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Denmark 1992/1993: Opel Astra and Toyota Carina dominate

January 19th, 1994 Leave a comment Go to comments

Opel Astra

* See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks to STAC *

For 1992 I only have official data for the first 5 months of the year, but for 1993 thanks to STAC I have a Top 50 models for the Full Year. In 1992, the Opel Astra dominates the ranking with 6.5% share ahead of the Toyota Carina (6.1%), Ford Escort and Mazda 626 (both at 5.4%) and Toyota Corolla (4.9%).

Toyota Carina

Over the first 5 months of 1993 the Danish new car market is down 17% to 33,210 registrations. Over the full year 1993, the Top 3 best-sellers both improve their share: the Opel Astra is the most popular car again with 5,984 sales and 7.3%, the Toyota Carina ranks 2nd at 5,191 units and 6.3% and the Toyota Corolla is up 2 spots to #3 with 5,031 sales and 6.1%.

The Ford Escort is 4th at 4.7%, followed by the Ford Mondeo (all-new for 1993 and already #5!) and VW Golf both at 4%. The Citroen Xantia lands directly at #7 with 3,041 sales and 3.7% ahead of the Mazda 626 (3.6%) while the Skoda Favorit is #9 at 2,892 units and 3.5%.

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Full 5 months 1992/1993 Top 30 and Full Year 1993 Top 50 Ranking Tables below.

Denmark 5 months 1992:

Pos Model 5m 1992 %
1 Opel Astra 2,755 6.5%
2 Toyota Carina 2,608 6.1%
3 Ford Escort 2,307 5.4%
4 Mazda 626 2,286 5.4%
5 Toyota Corolla 2,086 4.9%
6 VW Golf 1,970 4.6%
7 Opel Vectra 1,699 4.0%
8 Mazda 323 1,600 3.8%
9 Ford Sierra 1,491 3.5%
10 Nissan Sunny 1,259 3.0%
11 Mitsubishi Colt/Lancer 1,091 2.6%
12 Peugeot 405 940 2.2%
13 Peugeot 106 924 2.2%
14 Mitsubishi Galant 920 2.2%
15 Citroen ZX 853 2.0%
16 Citroen BX 846 2.0%
17 Fiat Uno 834 2.0%
18 Peugeot 309 810 1.9%
19 Volvo 440/460 744 1.7%
20 Fiat Tipo 733 1.7%
21 Nissan Primera 664 1.6%
22 Audi 80 554 1.3%
23 VW Polo 549 1.3%
24 Nissan Micra 547 1.3%
25 Renault 19 521 1.2%
26 Honda Civic 481 1.1%
27 Ford Fiesta 426 1.0%
28 VW Vento 418 1.0%
29 Citroen AX 404 0.9%
30 Opel Corsa 365 0.9%

Denmark 5 months 1993:

Pos Model 5m 1993 % 93/92 5m 1992 % Pos
1 Opel Astra 2,711 7.7% -2% 2,755 6.5% 1
2 Toyota Carina 2,369 6.7% -9% 2,608 6.1% 2
3 Toyota Corolla 1,956 5.6% -6% 2,086 4.9% 5
4 Mazda 626 1,529 4.3% -33% 2,286 5.4% 4
5 VW Golf 1,473 4.2% -25% 1,970 4.6% 6
6 Ford Escort 1,420 4.0% -38% 2,307 5.4% 3
7 Opel Vectra 1,215 3.5% -28% 1,699 4.0% 7
8 Mazda 323 1,164 3.3% -27% 1,600 3.8% 8
9 Ford Mondeo 973 2.8% new 0 0.0% -
10 Skoda Favorit 932 2.6% new 0 0.0% -
11 Mitsubishi Galant 917 2.6% 0% 920 2.2% 14
12 Peugeot 405 843 2.4% -10% 940 2.2% 12
13 Citroen ZX 810 2.3% -5% 853 2.0% 15
14 Ford Sierra 763 2.2% -49% 1,491 3.5% 9
15 Nissan Sunny 726 2.1% -42% 1,259 3.0% 10
16 Citroen Xantia 694 2.0% new 0 0.0% -
17 Opel Corsa 683 1.9% 87% 365 0.9% 30
18 Fiat Uno 669 1.9% -20% 834 2.0% 17
19 Nissan Primera 588 1.7% -11% 664 1.6% 21
20 Volvo 440/460 577 1.6% -22% 744 1.7% 19
21 VW Vento 576 1.6% 38% 418 1.0% 28
22 Fiat Tipo 558 1.6% -24% 733 1.7% 20
23 Peugeot 309 543 1.5% -33% 810 1.9% 18
24 Peugeot 106 541 1.5% -41% 924 2.2% 13
25 VW Polo 515 1.5% -6% 549 1.3% 23
26 Mitsubishi Colt/Lancer 467 1.3% -57% 1,091 2.6% 11
27 Renault 19 431 1.2% -17% 521 1.2% 25
28 VW Transporter 417 1.2% new 0 0.0% -
29 Nissan Micra 390 1.1% -29% 547 1.3% 24
30 Ford Fiesta 343 1.0% -19% 426 1.0% 27

Source: I got these sales figures from a Danish car magazine (can’t remember the name) during my trip to Denmark in Summer 1993.

Denmark Full Year 1993:

Pos Model 1993 %
1 Opel Astra 5,984 7.3%
2 Toyota Carina 5,191 6.3%
3 Toyota Corolla 5,031 6.1%
4 Ford Escort 3,844 4.7%
5 Ford Mondeo 3,290 4.0%
6 VW Golf 3,289 4.0%
7 Citroen Xantia 3,041 3.7%
8 Mazda 626 2,985 3.6%
9 Skoda Favorit 2,892 3.5%
10 Opel Vectra 2,697 3.3%
11 Mazda 323 2,438 3.0%
12 Peugeot 405 2,195 2.7%
13 Opel Corsa 1,906 2.3%
14 Volvo 440/460 1,747 2.1%
15 Peugeot 306 1,672 2.0%
16 Citroen ZX 1,643 2.0%
17 Nissan Sunny 1,633 2.0%
18 Peugeot 106 1,543 1.9%
19 Renault 19 1,478 1.8%
20 Fiat Uno 1,362 1.7%
21 Fiat Tipo 1,294 1.6%
22 Nissan Primera 1,236 1.5%
23 VW Vento 1,189 1.4%
24 VW Polo 1,145 1.4%
25 Ford Fiesta 1,030 1.3%
26 Mitsubishi Galant 968 1.2%
27 Ford Sierra 916 1.1%
28 Lada Samara 826 1.0%
29 Nissan Micra 797 1.0%
30 Hyundai Pony 777 0.9%
31 Mitsubishi Lancer 712 0.9%
32 BMW 3 Series 647 0.8%
33 Honda Accord 613 0.7%
34 Peugeot 309 603 0.7%
35 Honda Civic 598 0.7%
36 Citroen AX 578 0.7%
37 Audi 80/90 571 0.7%
38 Mitsubishi Space Wagon 566 0.7%
39 Mercedes 200/300 555 0.7%
40 Renault Clio 512 0.6%
41 VW Passat 511 0.6%
42 Saab 900 510 0.6%
43 Mitsubishi Colt 485 0.6%
44 Fiat Cinquecento 426 0.5%
45 Audi 100 388 0.5%
46 Suzuki Swift 384 0.5%
47 Volvo 200 Series 384 0.5%
48 Volvo 850 368 0.4%
49 Daihatsu Charade 353 0.4%
50 Citroen BX 332 0.4%

Source: L’Argus, many thanks to STAC for sharing the data!

Pictures: Opel, car-tr.com

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