1977 Toyota Kijang (1st generation) Annual sales volumes for the Indonesian new car market are available for the 14 years between 1976 and 1989. During this period, the market increased 146% from 72.438 units to 178.147, however the progression was far from linear. After a 187% surge to reach a…
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…
Renault 19 Now with the Top 45 All-brands, Top 180 All-models, Top 25 All LCV brands and Top 65 All LCV models. New car sales in Spain gain another 8.8% in 1989 to hit a new all-time record at 1.123.083 units. Renault (+3.5%) continues to dominate and drop share at…
The Hindustan Ambassador improves its market share in India for the first time since 1985. * See the Top 9 All-brands and Top 18 All-models by clicking on the title * New vehicle sales in India lift 9.8% year-on-year in 1989 to 252.488 units. Maruti (+18%) returns to market-beating growth,…
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…
The Opel Kadett is the most popular vehicle in Spain in 1988. Now with the Top 35 All-brands, Top 135 All-models, Top 25 All LCV brands and Top 55 All LCV models. The Spanish new car market soars 16.2% year-on-year in 1988 to cross the million annual sales milestone for the…
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…