Which profession drives which company car?

Is it possible to guess what occupation a person has based on the model they drive as a company car? If so, who do you think drives a Tesla and who drives a VW Passat?

Volvo, Volvo, Volvo, a bit of Volkswagen and a bit of BMW. This is roughly how the distribution looks across which company cars we drive in Sweden. The typical company car driver is a middle-aged man living in a municipality bordering one of our big cities and works, for example, as a salesperson. But if we dig a little deeper, we can draw conclusions about which company cars are most common in different professions.

The transport industry is different from the construction sector

That a carpenter usually drives a van or pick-up as a work vehicle is nothing new. If we look at what this professional group drives as a company car, the Volkswagen Passat and Volvo V90 stand out as ordinary cars. Even those who work in the construction sector with ground and foundation work often drive a Passat or V90 as a company car. Those who build houses then? Yes, even within this occupational group, the Volkswagen Passat and Volvo V90 are the most common cars. If you work in the transport sector, you are more likely to drive a Mercedes E-class, compared to the typical carpenter or ground worker.

Typical consultant car

When we change lane and look at a completely different occupational group, two other cars appear on the top list. The second most common car if you consult in business guidance is the Tesla 3. In third place we find the Volvo V60 and also in number five we find Tesla, then in the form of their Model S.

Red thread through several industries

It is actually possible to find a shared favorite company car, regardless of whether you work as a carpenter, hire trucks or are a so-called Management Consultant: the Volvo XC60 seems to be popular in many different industries! And possibly it is a low-oddsman, the Volvo XC60 is often at the top of Sweden's best-selling car and so far this year alone, we at Kvdbil have sold 563 copies of the popular SUV.

Source:
Statistics Sweden
Vroom