Suzuki Mehran The Pakistan Automobile Manufacturers Association compiles car production figures since 1995 and sales of models produced locally since 1998. Given the restrictions on imports, these figures give a pretty accurate picture of the best selling models in the country. The Pakistani car market structure has been very stable…
Ford Falcon * See the Top 10 models in 2001 by clicking on the title! * The Commodore is on a growing trend over the period: from 4,945 sales in 2000 to 6,284 in 2001, 6,127 in 2002 and 7,096 in 2003. In 2001, it is followed by the Ford Falcon,…
The Skoda Fabia launches in October 1999 and is the first Skoda model with all of its mechanical parts developed by or in conjunction with Volkswagen. It replaces the Felicia at the lead of Czech car sales in 2000, keeping its title in 2001 and 2002 when it sells 52,375 units…
The Skoda Fabia launches in October 1999 and is the first Skoda model with all of its mechanical parts developed by or in conjunction with Volkswagen. It replaces the Felicia and takes the lead of Slovak car sales in 2000, keeping its title in 2001 and 2002.
The Toyota Kijang hasn't been threatened in the Indonesian first place for the past 24 years. Exceptional year for new car sales in Indonesia with the 1999 volume multiplied by 3.5 (+241.2%) to reach 289.747, the highest since 1996. As expected Toyota (+240%) drives the market growth to a stable…
Opel Astra * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Over the period car sales in Latvia went from 7,306 to 7,836 registrations, and the Opel Astra is the best-seller each year, peaking at 424 sales and 5.5% share in 2001. The VW Bora is…
The Isuzu Faster Z was also called Golden Power, Dragon Eyes or Dragon Power in Thailand over the period. The Thai new vehicle market wakes up from its financial crisis torpor with a 53.6% year-on-year surge in 1999 leading to 212.974 sales, albeit less than half the high of 547.000 sales…
Ford Focus * See the Top 25/30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * Never before had Britons bought so many new cars: in 2001 no less than 2,458,769 registrations were recorded, a new record for the UK market. The Ford Focus affirms its domination…
The Proton Wira remains the most popular vehicle in Malaysia. In 2000, Malaysia continues its recovery with new car sales up 18.8% in 2000 to 343.350. Finally, the two local carmakers let go a tiny bit of their hold on their national market: Proton (+14.9%) drops its share slightly to…
Saab 9-5 * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * After outstanding growth since 1996, the Swedish car market catches its breath over the period at -2% in 2000 with 290,529 registrations and -15% in 2001 at 246,581. The Volvo S/V/C70 stays…
The Changan Star is the best-selling vehicle in China in 2000. 1,869,329 new vehicles hit Chinese roads in 2000, a solid 15.5% improvement on a year ago. Volkswagen (+3.2%) only manages a small uptick and remains the most popular carmaker in the country. Changan (+18.7%) advances one spot to #2…
The Opel Astra is the best-selling vehicle in Finland over the period... * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Finland continue to gallop ahead at +8.8% to 136.224 units, the highest score in exactly ten years, since…
Ford F Series In 2000 the Ford F-Series improves further its yearly sales figure, up 1% year-on-year at 876,716 units. The Chevrolet Silverado stays #2, also up 1% with 645,150 sales, while the Ford Explorer is up 2 spots to establish itself onto the US models ranking's podium at 445,157…
Fiat Punto Fiat Seicento * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Marc * Italian consumers bought 2,426,189 new cars in 2000, a new record! The Fiat Punto holds the pole position for the 7th straight year with 272,497 sales and 11.2% market…