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 consumers decided they'd buy a new car this year: at 2,148,423 registrations the market is up 10%. The Renault Clio keeps…
Holden Commodore * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to David * The new car market in Australia is down year-on-year for the first time since 1991 at -3% to 786,845 units. The two leaders evolve differently this year: while the Holden Commodore is…
Hyundai Sonata * See the Top 50 best-selling local models by clicking on the title! Thanks to Pedro * After one year of reign, the Daewoo Matiz is down one spot and 7% to #2 with 82,688 sales in 1999, passed by the Hyundai EF Sonata, up 4 ranks and…
Citroen Xsara Another outstanding year for new car registrations in Spain, up a splendid 18.8% to a 2nd straight all-time record volume at 1.385.791 units. Renault (+23.1%) manages to outpace the market to consolidate its brands domination at 14.2% share vs. 11.7% for Seat (+13.6%) and 11.2% for Citroen (+15.8%).…
The VW Santana continues to dominate the Chinese charts. The Chinese new vehicle market only edges up 0.8% year-on-year in 1998 to 1,496,210 units, yet still an all-time record. Volkswagen (+9.5%) scores a robust result in the brands pole position with almost 300,000 sales and more than double the volume…
Opel Corsa * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * In 1998 two cars dominate the Portuguese models ranking: the Opel Corsa is in pole position with 19,482 sales, followed by the Fiat Punto at 19,136 units. They are both down 4% year-on-year. The Renault…
Fiat Punto Fiat Panda * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Marc * While the Italian car market stays stable at a very high level with 2,374,703 registrations, the Fiat Punto celebrates its 5th year in a row atop the models ranking…
Ford Fiesta * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * In 1998 no less than four Fords flirted with the title of UK's best-selling car. The Ford Escort made the most of its last year of life and even climbed back…
The Toyota Corolla is #1 in Finland for the 12th time overall. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * In 1998 the Finnish new car market gains a further 19.8% year-on-year to 125.211 registrations, the highest annual score in almost a decade…
Toyota Avensis * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Launched in 1997 to replace the Carina, already very succesful in the country, the Toyota Avensis starts with a bang in Denmark and holds the pole position for its first full year of sales with…
The Isuzu Faster Z is now available as a 4WD called Rodeo. New vehicle sales in Thailand edge up 3.1% in 1996 to a new record 546.853, with Toyota (+2.7%) coming up with a round 30% share with Isuzu (+2.1%), Nissan (+5.9%) and Mitsubishi (+6.6%) all above 10%. Honda (+44.1%)…
Toyota Corolla * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian + Joe * In the passenger car category, the Toyota Corolla celebrates its 30th consecutive year atop the Japanese models ranking with 198,498 sales (-18% on 1997), nearly double the amount of…
Holden Commodore * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to David * In 1998 the Australian car market breaks its own record for the 2nd time in a row, up 12% to pass the 800,000 annual units for the first time at 807,649, only…
VW Golf IV * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * 1998 is a turbulent year as far as the best selling models ranking is concerned, with no less than 4 models vying for the first place. The VW Golf is back on top at…
175,750 new vehicles found a buyer in Venezuela in 1998, stable on the past year (+0.4%). Chevrolet leads the brands ranking with 25.5% share ahead of Ford at 16.6%, Toyota at 14% and the Chrysler Group at 11.4%. The Top 4 models all lose volume on the year prior. The…