The international quest for sales now is to crack six figures. Saab sold 125,000 cars last year and were forecasting 110,000 this year – and that was before the financial storm hit the US and extended outward from there.

So with that in mind, it’s time for a look at Swedish sales data for October. We know it’s going to be down on last year (as is everything else). The question is, by how much?

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Saab 9-3

Saab Sweden sold 1,305 units of the Saab 9-3 in October, down 23% from 1,698 last year. Year to date, the Saab 9-3 is actually up by 1%, though: 11,038 for this year vs 10,920 last year.

The Saab 9-3 was still the #2 seller for the month in Sweden, and is the #2 seller for the year so far.

Saab 9-5

Saab Sweden sold 677 units of the Saab 9-5 in October, down by 31% from the 983 sold in the same month last year. Saab 9-5 sales are down by 29% for the year so far, with 6,337 sold this year vs 9,020 sold at this time last year.

The Saab 9-5, despite the down year, is now stable at #6 in the Swedish market.

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The Saab 9-3 BioPower is also the #2 “green” car sold in Sweden, behind the Volvo V70II flexfuel.

The Saab 9-5 BioPower is the #4 “green” car in Sweden.

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The Cadillac BLS is stable at #100 in the Swedish market, having sold 17 units in October, a huge increase on the 12 sold in the same month last year.

There’s been 343 sold this year, it’s second calendar year on sale and first full year.

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