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United Arab Emirates: Land Cruiser an icon

The latest official data I could get my hands on dates back to 2003 and was limited to Abu Dhabi. The Toyota Land Cruiser was leading the way then ahead of the Toyota Corolla, Nissan Sunny, Nissan Patrol and Mitsubishi Lancer. Observation in Abu Dhabi and Dubai during my last…

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Pakistan 1995-2009: Suzuki Mehran & Toyota Corolla share lead

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…

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Argentina 2003-2005: VW Gol dominates

VW Gol * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The Argentinean car market was hit full frontal by the crisis in 2002, falling under 100,000 units. It recovers pretty swiftly over the next few years: up 48% in 2003 at…

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Greece 2003-2005: Toyota Corolla reigns

Toyota Corolla * See the Top 250 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Kostas * The Greek car market is relatively volatile over the period, down 4% in 2003 at 257,000 units, then up 12% in 2004 at 288,952 units and lastly down 7% in 2005…

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Vietnam 2003-2005: Toyota Zace in the lead

Toyota Zace * Many thanks to Ben Wyn for the info! * In 2003, the Toyota Zace is the best selling car in Vietnam in a market totaling 42,557 units. Its stays leader in 2004 and 2005, until its replacement by the Toyota Innova in January 2006. In 2005 the…

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Iran 2002-2004: Saipa Pride & Paykan most popular

Saipa Pride Saba Production numbers are available for the 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 periods in Iran, giving a pretty accurate idea of which cars are the best-sellers in the country. The Saipa Pride, a 1986 Kia Pride in hatchback (Nasim) and sedan (Saba) versions, is the most popular model in the country…

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Slovenia 2003-2004: Clio and 206 dominate

Renault Clio * See the Top 10/50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Slovenian car market has an air of France over the period with the Renault Clio, produced locally, #1 both years and reaching 12.4% of the market in 2004, and the Peugeot 206 in 2nd…

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Netherlands 2003-2005: Peugeot 307 in command

Peugeot 307 * See ALL best-selling models for each year and month by clicking on 'Read more' below! * Over the period one model stands out above all the others: the Peugeot 307. With 25,245 sales in 2003 it grabs 5.2% of the Dutch market and follows through with 22,507…

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