Ford Falcon * See the Top 10 best-selling models and Top 7 brands by clicking on the title * The Australian new passenger car market is on the mend: up 16% year-on-year in 1988 to 521,961 registrations, yet remaining at 15 year-lows: excepting 1987, car sales in Australia haven't been…
Toyota and the Corolla are the most popular brand and nameplate over the period. * See the Top 50 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * The Finnish new car market gains 8.8% in 1985 to break an all-time volume record for the 2nd year running…
Lada Samara * See the Top 15 all-models ranking by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Alex * In 1988, the private new car market is down 8% year-on-year to 754,600 registrations, with the sales to state organisations, intelligence services and the army down 14% to 165,950 units. The VAZ…
The Opel Kadett is the most popular vehicle in Spain in 1988. Now with the Top 35 All-brands, Top 135 All-models, Top 25 All LCV brands and Top 55 All LCV models. The Spanish new car market soars 16.2% year-on-year in 1988 to cross the million annual sales milestone for the…
Renault 12 * See the Top 10 best-selling models in 1988 by clicking on the title! Thanks to Bruno * Even though it has been on sale in the country for nearly two decades by the time its reign comes to an end, the Renault 12 manages to top the Argentinean…
Fiat Uno * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Andrea * No surprise atop the 1988 models ranking in Italy: the Fiat Uno keeps the pole position with a solid 17.2% share and 374,850 units sold, down 12% on 1987. The big…
Chevrolet C/K Pickup * See the Top 236 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The best-selling vehicle in the United States is once again the Ford F-Series in 1988 thanks to sales up another 3% to 564,471 units, and this year it is followed by the Chevrolet C/K…
Renault Supercinq * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to STAC * The French car market reaches a new volume record this year, up 5% on 1987 at 2,217,149 units. Both the Renault Supercinq and the Peugeot 205, in that order again, deliver…
VW Golf * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks STAC * In 1988 the VW Golf is the best selling car in Europe by far, with 739,445 sales and 5.7% share, 47% of which coming from West Germany. Fiat Uno The Fiat Uno comes…
Volvo 740 * See 'Read more' for the Top 25 best-selling models! Many thanks to Torbjörn for the data * 1988 is a record year for Swedish car sales: they are up 9% on 1987 to reach 343,963 units, a figure that remains unbeaten since. The Volvo 700 easily holds onto…
Toyota Corolla * See 'Read more' for the Top 10 best-selling models! Thanks Miguel for the data * The Toyota Corolla still reigns supreme in South Africa, #1 in 1988. It is followed by the VW Golf/Jetta and the Toyota Cressida, back on the podium like in the early 1980's.…
The Premier Padmini manages to improve its share to 13.9% in 2nd place * See the Top 9 All-brands and Top 18 All-models by clicking on the title * The Indian new vehicle market slows down its growth in 1988 at +8.3% to 229.249 units. For the first time since…
VW Golf See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks to Florian for the data * Unsurprisingly the VW Golf is still the best-selling car in Germany in 1988 with 346,599 sales and an imposing 12.3% market share, down 9% on last year. The Opel Kadett…