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…
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…
Lada Samara The collapse of the USSR in 1991 means car sales for the country are filed under Russia from 1992 onwards. The Russian market understandably freefalls 31.4% in 1992 to 669.060 units but impressively bounces back in 1993 at +52.5% to 1.020.468, the first time since 1985 sales in…
In October 1984, Volkswagen signed a contract with the STAC (Shanghai Tractor Automobile Corporation), along with the CNAIC (China National Automotive Industry Corporation) and the Bank of China to form the Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive joint venture. This JV was established to build the VW Santana, in spite of its limited success…
FAW Tianjin ends the year just 7,300 sales below Volkswagen. The Chinese new vehicle market slows down its growth in 1994 at "just" +11% year-on-year to 1,173,151 sales. Volkswagen (+9.3%) is slower and is now threatened by FAW Tianjin (+69.7%) only 7,300 units below. Yuejin (+80.8%) is up seven spots…
The Ford F-Series takes the lead of the Canadian market in 1994. The Canadian new car market is up 4.3% year-on-year in 1994 to 1.233.092 units. Ford (+12.2%) almost triples the market gain to reinforce its domination with 18% share vs. just 14.3% for Chevrolet (+1.5%) now threatened by Dodge…
Ford Mondeo * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to STAC * (Note these figures include Luxembourg) Traditionally relatively stable, the Belgian Top 10 best-sellers are turned upside down this year. Except for the first two spots still occupied by the VW Golf,…
Opel Corsa * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to STAC * For its first full year of sales in the country, the Fiat Punto manages the exceptional feat of coming just 49 units short of the pole position in Portugal in 1994…
Ford Mondeo * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to STAC * The Norwegian new car market goes from 61,000 registrations in 1993 to 85,000 in 1994, and the VW Golf leads both years with 3,970 sales and 6.5% in '93 and 6,903…
The Chrysler Neon lands directly at #10 in Mexico in 1994. New car sales in Mexico in 1994 gain 6.4% to 579.223 units. Volkswagen (-1.8%) remains the best-selling brand in the country at 27.8% share but this time Nissan (+7.7%) is catching up at 22.3%. Ford (+29.6%) leapfrogs past Dodge…