The Toyota Kijang hasn't been threatened in the Indonesian first place for the past 24 years. Exceptional year for new car sales in Indonesia with the 1999 volume multiplied by 3.5 (+241.2%) to reach 289.747, the highest since 1996. As expected Toyota (+240%) drives the market growth to a stable…
Renault Clio * See 'Read more' for the Top 10 best-selling models! Many thanks to Bruno for the data * The Argentinean car market is struggling over the period, with the top seller well under 15,000 units for the first time in over 15 years... The Renault Clio surprisingly takes…
In 2002, nearly 1.4 million new cars changed hands in Brazil, 1,391,202 exactly. The VW Gol is the best selling car in the country for the 15th year at 208,300 sales for a 15% market share. The Chevrolet Corsa, based on a 10-year old model, takes the 2nd place with 9.5%…
The Nissan Platina lands directly at #5 in Mexico. New light vehicle sales in Mexico celebrates a 5th straight record year in 2002, up 7.1% to end up just a smidge below the symbolic million mark at 997.923 units. Chevrolet (+15.1%) reclaims the #1 brands spot off Nissan (+9.6%) with the…
The Isuzu Faster Z was also called Golden Power, Dragon Eyes or Dragon Power in Thailand over the period. The Thai new vehicle market wakes up from its financial crisis torpor with a 53.6% year-on-year surge in 1999 leading to 212.974 sales, albeit less than half the high of 547.000 sales…
Honda Accord The Ford F-Series passes an important benchmark this year: 900,000 sales in one year! At 911,597 units it is up 4% on 2000 sales. It even reaches the out-of-this world figure of 102,424 sales in one month in October, its new monthly volume record... The Chevrolet Silverado is…
The Lada Riva (2106 pictured) is up to 26.9% share in 2001. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 225 All-models by clicking on the title * The Russian new light vehicle market is up 7.4% year-on-year in 2001 to hit a new all-time record at 1.165.161 registrations. Russian…
Solid year for the traditional two Brazilian best-sellers: the VW Gol delivers 265,898 units, ahead of the Fiat Palio at 163,706 sales, the Fiat Uno at 114,539 sales and the Chevrolet Celta at 90,159 units. Quatro Rodas figures now split hatchback and sedans versions, which means the Chevrolet Corsa Sedan…
The Nissan Tsuru (aka Sentra) sells over 100.000 units in Mexico in 2001. The Mexican new car market breaks its annual record for the 4th year in a row in 2001, lifting it 4.3% to 932.164. Nissan (+10.4%) reclaims the brands top spot for the first time since 1996, toppling…
Ford F Series In 2000 the Ford F-Series improves further its yearly sales figure, up 1% year-on-year at 876,716 units. The Chevrolet Silverado stays #2, also up 1% with 645,150 sales, while the Ford Explorer is up 2 spots to establish itself onto the US models ranking's podium at 445,157…
VW Gol * See 'Read more' for the Top 10 best-selling models! Many thanks to Bruno for the data * The VW Gol enjoys its third consecutive year atop the Argentinean models ranking with 22,168 sales in 2000, followed by the Chevrolet Corsa at 18,893 units. For its first full…
I could only access data for the first 5 months of 1998, when the VW Gol ranked #1 with over 21,000 sales each month, adding up to 119,044 units and 17.4% market share over the period. The Gol is also the best selling car in Brazil in 1999 and 2000.…
The Chevrolet Joy/Swing, based on the Opel Corsa, is #2 in Mexico. It's a second consecutive record annual volume in Mexico in 1999 with sales up 5.9% to cross the 700.000 unit-milestone for what is believed is the first time in history at 716.938. Chevrolet (+1.7%) loses share for the…
Ford F Series Chevrolet C/K Silverado * See the Top 20 best-selling models and Top 75 Passenger Cars by clicking on the title! * Unsurprisingly, the Ford F-Series leads the models ranking in the USA in 1999 with 869,001 units, ahead of the Chevrolet C/K Silverado at a best-ever 636,150 sales,…
The Dodge Caravan is the best-selling vehicle in Canada for the first time. The Canadian new light vehicle market is up 2.9% year-on-year in 2000 to 1.550.605 units, its 2nd time above 1.5m since we started following this market annually in 1991, and what is believed to be a new…