The Pontiac Sunfire instantly becomes the #2 passenger car in Canada. New light vehicle sales in Canada dive -6.1% year-on-year in 1995 to 1.158.435, the lowest volume so far this decade. Brand leaders Ford and Chevrolet ignore the surrounding gloom and both gain 2.8% year-on-year to improve their shares to…
The Tofas Sahin is the best-selling vehicle in Turkey in 1994 and 1995. In 1994, the Turkish new car market completely collapses, losing half its volume to 249,980 units. The Top 3 brands increase their footprint and add up to 74.3% of total sales. Tofas (-45%) advances to 38.1% share,…
Nissan March * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Thanks to a tip from Joe I can now share with you the Top 15 most popular models in Japan in 1995. Unsurprisingly, the Toyota Corolla is the best-seller this year with 235,738 sales, followed…
The Daihatsu Feroza ranks 5th in Indonesia in 1994 and 1995. The Indonesian new car market soars 51% year-on-year in 1994 to break a new annual volume record at 279.228 registrations. Toyota (+54.1%) manages to outpace the overall growth to improve its share to 27.2%, while Suzuki (+40%) drops to…
Ford F-Series The Ford F-Series goes from strength to strength: for its 14th consecutive year atop the overall American models ranking and even though it will be completely relaunch next year, it is up 7% to reach 691,452 sales, a personal volume record. The Chevrolet C/K drops 8% to 536,901…
Renault 9 * Many thanks to Bruno for making this post possible! * For 1995 there is no reliable data available for Argentina, just the fact that the Fiat Duna and Renault 9 fight for the pole position, with the Renault 9 eventually taking the lead for the first (and…
Second year of reign for the Proton Wira in Malaysia. Another spectacular gain for new car sales in Malaysia in 1995: up 42.9% to a new record 280.675 registrations. Local manufacturer Proton (+27.3%) continues to see its domination eroded, losing over six percentage points of market share but remaining above…
The Punto helps Fiat up 31.7% in Ireland in 1995. The Irish new car market continues to gallop ahead at +8.1% to 86.905 registrations in 1995. The Top 6 brands are unchanged on 1994 but evolve in vastly different ways: Ford (+3.1%) keeps the lead at 14.8% just above Opel…
The Chevrolet Caprice ranks #5 in Saudi Arabia in 1995. Only 65,109 new light vehicles hit Saudi roads in 1995, a devastating -36.8% year-on-year collapse. Toyota (-38.6%) loses one percentage point of share to 33.9% while Nissan (-32.5%) is up to 13.1%. Chevrolet (-2.2%) resists best in the Top 15…
The Dacia 1310 holds over 60% share of the Romanian market in 1995. New car sales in Romania surge 61.8% year-on-year in 1995 to 93.097 units which is the largest volume we have on record for this market - official data starts in 1985 for Romania. Homegrown manufacturer Dacia holds…
VW Golf * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Florian for the data * Car sales in Germany are up 3% this year with 3,314,061 registrations. The VW Golf enjoys its 3rd year in a row above 10% share, leader again with 342,135 sales,…
Toyota Corolla * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Vic * Thanks to Vic I can share with you some insights on the South African car market in the early to mid nineties. The Toyota Corolla and Conquest, counted together, dominate the market without…
The Maruti Esteem is up to #4 in India in 1995. * See the Top 9 All-brands and Top 25 All-models by clicking on the title * New vehicle sales in India leap up a stunning 36.7% year-on-year in 1995 to reach a record 465.951 units, with market leader Maruti…
Renault Clio * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! Many thanks to STAC for making this post possible * French new car sales are down 2% in 1995 at 1,930,504 registrations. All models on the podium see their sales figure drop:…
Fiat Punto * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Bill * Car sales in Greece are up 14% in 1995 to 128,137 registrations, and for its first full year of sales in the country the Fiat Punto manages to dominate the models…