Toyota Corolla * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Norwegian car market drops under 90,000 units over the period at 88,721 registrations in 2002 and 89,920 in 2003. The lead changes again and Volkswagen gives up the pole position to Toyota with the…
Skoda Fabia * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Exceptional results over the period for the Skoda Fabia: it sells 120,645 units in 2002 and 128,001 in 2003 in the region, by far the best-selling model in Central and Eastern Europe. The Suzuki Swift,…
Ford Focus * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * * Many thanks to Erik and Florian for making this post possible! * Launched in 1998, the Ford Focus established itself as the best-selling model in Ireland in 2001 and stayed on top for 3…
Ford Focus * See the Top 20/30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * The British car market beats its own volume record twice over the period: to 2,563,631 units in 2002 and 2,579,050 in 2003. The Ford Focus, best seller for the 4th and…
The VW Jetta is the best-selling Passenger Car in China in 2002. Exceptional year for new vehicle sales in China: up a whopping 40.7% year-on-year to 2,954,986 units. Brand leader Volkswagen (+43.5%) even outraces the market to almost 475,000 sales, distancing Changan (+29.8%) and FAW (+60.8%), the latter up three…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Thailand in 2002. New vehicle sales in Thailand continue to gallop ahead with a 4th straight double-digit gain in 2002 at +38.2% sending the market above the 400.000 unit milestone for the first time since 1996 at 402.224. Toyota (+55.8%) frankly outpaces…
Suzuki Wagon R+ * See the Top 8 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * After the Swift at the end of the nineties, the Suzuki Wagon R+ becomes the best-selling car in Hungary in 2002 with 10,209 units sold. It is followed by the Skoda Fabia at 8,985…
Toyota Camry Tough year for trucks in the US: the Ford F-Series stays distant leader but drops 11% year-on-year at 813,701 units, while the Chevrolet Silverado is down 9% with 652,646 sales. The Toyota Camry reclaims the title of best-selling passenger car in the country and climbs back onto the…
Toyota RAV4 * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Icelanders love Toyotas, and not much else. The Japanese brand monopolises the Icelandic best-selling models podium in 2001 and places 5 models in the Top 5 in 2002! The best-seller both years is the Toyota…
Fiat Punto * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Italian car sales are down 6% in 2002 at 2,345,086 registrations. In February 2002, the Fiat Punto celebrates its 100th consecutive month on top of Italian models ranking, but finishes the year below 10% share…
Peugeot 206 * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Total reshuffle atop the Danish models ranking this year, with the Peugeot 206 taking the leadership position for the first time in the country with 6,808 sales, up 29% on 2001. To complete a very…
VW Passat * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Volkswagen maintains its stranglehold on the Austrian market: the VW Golf is by far the best-selling model in the country in 2001 and 2002, clocking up 25,221 then 18,839 sales. The VW Passat is #2…
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 2001 with 25.5% share, keeping its title in 2002 when it holds…
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 2001, keeping its title in 2002.
VW Golf * See the Top 95 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * 2002 started swimmingly well for the Peugeot 206: #1 over the first Quarter, #1 over the first Half...but it was just not meant to be. The VW Golf keeps the European best-seller title in 2002,…