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Portugal 1996: Fiat Punto on top, Honda Civic up to #8

January 30th, 1997 Leave a comment Go to comments

Fiat Punto

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

For the first time since 1992, the Portuguese new car market is on the up in 1996 at +8% to 217,913 registrations. It’s the second consecutive year of reign for the Fiat Punto, thanks to 24,829 sales and 11.4% share. The Opel Corsa ranks 2nd at 21,115 units and 9.7%, ahead of the Ford Fiesta with 14,270 sales and the Renault Clio at 14,081 units, both at 6.5% share. The VW Polo gains one more spot at a very solid 5th position with 12,904 sales and 5.9%, while the Peugeot 106 drops one to #6.

Honda Civic

The Renault Megane makes a thunderous arrival in the Portuguese Top 10 at #7 thanks to 7,698 units and 3.5%, the Honda Civic brilliantly breaks into the year-end Top 10 in Portugal for the very first tim at #8 with 6,992 sales and 3.2%, the Fiat Bravo/a shines at #10, the Citroen Saxo lands directly at #11, the Audi A4 ranks 17th, the Lancia Y is #19 and the Hyundai Accent is #32.

Previous year: Portugal 1995: Fiat Punto takes the lead at 14% of the market

Next year: Portugal 1997: Opel Corsa reclaims pole position, Fiat Marea #17

Full Year 1996 Top 50 Ranking Table below.

Portugal 1996:

Pos Model 1996 % 1995
1 Fiat Punto 24,829 11.4% 1
2 Opel Corsa 21,115 9.7% 2
3 Ford Fiesta 14,270 6.5% 4
4 Renault Clio 14,081 6.5% 3
5 VW Polo 12,904 5.9% 6
6 Peugeot 106 10,172 4.7% 5
7 Renault Megane 7,698 3.5% n/a
8 Honda Civic 6,992 3.2% n/a
9 Opel Astra 6,587 3.0% 7
10 Fiat Bravo/a 5,906 2.7% 10
11 Citroen Saxo 5,815 2.7% n/a
12 Rover 400 5,791 2.7% n/a
13 Ford Escort 4,977 2.3% n/a
14 Seat Ibiza 4,970 2.3% 8
15 VW Golf 3,885 1.8%
16 Citroen AX 3,266 1.5%
17 Audi A4 3,044 1.4%
18 BMW 3 Series 3,020 1.4%
19 Lancia Y 2,925 1.3%
20 Citroen ZX 2,675 1.2%
21 Peugeot 306 2,632 1.2%
22 Toyota Corolla 2,548 1.2%
23 Opel Vectra 2,505 1.1%
24 Renault Twingo 2,161 1.0%
25 Nissan Micra 2,113 1.0%
26 Rover 200 2,097 1.0%
27 Renault Laguna 2,047 0.9%
28 Nissan Almera 2,025 0.9%
29 Mitsubishi Lancer 1,939 0.9%
30 Ford Mondeo 1,847 0.8%
31 Seat Cordoba 1,780 0.8%
32 Hyundai Accent 1,630 0.7%
33 Alfa Romeo 145/146 1,532 0.7%
34 Mercedes C Class 1,325 0.6%
35 Citroen Xantia 1,177 0.5%
36 Toyota Starlet 1,131 0.5%
37 Peugeot 406 1,082 0.5%
38 Mitsubishi Colt 997 0.5%
39 Renault 19 968 0.4%
40 Opel Tigra 955 0.4%
41 Fiat Cinquecento 912 0.4%
42 Mazda 323 872 0.4%
43 Volvo S40/V40 859 0.4%
44 Fiat Marea 814 0.4%
45 VW Passat 782 0.4%
46 Nissan Primera 768 0.3%
47 BMW 5 Series 760 0.3%
48 Toyota Carina 755 0.3%
49 Skoda Felicia 750 0.3%
50 Audi A6 719 0.3%

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

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