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Norway 1993-1994: VW Golf and Ford Mondeo strong

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Ford Mondeo

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

The Norwegian new car market goes from 61,000 registrations in 1993 to 85,000 in 1994, and the VW Golf leads both years with 3,970 sales and 6.5% in ’93 and 6,903 and 8.1% in ’94. #2 in ’93, the Opel Astra drops to #3 in ’94 but keeps the same 6.1% market share. The Ford Mondeo manages to rank #4 with 5% share in ’93 even though it was launched during the year. It is up to #2 with 6,100 units and 7.2% in ’94. The Toyota Corolla ranks #3 in ’93 and #4 in ’94.

Notice also the Mazda 323 and 626 at #7 and #8 respectively in ’93, the Volvo 850 up 19 spots to #7 in ’94, the Opel Corsa up 10 to #8, the Peugeot 306 up 9 to #13 and the Citroen Xantia up 16 to #19. There are 4 Hyundais in the Norwegian Top 50 in ’94: the Sonata is #26, the Pony #31, the Accent #45 and the Lantra #48.

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Full Year 1993 and 1994 Top 50 Ranking Tables below.

Norway 1993:

Pos Model 1993 %
1 VW Golf 3,970 6.5%
2 Opel Astra 3,710 6.1%
3 Toyota Corolla 3,335 5.5%
4 Ford Mondeo 3,038 5.0%
5 Toyota Carina 2,383 3.9%
6 Ford Escort 2,234 3.7%
7 Mazda 323 2,073 3.4%
8 Mazda 626 2,062 3.4%
9 Nissan Primera 1,952 3.2%
10 Nissan Sunny 1,845 3.0%
11 Volvo 440/460 1,773 2.9%
12 Opel Vectra 1,742 2.9%
13 Mitsubishi Lancer 1,642 2.7%
14 VW Passat 1,488 2.4%
15 Ford Sierra 1,373 2.3%
16 Audi 80/90 1,276 2.1%
17 Renault 19 1,234 2.0%
18 Opel Corsa 1,184 1.9%
19 Peugeot 405 1,174 1.9%
20 Honda Civic 1,055 1.7%
21 Mitsubishi Galant 1,037 1.7%
22 Peugeot 306 911 1.5%
23 Volvo 200 Series 909 1.5%
24 Volvo 700/900 752 1.2%
25 VW Vento 719 1.2%
26 Volvo 850 694 1.1%
27 Opel Omega 667 1.1%
28 Peugeot 106 659 1.1%
29 Saab 900 635 1.0%
30 VW Polo 627 1.0%
31 Hyundai Pony 580 0.9%
32 Daihatsu Charade 555 0.9%
33 Citroen ZX 553 0.9%
34 Mitsubishi Colt 535 0.9%
35 Citroen Xantia 526 0.9%
36 Nissan Micra 526 0.9%
37 Ford Fiesta 468 0.8%
38 Audi 100 452 0.7%
39 Mercedes 200/300 439 0.7%
40 Renault Clio 405 0.7%
41 Honda Accord 397 0.6%
42 Mitsubishi Sapporo 392 0.6%
43 Subaru Legacy 353 0.6%
44 Ford Scorpio 341 0.6%
45 Suzuki Swift 339 0.6%
46 Toyota Camry 309 0.5%
47 Peugeot 605 308 0.5%
48 Skoda Favorit 289 0.5%
49 Toyota Starlet 282 0.5%
50 Fiat Uno 266 0.4%

Norway 1994:

Pos Model 1994 % /93 1993 % Pos
1 VW Golf 6,903 8.1% 74% 3,970 6.5% 1
2 Ford Mondeo 6,100 7.2% 101% 3,038 5.0% 4
3 Opel Astra 5,177 6.1% 40% 3,710 6.1% 2
4 Toyota Corolla 4,505 5.3% 35% 3,335 5.5% 3
5 Ford Escort 3,882 4.6% 74% 2,234 3.7% 6
6 Toyota Carina 3,193 3.7% 34% 2,383 3.9% 5
7 Volvo 850 2,701 3.2% 289% 694 1.1% 26
8 Opel Corsa 2,589 3.0% 119% 1,184 1.9% 18
9 Nissan Primera 2,549 3.0% 31% 1,952 3.2% 9
10 VW Passat 2,323 2.7% 56% 1,488 2.4% 14
11 Mitsubishi Lancer 2,202 2.6% 34% 1,642 2.7% 13
12 Volvo 440/460 2,180 2.6% 23% 1,773 2.9% 11
13 Peugeot 306 2,040 2.4% 124% 911 1.5% 22
14 Opel Vectra 1,970 2.3% 13% 1,742 2.9% 12
15 Mazda 323 1,947 2.3% -6% 2,073 3.4% 7
16 Nissan Sunny 1,734 2.0% -6% 1,845 3.0% 10
17 Peugeot 405 1,710 2.0% 46% 1,174 1.9% 19
18 Audi 80/90 1,689 2.0% 32% 1,276 2.1% 16
19 Citroen Xantia 1,435 1.7% 173% 526 0.9% 35
20 Volvo 700/900 1,365 1.6% 82% 752 1.2% 24
21 Opel Omega 1,322 1.5% 98% 667 1.1% 27
22 Renault 19 1,321 1.5% 7% 1,234 2.0% 17
23 Saab 900 1,317 1.5% 107% 635 1.0% 29
24 Mazda 626 1,226 1.4% -41% 2,062 3.4% 8
25 Mitsubishi Galant 1,201 1.4% 16% 1,037 1.7% 21
26 Hyundai Sonata 929 1.1% n/a n/a n/a n/a
27 Hyundai Pony 903 1.1% 56% 580 0.9% 31
28 Renault Laguna 838 1.0% new 0 0.4%  -
29 Honda Civic 831 1.0% -21% 1,055 1.7% 20
30 Ford Fiesta 830 1.0% 77% 468 0.8% 37
31 Citroen ZX 808 0.9% 46% 553 0.9% 33
32 Peugeot 106 786 0.9% 19% 659 1.1% 28
33 VW Vento 781 0.9% 9% 719 1.2% 25
34 Nissan Micra 730 0.9% 39% 526 0.9% 36
35 VW Polo 726 0.8% 16% 627 1.0% 30
36 Ford Scorpio 691 0.8% 103% 341 0.6% 44
37 Honda Accord 685 0.8% 73% 397 0.6% 41
38 Mercedes C Class 676 0.8% n/a n/a n/a n/a
39 Mitsubishi Colt 537 0.6% 0% 535 0.9% 34
40 Toyota Starlet 484 0.6% 72% 282 0.5% 49
41 Mercedes 200/300 453 0.5% 3% 439 0.7% 39
42 Audi A6 419 0.5% n/a n/a n/a n/a
43 Skoda Favorit 412 0.5% 43% 289 0.5% 48
44 Renault Clio 406 0.5% 0% 405 0.7% 40
45 Hyundai Accent 378 0.4% n/a n/a n/a n/a
46 Saab 9000 347 0.4% n/a n/a n/a n/a
47 Fiat Uno 346 0.4% 30% 266 0.4% 50
48 Hyundai Lantra 346 0.4% n/a n/a n/a n/a
49 Peugeot 605 338 0.4% 10% 308 0.5% 47
50 BMW 3 Series 338 0.4% n/a n/a n/a n/a

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

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  1. alex
    October 29th, 2012 at 21:56 | #1
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    6 Japanese cars in the top 10 in 1993!

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