The Ford Cortina sold 193,784 units in 1979, a volume record for the UK * Click on the title for the Top 25 best-selling nameplates and Top 30 foreign nameplates * We can share with you an updated ranking exclusive to BSCB: the best-selling nameplates in the country, ranked by their volume…
Great Wall Wingle This is Part 3 of my special Strategy series about Chinese manufacturers at home. You can check out Part 1 (introduction and Medium & Heavy Trucks) here, Part 2 (Small, Medium & Large Buses and Light Trucks) here and Part 4 (Commercial Vehicles summary and MPVs) here. We are exploring the…
Streets of capital Bissau are filled with 1980 Mercedes taxis. Picture by Jon Baker, all rights reserved. Last time I covered Guinea Bissau there was too little recent video footage available to draw any conclusions about the best-selling models in this African country. This has now changed, thanks to a 14…
The Austin Mini ranked within the UK Top 10 up until 1981 The direct links to 42 UK Historical Data posts are below. You can also check the UK nameplates records here Thanks to Chris, author of the book "British Leyland: Chronicle of a car crash", I can now share with you…
Renault Twingo * See the direct links to 48 French Historical Data articles by clicking on the title! * Over the next few days I will uploading more detailed nineties Historical Data for main European countries. Starting with France, you now have access to a monthly Top 30 for all of 1993,…
The Ford Cortina was #1 in England for the first time in 1967 * 29 articles have been revised - click on the title for the direct links * Thanks to data shared by Florian I can now give you much more detail on the UK market since 1985, with…
Renault Clio Click on 'Read more' at end of post for the direct links to these 21 articles! Thanks to STAC I can now share with you detailed French yearly rankings since 1990! The 90s were the decade of the Renault Clio: launched in 1990, after two years of Peugeot 205…
The Seat Ibiza tops the Spanish charts for the 5th time. After two consecutive record annual volumes, the Spanish market catches its breath in 2000, edging down just -1.9% to 1.359.866 which is the 2nd largest annual score in Spanish history. Renault (-11.9%) is faithful to its traditional brands pole…
Renault Clio * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The French car market is stable in 2000 at 2,133,884 registrations. The Renault Clio keeps the lead at 8.8% but the Peugeot 206 is getting significantly closer at 8.3% for its 2nd full year of…
Ford Focus * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * The UK market is down 2.2% at 2.2 million registrations this year. For its first full year of sales, the Ford Focus doesn't waste time and take control of England with…
Ford Fiesta * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * In 1998 no less than four Fords flirted with the title of UK's best-selling car. The Ford Escort made the most of its last year of life and even climbed back…
Renault Clio * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * French car sales are up a healthy 14% this year at 1,943,553 registrations. The race for the first place was very close, with the Renault Megane leading up until August. However…
Ford Mondeo * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * In 1997, the Ford Fiesta stays on top for the second year in a row, but it didn't look like it at the start of the year: boosted by its facelift,…
Renault Megane Scenic * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Catastrophic year for car sales in France: down 20% at 1,713,030 registrations, the worst total since 1975. Massive change in pole position: the Renault Megane puts an end to 5 years of uninterrupted Clio…
Ford Fiesta * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian & STAC * Helped by a light facelift this year, the Ford Fiesta takes the lead of the English market, up 8% to 139,522 sales, just above the Ford Escort at 128,760…