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

Fiat Punto

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The Portuguese new car market is down 13% in 1995 to 201,444 registrations. After falling only 49 units short of the pole position last year, the Fiat Punto takes its revenge over the Opel Corsa in 1995 and leads the models ranking with 28,215 sales an enormous 14% market share. The Opel Corsa drops 28% to #2 at 20,748 units and 10.3%, ahead of the Renault Clio with 13,418 sales and 6.7%, the Ford Fiesta at 10,581 units and 5.3% and the Peugeot 106 with 10,429 sales and 5.2%.

The VW Polo is up a brilliant 16 spots and 236% year-on-year to #6 thanks to the new generation, while the Rover 200/400 stays in the Portuguese Top 10 for the third consecutive year. Notice the Fiat Bravo/a making a remarkable appearance at #10 in December.

Previous year: Portugal 1994: Opel Corsa and Fiat Punto both at 12.4% share!

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

Full Year 1995 Top 10 Ranking Table below.