The Nissan Qashqai was #1 in Spain in November * See the full article by clicking on the title! * La Triubuna de Automocion and MSI have released yesterday their prediction for the Spanish new car market in December, and it's looking rather ugly: -27% year-on-year to 48,689 registrations, or the 5th consecutive…
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…
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…
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…
1983 Toyota Corolla After an interruption by the Ford Escort in 1983, the Toyota Corolla is estimated to have resumed its domination over world car sales for the remainder of the eighties. Two generations of the Corolla are on sale over the period: the fifth generation (or E80) launched in May…
The Proton Saga is estimated to be the best-selling vehicle in Malaysia over the period. Although we don't have access to official sales data for the period, we estimate the Proton Saga to dominate the sales charts in Malaysia from its launch in July 1985 and onwards for the remainder…
Toyota and the Corolla are the most popular brand and nameplate over the period. * See the Top 50 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * The Finnish new car market gains 8.8% in 1985 to break an all-time volume record for the 2nd year running…
Renault 12 * See the Top 10 best-selling models in 1988 by clicking on the title! Thanks to Bruno * Even though it has been on sale in the country for nearly two decades by the time its reign comes to an end, the Renault 12 manages to top the Argentinean…
VAZ 2106 (aka Lada 1600) * See the Top 14 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Alex * Thanks to Alex we are going back in time 25 years today because I can finally share with you for the first time on BSCB official models data…
Ford Escort * See the Top 15/20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * In 1986 and for the first time since 1981, Ford monopolises the podium, and does so again in 1987. The 3 best selling cars in Britain stay the same over the…
The Seat Ibiza tops its home sales charts for the first time in 1987. Now with the Top 35 All-brands, Top 130 All-models, Top 25 All LCV brands and Top 55 All LCV models. New car sales in Spain continue to gallop ahead with a 33.1% year-on-year surge in 1987…
* See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title * Contrary to neighbour Australia where the Ford Falcon is ultra-dominant with 15.3% of the market, in New Zealand the Holden Commodore is the best-selling nameplate for 1987, and with 9.888 sales this year it hits the highest…
1987 Ford Falcon * See the Top 15 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * Annus horribilus for the Australian new car market in 1987: after falling 24% in 1986 it is down a further 15% to just 451,829 registrations, the lowest annual total in 18 years, since…
1984 Skoda 120 Following on from the 100/110, the Skoda 105/120 takes the lead of the sales ranking in Czechoslovakia in 1977 and for a whole decade, having been restyled in 1984, also the year when the 130 was added to the range. Fore more details on the Skoda 105/120…
No official data for European car sales over the period, only the name of the best-seller: the VW Golf, taking advantage of the launch of its 2nd generation in 1983, climbs onto the top European spot and keeps it that way for at least 5 years until 1987. If you…