The Nissan LEAF has for the first time claimed the number one spot in Norway’s passenger car sales chart. In October, the battery-electric family car outsold all of its internal combustion engine, hybrid and electric rivals, posting 716 units for 5.6% of the total passenger vehicle market.

The LEAF is the fourth best-seller in the Norwegian market for 2013 to date, with 3,755 units sold for 3.2% of the market. For the first 10 months of 2013, the VW Golf remains the top seller, with 6,239 units and 5.3% of the market, followed by the Toyota Auris in second and the Mazda CX-5 in third place. Fifth is the Toyota Yaris.

October 2013 Sales in Norway Ranking Model Sales Market % 1 Nissan LEAF 716 5.6 2 Toyota Auris 679 5.3 3 Volkswagen Golf 646 5.0 4 Skoda Octavia 540 4.2 5 Toyota Yaris 446 3.5 6 Volvo V40 319 2.5 7 Toyota RAV-4 300 2.3 8 Mazda CX-5 299 2.3 9 Volvo V70 291 2.3 10 Suzuki SX4 277 2.1

Norway has been the center of the electric vehicle market in Europe for some time, with a package of incentives including zero VAT and zero road tax for electric vehicles. Tesla’s Model S spiked as the top seller in Norway in September.