1966 first generation Toyota Corolla Launched in 1966, the Toyota Corolla takes the lead in its native Japan in 1969 and stays on top all the way through the seventies and eighties, spanning no less than 6 generations of the model and finishing up in 1990 with 300,008 sales, a…
Fiat Uno * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks to Miguel * Over the first 9 months of 1990, 154,043 new vehicles found a buyer in Portugal. The Fiat Uno is the best-selling model in the country with 17,264 sales and 11.2% share, followed…
The Proton Saga holds 40% of the Malaysian market in 1990. 162.515 new light vehicles found a buyer in Malaysia in 1990. Local carmaker Proton is ultra-dominant just under 40% share, selling over 3 times more than the #2 Nissan (12.7%) with Toyota (11%) the only other brand above 10%…
Toyota holds 16.4% of the Irish new car market in 1990. 81.243 new cars found a new home in Ireland in 1990. Toyota is the most popular carmaker in the country this year at 16.4% share, distancing Ford (15.3%), Opel (10.9%), Nissan (10.1%) and VW/Audi (7.8%). Mazda shines in 6th…
Holden Commodore * See the Top 20 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * New car sales in Australia are up 2% year-on-year in 1990 to 617,298 registrations. Below Ford, #1 manufacturer for the 9th year in a row but with its lowest share since 1982 at…
Nissan Sunny * See the Top 10 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Bill * From 1980 to 1990 only total sales figures for Greece are available, with limited information on the best-selling models. Popular brands in the country during this period were Ford (#1 in…
VW Golf * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Florian for the data * Healthy car market for West Germany's last year before the reunification, up 7% to 3,040,784 units. The podium is unchanged, with the VW Golf leading the way with a very…
The Tata 407 is up 65% year-on-year in India in 1990. * See the Top 9 All-brands and Top 18 All-models by clicking on the title * The Indian new vehicle market edges up 1.6% year-on-year in 1990 to 256.516 deliveries, the weakest year-on-year gain since 1985, the first year…
1973 Trabant 601 The East German car market was unique and totally different from West Germany. The most popular model by far and one of the most famous cars in the world, reaching iconic status after the Berlin Wall Fall in 1989, the Trabant dominated the East German car landscape…
The Renault 19 repeats at #1 in Spain despite a harsh year-on-year drop. After four consecutive record years, the Spanish new car market hits the brakes in 1990 with sales down a harsh -12.6% year-on-year to tilt back below the million mark at 981.298 units. The Top 7 best-selling brands…
Chevrolet C/K Pickup * See the Top 10 best-selling Passenger Cars and Light Trucks by clicking on the title! Thanks Pedro * In 1990 the Chevrolet C/K Pickup and Ford F-Series are the most popular Light Trucks in Canada while the Chevrolet Cavalier and Honda Civic are the best-selling Passenger…
Volvo 760 * See 'Read more' for the Top 25 best-selling models! Many thanks to Torbjörn for the data * Though couple of years for car sales in Sweden after the high of 1988: the market is down 11% in 1989 to 307,104 registrations, and down a further 25% in 1990…
VW Gol Launched in 1980, the VW Gol had to wait until its first restyling in 1987 to take the lead of Brazilian car sales. This is the start of 23 years atop the rankings... Over 5 million units of the VW Gol would be produced in 30 years! The…
Ford Escort * See the Top 20/100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * In an ever growing market, now over 2 million annual sales, the Ford Escort resists on top and lodges its 7th and 8th consecutive years at #1 in 1988 and 1989.…
Fiat Spazio * Many thanks to Bruno for making this post possible! * After ranking third in 1988, the Fiat 127, named Spazio in Argentina, surprises the automotive world and takes the lead of the country's sales charts in 1989. In fact, its accession to the throne marks a year…