The Nissan Tsuru/Sentra overtakes the VW Beetle to become Mexico's #1. The Mexican new light vehicle market gains a round 10% in 1992 to 635.738 units, but remains extremely stable as far as the brands ranking is concerned with the Top 10 unchanged. Volkswagen (-3.1%) sees its share drop to…
The new generation lifts the Ford F-Series up 5.6% to #2. The Canadian light vehicle market skids down -4.7% year-on-year in 1992 to 1.213.344 units. Ford (-2.2%) overtakes Chevrolet (-11.7%) to take control of the brands ranking with 16% share vs. 15.6%, while Dodge (+0.7%) and Toyota (-10.5%) camp on…
The new model lifts the Proton Saga Iswara to a stratospheric 52.2% share at home. The Malaysian new car market hits the brakes in 1992 at -19.5% year-on-year to just 141.236 registrations. However local behemoth Proton and its sole nameplate the Saga, now called Saga Iswara, only drop -5.6% and…
The new generation Escort helps Ford to #1 brand in Ireland. New car sales in Ireland edge up 0.9% year-on-year in 1992 to 68.359. This year Ford (+3.5%) overtakes Toyota (-5%) to snap the brands pole position, while Opel (+15.8%) is back above Nissan (-5.3%) to return on the podium.…
The Mahindra Jeep is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in India in 1992. * See the Top 9 All-brands and Top 20 All-models by clicking on the title * The Indian new vehicle market posts a second consecutive year-on-year decline, however slowing down its fall to -1.5% at 230.638 units. Brand…
The VW Santana is the best-selling vehicle in China in 1991. 501,838 new vehicles were registered in China in 1991, a 38.3% year-on-year surge. Volkswagen leads the way with over 50,000 sales, well above Isuzu (just under 15,000), Toyota (almost 12,800) and Beijing Jeep (11,300). FAW Tianjin rounds out the…
The VW Beetle is the most popular nameplate in Mexico in 1991. 577.764 light vehicles found a buyer in Mexico in 1991, and Volkswagen dominates the market head and shoulders with 27.8% share, distancing Nissan (19.8%), Dodge (18.1%) and Ford (13.4%) with the Top 4 brands holding a whopping 79.1%…
Nissan is #2 in Thailand in 1991 with 22.2% share (1989 Big M above). 260.969 new vehicles found a buyer in Thailand in 1990. Toyota (30.1%) leads the brands ranking ahead of Isuzu (20.5%), Nissan (19.7%), Mitsubishi (12.2%) and Mazda (7.4%). The models ranking makes us discover that Thailand has…
The Renault Clio is the #1 vehicle in Spain for its first full year in market. New car sales in Spain endure a second consecutive year of steep decline in 1991 at -9.8% to 885.594 units. After seeing its market share fall for at least 5 straight years and slice in half from…
The Chevrolet Cavalier is the best-selling vehicle in Canada in 1991. 1.273.477 new light vehicles found a buyer in Canada in 1991. Chevrolet edges past Ford to top the brands ranking with 16.9% share vs. 15.5%. Dodge rounds up the podium with 8.8% of the market ahead of Toyota (7.4%),…
The Toyota Kijang 3rd generation is the best-seller in Indonesia. New car sales in Indonesia gain a splendid 25.5% year-on-year in 1990 to break its volume record established in 1981 at 223.547 units, only the 2nd time in history the annual volume is above the 200.000 mark. Toyota dominates the…
The Proton Saga improves to 44.5% market share at home in 1991. New car sales in Malaysia gain 8% year-on-year in 1991 to 175.512 units. Local carmaker Proton (+20.5%) and its sole nameplate the Saga tighten the grip they have on their home market even further this year, to 44.5%…
Nissan posts the only year-on-year gain in the Irish Top 15. The Irish new car market sinks -16.6% year-on-year in 1991 to just 67.749 registrations, but the Top 2 brands remain unchanged: Toyota (-21.4%) and Ford (-22.1%) still lead the charge even though they both lose significantly more ground than…
The GMC Suburban lands directly at #6 in 1991. The Saudi new light vehicle market shoots up 21.6% year-on-year in 1991 to 176,177 units. Toyota (+9.3%) remains by far the most successful carmaker in the country but sees its share thaw from 44.9% last year to 40.4%. Nissan (+7.1%) also…
The Maruti Omnivan is up to #2 in India for the first time. * See the Top 9 All-brands and Top 20 All-models by clicking on the title * New vehicle sales in India register their very first year-on-year drop since we started following this market in 1985 at -8.7%…