The FAW Tianjin Xiali is a Daihatsu Charade manufactured under license. The Chinese new vehicle market grows 45.7% year-on-year in 1992 to 731,064 units. The five top selling brands gain even more ground than the market. Volkswagen (+68.9%) continues to lead with 11.6% of the market, distancing Isuzu (+147.8%). FAW…
VW Golf III * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Florian for the data * The German car market is down 5% this year at 3,929,558 registrations.This is the year the new generation VW Golf and Opel Astra gear up. The VW Golf III…
The Iran Khodro Paykan dominates Iranian roads over the period. These are turbulent times for Iran as a country - the Iran-Iraq war would last from 1980 to 1988 - and therefore for Iranian new car sales. Starting at 31.025 units in 1985, the market logically falls for four consecutive…
Renault Clio * See the Top 233 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! Many thanks to STAC for making this post possible! * French car sales are up 4% this year to 2,105,700 registrations. 18 months after its original launch, the Renault Clio finds its…
Fiat Uno * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to José * The Fiat Uno stays strong both years in Portugal at 26,096 sales and 11.5% in 1991 and 28,588 and 10.3% in 1992. It is joined on the podium both times by…
VW Gol The VW Gol grabs over 18% of the Brazilian market in 1992 with 135,668 sales, ahead of the Fiat Uno at 86,898 sales and the Chevrolet Monza at 53,505 units. In fact the podium has stayed unchanged for the last 3 years, with the Gol delivering 102,204 units…
The Nissan Tsuru/Sentra overtakes the VW Beetle to become Mexico's #1. The Mexican new light vehicle market gains a round 10% in 1992 to 635.738 units, but remains extremely stable as far as the brands ranking is concerned with the Top 10 unchanged. Volkswagen (-3.1%) sees its share drop to…
Fiat Uno Fiat Panda * See the Top 15 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Italy reach a record level in 1992 at 2,374,775 registrations. The Fiat Uno is very stable in pole position with 336,262 sales and 14.2% share. The Fiat Panda reclaims…
Ford Escort * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * After two years of Ford Fiesta domination, the Ford Escort is back on top of the UK ranking with 121,140 sales and 7.6%, up 15% and one percentage point year-on-year. This…
1992 Ford EB Falcon. Picture by The Scooter Guy, all rights reserved. * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks to David+Paul * The Australian car market is back in shape in 1992, up 5% year-on-year to 542,077 registrations. 1992 will stay in history as…
VW Golf * See the Top 40 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to STAC * The traditional VW Golf / Opel Kadett battle for the European best-seller title takes a completely different direction in 1992. To improve its chances of putting its star model in the…
The Renault Clio is the most popular vehicle in Spain for the 2nd year running. After two years of decline, new car sales in Spain bounce back up 10.4% year-on-year in 1992 to 977.320 units. The entire Top 6 brands are in positive, with Renault (+7.6%) easily holding on to the…
* See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * In a market down 8% at 4,454,323 registrations, the Toyota Corolla remains the top seller at 260,777 units and 5.9% share, down 18%. In fact, Toyota monopolises the podium with the Mark II #2 again at 174,226…
The new generation lifts the Ford F-Series up 5.6% to #2. The Canadian light vehicle market skids down -4.7% year-on-year in 1992 to 1.213.344 units. Ford (-2.2%) overtakes Chevrolet (-11.7%) to take control of the brands ranking with 16% share vs. 15.6%, while Dodge (+0.7%) and Toyota (-10.5%) camp on…
I haven't managed to access official car sales data for Austria over the period, but in all likeliness the VW Golf should lead the ranking with a comfortable margin during the 25 years from 1977 to 1992. Three generations of the model were successively on sale these years: the 1st…