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Spain 1993: Opel Astra new best-seller

January 22nd, 1994 Leave a comment Go to comments

Opel Astra

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

In a market down 16% at 710,000 units, the Opel Astra sees its sales increase by 4% and climbs up 5 spots to go from 6th in 1992 to best-seller in 1993 with 44,754 sales and 6.3% market share.

Renault 19

The Renault 19 stays #2 at 43,149 sales and 6.1%, ahead of the Ford Escort/Orion at 41,217 units and 5.8% and the Renault Clio, leader in 1992 but down 33% to #5 this year with 40,635 sales and 5.7%. The Seat Ibiza is back into the Top 5 thanks to the new generation, up 4 spots and 19% to 40,724 sales and 5.5%, while the Seat Toledo gets out of it, down 36% and 4 ranks to #9.

Seat Ibiza

The VW Golf climbs into the Top 10 at #10 with 26,114 sales and 3.7%, the Ford Mondeo lands directly at an astounding 11th place thanks to 21,363 units sold, the Renault 21 is still #15, the BMW 3 Series ranks #20, the Nissan Primera is the best-selling Japanese at #21 with 8,876 sales and 1.2% share ahead of the Nissan Micra at #27, the Rover Montego is at a surprising #39 and the Hyundai Pony is the only Korean model in the Top 50 at #43.

Full Year 1993 Top 50 Ranking Table below.

Spain Full Year 1993:

Pos Model 1993 % 93/92 1992 % Pos
1 Opel Astra 44,754 6.3% 4% 43,018 5.0% 6
2 Renault 19 43,149 6.1% -25% 57,562 6.7% 2
3 Ford Escort/Orion 41,217 5.8% 11% 37,106 4.3% 7
4 Renault Clio 40,635 5.7% -33% 60,398 7.0% 1
5 Seat Ibiza 38,975 5.5% 19% 32,664 4.9% 9
6 Ford Fiesta 34,161 4.8% -30% 48,515 5.6% 4
7 Citroen ZX 34,119 4.8% -34% 51,789 6.0% 3
8 Opel Corsa 32,614 4.6% 1% 32,180 3.7% 10
9 Seat Toledo 28,469 4.0% -36% 44,432 5.2% 5
10 VW Golf 26,114 3.7%
11 Ford Mondeo 21,363 3.0%
12 Citroen AX 20,548 2.9% -39% 33,883 3.9% 8
13 Peugeot 106 19,396 2.7%
14 Peugeot 405 18,129 2.5%
15 Renault 21 15,101 2.1%
16 Peugeot 205 15,049 2.1%
17 Citroen Xantia 14,801 2.1%
18 Peugeot 306 14,628 2.1%
19 Opel Vectra 13,850 1.9%
20 BMW 3 Series 10,806 1.5%
21 Nissan Primera 8,876 1.2%
22 Rover 200 8,418 1.2%
23 Fiat Uno 8,404 1.2%
24 Renault Twingo 7,473 1.0%
25 Audi 80/90 7,252 1.0%
26 Fiat Tempra 7,166 1.0%
27 Nissan Micra 6,843 1.0%
28 Seat Marbella 6,479 0.9%
29 Peugeot 309 6,192 0.9%
30 Fiat Tipo 5,020 0.7%
31 Volvo 440/460 4,537 0.6%
32 VW Vento 4,467 0.6%
33 BMW 5 Series 4,370 0.6%
34 Audi 100 4,084 0.6%
35 Renault Supercinq 3,797 0.5%
36 VW Polo 3,776 0.5%
37 Renault Safrane 3,401 0.5%
38 Fiat Cinquecento 3,167 0.4%
39 Rover Montego 3,129 0.4%
40 Mercedes 200/300 3,096 0.4%
41 Ford Sierra 2,903 0.4%
42 Lancia Dedra 2,781 0.4%
43 Hyundai Pony 2,340 0.3%
44 VW Passat 2,269 0.3%
45 Honda Concerto 2,260 0.3%
46 Skoda Favorit 2,102 0.3%
47 Rover 400 1,923 0.3%
48 Nissan Sunny 1,922 0.3%
49 Mercedes 190 1,918 0.3%
50 Lancia Delta 1,889 0.3%

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

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