The Hyundai Avante is only 3.600 sales off a first annual win in 1996. After a pause in 1995, new car sales in South Korea resume their crazed progression in 1996 at +5.9% to 1.584.129 units, a new record. Hyundai (+1.1%) slips back below 50% share at 48.7%, Kia (+3.8%)…
Ford Fiesta The Irish new car market shoots up a spectacular +32.5% year-on-year in 1996 to 115.121 units. Opel (+34.2%) manages to outpace the market to snap the brands pole position for the first time this decade off Ford (+21.8%) with Toyota (+7.7%) very shy at #3. Fiat (+112.8%), VW-Audi…
Holden Commodore * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to David * New car sales in Australia improve again in 1996 at 650,049 registrations, albeit only up 1% year-on-year. This year the Holden Commodore takes a firm grip on the Australian pole position,…
VW Golf * NOW UPDATED with the Top 293 All-models! Click on title to see - thanks to STAC * After snatching the European pole position from the VW Golf in November last year, the Fiat Punto confirmed its new supremacy by staying on top for a further 3 consecutive…
Daewoo is the #3 brand in Hungary in 1996 * See the Top 35 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title * New car sales in Hungary rebound back up 9.5% in 1996 to 74.328 units. Opel signs a third consecutive year in pole position, outpacing the market at +14%…
The Dodge Caravan is up to #2 in Canada in 1996. New light vehicle sales in Canada edge up 1.5% year-on-year in 1996 to 1.175.761 units. Ford (+6.1%) once again outpaces the market to cross the 20% share milestone for the first time this decade at 20.5%, increasing the gap…
Fiat Punto * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Bill * In 1996 Greek consumers bought 136,856 new cars and Fiat is by far the best-selling brand in the country thanks to exceptional sales of the Fiat Punto, the most popular model…
VW Gol * See 'Read more' for the Top 10 best-selling models! Thanks to Bruno for sharing the data * The VW Gol had an interesting career in Argentina: a little bit like in Brazil, it was not an instant hit but once on top of the models rankings it…
Ford F-Series * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Pick-ups are getting more and more dominant in the overall American models ranking, with the Ford F-Series celebrating its 15th year in a row at #1 with a record 780,838 sales,…
The Paykan holds just under 60% of the Iranian market in 1996. In 1993, the Iranian new car market shoots up 60% year-on-year to 69.965 units, its highest level in at least nine years. Iran Khodro continues to dominate the Iranian car landscape with 40.2% share thanks to the Paykan,…
The Proton Wira is the best-selling vehicle in Malaysia for the third year in a row. It's a third consecutive double-digit gain for Malaysian new car sales up 27.3% in 1996 to a new record 357.178 units. Despite its size, local hero Proton (+25.2%) manages to almost match the market…
The Dacia 1310 holds 56.4% of the Romanian market in 1996. The Romanian new car market gains a sturdy 22% year-on-year in 1996 to cross the 100.000 annual unit-mark for what we believe is the first time in history at 113.608 units. Our records for Romania go back to 1985.…
Toyota Tamaraw FX * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! - Thanks to myk for the data * Car sales are buoyant indeed over the period in the Philippines, reaching 128,829 in 1995 and 162,056 in 1996, a new record that would last for nearly…
Opel Corsa * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Florian for the data * A very good year for German car sales, up 5.5% to 3,496,709 registrations. The last 5 years' dominating duo, the VW Golf and Opel Astra, are starting to show their…
Three years after launch the Zen breaks into the Top 5, helping Maruti to a record 52.2% share. * See the Top 14 All-brands and Top 33 All-models by clicking on the title * The Indian new vehicle market soars 19.2% year-on-year in 1996 to reach 555.801 deliveries, the first…