Kenya: 1997-2003 Total Market data now available
Kenya: 1997-2003 Total market data above.
New Zealand 2000-2003: Holden Commodore and Ford Falcon reign supreme
Ford Falcon * See the Top 10 models in 2001 by clicking on the title! * The Commodore is on a growing trend over the period: from 4,945 sales in 2000 to 6,284 in 2001, 6,127 in 2002 and 7,096 in 2003. In 2001, it is followed by the Ford Falcon,…
Hungary 2003: Skoda Fabia takes the lead
Skoda Fabia * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 10 models by clicking on the title! * 208.430 new light vehicles found a buyer in Hungary in 2003. Suzuki remains dominant with 19.1% share, distancing Opel (13%), Renault (9.5%) and Skoda (7.3%) with Volkswagen (7.1%) rounding out the Top…
Switzerland 2002-2003: VW Golf and Audi A4 on top
Audi A4 * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * No surprise in first place: the VW Golf is still the best-selling car in Switzerland, but its volume is losing weight at high speed: down 26% in 2002 to 12,315 units and down another 21%…
Portugal 2002-2003: Renault Clio takes command
Renault Clio * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Losing less ground than the rest of the models atop the ranking, the Renault Clio becomes the best-selling car in Portugal in 2002 with 16,294 sales (-9%) and stays there in 2003 at 11,145 units,…
Luxembourg 2001-2003: VW Golf in the lead
VW Golf * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Car sales in Luxembourg are dominated by the VW Golf over the period, selling 2,475 units in 2001, 2,159 in 2002 and 2,048 in 2003. The 2nd place changes hands each year: from the Peugeot…
USA 2003: New Ford F Series leads, pick-ups monopolise podium
Ford F Series Trucks are back in fashion this year in the US: for the first time in over decade they monopolise the podium. The Ford F-Series is in the lead again, up 4% at 845,586 units thanks to the new generation arriving in dealerships this year. The Chevrolet Silverado…
Italy 2003: Punto, Citroen C3, Seicento on top, new Panda arrives
Fiat Punto * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Italian car market is stable in 2003 at -1% with 2,328,621 registrations. No surprises on top, the Fiat Punto leads the way, but with 189,808 sales (-9%) and 8.2% share it is at its…
Iceland 2003: Toyota Land Cruiser takes the lead
Toyota Land Cruiser * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Toyota continues to completely dominate the Icelandic models ranking, with the Land Cruiser taking the lead this year with 645 sales, up a massive 105% on 2002. The Toyota Corolla ranks #2 at 634…
Finland 2002-2003: Toyota Corolla reclaims leadership
Toyota Corolla * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * After being interrupted by the Toyota Avensis in 2001, the Toyota Corolla reclaim the Finnish pole position in 2002 with 6,846 sales (+82%) and improves further in 2003 at 9,675 units (+41%). Fiat Stilo The…
Austria 2003: VW Golf at 5.4%, Polo and Fabia follow
VW Golf * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * 301,616 cars were registered in Austria in 2003, and seven years after its launch the VW Golf IV still manages to hold 5.4% of the market at 16,293 sales. The Golf IV was #1 every…
Europe 2003: Peugeot 206 most popular, Golf down to #2
Peugeot 206 * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * 5 years after its launch and after missing the title by only 500 units last year, the Peugeot 206 finally becomes the best selling car in Europe in 2003. It is the first time a…
South Africa 2003: Toyota Corolla and Hilux on top
Toyota Corolla * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Thanks to Vic Mouton I have some insight on the best-selling models in South Africa in 2003 with a Top 10 for May. Although not representative of the Full Year 2003 ranking, it still gives…
Spain 2003: Seat Ibiza, Ford Focus and Peugeot 307 on top
Seat Ibiza New car sales in Spain gain 3.6% year-on-year in 2003 to 1.355.894 units. Renault (+4.1%) is the best-selling brand for the 18th time in the past 19 years, distancing Citroen (+3.4%) and Peugeot (+0.6%) in an unchanged podium. Seat (+2.8%) is up to #4 above Opel (-5.6%), Ford…
Japan 2003: Corolla back on top, Toyota Wish #3
Toyota Wish * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * This year no less than 4 different models held the Japanese best seller trophy for at least one month: the Toyota Corolla, back to #1 after having its 33-year long reign interrupted by the Honda…