VW Golf * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Thanks to Rene I can share with you the a Top 25 ranking for the nineties decade overall. Like in the seventies and eighties, the VW Golf is the best-selling model in the country with…
The Chevrolet Corsa could be the best-selling model in Colombia from 1995 onwards * See the Top 30 best-selling brands in 1997-98 by clicking on the title! * I only have total sales data over the period and a brands ranking for the Full Year 1997 and the first 3…
1992 US spec Toyota Corolla * See the 1997 Top 28 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The Toyota Corolla should be the best selling car in the world over the period with at least 900,000 units produced each year. The only official data…
The Opel Astra is the best-selling vehicle in Finland for the first time. * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * The Finnish new car market is finally recovering after sinking from 177.000 units in 1989 to just 55.700 in 1993. It is up…
The Paykan holds just under 60% of the Iranian market in 1996. In 1993, the Iranian new car market shoots up 60% year-on-year to 69.965 units, its highest level in at least nine years. Iran Khodro continues to dominate the Iranian car landscape with 40.2% share thanks to the Paykan,…
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:…
The Hyundai Sonata is #1 in South Korea in 1994 and 1995. New car sales in South Korea slow down their growth in 1994 at "only" +7.9% to cross the symbolic 1.5 million milestone at 1.503.881. Hyundai (+16.1%) for once doubles the market growth to soar to 49.1% share whereas…
Opel is the most popular carmaker in Hungary in 1994 and 1995. * See the Top 25 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title * New car sales in Hungary soar 19.2% year-on-year in 1994 to 89.893 units. Opel beats the market with a 23% gain enabling it to take…
The Tofas Sahin is the best-selling vehicle in Turkey in 1994 and 1995. In 1994, the Turkish new car market completely collapses, losing half its volume to 249,980 units. The Top 3 brands increase their footprint and add up to 74.3% of total sales. Tofas (-45%) advances to 38.1% share,…
The Daihatsu Feroza ranks 5th in Indonesia in 1994 and 1995. The Indonesian new car market soars 51% year-on-year in 1994 to break a new annual volume record at 279.228 registrations. Toyota (+54.1%) manages to outpace the overall growth to improve its share to 27.2%, while Suzuki (+40%) drops to…
Toyota Corolla * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Vic * Thanks to Vic I can share with you some insights on the South African car market in the early to mid nineties. The Toyota Corolla and Conquest, counted together, dominate the market without…
Lada Samara The collapse of the USSR in 1991 means car sales for the country are filed under Russia from 1992 onwards. The Russian market understandably freefalls 31.4% in 1992 to 669.060 units but impressively bounces back in 1993 at +52.5% to 1.020.468, the first time since 1985 sales in…
In October 1984, Volkswagen signed a contract with the STAC (Shanghai Tractor Automobile Corporation), along with the CNAIC (China National Automotive Industry Corporation) and the Bank of China to form the Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive joint venture. This JV was established to build the VW Santana, in spite of its limited success…
FAW Tianjin ends the year just 7,300 sales below Volkswagen. The Chinese new vehicle market slows down its growth in 1994 at "just" +11% year-on-year to 1,173,151 sales. Volkswagen (+9.3%) is slower and is now threatened by FAW Tianjin (+69.7%) only 7,300 units below. Yuejin (+80.8%) is up seven spots…
The Ford F-Series takes the lead of the Canadian market in 1994. The Canadian new car market is up 4.3% year-on-year in 1994 to 1.233.092 units. Ford (+12.2%) almost triples the market gain to reinforce its domination with 18% share vs. just 14.3% for Chevrolet (+1.5%) now threatened by Dodge…