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Swedish sales data – Jan 2008
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Swedish sales data – Jan 2008

February 1st, 2008 · 5 Comments



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ctm has express posted the Swedish sales data for January 2008, and it runs as follows….

The Swedish market totalled 17,033 vehicles in January, which was a decrease of around 17% compared with last year.

1: Volvo V70 II
Jan: 1693 vehicles
Market share this year: 9.9%

2: Saab 9-3
Jan: 1135 vehicles, +44%
Market share this year: 6.7% (3.8%)

3: Volvo V50
Jan: 724 vehicles, -18.7%
Market share this year: 4.2% (4.3%)

4: Saab 9-5
Jan: 694 vehicles, -28.8%
Market share this year: 4.1% (4.7%)

5: VW Golf
Jan: 516 vehicles, -1%
Market share this year: 3% (2.5%)

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Diesel cars comprised 26% of the total market, down from 31% Jan 07. This is due to some tax reform this year.

Environmentally friendly car sales totalled 6,106 vehicles or 36% of the total market. Up from 14.5% this time last year.

1: Volvo V70 Flexifuel
Jan: 1143 vehicles (not on the market last year)

2: Saab 9-3 BioPower
Jan: 900 vehicles (not on the market last year)

3: Saab 9-5
Jan: 620 vehicles (818 last year)

4: Volvo V50
Jan: 467 vehicles (305 last year)

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The Ovlov V70 taking top spot is a first for the green market. The Saab 9-5 held top spot consistently until the 9-3 BioPower arrived. Now that the Ovlov flexfuel is around it’ll be interesting to see how Saab respond.

Maybe some sort of sensor is required to show whether the car is actually running on E85 in order to get the free parking etc in Stockholm. I’m sure with the weight of the V70 it’d get pretty shocking mileage on the jungle juice.

Tags: Saab sales data

5 responses so far ↓

  • 1 ctmNo Gravatar // Feb 1, 2008 at 8:24 pm

    Didn’t noticed this at first. Last year, Saabs market share in Sweden was about 8%. This year it’s almost 11%. ;)

    Oh, and Swades favorite:
    93: Cadillac BLS
    Jan: 28 vehicles, -35%

  • 2 swadeNo Gravatar // Feb 1, 2008 at 8:49 pm

    I was going to email shortly about that one…..

    Is the E85 model available in the BLS yet?

  • 3 ctmNo Gravatar // Feb 1, 2008 at 9:09 pm

    I looked at this page now, and can’t find any reference to FlexPower or E85:

    http://www.cadillaceurope.com/index.aspx?FilterID=2091&ChapterID=8850

    In a press release from November, it just said that the BLS will get an E85 engine. So probably not available yet. But when it is, boy, are the sales figures gonna skyrocket or what! ;)

  • 4 1985 GripenNo Gravatar // Feb 2, 2008 at 2:54 am

    I find it funny that I find ovloV XC70 vehicles all over sunny Southern California, but the V70 is the best-selling car in snowy Sweden. It makes one wonder if AWD is really necessary. 8)

    Regarding the BLS and flex-fuel, I believe what makes the Saab BioPower so great is the turbocharger (which the BLS doesn’t have, does it?), the direct-ignition, and the Trionic system. Does the BLS have these components so it can be made “BioPower”?

  • 5 JeffNo Gravatar // Feb 2, 2008 at 3:13 am

    Gripen – The Swedes are smarted than us and know not to pay extra for it when they don’t need it.

    …Well…then again, if they were really smarter than us, they’d all drive
    Saabs :p