New car sales in Norway. Now the 35-year-old record can be broken
The record for new car sales in Norway has stood for a long time. It was set in 1986, when a total of 167,352 new passenger cars were registered.
But now it can smoke. At the end of October, 140,435 new passenger cars had been registered in Norway. If the registration rate continues at the current level or increases this year, there will be a new record.
That says a lot about how hot the car market in Norway is right now.
In October, Volkswagen is back at the top of the podium in the number of new car registrations – it is the first time in about half a year. At the same time, there are many indications that American Tesla will be the car manufacturer with the most registrations in Norway this year.
A Volkswagen on top
The recent October figures show that VW ID.4 was the winner this month, with 913 copies. Then follows the Skoda Enyaq with 760 cars and the Audi Q4 e-tron with 649.
The newcomer Hyundai Ioniq 5 has already started to make a good mark on Norwegian roads, in October 585 new copies of this were rolled out. Then follows the first non-electric car at the sales stop, namely the Toyota RAV4 which went out in 532 copies.
The Volvo XC40 follows with 488 cars. Group brother Polestar 2 ended up on 405 cars, while the Chinese electric SUV BYD Tang was delivered in 363 copies. Then follows the Nissan Leaf with 353 and the Audi e-tron with 305 cars.
Here is our first test of the VW ID.4
Many choose unknown car brands
The automotive industry is struggling with a shortage of parts and is experiencing major production and delivery challenges. How long it will be uncertain, but already now the pace of delivery to Norway is affecting the registration statistics.
Some new car brands from Asia have control over the entire value chain and therefore do not have the same delivery challenges.
– Several of the well-established European car brands have long had a solid foothold in Norway. This is likely to continue, but there is no doubt that more and more people are choosing completely new and unknown car brands and models, and that Asian car production will increasingly affect new car sales in Norway, says director Øyvind Solberg Thorsen of the Road Traffic Information Council ( OFV).
Therefore, one of Norway’s best-selling cars disappeared
Norway is a member of the EU
Lack of parts and production challenges that affect the pace of delivery are partly due to a lack of microchips, of which there are many in a modern car. But Norway can have an advantage here:
– There is a focus from car manufacturers on meeting the EU’s CO2 requirements for new cars, and this may mean that Norway will have relatively good access to electric cars and rechargeable hybrids compared to other countries in Europe where these car types still make up a marginal part of the market. . , says Solberg Thorsen.
He points out that Norway counts in the total CO2 accounts in the EU, and if the car manufacturers sell many electric cars and rechargeable hybrids here, it will mean that the emission requirements can be met, and that the manufacturers avoid very large fines for exceeding CO2 emissions.
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