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Ireland 1996: Ford Fiesta takes the lead

January 25th, 1997 Leave a comment Go to comments

Ford Fiesta

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

The Irish new car market continues on its spectacular progression, up to 116,000 registrations in 1996. The Ford Fiesta is the best-selling model in the country this month with 8,460 sales and 7.3% share, ahead of the Opel Astra at 6,597 units and 5.7% and the Toyota Corolla with 5,768 sales and 5%. Two small models shoot up the ranking this year thanks to their recent facelift: the Opel Corsa is up 58% on its ’94 figure to #4 and 4,867 units while the VW Polo is up a huge 1288% to #5 and 4,788 sales.

The Nissan Almera lands directly in 6th place with 4,580 units and the Fiat Punto is also up significantly, at +304% on ’94 to #7 with 4,508 sales. Other great performers include the Opel Vectra (+56%), Nissan Micra (+51%), Honda Civic (+36%), Rover 400 (+110%), Mazda 323 (+75%), Renault Laguna (+77%) and Mazda 121 (+184%). Other newcomers include the Renault Megane at #20 and the Fiat Bravo/a at #21.

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Full Year 1996 Top 50 Ranking Table below.

Ireland Full Year 1996:

Pos Model 1996 % /94 1994 % Pos
1 Ford Fiesta 8,460 7.3% 70% 4,991 6.2% 3
2 Opel Astra 6,597 5.7% 16% 5,709 7.1% 1
3 Toyota Corolla 5,768 5.0% 4% 5,546 6.9% 2
4 Opel Corsa 4,867 4.2% 58% 3,087 3.8% 8
5 VW Polo 4,788 4.2% 1288% 345 0.4% 44
6 Nissan Almera 4,580 4.0% n/a n/a n/a n/a
7 Fiat Punto 4,508 1.4% 304% 1,115 1.4% 22
8 Opel Vectra 4,234 3.7% 56% 2,709 3.4% 10
9 Nissan Micra 4,158 3.6% 51% 2,750 3.4% 9
10 Toyota Carina 3,991 3.5% -1% 4,043 5.0% 4
11 Ford Escort 3,914 3.4% 2% 3,855 4.8% 5
12 Ford Mondeo 2,980 2.6% -12% 3,386 4.2% 7
13 VW Golf 2,900 2.5% 9% 2,657 3.3% 11
14 Honda Civic 2,670 2.3% 36% 1,957 2.4% 15
15 Toyota Starlet 2,524 2.2% 27% 1,980 2.5% 14
16 Nissan Primera 2,212 1.9% -12% 2,522 3.1% 12
17 VW Vento 2,126 1.8% 3% 2,074 2.6% 13
18 Rover 400 2,045 1.8% 110% 974 1.2% 26
19 Mazda 323 1,987 1.7% 75% 1,138 1.4% 20
20 Renault Megane 1,939 1.7% new 0 0.0%  -
21 Fiat Bravo, Brava 1,793 1.6% new 0 0.0%  -
22 Fiat Cinquecento 1,737 1.5% n/a n/a n/a n/a
23 Renault Laguna 1,631 1.4% 77% 919 1.1% 28
24 Peugeot 406 1,497 1.3% new 0 0.0%  -
25 Renault Clio 1,302 1.1% 19% 1,090 1.4% 24
26 Peugeot 106 1,264 1.1% 17% 1,076 1.3% 25
27 Citroen Xantia 1,248 1.1% 7% 1,169 1.4% 19
28 Peugeot 306 1,228 1.1% 11% 1,109 1.4% 23
29 Seat Ibiza 1,227 1.1% 60% 769 1.0% 29
30 Mitsubishi Lancer 1,181 1.0% -8% 1,280 1.6% 17
31 Audi A4 1,143 1.0% new 0 0.0%  -
32 Skoda Felicia 955 0.8% new 0 0.0%  -
33 Hyundai Accent 952 0.8% new 0 0.0%  -
34 Mazda 121 877 0.8% 184% 309 0.4% 46
35 BMW 3 Series 810 0.7% 49% 544 0.7% 35
36 Rover 200 773 0.7% n/a n/a n/a n/a
37 Mitsubishi Colt 773 0.7% 38% 562 0.7% 34
38 Mercedes E Class 761 0.7% new 0 0.0%  -
39 Volvo 440/460 729 0.6% -25% 972 1.2% 27
40 Mazda 626 685 0.6% -39% 1,122 1.4% 21
41 Rover 600 650 0.6% -5% 683 0.8% 31
42 Citroen ZX 643 0.6% 29% 500 0.6% 36
43 Seat Cordoba 610 0.5% n/a n/a n/a n/a
44 VW Passat 597 0.4% 98% 302 0.4% 49
45 Mitsubishi Carisma 580 0.5% n/a n/a n/a n/a
46 Mercedes C Class 562 0.5% -10% 623 0.8% 33
47 VW Polo Classic 504 0.4% n/a n/a n/a n/a
48 Honda Accord 473 0.4% 15% 412 0.5% 40
49 Mitsubishi Galant 468 0.4% -6% 498 0.6% 37
50 Mitsubishi Space Wagon 459 0.4% 32% 347 0.4% 43

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

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