Sweden Car Sales By Brand : 2005-09

The Volvo XC60 came along in 2008

Car sales were going really well, peaking in 2007 at the highest since 1989. Then the economic downturn that which reached its lowest for Sweden in 2009. Some were affected more than others. Saab was on the way out, while German brands seemed to do well. Kia seemed unaffected but but both Peugeot and Citroën took a tumble. Sweden had a good market for MG Rover but that came to an end in 2006. Opel had been 4th in 1990 was now 14th by 2009. Was GM's handling of Saab's demise a contributing factor?

Brand	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Volvo	54,101	55,832	63,963	47,834	41,808
VW	23,244	25,061	27,661	26,637	23,090
Toyota	20,562	22,393	23,583	20,171	18,922
Ford	16,454	16,999	18,245	15,122	13,133
Audi	12,117	13,699	15,099	14,800	12,193
BMW	9,837	11,316	13,023	11,735	11,371
Kia	3,014	2,940	6,364	6,054	9,372
Škoda	10,767	11,622	12,141	10,064	7,949
Mercedes	6,668	7,016	7,385	6,975	7,653
Peugeot	17,899	16,513	16,550	12,967	7,535
Hyundai	9,959	9,111	7,828	7,056	7,095
Saab	21,271	25,624	24,884	19,871	7,067
Renault	12,662	11,409	9,413	7,294	7,012
Opel	9,718	10,897	10,894	7,809	5,421
Citroën	11,348	8,363	11,417	6,828	4,575
Honda	3,419	4,014	6,458	4,598	4,150
Nissan	4,751	4,150	4,849	4,268	3,412
Mazda	3,441	4,103	4,431	3,917	3,237
Subaru	2,958	3,284	2,862	3,141	3,016
Mitsubishi	4,666	3,864	2,969	2,493	2,893
Seat	1,529	1,625	1,678	2,243	2,107
Suzuki	2,610	2,496	2,495	1,208	2,011
Fiat	1,126	1,069	2,171	3,016	1,978
Chrysler	2,852	3,015	3,298	2,265	1,451
Chevrolet	2,412	2,053	1,985	1,570	1,004
MINI	563	447	738	798	696
Lexus	659	1,113	1,072	810	685
Dacia				47	655
GM US	1,230	596	458	548	358
Porsche	421	453	480	366	293
Land Rover	485	488	698	336	261
smart	332	111	347	254	238
Jaguar	266	264	205	300	193
Alfa Romeo	314	261	202	162	137
Ssangyong		148	610	119	37
MG Rover	384	69
Others	157	348	338	306	372
Total	274,196	282,766	306,794	253,982	213,380

Data source: ABStatistik.
Picture source: Netcarshow.

All other articles in the series: 1950-54, 1955-59, 1960-64, 1965-69, 1970-74,
1975-79, 1980-84, 1985-89, 1990-94, 1995-99, 2000-04, and 2010-14.

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