Toyota Yaris (+172.5%), Skoda Octavia (+205.4%) impress in market back in negative (-6%) – Best Selling Cars Blog
Toyota Yaris sales almost triple year-on-year in October.
New car sales in Finland are back into negative in October at -6% year-on-year to 6,088 units. This means the year-to-date volume is now down a harsh -18.2% to 67,779 registrations. The Top 3 brands go completely against the market with fantastic year-on-year gains: Toyota is up 23.4% to 18.5% share vs. 17.8% so far this year, Volvo soars 50.3% to 13% share vs. 8.1% YTD and Skoda surges 78.3% to 10.7% share vs. 8.5%. In contrast Kia (-25.1%) and Volkswagen (-20.8%) suffer. BMW (+4.1%) and Audi (+3.8%) are also in positive in the remainder of the Top 10 while Ford (-38.3%) implodes, Nissan (-15.2%) skids and Mercedes (-0.5%) is stable. Below, Polestar (+73.1%) and Dacia (+223.1%) make themselves noticed.
Model-wise, the Toyota Corolla (-29.7%) and Yaris (+172.5%) return to the top 2 spots they hold year-to-date with diametrically opposed evolutions. The next six models all defy the market with significant gains. The Toyota Yaris Cross (+237.8%) is the most dynamic above the Skoda Octavia (+205.4%), Toyota C-HR (+154.2%), Volvo V60 (+61.9%) and Volvo XC60 (+47.5%) with the Volvo XC40 (+7.9%) closing the ranks. The VW Golf (+73.6%) shows a rare and sizeable uptick but is down -46% year-to-date. The Kia Sportage ranks #16 and breaks into the YTD Top 30 as a result.
Previous month: Finland September 2022: Skoda Octavia #1 again, BMW i4 in Top 10, market up for the first time in 15 months
One year ago: Finland October 2021: Toyota and Corolla lead, Peugeot 2008 up to #4, sales off -12.5%
Full October 2022 Top 30 brands and models below.
Note: These rankings feature the Top 30 brands/models year-to-date ordered based on their October volume and may therefore not be 100% accurate.
Finland October 2022 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Oct-22 | % | /21 | Sep | 2022 | % | /21 | Pos | FY21 |
| 1 | Toyota | 1,128 | 18.5% | 23.4% | 1 | 12,049 | 17.8% | -6.3% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Volvo | 792 | 13.0% | 50.3% | 4 | 5,489 | 8.1% | -14.5% | 5 | 5 |
| 3 | Skoda | 649 | 10.7% | 78.3% | 2 | 5,781 | 8.5% | -24.6% | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Volkswagen | 581 | 9.5% | -20.8% | 5 | 6,010 | 8.9% | -32.5% | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Kia | 505 | 8.3% | -25.1% | 3 | 6,074 | 9.0% | -10.1% | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Mercedes | 394 | 6.5% | -0.5% | 6 | 4,323 | 6.4% | -13.9% | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | BMW | 333 | 5.5% | 4.1% | 7 | 4,109 | 6.1% | 1.3% | 7 | 8 |
| 8 | Ford | 226 | 3.7% | -38.3% | 8 | 3,090 | 4.6% | -34.9% | 8 | 7 |
| 9 | Audi | 220 | 3.6% | 3.8% | 12 | 2,317 | 3.4% | -32.2% | 10 | 9 |
| 10 | Nissan | 195 | 3.2% | -15.2% | 9 | 2,514 | 3.7% | -7.3% | 9 | 11 |
| 11 | Peugeot | 138 | 2.3% | -41.0% | 11 | 1,865 | 2.8% | -24.7% | 13 | 12 |
| 12 | Citroen | 119 | 2.0% | -31.2% | 15 | 1,233 | 1.8% | -32.6% | 15 | 14 |
| 13 | Renault | 104 | 1.7% | -9.6% | 13 | 1,310 | 1.9% | -0.8% | 14 | 15 |
| 14 | Hyundai | 92 | 1.5% | -69.6% | 16 | 1,901 | 2.8% | -37.5% | 12 | 10 |
| 15 | Polestar | 90 | 1.5% | 73.1% | 21 | 579 | 0.9% | 522.6% | 21 | 30 |
| 16 | Dacia | 84 | 1.4% | 223.1% | 14 | 1,087 | 1.6% | 21.3% | 16 | 21 |
| 17 | Opel | 80 | 1.3% | -68.3% | 17 | 2,156 | 3.2% | -10.4% | 11 | 13 |
| 18 | Suzuki | 68 | 1.1% | 11.5% | 18 | 617 | 0.9% | -35.8% | 19 | 18 |
| 19 | Mazda | 53 | 0.9% | -48.5% | 20 | 597 | 0.9% | -31.9% | 20 | 20 |
| 20 | Mitsubishi | 42 | 0.7% | -58.8% | 19 | 832 | 1.2% | -12.9% | 18 | 19 |
| 21 | Seat | 27 | 0.4% | -68.2% | 23 | 364 | 0.5% | -79.3% | 23 | 16 |
| 22 | Cupra | 26 | 0.4% | 271.4% | 22 | 419 | 0.6% | 69.6% | 22 | 27 |
| 23 | Lexus | 25 | 0.4% | 127.3% | 26 | 211 | 0.3% | -11.0% | 28 | 29 |
| 24 | Honda | 20 | 0.3% | -9.1% | 24 | 226 | 0.3% | -9.2% | 27 | 28 |
| 25 | Subaru | 15 | 0.2% | -67.4% | 27 | 210 | 0.3% | -28.6% | 29 | 24 |
| 26 | Mini | 15 | 0.2% | -46.4% | 28 | 171 | 0.3% | -37.4% | 30 | 23 |
| 27 | Land Rover | 13 | 0.2% | -69.8% | 29 | 288 | 0.4% | 0.3% | 25 | 26 |
| 28 | Porsche | 9 | 0.1% | -62.5% | 30 | 313 | 0.5% | 12.6% | 24 | 25 |
| 29 | Tesla | 5 | 0.1% | 66.7% | 10 | 953 | 1.4% | -12.7% | 17 | 17 |
| 30 | Fiat | 5 | 0.1% | -83.3% | 25 | 256 | 0.4% | -13.2% | 26 | 22 |
Finland October 2022 – models:
| Pos | Model | Oct-22 | % | /21 | Sep | 2022 | % | /21 | Pos | FY21 |
| 1 | Toyota Corolla | 338 | 5.6% | -29.7% | 3 | 3,971 | 5.9% | -14.9% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Toyota Yaris | 278 | 4.6% | 172.5% | 4 | 2,524 | 3.7% | -28.0% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Volvo XC60 | 236 | 3.9% | 47.5% | 8 | 1,674 | 2.5% | -9.4% | 6 | 5 |
| 4 | Skoda Octavia | 226 | 3.7% | 205.4% | 1 | 1,716 | 2.5% | -48.4% | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Volvo V60 | 183 | 3.0% | 61.9% | 17 | 955 | 1.4% | -35.1% | 11 | 9 |
| 6 | Volvo XC40 | 163 | 2.7% | 7.9% | 6 | 1,371 | 2.0% | -27.8% | 10 | 6 |
| 7 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 152 | 2.5% | 237.8% | 18 | 1,411 | 2.1% | 3035.6% | 9 | 135 |
| 8 | Toyota C-HR | 150 | 2.5% | 154.2% | n/a | 1,545 | 2.3% | 4.6% | 8 | 11 |
| 9 | Kia Ceed | 127 | 2.1% | -24.9% | 2 | 1,713 | 2.5% | 23.0% | 5 | 12 |
| 10 | VW Golf | 125 | 2.1% | 73.6% | 14 | 914 | 1.3% | -46.0% | 13 | 10 |
| 11 | Nissan Qashqai | 112 | 1.8% | 27.3% | 11 | 1,620 | 2.4% | -12.2% | 7 | 7 |
| 12 | VW ID.4 | 102 | 1.7% | -29.2% | 20 | 689 | 1.0% | -46.0% | 25 | 13 |
| 13 | Skoda Enyaq | 99 | 1.6% | -4.8% | 10 | 942 | 1.4% | 49.3% | 12 | 35 |
| 14 | Toyota RAV4 | 86 | 1.4% | -54.0% | 5 | 1,856 | 2.7% | -23.1% | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | Kia Niro | 83 | 1.4% | -20.2% | 13 | 822 | 1.2% | 1.1% | 14 | 23 |
| 16 | Kia Sportage | 82 | 1.3% | n/a | n/a | 608 | 0.9% | 124.4% | 31 | 92 |
| 17 | Nissan Leaf | 69 | 1.1% | -33.7% | 15 | 648 | 1.0% | 95.8% | 26 | 53 |
| 18 | Skoda Kodiaq | 62 | 1.0% | 520.0% | 25 | 787 | 1.2% | 52.2% | 16 | 50 |
| 19 | Kia Rio | 58 | 1.0% | -53.2% | 19 | 731 | 1.1% | -55.9% | 20 | 8 |
| 20 | BMW 3 Series | 57 | 0.9% | -21.9% | n/a | 782 | 1.2% | -36.5% | 17 | 14 |
| 21 | Kia Stonic | 57 | 0.9% | -51.7% | 21 | 690 | 1.0% | -44.4% | 24 | 16 |
| 22 | Skoda Kamiq | 56 | 0.9% | 24.4% | n/a | 641 | 0.9% | -36.5% | 28 | 22 |
| 23 | Ford Focus | 46 | 0.8% | -70.3% | n/a | 694 | 1.0% | -36.8% | 22 | 19 |
| 24 | Ford Kuga | 45 | 0.7% | -55.9% | 23 | 747 | 1.1% | -38.4% | 19 | 17 |
| 25 | BMW 5 Series | 44 | 0.7% | -10.2% | 22 | 728 | 1.1% | -5.0% | 21 | 31 |
| n/a | Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross | 38 | 0.6% | -9.5% | 24 | 761 | 1.1% | 126.5% | 18 | 77 |
| n/a | Citroen C3 | 36 | 0.6% | -64.0% | n/a | 626 | 0.9% | -37.4% | 29 | 26 |
| n/a | VW T-Roc | 31 | 0.5% | -39.2% | n/a | 624 | 0.9% | -10.0% | 30 | 34 |
| n/a | BMW X3 | 22 | 0.4% | -63.3% | n/a | 691 | 1.0% | 48.6% | 23 | 48 |
| n/a | Opel Astra | 9 | 0.1% | -77.5% | n/a | 787 | 1.2% | 44.1% | 15 | 37 |
| n/a | Tesla Model Y | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | 7 | 644 | 1.0% | 194.1% | 27 | 66 |
Source: AUT
