A recent report states that 2009 Land Rover sales are down 50% compared to the same period in 2008.

In 2009 new registered LR's totalled only 0.1% of the Norwegian new car market. Exact figures are not quoted, but even Jeep seems to have done better than LR again this year.

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If your Scandinavian section of the forum had been a success, this might have been a different story. I blame poor moderation and ill tempered ex-pats  At work
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chicken george wrote:

If your Scandinavian section of the forum had been a success, this might have been a different story. I blame poor moderation and ill tempered ex-pats

Yes I guessed you would
Could have posted it under "General" but then nobody would have read or replyed

However it is now documented that LR is a dying breed here but hopefully alive and kicking elsewhere  2007 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Manual with Premium Pack & Moonroof.
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For the period 08/08>08/09 all manufacturers are down in CH with the exceptions of Dacia, Subaru and Skoda.

LR/Jaguar were however not the worst performers and many including Jeep, Nissan, Mitsubushi, Honda, Suzuki, Lancia, and a host of Americans bombed.

Post 08/09 I've seen press reports that the LR/J brands have seen a significant bounce in their sales figures in CH, USA and GB.

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If there's no distributor in Norway it is hardly surprising that sales are dreadful.

Early in 2009 the Dutch LR distributor went bust so the position there is a bit grim. The official Receivers sold off a large stock of vehicles which found their way onto mainly the German market at very low prices. Some reached CH, and model year '09 vehicles were on offer at a 28>34% discount! That did not do the "official imported" sales figures any good at all.

Sorry - I forgot to mention, but: the BMW X3 & X5 sales figures for CH got so bad that in an attempt to revive them they are on offer at advertised discount prices (previously unheard of here) plus a full 10yr warranty, free servicing and European wide roadside assistance etc... Times are grim for the Bavarian who seeks to go off road.

Thanks for the info athelstan
I could have mentioned as you have which makes have done better than others here, but it seemed a bit irrelevant as the published info I referred to only included manufacturers and not model names.

The LR importer/distributor for Norway is a Danish LR distributor, who has taken over from Volvo, Norway. Service is still carried out by the Volvo/Ford/Renault stealer as it has been earlier, but I wonder for how long  2007 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Manual with Premium Pack & Moonroof.
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