Sweden January 2011: Golf #1, Volvo V60 #3 at 4.3%

Volvo V60

The Swedish car market is off to a great start in 2011, with January figures up 24%. Surprise on top: the VW Golf is #1 for the 2nd time in 6 months at 1,074 sales and 5.6%, whereas the Volvo V70 compensate for its extravagantly high December figure with only 876 sales and 4.6%.

In 3rd, the Volvo V60 keeps progressing, from 3.1% in December to 4.3% this month. Could the V60 interrupt the 14 year-long reign of the Volvo V70 over the Swedish market? The answer will lie in the next few months’ figures. January 2011 Top 30 and more commentaries below.

Other strong performers in January include the Mercedes C Class, up to 5th with 555 sales and 2.9% (vs. 1.1% in FY 2010), the BMW 5-Series, #9 at 2.6% and the Kia Sportage at #24.

Sweden January 2011 Top 30:

Pos	Model	Jan	pdm	Dec	2010	pdm	Pos
1	VW Golf	1,074	5.6%	2	12,824	4.4%	2
2	Volvo V70	876	4.6%	1	25,568	8.8%	1
3	Volvo V60	819	4.3%	3	1,524	0.5%	54
4	VW Passat	606	3.1%	14	12,144	4.2%	3
5	Mercedes C Class	555	2.9%	30	3,209	1.1%	27
6	Renault Megane	532	2.8%	12	6,280	2.2%	7
7	Volvo V50	525	2.7%	5	10,311	3.6%	4
8	BMW 5-Serie	497	2.6%	9	4,333	1.5%	13
9	Volvo XC60	494	2.6%	8	5,059	1.7%	12
10	Audi A4	490	2.5%	22	6,592	2.3%	6
11	BMW 3-Serie	393	2.0%	11	5,125	1.8%	11
12	Volvo S60N	387	2.0%	15	2,047	0.7%	39
13	Ford Focus	373	1.9%	10	6,278	2.2%	8
14	Skoda Fabia	332	1.7%	24	3,870	1.3%	19
15	Saab 9-3	323	1.7%	4	6,227	2.2%	9
16	Nissan Qashqai	306	1.6%	28	3,711	1.3%	21
17	VW Tiguan	278	1.4%	26	2,431	0.8%	35
18	Toyota Auris	275	1.4%	31	3,964	1.4%	18
19	VW Polo	258	1.3%	25	4,044	1.4%	17
20	Subaru Legacy	247	1.3%	32	3,077	1.1%	28
21	Kia Cee’d	240	1.2%	7	8,162	2.8%	5
22	Peugeot 308	238	1.2%	21	3,523	1.2%	22
23	Skoda Octavia	234	1.2%	17	4,263	1.5%	14
24	Kia Sportage	230	1.2%	29	939	0.3%	78
25	Volvo XC70	223	1.2%	18	3,515	1.2%	23
26	Ford Mondeo	221	1.1%	35	2,979	1.0%	29
27	Opel Astra	215	1.1%	27	3,363	1.2%	24
28	Toyota Avensis	210	1.1%	20	4,131	1.4%	16
29	Skoda Superb	200	1.0%	37	2,640	0.9%	34
30	Audi A6	191	1.0%	34	2,882	1.0%	30

Source: BIL Sweden