The VW Golf is back to the year-to-date pole position in Norway
* NOW UPDATED with the Top 100 models & Top 30 brands! Thanks Jan *
Whereas the European market is slowly waking up from 6 years of lethargy, new car sales in Norway are down a surprisingly harsh 13% year-on-year to 12,115 registrations in March, bringing the year-to-date total to 48,607 units, still up 2% on 2013. Brand-wise, Volkswagen is now frankly above Toyota at 15.6% share vs. 10.1% this month and 13.1% vs. 11.4% year-to-date. BMW is up one spot on March to land at an outstanding third position, a ranking it also holds year-to-date. Notice also Skoda back up 3 ranks to #8, Mercedes up to #9 and Peugeot up to #10.
BMW i3
In the models ranking, the Tesla Model S continues its seesaw career: #1 last month, it is down to #19 in April and loses the year-to-date pole position to the VW Golf which, in spite of sales down 15% year-on-year, leads the way in April at 766 units and 6.3%. The Nissan Leaf is up two ranks on March to a fantastic 2nd place with 451 sales and 3.7% share, the Skoda Octavia is up 58% year-on-year at #4, the VW Up up 178% to #5 and the Suzuki SX4 up 206% to #22, while the BMW i3 continues to impress at #15 with 236 units and 1.9% of the market. Further down, the Peugeot 308 up 1033% to #26, the BMW X5 up 425% to #69 and the Porsche Macan lands at #83.
Previous month: Norway March 2014: Tesla Model S above 10% share, now #1 year-to-date
One year ago: Norway April 2013: Nissan Leaf up to second place!
Full April 2014 Top 100 models and Top 30 All-brands Ranking Tables below.
Norway April 2014 – brands:
Pos
Brand
Apr-14
%
Mar
2014
%
Pos
FY13
1
Volkswagen
1,893
15.6%
1
6,354
13.1%
1
1
2
Toyota
1,229
10.1%
3
5,523
11.4%
2
2
3
BMW
946
7.8%
4
3,777
7.8%
3
8
4
Nissan
859
7.1%
5
3,516
7.2%
4
5
5
Volvo
816
6.7%
6
3,108
6.4%
5
3
6
Ford
803
6.6%
7
2,628
5.4%
6
4
7
Audi
704
5.8%
8
2,450
5.0%
7
6
8
Skoda
672
5.5%
11
2,302
4.7%
8
7
9
Mercedes
546
4.5%
12
2,095
4.3%
11
10
10
Peugeot
531
4.4%
13
2,290
4.7%
9
12
11
Mitsubishi
498
4.1%
9
1,898
3.9%
13
11
12
Mazda
390
3.2%
10
1,927
4.0%
12
9
13
Kia
384
3.2%
15
1,262
2.6%
14
13
14
Suzuki
237
2.0%
18
1,164
2.4%
15
19
15
Opel
227
1.9%
14
1,117
2.3%
16
15
16
Subaru
213
1.8%
19
836
1.7%
17
16
17
Hyundai
200
1.7%
21
823
1.7%
18
14
18
Honda
188
1.6%
20
690
1.4%
20
17
19
Tesla
171
1.4%
2
2,227
4.6%
10
20
20
Citroen
164
1.4%
16
789
1.6%
19
18
21
Renault
144
1.2%
17
517
1.1%
21
22
22
Mini
82
0.7%
23
285
0.6%
22
21
23
Porsche
45
0.4%
28
104
0.2%
27
27
24
Land Rover
43
0.4%
22
282
0.6%
23
24
25
Lexus
43
0.4%
26
191
0.4%
24
26
26
Fiat
36
0.3%
25
134
0.3%
26
23
27
Chevrolet
25
0.2%
24
181
0.4%
25
25
28
Dacia
11
0.1%
27
52
0.1%
28
28
29
Alfa Romeo
6
0.0%
29
27
0.1%
29
29
30
Jeep
6
0.0%
30
25
0.1%
30
30
31
Jaguar
3
0.0%
31
22
0.0%
31
31
Norway April 2014 – models:
Pos
Model
Apr-14
%
/13
Mar
2014
%
/13
Pos
FY13
1
VW Golf
766
6.3%
-15%
2
2,343
4.8%
-18%
1
1
2
Nissan Leaf
451
3.7%
-1%
5
2,010
4.1%
54%
3
3
3
Toyota Auris
418
3.5%
-3%
3
1,906
3.9%
35%
4
2
4
Skoda Octavia
398
3.3%
58%
12
1,385
2.8%
65%
5
7
5
VW Up!
348
2.9%
178%
4
1,275
2.6%
170%
6
n/a
6
Nissan Qashqai
334
2.8%
26%
6
1,129
2.3%
13%
10
14
7
Mitsubishi Outlander
311
2.6%
-20%
9
1,064
2.2%
-17%
11
12
8
VW Passat
290
2.4%
-10%
19
898
1.8%
-18%
12
11
9
VW Tiguan
278
2.3%
-12%
18
896
1.8%
-16%
13
13
10
Toyota RAV4
274
2.3%
-33%
8
1,267
2.6%
70%
7
8
11
Toyota Yaris
268
2.2%
-10%
11
1,237
2.5%
-7%
9
5
12
Ford Focus
266
2.2%
-18%
21
740
1.5%
-36%
20
10
13
Volvo V40
258
2.1%
-30%
13
881
1.8%
-23%
15
6
14
Audi A3
240
2.0%
-16%
17
756
1.6%
28%
19
18
15
BMW i3
236
1.9%
new
10
882
1.8%
new
14
n/a
16
Mazda CX-5
229
1.9%
-6%
7
1,238
2.5%
-28%
8
4
17
Volvo V70
220
1.8%
-17%
14
813
1.7%
-15%
18
9
18
BMW 3 Series
216
1.8%
-1%
16
853
1.8%
27%
17
n/a
19
Tesla Model S
171
1.4%
new
1
2,227
4.6%
new
2
20
20
Volvo XC60
171
1.4%
20%
15
731
1.5%
40%
21
17
21
Kia Sportage
167
1.4%
30%
27
503
1.0%
-17%
30
n/a
22
Suzuki SX4
165
1.4%
206%
22
856
1.8%
263%
16
n/a
23
Ford Kuga
160
1.3%
132%
20
561
1.2%
55%
25
n/a
24
BMW 5 Series
152
1.3%
75%
26
523
1.1%
53%
26
n/a
25
Ford Fiesta
143
1.2%
14%
35
414
0.9%
-17%
32
n/a
26
Peugeot 308
136
1.1%
1033%
24
606
1.2%
708%
22
n/a
27
Volvo V60
135
1.1%
-44%
23
580
1.2%
-30%
24
15
28
Audi A4
124
1.0%
-50%
29
516
1.1%
-30%
27
n/a
29
Mitsubishi ASX
121
1.0%
26%
31
509
1.0%
13%
28
n/a
30
Audi Q5
120
1.0%
-12%
46
357
0.7%
-18%
43
n/a
31
Peugeot 208
119
1.0%
-32%
44
376
0.8%
-47%
42
n/a
32
Toyota Avensis
107
0.9%
-29%
34
399
0.8%
-49%
37
16
33
Toyota Prius
107
0.9%
-29%
39
384
0.8%
-49%
40
n/a
34
BMW X1
101
0.8%
33%
48
385
0.8%
29%
39
n/a
35
Peugeot 2008
99
0.8%
new
33
581
1.2%
new
23
n/a
36
Subaru Forester
99
0.8%
-39%
36
407
0.8%
-5%
33
n/a
37
Honda CR-V
98
0.8%
-52%
28
400
0.8%
-53%
36
n/a
38
Skoda Rapid
96
0.8%
109%
54
261
0.5%
146%
57
n/a
39
Opel Insignia
90
0.7%
84%
30
404
0.8%
110%
35
n/a
40
Ford S-Max
89
0.7%
31%
50
272
0.6%
54%
53
n/a
41
Mercedes A Class
88
0.7%
-66%
42
405
0.8%
-56%
34
19
42
Mercedes E Class
87
0.7%
-22%
69
282
0.6%
31%
49
n/a
43
BMW 1 Series
86
0.7%
-14%
57
291
0.6%
-17%
47
n/a
44
VW Polo
85
0.7%
-70%
38
388
0.8%
-37%
38
n/a
45
Renault Captur
85
0.7%
new
25
272
0.6%
new
54
n/a
46
BMW X3
84
0.7%
-41%
47
504
1.0%
-9%
29
n/a
47
Mazda6
82
0.7%
-14%
55
305
0.6%
-3%
46
n/a
48
Mercedes C Class
80
0.7%
45%
40
312
0.6%
55%
45
n/a
49
Audi A6
80
0.7%
-31%
64
276
0.6%
-23%
52
n/a
50
Mercedes B Class
78
0.6%
34%
65
291
0.6%
14%
48
n/a
51
Ford Mondeo
74
0.6%
-69%
37
380
0.8%
-24%
41
n/a
52
Mercedes CLA
73
0.6%
16%
59
279
0.6%
343%
50
n/a
53
Audi Q3
72
0.6%
4%
75
267
0.5%
40%
56
n/a
54
Skoda Superb
70
0.6%
-22%
62
226
0.5%
-25%
61
n/a
55
Opel Mokka
69
0.6%
-72%
32
428
0.9%
-39%
31
n/a
56
Kia Picanto
68
0.6%
-38%
56
272
0.6%
-19%
55
n/a
57
Honda Civic
67
0.6%
219%
52
217
0.4%
32%
64
n/a
58
Mazda3
64
0.5%
156%
49
329
0.7%
422%
44
n/a
59
Suzuki Swift
62
0.5%
-31%
58
278
0.6%
-14%
51
n/a
60
Kia Cee’d
62
0.5%
-50%
70
222
0.5%
-46%
62
n/a
61
Subaru XV
60
0.5%
-41%
51
250
0.5%
-47%
59
n/a
62
Skoda Yeti
55
0.5%
-5%
61
222
0.5%
22%
63
n/a
63
Hyundai i30
54
0.4%
-50%
101
104
0.2%
-65%
91
n/a
64
Peugeot 3008
51
0.4%
-15%
82
216
0.4%
-8%
65
n/a
65
Kia Rio
50
0.4%
-14%
87
147
0.3%
-35%
76
n/a
66
Mini Countryman
46
0.4%
-8%
86
136
0.3%
-20%
77
n/a
67
Hyundai i20
45
0.4%
-57%
66
184
0.4%
-50%
68
n/a
68
Citroen C-Zero
45
0.4%
n/a
43
168
0.3%
1100%
72
n/a
69
BMW X5
42
0.3%
425%
60
227
0.5%
416%
60
n/a
70
Mercedes GLA
42
0.3%
new
45
134
0.3%
new
78
n/a
71
Renault Clio
41
0.3%
-32%
53
179
0.4%
26%
70
n/a
72
Subaru Legacy
39
0.3%
-17%
74
132
0.3%
-29%
79
n/a
73
Peugeot 4008
39
0.3%
-28%
95
106
0.2%
-59%
90
n/a
74
Hyundai ix35
37
0.3%
-54%
71
213
0.4%
-35%
66
n/a
75
Citroen C4
36
0.3%
-29%
41
260
0.5%
115%
58
n/a
76
Mitsubishi Space Star
35
0.3%
-60%
72
153
0.3%
-9%
74
n/a
77
VW Touran
35
0.3%
-50%
78
150
0.3%
-41%
75
n/a
78
Skoda Fabia
34
0.3%
-64%
84
126
0.3%
-44%
84
n/a
79
Audi A1
33
0.3%
-61%
79
173
0.4%
-37%
71
n/a
80
Nissan Note
31
0.3%
244%
67
181
0.4%
546%
69
n/a
81
Mercedes GLK
30
0.2%
-29%
96
126
0.3%
-15%
85
n/a
82
Opel Astra
30
0.2%
-44%
80
121
0.2%
-46%
88
n/a
83
Porsche Macan
30
0.2%
new
n/a
32
0.1%
new
137
-
84
Peugeot 508
29
0.2%
-70%
83
199
0.4%
-55%
67
n/a
85
Mini
29
0.2%
-12%
77
128
0.3%
42%
83
n/a
86
Audi A5
29
0.2%
-19%
118
77
0.2%
-21%
103
n/a
87
Mercedes Vito
28
0.2%
-22%
85
107
0.2%
-18%
89
n/a
88
Ford C-Max
28
0.2%
-10%
93
87
0.2%
-43%
97
n/a
89
Mitsubishi i-MiEV
27
0.2%
-23%
63
159
0.3%
1%
73
n/a
90
Peugeot iOn
27
0.2%
1250%
n/a
50
0.1%
108%
122
n/a
91
VW Transporter
25
0.2%
-44%
68
131
0.3%
-16%
80
n/a
92
Hyundai i10
25
0.2%
67%
81
129
0.3%
126%
81
n/a
93
Citroen C5
24
0.2%
167%
n/a
50
0.1%
4%
121
n/a
94
Volvo S60
23
0.2%
-8%
105
80
0.2%
11%
101
n/a
95
Honda Jazz
23
0.2%
4%
90
73
0.2%
-8%
106
n/a
96
Fiat 500
22
0.2%
-56%
111
61
0.1%
-47%
113
n/a
97
Kia Carens
22
0.2%
new
127
59
0.1%
new
115
n/a
98
Ford B-Max
21
0.2%
-70%
92
87
0.2%
-50%
98
n/a
99
VW Beetle
21
0.2%
-40%
115
55
0.1%
-48%
117
n/a
100
VW Sharan
20
0.2%
-59%
91
98
0.2%
-30%
93
n/a
Source: ofvas.no