The Toyota Hilux edges past the Isuzu Faster to #1 in Thailand in 1995. The Thai new vehicle market leaps up 17% year-on-year in 1995 to reach 530.469 units, believed to be its first time above the half-million mark. Brand leaders Toyota (+25.9%), Isuzu (+19.9%) and Nissan (+35.2%) all outpace the…
The Hyundai Sonata is #1 in South Korea in 1994 and 1995. New car sales in South Korea slow down their growth in 1994 at "only" +7.9% to cross the symbolic 1.5 million milestone at 1.503.881. Hyundai (+16.1%) for once doubles the market growth to soar to 49.1% share whereas…
Ford Falcon * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to David * Excellent year for new car sales in Australia in 1995, up 4% to 642,557 registrations, second only to the 1985 score of 695,856. Both Ford Falcon and Holden Commodore grow faster…
Fiat Punto * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to STAC * A once-in-a-decade event occurs in November 1995: after 154 consecutive months of VW Golf domination, the Fiat Punto takes the reins of the European car market with 51,058 sales vs. 50,693…
Opel is the most popular carmaker in Hungary in 1994 and 1995. * See the Top 25 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title * New car sales in Hungary soar 19.2% year-on-year in 1994 to 89.893 units. Opel beats the market with a 23% gain enabling it to take…
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…
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 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…