Toyota is #1 in Australia for the first time in 1991 * See the Top 15 brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * Very tough year for new car sales in Australia, down 17% year-on-year to 514.566 registrations, the worst annual result since the disastrous 1987 and…
The Hyundai Excel is the best-seller in South Korea in both 1990 and 1991. 890.734 new light vehicles found a buyer in South Korea in 1990. Hyundai holds almost half of its home market at 48.8% share above Kia at 33.3% and Daewoo at 15.6%, meaning these three carmakers represent…
Fiat Uno * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Italian car market is solid again this year at 2.35 million registrations, and the Fiat Uno lodges another mammoth year with 312,438 units sold for a 13.4% market share. Big change on the podium:…
Ford Fiesta 1991 is the year of the change-over for the VW Golf: the 2nd generation, originally launched in 1983, is replaced by a 3rd one in October. As a result, the overall sales figure is lower this year for the Golf at 648,200 units and 4.8% share. The rest…
The Renault Clio is the #1 vehicle in Spain for its first full year in market. New car sales in Spain endure a second consecutive year of steep decline in 1991 at -9.8% to 885.594 units. After seeing its market share fall for at least 5 straight years and slice in half from…
The Chevrolet Cavalier is the best-selling vehicle in Canada in 1991. 1.273.477 new light vehicles found a buyer in Canada in 1991. Chevrolet edges past Ford to top the brands ranking with 16.9% share vs. 15.5%. Dodge rounds up the podium with 8.8% of the market ahead of Toyota (7.4%),…
* See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * In 1991 the Toyota Corolla is the best selling car in Japan for the 23rd year in a row at 319,704 sales and 6.6% share. It is followed on the podium by the Toyota Mark II at…
The Toyota Kijang 3rd generation is the best-seller in Indonesia. New car sales in Indonesia gain a splendid 25.5% year-on-year in 1990 to break its volume record established in 1981 at 223.547 units, only the 2nd time in history the annual volume is above the 200.000 mark. Toyota dominates the…
Honda Accord * See the Top 248 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Honda Accord leads the Passenger Cars ranking for the third year in a row with 399,297 sales, ahead of the Ford Taurus at 299,659 units. The Accord has never been so close to the…
The Proton Saga improves to 44.5% market share at home in 1991. New car sales in Malaysia gain 8% year-on-year in 1991 to 175.512 units. Local carmaker Proton (+20.5%) and its sole nameplate the Saga tighten the grip they have on their home market even further this year, to 44.5%…
Nissan posts the only year-on-year gain in the Irish Top 15. The Irish new car market sinks -16.6% year-on-year in 1991 to just 67.749 registrations, but the Top 2 brands remain unchanged: Toyota (-21.4%) and Ford (-22.1%) still lead the charge even though they both lose significantly more ground than…
Opel Kadett * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks to Florian for the data * This year we have access for the first and last time to separate rankings for West and East Germany before both are counted as one country. Overall figures for…
The Maruti Omnivan is up to #2 in India for the first time. * See the Top 9 All-brands and Top 20 All-models by clicking on the title * New vehicle sales in India register their very first year-on-year drop since we started following this market in 1985 at -8.7%…
Opel Kadett * See the Top 100 best-selling models for each year by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The Opel Kadett continues its perfect trajectory in the Netherlands and is the best-selling car in the country each year but sees its market share slip down through…
Toyota and the Corolla remain best-sellers over the period in Finland. * See the Top 50 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * It's a 6th consecutive record year for Finnish new car sales in 1989, up 1.9% to 176.771 units. Toyota (-2%) is the most…