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“The number of vehicles sold in 2017 was the high
est figure ever, beating the previous record.” TOTAL MARKET 2017 was an incredible year, the best in the company’s history beating the 2016 record, which in turn beat the record from 2015. PASSENGER VEHICLES A total of 379,337 new passenger cars registered in Sweden in 2017, representing an increase of 1.9% compared to 2016. The 2017 figure is the highest ever, beating the previous record of 2016. Thanks to the acquisition of new automotive dealerships, the sales of new cars at Hedin Bil rose by 58.6% compared with the previous year. The most popular brands at Hedin Bil during 2017 were BMW, Kia and Mercedes-Benz. COMMERCIAL VEHICLES AND TRUCKS Total transport and truck registrations in Sweden in 2017 reached 61,588, which is an increase of 5.9% on the previous year. Commercial vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes totaled 55,390, up 7.2% and sales of heavy trucks over 3.5 tonnes totaled 6,198, up 4.8% compared with 2016. Sales of commercial vehicles at Hedin Bil rose by 38.9% and sales of heavy trucks decreased by 4.7%. 379,337 55,390 TOTAL PASSENGER CARS COMMERCIAL VEHICLES IN TOTAL 6,198 TOTAL TRUCKS ANDERS HEDIN INVEST AB / ANNUAL REPORT / 2017 21