VW Golf * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to STAC * Over the period, the VW Golf gets into its cruising rhythm with monthly European sales figures upwards of 50,000 units and year-end totals at 697,372 in 1993 and 721,004 in 1994.…
The Ford Escort is the new best-seller in Spain. After falling to a 7-year low in 1993, the Spanish new car market bounces back up 21.8% in 1994 to 902.926 registrations. Renault (+15%) manages to remain the #1 brand in the country at 15.3% share but its supremacy is now…
Toyota Corolla I could not access any sales data for the period, but one thing is certain: the Toyota Corolla continues to dominate and is the best seller in Japan for the 25th and 26th consecutive years in 1993 and 1994... If you have any info about car sales in…
VW Golf * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to STAC * The Top 3 best-selling models in Austria are unchanged over the period: the VW Golf leads the way by far and manages to stay on or above 10% market share both…
Chevrolet C/K Ford Taurus Another year of strong growth for the two leading pickups in the USA: the Ford F-Series is up 19% at 646,039 units and the Chevrolet C/K is up 13% with 580,445 sales. This time the passenger cars also post solid showings: the Ford Taurus leads the…
Fiat Duna * See 'Read more' for the Top 10 best-selling models, many thanks to Bruno for the data! * In 1994 the Fiat Duna delivers its 5th consecutive year atop the Argentinean models ranking with 46,147 sales and a robust 11% market share. The Fiat Spazio is not far…
First year at #1 for the Proton Wira in Malaysia. Exceptional year for new car sales in Malaysia up 29.4% in 1994 to a record 196.374 units. Local leader Proton (+24.5%) can't quite match its home market growth and loses two percentage points of share at a still ultra-dominant 56.3%…
The Ford Fiesta climbs onto the Irish podium in 1994. New car sales in Ireland finally get out of the rut they had been since the start of the decade with 1994 volumes shooting up 25.3% to 80.402. Ford (+37.6%) cements its domination of the brands charts by posting the…
Seat Ibiza * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to STAC * Greek new car sales are down 24% year-on-year in 1994 to 112,567 units. In this sombre context the Seat Ibiza brilliantly takes the lead with sales up 5% to 7,615 units…
Big surprise this year: the VW Gol is no longer the best-selling car in Brazil and is replaced on top by the Fiat Uno. The fight was extremely tight and the Uno finishes the year only 486 sales ahead with 221,627 units vs. 221,141 for the Gol... This shift can…
The Dacia 1310 is the best-selling vehicle in Romania over the period. The 1985-1994 period is probably the most eventful in recent Romanian political history. The country witnessed the fall of Communism during the December 1989 Romanian Revolution and a shaky transition into democracy from 1990 onwards. As a result,…
Volvo 850 * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Torbjörn and STAC * The Swedish car market stays fragile over the period, down 19% in 1993 to 124,434 registrations but up 26% in 1994 to 156,375 units. Still Number 2 halfway through '93 at…
VW Golf * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Florian for the data * In 1994 the German new car market is stable at 3,209,224 registrations. The VW Golf improves its score further to reach a fantastic 388,707 sales, the nameplate's second best year ever,…
The Maruti 800 crosses two very symbolic milestones in 1994. * See the Top 8 All-brands and Top 20 All-models by clicking on the title * The Indian new vehicle market continues on its record run with a 17% year-on-year gain to 340.789 deliveries in 1994. Brand leader Maruti flies…
Renault Clio * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! Many thanks to STAC for making this post possible. * A robust government scrappage scheme enabled the French new car market to rebound by 15% on 1993 at 1,972,919 registrations this year.…