Car and machinery trade

VV-Auto

VV-Auto imports and markets Volkswagen, Audi and Seat passenger cars, and Volkswagen commercial vehicles in Finland, and it also imports and markets Seat passenger cars in Estonia and Latvia. VV-Auto is also engaged in car retailing and provides after-sales services at its own outlets in the Greater Helsinki area and Turku.

Konekesko

Konekesko is a service company specialising in the import and sales of construction, environmental and agricultural machinery, trucks and buses, and recreational machinery. Konekesko operates in Finland, the Baltic countries and Russia. Konekesko arranges the manufacture of and sells Yamarin boats in Finland and exports them to several European countries and Russia. 

 
VV-Auto and Konekesko represent the leading brands in their market area and are responsible for the marketing and sales of these brands. They also offer diversified after-sales services to their customers either through their own or a contract service network.

Strengths also include the wide product selection, high-quality products and services, a comprehensive network in several countries, efficient operating methods, skilled and service-oriented staff, and its own chain of retail outlets in the car trade.

Market shares

Market shares in car trade 2009 (Passenger cars)

VV-Auto
Finland:
Volkswagen passenger cars 12.6%
Audi passenger cars 4.7%
Seat passenger cars 1.0%
Volkswagen vans 20.9%
(Transport Safety Agency TraFi, Vehicular and Driver Data Register)
Estonia:
Seat passenger cars 1.0%
Latvia:
Seat passenger cars 0.5%
(Estonian and Latvian car dealers associations)

Konekesko
Finland: market share 6–41%, depending on product group (own estimate)
Estonia: market share 20% (own estimate)
Lithuania: market share 20% (own estimate)
Latvia: market share 30% (own estimate)

 

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