Fiat Punto * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to STAC/Flavio * Unsurprisingly, the Fiat Punto continues to dominate the Italian market in 1996 with 16.6% share and 286,723 sales. The Fiat Bravo/Brava deliver what would end up being their best year in…
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…
The Seat Ibiza scores its 2nd ever annual win at home. Very solid year for Spanish new car sales up 9% year-on-year to 900.278 registrations. After a freak interruption last year, Renault (+4.9%) reclaims the brands top spot in Spain off Ford (-8.5%), marking an 11th win in the past 12…
The Opel Astra is the best-selling vehicle in Finland for the first time. * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * The Finnish new car market is finally recovering after sinking from 177.000 units in 1989 to just 55.700 in 1993. It is up…
Skoda Felicia * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to STAC * While the podium stay unchanged compared to 1994 with the VW Golf, Opel Astra and Ford Focus dominating sales, the rest of the Top 10 sees fascinating evolution in Austria in…
Opel Vectra * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to STAC * The 1996 Top 3 best-selling models in Switzerland stay unchanged vs. 1994: the VW Golf dominates at 6.1% share, followed by the Opel Astra at 5.2% and the Opel Corsa at…
Opel Corsa * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Florian for the data * A very good year for German car sales, up 5.5% to 3,496,709 registrations. The last 5 years' dominating duo, the VW Golf and Opel Astra, are starting to show their…
Toyota Carina * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * While the Toyota Carina brilliantly keeps the lead of the Danish models ranking thanks to 6,679 sales and 4.8%, the VW Polo is up a spectacular 27 spots on its 1994 ranking to 2nd place…
The VW Santana 2000 has landed in China. 1,258,702 new vehicles found a buyer in China in 1995, a shy 7.3% year-on-year improvement. The Chinese market is showing signs of slowing down after gaining just 11% in 1994 vs. 44.3% in 1993. In any case, Volkswagen (+46.2%) widens the gap…
Ford Escort New car sales in Spain drop -8.5% year-on-year in 1995 to 825.777 units. After at least a decade of unchallenged domination, Renault (-16.9%) is toppled by Ford (-6.8%) for the brands top spot at 13.9% vs. 14.5% share. Opel (-15.1%), Seat (-5.4%), Peugeot (-11.9%) and Citroen (-15%) ensure…
Fiat Punto * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to STAC * A once-in-a-decade event occurs in November 1995: after 154 consecutive months of VW Golf domination, the Fiat Punto takes the reins of the European car market with 51,058 sales vs. 50,693…
Opel is the most popular carmaker in Hungary in 1994 and 1995. * See the Top 25 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title * New car sales in Hungary soar 19.2% year-on-year in 1994 to 89.893 units. Opel beats the market with a 23% gain enabling it to take…
VW Golf * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Florian for the data * Car sales in Germany are up 3% this year with 3,314,061 registrations. The VW Golf enjoys its 3rd year in a row above 10% share, leader again with 342,135 sales,…
The Ford Escort is the new best-seller in Spain. After falling to a 7-year low in 1993, the Spanish new car market bounces back up 21.8% in 1994 to 902.926 registrations. Renault (+15%) manages to remain the #1 brand in the country at 15.3% share but its supremacy is now…
Volkswagen sold 100,030 units of the Santana in China in 1993. This year more than one million new vehicles were sold in China for the first time, at 1,056,679. That's a whopping 44.5% year-on-year improvement. Volkswagen (+32.7%) easily keeps the lead yet can't quite match the market growth, resulting in…