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Spain 1996: Seat Ibiza in pole position for the second time

January 27th, 1997 Leave a comment Go to comments

Seat Ibiza

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

Very solid year for Spanish new car sales at 911,000 registrations. For the second time after 1987, the Seat Ibiza is the best-selling model at home thanks to 50,880 sales and 5.6% market share, up from #6 in 1994. The Ford Escort, leader in 1994, is down to #2 with 46.076 units and 5.1% while the Ford Fiesta rounds up the podium with 42,477 sales and 4.7%.

Citroen ZX

In fact, only one percentage point separates the #1 from the #9! The Citroen ZX is up from #9 in 1994 to #4 this year at 40,621 units and 4.5%, just above the Opel Corsa at 4.4%, the Renault Megane and Clio at 4.3% and the Opel Astra and Peugeot 306 at 4%. The VW Polo is up dramatically to #10. Notice also the Opel Vectra up to #15, the Citroen Saxo landing directly at #17, the Peugeot 406 at #18, the Fiat Bravo/a at #21 and the Audi A4 at #22.

Hyundai Accent

For the first time in Spain, the best-selling Asian model is not Japanese but Korean: it’s the Hyundai Accent up to a fantastic 29th place with 8,319 sales and 0.9% and one of 4 Koreans (vs. 6 Japanese) in the Top 50: the Daewoo Nexia is #33, the Daewoo Aranos (aka Espero) is #37 and the Hyundai Lantra is #48. The #1 Japanese is the Honda Civic at #31.

Full Year 1996 Top 50 Ranking Table below.

Spain Full Year 1996:

Pos Model 1996 % 1994
1 Seat Ibiza 50,880 5.6% 6
2 Ford Escort 46,076 5.1% 1
3 Ford Fiesta 42,477 4.7% 4
4 Citroen ZX 40,621 4.5% 9
5 Opel Corsa 40,361 4.4% 3
6 Renault Megane 39,562 4.3%  -
7 Renault Clio 39,331 4.3% 5
8 Opel Astra 36,292 4.0% 2
9 Peugeot 306 36,291 4.0% 8
10 VW Polo 31,066 3.4% 42
11 VW Golf 24,586 2.7% 10
12 Peugeot 106 24,384 2.7% 11
13 Fiat Punto 23,896 2.6% 15
14 Seat Cordoba 21,287 2.3% 12
15 Opel Vectra 20,464 2.2% 22
16 Renault Laguna 19,709 2.2% 13
17 Citroen Saxo 18,964 2.1%  -
18 Peugeot 406 18,624 2.0%  -
19 Ford Mondeo 17,048 1.9% 16
20 Citroen Xantia 16,550 1.8% 17
21 Fiat Bravo/a 16,174 1.8%  -
22 Audi A4 15,951 1.7%  -
23 Peugeot 205 15,611 1.7% 19
24 Seat Toledo 15,501 1.7% 20
25 Citroen AX 13,220 1.4% 14
26 Renault 19 10,668 1.2% 7
27 Renault Twingo 10,130 1.1% 18
28 Seat Marbella 9,539 1.0% 26
29 Hyundai Accent 8,319 0.9%  -
30 BMW 3 Series 8,180 0.9% 27
31 Honda Civic 8,129 0.9% n/a
32 Nissan Primera 8,080 0.9% 29
33 Daewoo Nexia 7,928 0.9%  -
34 Nissan Micra 7,406 0.8% 24
35 Rover 400 7,387 0.8% 23
36 Rover 200 7,334 0.8% n/a
37 Daewoo Aranos 5,633 0.6%  -
38 Mercedes C-Class 5,571 0.6% 34
39 Fiat Cinquecento 5,523 0.6% 28
40 Nissan Almera 5,434 0.6% n/a
41 Mercedes E-Class 5,295 0.6%  -
42 Toyota Carina 4,773 0.5% 41
43 Audi A6 4,491 0.5%  -
44 Chrysler Voyager 4,342 0.5% n/a
45 VW Passat 4,319 0.5% 31
46 Alfa Romeo 145/146 4,305 0.5%  -
47 BMW 5 Series 4,230 0.5% 44
48 Hyundai Lantra 4,203 0.5%  -
49 Rover 600 3,406 0.4% 39
50 Honda Accord 3,382 0.4% n/a

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

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  1. Chandler
    September 28th, 2012 at 00:23 | #1
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    Hi! I’m from Spain, and the Daewoo Espero was called Aranos in our country.

    • matgasnier
      October 10th, 2012 at 22:32 | #2
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      Thanks Chandler – amended now!
      cheers
      Matt

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