The Volvo EX30 is the best-selling vehicle in Finland in May.

It’s a 6th consecutive month of decline for the Finnish new car market at harsh -18.4% year-on-year in May to 7,551 units. The year-to-date volume is now down -14.6% to 31,716. Toyota (-11.7%) keeps the lead of the brands charts with a round 20% share. Volvo (+25.1%) is in outstanding shape at #2 with 14.1% of the market vs. 12% so far this year. Volkswagen (-29.3%) is hit hard but stays at #3 ahead of Kia (-1.8%) resisting well and Skoda (-52.1%) imploding. Mercedes (-14%) manages to keep its loss below the market rate at #6 but BMW (-37.6%) and Tesla (-42.9%) crater. Hyundai (+50.5%) and Nissan (+31.3%) round out the Top 10 in fantastic fashion. Below, BYD (+1016.7%) celebrates one year in market at #19 with Subaru (+278.6%), Seat (+125%) and Honda (+30.8%) also in positive.

Over in the models lane, the Volvo EX30 spectacularly takes the lead with a fantastic 7% share, only 6 months after its launch in the country. It now ranks #5 year-to-date vs. #11 last month. The EX30 distances three Toyotas: the Yaris (+81.9%) in great shape, the Corolla (-26.5%) struggling and the Yaris Cross (+6.9%) solid. The VW ID.4 (-20.9%) rallies back up two spots on last month to #5 but drops significantly year-on-year. The Nissan Qashqai (+141.3%), Kia Ceed (+83.8%), Toyota RAV4 (+35.8%) and Skoda Octavia (+10.1%) impress below. The Tesla Model Y sinks -59.4% at #10 and ranks #7 year-to-date whereas it topped the Full Year 2023 charts. In contrast the Tesla Model 3 is up 183.7% for the month at #15.

Previous month: Finland April 2024: 5th straight negative overall result, Volvo EX30 on podium

One year ago: Finland May 2023: Toyota Corolla, Tesla Model Y and Skoda Enyaq top market up 19.9%

Full May 2024 Top 30 brands and Top 25 models below.

Finland May 2024 – brands:

PosBrandMay-24%/23Apr2024%/23PosFY231Toyota1,50820.0%– 11.7%16,41720.2%– 0.6%112Volvo1,06614.1%+ 25.1%23,80712.0%+ 10.9%243Volkswagen7409.8%– 29.3%32,5268.0%– 34.1%434Kia5547.3%– 1.8%52,3977.6%– 8.8%555Skoda5016.6%– 52.1%42,8589.0%– 13.8%326Mercedes4726.3%– 14.0%91,8745.9%– 23.3%677BMW3254.3%– 37.6%61,7495.5%– 19.2%788Tesla3044.0%– 42.9%121,3264.2%– 36.4%1069Hyundai2893.8%+ 50.5%81,3984.4%+ 50.3%91110Nissan2813.7%+ 31.3%71,4954.7%+ 16.3%81011Audi2683.5%– 39.2%101,1593.7%– 32.9%11912Ford1642.2%– 25.8%117742.4%– 35.7%121213Peugeot1201.6%– 15.5%253010.9%– 54.9%161314Mazda921.2%– 7.1%143221.0%– 30.0%141615Renault881.2%– 6.4%202330.7%– 35.6%201916Suzuki841.1%+ 10.5%153541.1%+ 4.1%132017Citroen771.0%– 40.8%192320.7%– 59.5%211518Opel690.9%– 78.4%232540.8%– 72.3%171419BYD670.9%+ 1016.7%242500.8%+ 4066.7%19n/a20Seat630.8%+ 125.0%301080.3%– 14.3%282521Dacia590.8%– 21.3%162530.8%– 30.9%181822Subaru530.7%+ 278.6%281680.5%+ 44.8%232623Mitsubishi470.6%– 14.5%133081.0%+ 14.1%152124Lexus390.5%– 15.2%181860.6%+ 25.7%222425Cupra370.5%– 5.1%221400.4%– 30.0%252226Land Rover350.5%– 37.5%261370.4%– 18.5%262327Polestar300.4%– 73.7%171490.5%– 67.3%241728Porsche170.2%– 10.5%211260.4%+ 18.9%272729Honda170.2%+ 30.8%271040.3%– 2.8%292930Mini100.1%– 41.2%29620.2%+ 31.9%3028

Finland May 2024 – models:

Note this ranking features the Top 30 models year-to-date ordered based on their May 2024 sales and may therefore not be 100% correct.

PosModelMay-24%/23Apr2024%/23PosFY231Volvo EX305287.0%new31,0013.2%new52102Toyota Yaris4536.0%+ 81.9%41,3824.4%+ 35.8%363Toyota Corolla4145.5%– 26.5%12,0446.4%– 18.7%124Toyota Yaris Cross3244.3%+ 6.9%21,4004.4%+ 69.9%285VW ID.41932.6%– 20.9%75551.7%– 46.5%14106Skoda Octavia1862.5%+ 10.1%61,2493.9%+ 79.2%437Toyota RAV41822.4%+ 35.8%166151.9%+ 7.9%1198Kia Ceed1822.4%+ 83.8%126061.9%+ 11.4%12129Nissan Qashqai1812.4%+ 141.3%59733.1%+ 79.2%61510Tesla Model Y1802.4%– 59.4%159292.9%– 45.0%7111VW Golf1792.4%+ 37.7%233901.2%– 4.2%182512Volvo XC601502.0%– 36.2%107362.3%– 35.6%9513Volvo V601381.8%+ 25.5%96492.0%+ 27.3%101914Skoda Enyaq1241.6%– 64.4%175081.6%– 50.2%15415Tesla Model 31221.6%+ 183.7%n/a3831.2%+ 15.0%201816Mercedes GLC1131.5%+ 50.7%n/a4221.3%+ 78.8%173917Audi Q41091.4%– 41.7%144591.4%– 19.8%161618Volvo XC401021.4%– 58.7%88042.5%– 11.6%8719Toyota C-HR881.2%– 51.6%115691.8%– 21.5%131420Hyundai i30881.2%n/an/a2590.8%+ 407.8%2712621Kia Sportage731.0%+ 21.7%243051.0%+ 1.7%243022Kia Niro721.0%+ 67.4%203521.1%– 0.8%212323BMW X1670.9%– 15.2%133871.2%+ 61.9%193324Kia Stonic670.9%– 54.4%223000.9%– 24.4%262225Nissan Juke560.7%+ 409.1%n/a2420.8%+ 656.3%30102n/aVW ID.7520.7%newn/a2480.8%new29n/an/aVolvo C40480.6%– 71.4%193031.0%– 42.8%2517n/aHyundai Tucson440.6%+ 120.0%182530.8%+ 96.1%2878n/aBMW i4390.5%– 81.0%213351.1%– 37.3%2211n/aHyundai Ioniq 5300.4%+ 57.9%n/a3151.0%+ 29.1%2340

Source: AUT