Switzerland 1990-1999: VW Golf and Subaru Legacy shine

January 21, 2000
Matt Gasnier
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VW Golf

* See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! *

Thanks to Rene I can share with you the a Top 25 ranking for the nineties decade overall. Like in the seventies and eighties, the VW Golf is the best-selling model in the country with 165,794 sales, followed this time and at a larger distance by the Opel Astra with 119,339 units and the Opel Vectra at 84,702 sales. The Toyota Corolla is down to #4 with a still excellent 73,482 units ahead of the Opel Corsa, VW Passat and BMW 3 Series.

Subaru Legacy

After the Leone in the eighties, the Subaru Legacy is the brand’s best-seller in Switzerland in the nineties at #11 with 42,870 sales. There is one more Japanese model in the Top 25 than in the eighties, bringing the total to 8, with the Mazda 323, Toyota Starlet and Mitsubishi Colt other strong sellers. The Renault Clio is the best-selling Frenchie at #12 and the Fiat Punto the favourite Italian at #14. Notice also the Renault Espace up to #21.

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Full 1990-1999 overall Top 25 Ranking Table below.

Switzerland 1990-1999:

Pos	Model	1990-99	%
1	VW Golf	165,794	5.8%
2	Opel Astra	119,339	4.2%
3	Opel Vectra	84,702	3.0%
4	Toyota Corolla	73,482	2.6%
5	Opel Corsa	72,847	2.5%
6	VW Passat	67,475	2.4%
7	BMW 3 Series	66,515	2.3%
8	Ford Escort	52,306	1.8%
9	VW Polo	48,746	1.7%
10	Ford Mondeo	43,622	1.5%
11	Subaru Legacy	42,870	1.5%
12	Renault Clio	38,224	1.3%
13	Mazda 323	37,159	1.3%
14	Fiat Punto	37,098	1.3%
15	Peugeot 306	35,751	1.2%
16	Toyota Starlet	34,038	1.2%
17	Ford Fiesta	33,483	1.2%
18	Audi A4	33,237	1.2%
19	Mitsubishi Colt	32,307	1.1%
20	BMW 5 Series	30,329	1.1%
21	Renault Espace	30,247	1.1%
22	Honda Civic	28,545	1.0%
23	Nissan Micra	28,054	1.0%
24	Mazda 626	27,876	1.0%
25	Peugeot 106	26,603	0.9%