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…
Peugeot 205 * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to STAC * The French new car market hits what still remains today its highest volume ever at 2,309,130 registrations, up 2% year-on-year. 5 years after its last stint in pole position, the Peugeot…
Honda Accord * See the Top 256 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Below the Ford F-Series (495,977 sales) and Chevrolet C/K (464,668) both losing ground on 1989, the Honda Accord confirms it is America's favourite Passenger Car and improves by 15% on last year to break the…
Fiat Uno See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Very strong numbers again for the Fiat Uno at 362,896 sales this year, nearly double the volume of the #2, the Fiat Tipo at 186,414 units. Like last year the Fiat Panda takes the 3rd spot…
In 1990 the VW Golf holds the European pole position again and the Top 4 best selling models stay unchanged. The Opel Kadett is #2, followed by the Fiat Uno and the Peugeot 205. Now that its replacement, the Renault Clio, is in dealerships, the Renault Supercinq disappears from the…
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…