[alodk]

I have now succesfully started a group on Facebook in Denmark. In 3 months I have collected more than 120 members and we are growing every day. Perhaps one fine day, we can make an up-owners club.dk and share services like here.
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/138466926298913/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">
https://www.facebook.com/groups/138466926298913/</a>

 

[streakypaws]

Hi I have joined the group and uploaded a photo of my car (Skoda Citigo).

 

[Davec86]

Although I'm not from Denmark, nor do I speak Dannish, I might pop on over and join for the photos!

 

[Upmeister]

But presumably you've eaten their bacon!Edited by: Upmeister

 

[stratcast]

Somewhat offtopic:

I went to Denmark last week to buy the Thule Pacific 200 black aeroskin roof box and a Concord Transformer Pro child seat for my up! (and to test the car). It's crazy there, I saw 10-12 up!'s in 20 minutes while waiting outside a shop in Aarhus for my girlfriend.

I read in a Danish magazine (Motor) that they sold over 10.000 up's there in 2012. I think it was the most sold car? At lest in it's segment (micro cars).



Edited by: stratcast

 

[Toubro]

The UP! was indeed the best selling car in Denmark in 2012, selling 10.637 cars, which was 6,2% of the total carsales.

Actually the best selling cars in the 1-6 places are micro cars, and number 7-9 are mini cars.

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border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb240, 240, 246;">4,2 %</td></tr><tr ="row-4 even" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: line;"><td ="column-1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb255, 255, 255;">3.</td><td ="column-2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb255, 255, 255;">KIA Picanto</td><td ="column-3" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb255, 255, 255;">5.191</td><td ="column-4" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb255, 255, 255;">3,0 %</td></tr><tr ="row-5 odd" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: line;"><td ="column-1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb240, 240, 246;">4.</td><td ="column-2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb240, 240, 246;">Peugeot 107</td><td ="column-3" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb240, 240, 246;">4.929</td><td ="column-4" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb240, 240, 246;">2,9 %</td></tr><tr ="row-6 even" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: line;"><td ="column-1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb255, 255, 255;">5.</td><td ="column-2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb255, 255, 255;">Citroen C1</td><td ="column-3" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb255, 255, 255;">4.789</td><td ="column-4" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb255, 255, 255;">2,8 %</td></tr><tr ="row-7 odd" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: line;"><td ="column-1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb240, 240, 246;">6.</td><td ="column-2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb240, 240, 246;">Skoda Citigo</td><td ="column-3" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb240, 240, 246;">3.869</td><td ="column-4" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb240, 240, 246;">2,3 %</td></tr><tr ="row-8 even" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: line;"><td ="column-1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb255, 255, 255;">7.</td><td ="column-2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb255, 255, 255;">Chevrolet Spark</td><td ="column-3" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb255, 255, 255;">3.757</td><td ="column-4" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb255, 255, 255;">2,2 %</td></tr><tr ="row-9 odd" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: line;"><td ="column-1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb240, 240, 246;">8.</td><td ="column-2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb240, 240, 246;">Toyota Yaris</td><td ="column-3" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb240, 240, 246;">3.714</td><td ="column-4" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb240, 240, 246;">2,2 %</td></tr><tr ="row-10 even" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: line;"><td ="column-1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb255, 255, 255;">9.</td><td ="column-2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb255, 255, 255;">KIA Rio</td><td ="column-3" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb255, 255, 255;">3.496</td><td ="column-4" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb255, 255, 255;">2,0 %</td></tr><tr ="row-11 odd" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: line;"><td ="column-1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb240, 240, 246;">10.</td><td ="column-2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb240, 240, 246;">Toyota Avensis</td><td ="column-3" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb240, 240, 246;">3.411</td><td ="column-4" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb240, 240, 246;">2,0 %</td></tr><tr ="row-12 even" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: line;"><td ="column-1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb255, 255, 255;">11.</td><td ="column-2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb255, 255, 255;">Ford Fiesta</td><td ="column-3" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb255, 255, 255;">3.311</td><td ="column-4" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb255, 255, 255;">1,9 %</td></tr><tr ="row-13 odd" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: line;"><td ="column-1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb240, 240, 246;">12.</td><td ="column-2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb240, 240, 246;">Opel Corsa</td><td ="column-3" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb240, 240, 246;">3.294</td><td ="column-4" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb240, 240, 246;">1,9 %</td></tr><tr ="row-14 even" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: line;"><td ="column-1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb255, 255, 255;">13.</td><td ="column-2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb255, 255, 255;">Hyundai i30</td><td ="column-3" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb255, 255, 255;">2.974</td><td ="column-4" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb255, 255, 255;">1,7 %</td></tr><tr ="row-15 odd" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: line;"><td ="column-1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb240, 240, 246;">14.</td><td ="column-2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb240, 240, 246;">Renault Clio</td><td ="column-3" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb240, 240, 246;">2.800</td><td ="column-4" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb240, 240, 246;">1,6 %</td></tr><tr ="row-16 even" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: line;"><td ="column-1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb255, 255, 255;">15.</td><td ="column-2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb255, 255, 255;">Volkswagen Polo</td><td ="column-3" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb255, 255, 255;">2.746</td><td ="column-4" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb255, 255, 255;">1,6 %</td></tr><tr ="row-17 odd" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: line;"><td ="column-1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb240, 240, 246;">16.</td><td ="column-2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb240, 240, 246;">Suzuki Swift</td><td ="column-3" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb240, 240, 246;">2.739</td><td ="column-4" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb240, 240, 246;">1,6 %</td></tr><tr ="row-18 even" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: line;"><td ="column-1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb255, 255, 255;">17.</td><td ="column-2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb255, 255, 255;">Citroen C3</td><td ="column-3" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb255, 255, 255;">2.734</td><td ="column-4" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb255, 255, 255;">1,6 %</td></tr><tr ="row-19 odd" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: line;"><td ="column-1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb240, 240, 246;">18.</td><td ="column-2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb240, 240, 246;">Peugeot 206</td><td ="column-3" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb240, 240, 246;">2.724</td><td ="column-4" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb240, 240, 246;">1,6 %</td></tr><tr ="row-20 even" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: line;"><td ="column-1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb255, 255, 255;">19.</td><td ="column-2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb255, 255, 255;">Hyundai i10</td><td ="column-3" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb255, 255, 255;">2.665</td><td ="column-4" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb255, 255, 255;">1,6 %</td></tr><tr ="row-21 odd" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: line;"><td ="column-1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb240, 240, 246;">20.</td><td ="column-2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb240, 240, 246;">Peugeot 208</td><td ="column-3" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb240, 240, 246;">2.642</td><td ="column-4" style="margin: 0px; padding: 4px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: top; color: rgb61, 61, 61; : rgb240, 240, 246;">1,5 %</td></tr></t></table>source:http://www.bilsektionen.dk/rekordhoejt-bilsalg-i-2012/

 

[streakypaws]

Thats really impressive Troubro I'm really pleased to see the UP! as the top seller - and the Citigo is also in the top 10 but there is no MII in there yet - still to sell over 10.5k UP!s and hold 6.2% total car sales is excellent - I hope it continues to be Denmarks top seller this year as well!!

 

[Upmeister]

City cars rule in Denmark!

Interesting that the Aygo/C1/107 still have the highest combined sales with a design that's basically 8 years old.

I wonder if the up! will topple them in 2013?

In the UK the 2012 registration figures (up to the end September) were:
Ups - 10,000 / Citigo - 2,500 / Mii - 1,250 = 13,750 total
107 - 13,800 / Aygo - 13,000 / C1 - 12,000 = 38,800 total


It will be interesting to see what the run-rate for the up! triplets is like in the 4th Qtr of 2012 - something around the 20,000 I would guess.Edited by: Upmeister

 

[stratcast]

How much does the up! cost in Denmark compared to the Polo?It must be much cheaper when I look at those stats?

I bet many in Norway laugh at me for buying the up!
The price overlaps with the price of the Polo and with the Polo you can get electronic air condition, DSG, control both windows from the driver door, two remote keys and much more that you expect in 2013 I hope they rectify this in future updates of the up!.
It was a no-brainer for me as I imported mine, so I got it cheaper than a Polo.
I really like the look and feel of it compared to the Polo, so I'm happy even with the shortcomings.





Edited by: stratcast

 

[Toubro]

How much does the up! cost in Denmark compared to the Polo?It must be much cheaper when I look at those stats?

The UP! starts at 89.991 DKR
The Polo starts at 139.980 DKR

My High UP! cost 133.000 DKR, and I really like the Polo so I did think about briefly, but had I chosen the Polo it would be a 60HP engine and have less extras, so the choice was easy

 

[_1S_]

City cars rule in Denmark!

Because cars are really taxed to death over there, and many people simply can't afford bigger cars anymore.
If you want to see older cars that have largely vanished from the roads in the UK or most of the continent - 80s and 90s stuff, many in a shabby state - just go to Denmark.

The cars on yellow plates are actually light trucks with less taxes imposed on them.

 

[Lee in Denmark]

I am replacing an 1998 Opel Kadett, which is an Astra...

My UP will be arriving in week 15...

Completely agree, here in Denmark we have the oldest "car park" in the whole of the EU due to the tax that is enforced on all new cars...

Cars like the UP, Aygo etc have very small tax percentage, however you buy a gas guzzler and you will have the pleasure of paying up to 182% on top of the retail price of the car...

 

[Mulo]

Cars like the UP, Aygo etc have very small tax percentage, however you buy a gas guzzler and you will have the pleasure of paying up to 182% on top of the retail price of the car...

+ sales tax

total tax = 202%

 

[Lee in Denmark]

+ sales tax

total tax = 202%

Blimey, for a minute I forgot the VAT!

 

[markup]

Just sent my Request and waiting