium

The Volvo XC60 ranks inside the Top 3 at home…

* See the Top 37 All-brands and Top 100 models by clicking on the title *

New car sales in Sweden continue on their very impressive run, posting a 16th consecutive month of year-on-year gains in April at +11% to 30,536 registrations, the 4th best April score in history. This dynamism is connected to an increase in household disposable income, extremely low interest rates and a stable labour market, plus a dwindling number of second-hand cars in the market has lifted their price and make trading in a used car to buy a new one even more advantageous. Volvo holds the top spot as usual at home with just under 20% market share, followed by Volkswagen (15.4%) while BMW (+11%) jumps onto the podium with 1.864 sales and 6.1% share, only 14 units above Audi (+19%) with Kia (+24%) rounding up the Top 5. Skoda (+13%) is up to #6 while Toyota (-3%) is in difficulty at #7. Notice also Mercedes (+22%), Renault (+21%), Peugeot (+110%), Subaru (+64%) and Porsche (+100%) in great shape.

…just as the all-new Volvo XC90 is climbing up the ladder as well.

Over in the models ranking, the Volvo V70 is still master on board albeit with a slightly weaker market share this month at 8.1%, meaning the VW Golf is less than two percentage points away at 6.6%. The Volvo XC60 steps onto the podium for only the 2nd time ever in the nameplate’s career along with January 2014 (#2), now in third place with 1,351 sales and 4.5%. This just as the all-new Volvo XC90 points its bonnet outside the Top 100 with 48 deliveries and the current generation gets a last rebate-induced surge at #66 with 120 sales. In time for the campervan season the Fiat Ducato soared to #7, the Skoda Fabia is up 7 spots to #9, the VW Tiguan up 9 to #14, Subaru Outback up 10 to #32 and the Saab 9-3 reappears inside the Top 100, just: at #100.

Previous month: Sweden March 2015: Toyota Auris and Nissan Qashqai shine

One year ago: Sweden April 2014: Volvo XC60 strong again

Full April 2015 Top 37 All-brands and Top 100 models below.

Sweden April 2015 – brands:

Pos	Brand	Apr-15	%	/14	Mar	2015	%	Pos	FY14
1	Volvo	6,042	19.8%	6%	1	21,077	19.8%	1	1
2	Volkswagen	4,717	15.4%	11%	2	16,519	15.5%	2	2
3	BMW	1,864	6.1%	11%	4	6,532	6.1%	4	5
4	Audi	1,850	6.1%	19%	6	5,976	5.6%	5	4
5	Kia	1,670	5.5%	24%	7	5,301	5.0%	6	6
6	Skoda	1,528	5.0%	13%	8	4,779	4.5%	7	7
7	Toyota	1,441	4.7%	-4%	3	6,672	6.3%	3	3
8	Mercedes	1,248	4.1%	22%	9	4,424	4.2%	8	8
9	Renault	1,116	3.7%	21%	11	3,391	3.2%	11	11
10	Ford	1,104	3.6%	-13%	12	3,706	3.5%	10	9
11	Fiat	878	2.9%	-2%	14	2,073	2.0%	14	14
12	Nissan	861	2.8%	19%	5	3,943	3.7%	9	12
13	Peugeot	748	2.4%	110%	13	2,974	2.8%	12	13
14	Hyundai	734	2.4%	-15%	10	2,855	2.7%	13	10
15	Opel	588	1.9%	7%	15	1,969	1.9%	15	16
16	Subaru	526	1.7%	64%	17	1,642	1.5%	16	20
17	Citroen	480	1.6%	-2%	18	1,633	1.5%	17	15
18	Dacia	439	1.4%	5%	20	1,407	1.3%	20	18
19	Mitsubishi	390	1.3%	-19%	19	1,504	1.4%	18	17
20	Mazda	330	1.1%	28%	16	1,492	1.4%	19	19
21	Seat	317	1.0%	5%	22	1,186	1.1%	22	22
22	Honda	313	1.0%	-9%	21	1,309	1.2%	21	21
23	Suzuki	251	0.8%	4%	23	755	0.7%	23	23
24	Mini	243	0.8%	58%	24	673	0.6%	24	24
25	Porsche	234	0.8%	100%	26	479	0.5%	25	28
26	Lexus	141	0.5%	93%	25	473	0.4%	26	26
27	Land Rover	91	0.3%	-24%	27	309	0.3%	28	25
28	Jeep	72	0.2%	41%	28	340	0.3%	27	29
29	Saab	69	0.2%	47%	29	111	0.1%	30	31
30	Lancia	27	0.1%	108%	30	87	0.1%	31	30
31	Smart	25	0.1%	1150%	-	181	0.2%	29	34
32	Jaguar	25	0.1%	19%	31	70	0.1%	32	32
34	Alfa Romeo	20	0.1%	11%	34	44	0.0%	34	33
35	Chevrolet	14	0.0%	367%	35	16	0.0%	36	27
36	Cadillac	10	0.0%	n/a	n/a	39	0.0%	35	n/a
37	Iveco	6	0.0%	-33%	32	11	0.0%	37	35
-	Others	124	0.4%	68%	-	317	0.3%	-	-

Sweden April 2015 – models:

Pos	Model	Apr-15	%	Mar	2015	%	Pos	FY14
1	Volvo V70	2,482	8.1%	1	8,986	8.5%	1	1
2	VW Golf	2,023	6.6%	2	6,373	6.0%	2	2
3	Volvo XC60	1,361	4.5%	5	4,348	4.1%	4	5
4	VW Passat	1,298	4.3%	3	5,692	5.4%	3	4
5	Volvo S/V60	1,089	3.6%	4	4,308	4.1%	5	3
6	Volvo V40	894	2.9%	7	3,097	2.9%	6	6
7	Fiat Ducato	630	2.1%	19	1,129	1.1%	23	22
8	Audi A6	575	1.9%	11	1,742	1.6%	9	13
9	Skoda Fabia	573	1.9%	16	1,594	1.5%	13	19
10	Kia Cee’d	536	1.8%	9	1,835	1.7%	8	7
11	BMW 3-Serie	485	1.6%	10	1,734	1.6%	11	9
12	Renault Clio	483	1.6%	18	1,385	1.3%	17	18
13	BMW 5-Serie	442	1.4%	13	1,614	1.5%	12	11
14	VW Tiguan	430	1.4%	23	1,157	1.1%	22	24
15	Ford Focus	426	1.4%	25	1,215	1.1%	20	16
16	Skoda Octavia	413	1.4%	12	1,741	1.6%	10	15
17	Toyota Auris	380	1.2%	6	2,154	2.0%	7	8
18	Toyota Yaris	368	1.2%	20	1,515	1.4%	15	12
19	Audi A4	367	1.2%	14	1,473	1.4%	16	10
20	Renault Captur	351	1.1%	17	1,232	1.2%	19	29
21	Audi A3	350	1.1%	37	1,060	1.0%	25	21
22	Nissan Qashqai	342	1.1%	8	1,578	1.5%	14	17
23	Mercedes C Class	290	0.9%	26	1,117	1.1%	24	28
24	Toyota Avensis	283	0.9%	32	1,059	1.0%	26	25
25	VW Polo	280	0.9%	27	1,165	1.1%	21	14
26	Peugeot 308	278	0.9%	15	1,354	1.3%	18	26
27	Kia Rio	259	0.8%	46	734	0.7%	34	39
28	Kia Sportage	254	0.8%	24	1,003	0.9%	27	20
29	Mitsubishi Outlander	243	0.8%	30	839	0.8%	28	23
30	Mercedes E Class	239	0.8%	38	823	0.8%	29	30
31	Ford Fiesta	234	0.8%	36	729	0.7%	36	36
32	Subaru Outback	231	0.8%	42	511	0.5%	52	-
33	Toyota RAV4	217	0.7%	41	796	0.7%	30	32
34	Dacia Duster	217	0.7%	34	748	0.7%	33	31
35	Kia Picanto	216	0.7%	52	572	0.5%	44	55
36	Peugeot 208	212	0.7%	59	592	0.6%	41	34
37	Seat Leon	205	0.7%	39	766	0.7%	32	35
38	Hyundai i30	201	0.7%	51	591	0.6%	42	27
39	Mini Cooper	195	0.6%	58	497	0.5%	54	76
40	BMW 4 Series	194	0.6%	49	522	0.5%	49	74
41	Opel Astra	193	0.6%	31	792	0.7%	31	37
42	BMW 1-Serie	188	0.6%	50	662	0.6%	38	38
43	Skoda Superb	182	0.6%	n/a	415	0.4%	65	44
44	Subaru Forester	177	0.6%	70	469	0.4%	58	67
45	Renault Mégane	175	0.6%	43	567	0.5%	45	33
46	Skoda Yeti	174	0.6%	73	515	0.5%	51	49
47	VW Up!	173	0.6%	n/a	361	0.3%	77	45
48	Mercedes CLA	164	0.5%	45	462	0.4%	59	103
49	Ford Mondeo	160	0.5%	40	643	0.6%	39	80
50	Hyundai i20	155	0.5%	44	664	0.6%	37	41
51	Skoda Rapid	152	0.5%	54	409	0.4%	66	52
52	Kia Sorento	151	0.5%	n/a	361	0.3%	78	101
53	Honda Civic	149	0.5%	60	519	0.5%	50	50
54	VW Sharan	149	0.5%	47	494	0.5%	56	68
55	Honda CR-V	146	0.5%	28	731	0.7%	35	48
56	Opel Mokka	142	0.5%	n/a	346	0.3%	81	88
57	Audi Q5	137	0.4%	56	495	0.5%	55	43
58	Mercedes A Class	136	0.4%	63	530	0.5%	48	46
59	Mazda CX-5	135	0.4%	n/a	394	0.4%	69	62
60	BMW 2 Series	134	0.4%	69	434	0.4%	62	111
61	Opel Corsa	134	0.4%	66	399	0.4%	67	72
62	Mitsubishi ASX	131	0.4%	53	533	0.5%	47	69
63	Audi Q3	129	0.4%	n/a	253	0.2%	105	83
64	Mercedes B Class	126	0.4%	n/a	502	0.5%	53	60
65	Dacia Sandero	120	0.4%	68	374	0.4%	72	58
66	Volvo XC90	120	0.4%	n/a	134	0.1%	126	82
67	Audi A5	114	0.4%	n/a	374	0.4%	73	79
68	Fiat Freemont	107	0.4%	55	424	0.4%	64	56
69	Nissan Pulsar	106	0.3%	29	455	0.4%	60	159
70	BMW X3	106	0.3%	65	432	0.4%	63	63
71	Ford Kuga	104	0.3%	n/a	450	0.4%	61	42
72	Citroen C4 Cactus	104	0.3%	n/a	347	0.3%	80	107
73	Nissan Leaf	102	0.3%	57	274	0.3%	97	113
74	VW Caddy	101	0.3%	n/a	356	0.3%	79	75
75	Hyundai ix35	101	0.3%	n/a	340	0.3%	83	57
76	VW Touran	100	0.3%	n/a	367	0.3%	75	59
77	Suzuki SX4	97	0.3%	67	367	0.3%	76	51
78	Kia Soul	97	0.3%	n/a	169	0.2%	113	122
79	Nissan Juke	96	0.3%	62	330	0.3%	85	90
80	Suzuki Swift	94	0.3%	n/a	287	0.3%	89	94
81	Kia Venga	93	0.3%	75	385	0.4%	71	87
82	Porsche 911	91	0.3%	n/a	103	0.1%	136	156
83	Hyundai i10	89	0.3%	n/a	254	0.2%	104	70
84	Citroen C4	88	0.3%	71	287	0.3%	90	64
85	Toyota Aygo	86	0.3%	76	374	0.4%	74	89
86	Lexus NX	85	0.3%	n/a	275	0.3%	96	126
87	BMW X1	80	0.3%	n/a	298	0.3%	88	66
88	Seat Ibiza	80	0.3%	n/a	270	0.3%	98	97
89	Dacia Logan	79	0.3%	n/a	210	0.2%	109	99
90	Peugeot 508	78	0.3%	64	287	0.3%	91	100
91	BMW X4	78	0.3%	n/a	279	0.3%	93	118
92	Citroen C3	77	0.3%	n/a	279	0.3%	94	65
93	Opel Insignia	77	0.3%	n/a	276	0.3%	95	81
94	Fiat 500	76	0.2%	48	395	0.4%	68	71
95	Peugeot 2008	76	0.2%	n/a	390	0.4%	70	84
96	Citroen C4 Picasso	76	0.2%	n/a	268	0.3%	100	77
97	Mazda3	75	0.2%	22	623	0.6%	40	47
98	Tesla Model S	75	0.2%	n/a	213	0.2%	108	136
99	Hyundai Santa Fe	73	0.2%	21	539	0.5%	46	91
100	Hyundai i40	69	0.2%	61	344	0.3%	82	54
101	Saab 9-3 New	69	0.2%	n/a	111	0.1%	134	137

Source: Bilsweden

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