Volkswagen Golf dethrones Volvo as best-selling car in 2016 in Sweden

For the first time in more than half a century, the Volkswagen Golf overtook Volvo to become the best-selling car model in 2016 in Sweden, the Swedish Automobile Manufacturers Association said.

Statistics show that the Golf model accounted for 5.9% of the market share in the Swedish new car market in 2016, surpassing Volvo's three most popular models, the V70, S90 and V90, which had a total market share of 5.7%.

Volkswagen Golf

Volkswagen Sweden said this is the first time in 54 years that Volkswagen has regained this position. Volkswagen dominated the new car market in Sweden in 1962 with the Volkswagen Beetle.

In 2016, the number of new cars registered in Sweden reached 372,300, an increase of 8% compared to 2015.

The Swedish Automobile Manufacturers Association explained the strong growth of the car market in 2016 due to "healthy" economic conditions, strong purchasing power, record low interest rates and a stable labor market.

According to TT&VH