Toyota Tamaraw FX * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! - Thanks to myk for the data * Car sales are buoyant indeed over the period in the Philippines, reaching 128,829 in 1995 and 162,056 in 1996, a new record that would last for nearly…
Opel Corsa * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Florian for the data * A very good year for German car sales, up 5.5% to 3,496,709 registrations. The last 5 years' dominating duo, the VW Golf and Opel Astra, are starting to show their…
Three years after launch the Zen breaks into the Top 5, helping Maruti to a record 52.2% share. * See the Top 14 All-brands and Top 33 All-models by clicking on the title * The Indian new vehicle market soars 19.2% year-on-year in 1996 to reach 555.801 deliveries, the first…
Renault Clio * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Boosted by another row of scrappage schemes, the French new car market is up 10% in 1996 at 2,132.091 registrations, back above 2 million units for the first time since 1992.…
Volvo 850 * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks to Torbjörn and STAC * Swedish car sales are up 9% in '95 to 169,756 registrations and up 6% in '96 to 180,181 units. The Volvo 850 delivers its best year ever in '95, up 10%…
Toyota Carina * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * While the Toyota Carina brilliantly keeps the lead of the Danish models ranking thanks to 6,679 sales and 4.8%, the VW Polo is up a spectacular 27 spots on its 1994 ranking to 2nd place…
The VW Santana 2000 has landed in China. 1,258,702 new vehicles found a buyer in China in 1995, a shy 7.3% year-on-year improvement. The Chinese market is showing signs of slowing down after gaining just 11% in 1994 vs. 44.3% in 1993. In any case, Volkswagen (+46.2%) widens the gap…
The FSO Polonez Caro is #1 in Poland in 1994 and 1995. In 1995, 263.881 new passenger cars find buyers in Poland. Over 1 in 4 new cars sold is an FSO Polonez Caro (-17.9%) holding the top spot with a whopping 26.2% share. No less than four Fiats follow:…
Fiat Punto * See the Top 10 best-selling modelsby clicking on the title! Many thanks to José * 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…
1994 VW Gol Thanks to the second generation launched last year, the VW Gol reclaims the title of best-selling car in Brazil in 1995 with 287,443 sales and 22.1% share, up 30% on 1994. The Gol was market leader 8 months out of 12 and peaked at 31,276 sales in…
The Nissan Tsuru holds 14.6% share of the Mexican market in 1995. Complete and utter debacle for the Mexican new car market in 1995, hit full frontal at -70.4% to just 171.284 units. Nissan (-67.5%) bypasses Volkswagen (-79%) to become the most popular brand in Mexico for what is believed…
Fiat Punto * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Car sales in Italy continue to be relatively weak at 1,741,018 units in 1995. The Fiat Punto owns the market and improves its market share again to a mammoth 18.8% this year and 326,789 sales.…
Ford Escort * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * In a stable market at 1.918 million registrations, the Ford Escort is the best seller for one last time at 137,760 units and 7.1% share, down just 4%. Ford monopolises the…
Ford Escort New car sales in Spain drop -8.5% year-on-year in 1995 to 825.777 units. After at least a decade of unchallenged domination, Renault (-16.9%) is toppled by Ford (-6.8%) for the brands top spot at 13.9% vs. 14.5% share. Opel (-15.1%), Seat (-5.4%), Peugeot (-11.9%) and Citroen (-15%) ensure…
The Toyota Hilux edges past the Isuzu Faster to #1 in Thailand in 1995. The Thai new vehicle market leaps up 17% year-on-year in 1995 to reach 530.469 units, believed to be its first time above the half-million mark. Brand leaders Toyota (+25.9%), Isuzu (+19.9%) and Nissan (+35.2%) all outpace the…