The Premier Padmini manages to improve its share to 13.9% in 2nd place * See the Top 9 All-brands and Top 18 All-models by clicking on the title * The Indian new vehicle market slows down its growth in 1988 at +8.3% to 229.249 units. For the first time since…
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…
The Oltcit Club ranks #3 in Czechoslovakia in 1987. This is the oldest official models data we have access to for Czechoslovakia. As expected Skoda dominates with the 120 L and 105 L both above 30,000 sales. New for the year, the Romanian Oltcit Club lands directly in third place,…
The Maruti 800 is the best-seller in India for the third straight year. * See the Top 9 All-brands and Top 18 All-models by clicking on the title * New vehicle sales in India surge 32.5% year-on-year in 1987 to cross the 200.000 annual unit-mark at 212.243. Maruti (+46%) once…
After a brief interruption by the Renault in 1979, the Renault 4 resumes its domination of the Colombian sales charts in 1980, reaching its record annual volume in the country that year at 7.952 units. At the time, Renault had a 75% share of the Colombian market and the Renault…
Renault 11 Now with the Top 30 All-brands, Top 125 All-models, Top 20 All LCV brands and Top 50 All LCV models. The Spanish new car market soars 20.7% year-on-year in 1986 to 667.017 units, and Renault (+2%) still dominates the brands ranking but loses almost 5 percentage points of…
The Premier Padmini ranks #2 in India in 1986. * See the Top 9 All-brands and Top 18 All-models by clicking on the title * The Indian new vehicle market gains 11.2% year-on-year in 1986 to 160.166 units, with Maruti (+32%) tightening its grip on the market to 40.6% share,…
The Ford Fiesta remains the best-selling vehicle in Ireland. In 1985, the two best-selling models in Ireland are unchanged on 1983: the Ford Fiesta followed by the Toyota Corolla, but a significant shift has occurred in the remainder of the Top 5: if in 1983 Ford placed a total of…
Skoda 120 The Czech new car market is up 3.6% year-on-year in 1985 to 94,359 units. Skoda (+6.3%) reaches an overwhelming 87% share this year, which would remain its all-time record. Lada (-13.2%) is relegated to just 7.4% share at #2. Full Year 1985 Top 2 carmakers below. Czechoslovakia 1985…
The Maruti 800 takes the lead of the Indian sales charts for its first full year of sales. * See the Top 7 All-brands and Top 14 All-models by clicking on the title * 144.061 new vehicles found a buyer in India in 1985 with Maruti brilliantly taking the lead…
The Sunny helps Nissan remain atop the Finnish brands charts over the period. * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Finland skid 6.7% in 1983 to 119.421 units, still the second best-ever annual volume. Datsun is renamed…
Skoda 120 New car sales in Czechoslovakia rally back up to 91,055 in 1984. Skoda improves its market share further to a suffocating 84.8%. Lada is 2nd at 8.9% followed by Dacia at 4.2% Full Year 1984 Top 3 brands ranking below. Czechoslovakia 1984 - brands: PosBrand1984%1Skoda77,17484.8%2Lada8,0618.9%3Dacia3,8274.2% Source: Auta-v-Ceskoslovensku-1945-1990
The Iran National Paykan landed in Iran in 1967. Based on the 1966 Hillman Hunter, the Paykan started being assembled in Iran in 1967 by Iran National (later renamed Iran Khodro), and full-scale manufacture of the car, less the engine, was effective in the mid-70's. By 1972, it seemed that all…
1983 Ford Falcon The Australian new car market drops 7.8% year-on-year in 1983 to 568.100 registrations, but its two best-sellers take a hit: the Ford Falcon dives 27% to 10.8% share while the Holden Commodore freefalls 55% to just 6.2% share vs. 12.7% a year ago in 1982. The Holden…
The Ford Escort is the most popular nameplate worldwide in 1983. According to information shared by the Irish SIMI, the Ford Escort topples the Toyota Corolla to become the best-selling car in the world in 1983. Note the Escort is sold under two different bodies in Europe and the USA,…