Norway 1993-1994: VW Golf and Ford Mondeo strong

Ford Mondeo

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The Norwegian new car market goes from 61,000 registrations in 1993 to 85,000 in 1994, and the VW Golf leads both years with 3,970 sales and 6.5% in ’93 and 6,903 and 8.1% in ’94. #2 in ’93, the Opel Astra drops to #3 in ’94 but keeps the same 6.1% market share. The Ford Mondeo manages to rank #4 with 5% share in ’93 even though it was launched during the year. It is up to #2 with 6,100 units and 7.2% in ’94. The Toyota Corolla ranks #3 in ’93 and #4 in ’94.

Notice also the Mazda 323 and 626 at #7 and #8 respectively in ’93, the Volvo 850 up 19 spots to #7 in ’94, the Opel Corsa up 10 to #8, the Peugeot 306 up 9 to #13 and the Citroen Xantia up 16 to #19. There are 4 Hyundais in the Norwegian Top 50 in ’94: the Sonata is #26, the Pony #31, the Accent #45 and the Lantra #48.

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Full Year 1993 and 1994 Top 50 Ranking Tables below.