The automobile market in Iceland it does not boast large figures every year but it is important due to the economic volume it moves As a general rule, they sell cars that are much more expensive than normal in other countries in the region. In 2020 the general figures fell by 20.2 %% to place the total volume in the 9,303 units sold.
Thanks to direct aid to the purchase, electric vehicles have experienced a significant increase in demand and it could be said that Iceland follows the steps that Norway has already taken in terms of tax advantages and incentives, convincing the user that it is the most correct (and practical on a day-to-day basis).
In 2020 the electric ones dominated the market with 2,356 units while the gasoline ones were left with 2,139 units. Also sold were 1,805 diesel-powered units, 1,896 PHEV hybrids, 1,162 conventional hybrids, and 37 methane-capable bi-fuels.
BRAND RANKING YEAR 2020
- Toyota 1,381
- Kia 929
- Tesla 903
- Hyundai 698
- VW 617
- Mitsubishi 515
- Suzuki 499
- Nissan 421
- Volvo 416
- Skoda 366
- Mercedes 322
- Audi 271
- Honda 254
- Peugeot 222
- Land rover 190
- BMW 168
- Jeep 166
- Mazda 143
- Renault 125
- Dacia 116
- Ford 106
- Subaru 88
- MG 62
- Opel 59
- SsangYong 55
- Citroën 49
- Lexus 44
- Porsche 43
- Jaguar 40
- MINI 27
- Alfa Romeo 2
- Fiat 2
- Bentley 1
- Cupra 1
- Maxus 1
Among the firms that closed positively, we must mention the sensational year for Tesla (+ 500%) which has climbed to the top positions (in 2019 it barely sold 45 units) and also for Mercedes (69%), Audi (+ 63%) , Jeep (+ 102%) and MG that has been released with good figures
Among the firms that fell the most, it is worth mentioning Kia (-37%), Nissan (-39%), Dacia (-80%), Mazda (73%), Citroën (-63%), Ford (-75%) and Subaru (55%)
TOP 100 MODELS YEAR 2020
- Tesla Model 3 856
- Toyota RAV4 529
- Mitsubishi Outlander 501
- Toyota Land Cruiser 288
- Kia Niro 256
- Toyota yaris 236
- Audi e-tron 228
- Hyundai kona 199
- Nissan Leaf 184
- VW Golf 155
- Kia Sorento 151
- Volvo XC40 150
- Skoda Kodiaq 144
- Volvo XC60 142
- Toyota corolla 139
- Nissan Qashqai 137
- Hyundai tucson 135
- Hyundai i20 134
- Kia Sportage 129
- Kia Ceed 128
- VW ID.3 124
- Honda CR-V 117
- Suzuki jimny 113
- Dacia Duster 106
- VW Polo 106
- Suzuki swift 102
- Volvo XC90 98
- Hyundai i10 94
- Jeep Compass 89
- Kia Stonic 88
- Suzuki vitara 83
- Mercedes GLE 82
- Suzuki S-Cross 80
- Skoda Octavia 79
- Skoda Superb 79
- Toyota C-HR 77
- Mercedes EQC 71
- Hyundai i30 71
- Kia Optima 70
- Peugeot 3008 67
- Honda Jazz 65
- Peugeot 2008 63
- MG ZS 62
- Kia Soul 59
- Mazda CX-30 59
- Suzuki across 58
- Peugeot 208 57
- Toyota Aygo 57
- BMW X3 56
- Skoda Karoq 55
- Mercedes GLC 53
- Subaru Forester 52
- BMW X5 51
- LR Defender 50
- Suzuki Ignis 50
- LR Discovery Sport 49
- Hyundai ioniq 44
- VW Touareg 43
- Ford Kuga 39
- Mazda3 38
- Mercedes E Class 38
- Renault ZOE 37
- Nissan micra 36
- BMW X1 36
- Jeep grand cherokee 35
- VW T-Roc 35
- LR Discovery 34
- VW T-Cross 34
- Nissan X-Trail 32
- Peugeot 5008 32
- Renault clio 32
- VW Passat 32
- Audi Q5 31
- Jaguar I-Pace 30
- Mercedes A-Class 30
- Opel Ampera-e 30
- Kia Rio 29
- Tesla Model X 29
- LR Range Rover Sport 28
- Ford Focus 26
- Nissan Juke 26
- Toyota Camry 25
- MINI Hatch 24
- SsangYong Rexton 24
- Honda HR-V 23
- Porsche cayenne 23
- VW Up! 2. 3
- Mazda CX-5 22
- Lexus RX 22
- SsangYong Tivoli 22
- Citroën C4 Aircross 21
- Renault Captur 20
- Subaru Outback 19
- Hyundai santa fe 18
- Jeep wrangler 18
- Mercedes V-Class 18
- Tesla Model S 18
- Mazda Cx-30 17
- Honda civic 16
- Opel Grandland X 16
Without a doubt, the surprise of the year has been Tesla Model 3 that has remained with the first position stealing all the prominence from Toyota RAV4 which is a regular at the top spot. Very well Kia Niro, Audi e-tron, Volvo XC40, Skoda Kodiaq and Toyota Land Cruiser which continues to be an essential product to be able to circulate in certain areas of the country.
Other outstanding models of the year 2020 were the VW ID.3, Hyundai i20, Jeep Compass (the hybrid 4xe version is having a lot of success), Mercedes GLE, Peugeot 2008, Mazda CX-30 and the Mercedes EQC which is another of the electric models that has benefited from the aid.
Just as we can talk about many cars with good data, there are also those with bad. This is the case of the Dacia Duster which has gone from second position in 2019 to 24th while the Skoda Octavia it falls from 12th to 34th. The Toyota Aygo, Nissan Qashqai and Kia Ceed don’t have much to celebrate either.
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