Sweden March 2011: Volvo V70 back on track, 5 Swedes in Top 7

Volvo V70

At 29,527 sales, the Swedish car market is up another 15% this month. The Volvo V70 stays on top and see its share increase to 7.4% at 2,174 sales, and 6.6% over the first 3 months of the year. The Volvo V50 is #2 again, stable at 4.5%, ahead of the VW Golf (4.3%) and the VW Passat (4%), gaining one spot.

The Volvo V60 drops one step again at 2.9% share, down from 3.5% in February and 4.3% in January. It looks like the launch hype has passed for the third best selling Volvo station wagon. The Saab 9-3 is holding relatively well in 6th place, ahead of the Volvo XC60 in 7th, making it 5 Swedes in the Top 7.

Full Top 40 Ranking Table below.

Sweden March 2011:

Pos	Model	Mar	%	Feb	2011	%	Pos	2010
1	Volvo V70	2,174	7.4%	1	4,606	6.6%	1	1
2	Volvo V50	1,329	4.5%	2	2,814	4.0%	3	4
3	VW Golf	1,260	4.3%	3	3,238	4.6%	2	2
4	VW Passat	1,189	4.0%	5	2,380	3.4%	5	3
5	Volvo V60	857	2.9%	4	2,406	3.4%	4	54
6	Saab 9-3	708	2.4%	6	1,601	2.3%	7	9
7	Volvo XC60	693	2.3%	8	1,638	2.3%	6	12
8	Audi A4	613	2.1%	7	1,595	2.3%	8	6
9	Kia Cee’d	568	1.9%	11	1,222	1.8%	12	5
10	Ford Focus	551	1.9%	14	1,283	1.8%	10	8
11	BMW 3-Serie	499	1.7%	29	1,104	1.6%	16	11
12	Nissan Qashqai	478	1.6%	13	1,147	1.6%	14	21
13	BMW 5-Serie	476	1.6%	9	1,408	2.0%	9	13
14	Renault Clio	470	1.6%	21	840	1.2%	20	10
15	Skoda Octavia	412	1.4%	12	1,010	1.4%	17	14
16	Skoda Fabia	392	1.3%	10	1,142	1.6%	15	19
17	Mercedes E Class	391	1.3%	26	724	1.0%	26	20
18	Renault Megane	388	1.3%	17	1,227	1.8%	11	7
19	Toyota Auris	385	1.3%	20	951	1.4%	18	18
20	Toyota Yaris	365	1.2%	22	811	1.2%	22	15
21	Mercedes C Class	354	1.2%	18	1,215	1.7%	13	27
22	Ford Fiesta	354	1.2%	25	783	1.1%	24	26
23	Toyota Avensis	352	1.2%	40	720	1.0%	27	16
24	Ford Mondeo	346	1.2%	28	785	1.1%	23	29
25	Hyundai i20	317	1.1%	38	573	0.8%	38	43
26	Peugeot 308	307	1.0%	53	661	0.9%	32	22
27	Audi A3	306	1.0%	33	597	0.9%	35	33
28	Opel Astra	296	1.0%	27	730	1.0%	25	24
29	VW Touran	292	1.0%	30	677	1.0%	30	61
30	Subaru Legacy	285	1.0%	19	837	1.2%	21	28
31	VW Polo	274	0.9%	34	710	1.0%	28	17
32	Audi A6	263	0.9%	24	707	1.0%	29	30
33	Hyundai i30	258	0.9%	41	583	0.8%	37	25
34	Citroen C4	258	0.9%	44	548	0.8%	39	60
35	Peugeot 207	250	0.8%	15	654	0.9%	33	32
36	Fiat Ducato	244	0.8%	66	355	0.5%	60	40
37	Toyota Aygo	243	0.8%	58	453	0.6%	46	31
38	Mercedes B Class	229	0.8%	60	414	0.6%	51	65
39	VW Tiguan	224	0.8%	35	675	1.0%	31	35
40	Volvo S60N	221	0.7%	16	916	1.3%	19	39

Source: www.bilsweden.se