The Opel Astra is Spain's new favourite vehicle. Very difficult year for Spanish new car sales in 1993, down an abysmal -24.1% to just 741.411 units, the weakest result since 1986. Renault (-31.2%) falls even faster than the market but remains atop the brands ranking at 16.2% share vs. 14.2% for…
The Chevrolet Cavalier remains the best-selling vehicle in Canada in 1993. New light vehicle sales in Canada continue to slide at -2.6% year-on-year in 1993 to 1.181.721 units. Ford (+2%) swims upstream and cements its brands lead with 16.7% share, now 2 percentage points above Chevrolet (-8.3%) just as Dodge…
The Isuzu Panther is on the Indonesian podium both in 1992 and 1993. New car sales in Indonesia hit the brakes in 1992, falling -30.3% to 150.221 units. Brand leader Toyota (-36.6%) drops faster than the market but remains dominant at 30% share, while Suzuki (-26%) overtakes Daihatsu (-42.2%) to rank…
Ford F-Series * See the Top 182 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Rene * Strong year for pickups in the US: the Ford F-Series is up 15% at 544,396 units and the Chevrolet C/K is up 20% with 513,348 sales. Conversely the Ford Taurus, while…
Fiat Duna * Many thanks to Bruno for making this post possible! * Over the period the Fiat Duna, a Fiat Uno Sedan, is the best-selling car in Argentina, also helped by a facelift at the end of 1990. At this stage no sales data or more detailed ranking available,…
Opel Astra * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks to STAC * For 1992 I only have official data for the first 5 months of the year, but for 1993 thanks to STAC I have a Top 50 models for the Full Year. In…
The Proton Saga Iswara is #1 again in Malaysia. After falling a painful -19.5% in 1992, the Malaysian new car market bounces back somewhat in 1993 at +7.5% to 151.776 units. Local carmaker Proton continues to progress at a splendid +20.4%, leading to a record 58.5% market share only 8…
Toyota Corolla * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to STAC * After a record year in 1992, the Greek new car market is down 26% to 147,789 registrations in 1993. Taking the relay from the Nissan Sunny, the Toyota Corolla is the…
In 1993 the VW Gol keeps the leadership of the Brazilian car market with 180,937 sales (+33%). It was on top 10 months out of 12 and peaked at 18,399 units in July. The Fiat Uno takes the 2nd spot with 147,012 sales and an impressive +69% over 1992. It…
At 21,189 in 1981, Turkish car sales have been multiplied by 10 in 10 years to reach 238,251 in 1991. They were up 32% in 1992 at 315,505 and are up another 33% over the first 7 months of 1993 at 245,882 units. The bulk of the sales is monopolised by…
VW Golf * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks to Florian for the data From over 4 million units in reunification-boosted 1991, the German car market drops to 3.2 million in 1993, a further 19% down on 1992. The VW Golf III goes against…
The Maruti 800 reaches a record 29.8% market share in 1993. * See the Top 8 All-brands and Top 20 All-models by clicking on the title * After two years of decline, new vehicle sales in India rebound back up 26.3% to a new record 291.390 units in 1993. Brand…
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…