The Honda Civic is the best-selling passenger car in Canada in 1998 and 1999. The Canadian new light vehicle market edges down -0.1% year-on-year in 1998 to 1.393.029. This year Ford (-14.5%) is in great difficulty and sees its share thaw from 20.1% to 17.2%, however Chevrolet (-8.7%) also loses…
Chevrolet Corsa, VW Gol & Fiat Palio * See 'Read more' for the Top 10 best-selling models, many thanks to Bruno for the data * After one year off in 1997, the VW Gol reclaims the title of best-selling car in Argentina in 1998 with 29,486 sales and retains it…
After being annihilated by the Financial crisis in 1998 (-84.1%), the Indonesian new car market is slowly stepping out of its torpor with sales up 59% in 1999 to a still very shy 84.928 units, the lowest annual result since 1976 (72.438). Toyota (+58.9%) drives the market growth and sees…
175,750 new vehicles found a buyer in Venezuela in 1998, stable on the past year (+0.4%). Chevrolet leads the brands ranking with 25.5% share ahead of Ford at 16.6%, Toyota at 14% and the Chrysler Group at 11.4%. The Top 4 models all lose volume on the year prior. The…
Timor also sold the very rare SW516. The South-East Asian financial and economic crisis has an absolutely devastating effect on new car sales in Indonesia, down -84.1% to go from a record 336.968 units in 1997 to just 53.412 in 1998, the lowest annual volume in 23 years (since 1975).…
Ford F-Series * See the Top 20 best-selling models and Top 70 Passenger Cars by clicking on the title! * Excellent year for car sales in the USA: 9 out of the Top 10 best-selling models in the country see their sales grow year-on-year! The Ford F-Series leads the charge as…
The Chevrolet Corsa could be the best-selling model in Colombia from 1995 onwards * See the Top 30 best-selling brands in 1997-98 by clicking on the title! * I only have total sales data over the period and a brands ranking for the Full Year 1997 and the first 3…
The Chevrolet C/K Pickup lands at #5 in Mexico in 1997. New car sales in Mexico continue on their spectacular recovery in 1997 at +67.5% to 504.778 units. Chevrolet (+142%) more than doubles its sales year-on-year to leap from #3 to #1 brand, overtaking Nissan (+64%) while Ford (+89.4%) passes…
The Ford Windstar leaps up onto the Canadian podium in 1997. Finally a very dynamic year for new light vehicle sales in Canada, up a whopping 18.6% in 1997 to 1.393.899 units. Ford (+16.2%) almost matches the market and remains above 20% share for the 2nd straight year at 20.1%,…
Renault 19 * See 'Read more' for the Top 10 best-selling models! Many thanks to Bruno for the data * While the Renault Megane has already replaced it in Europe, the Renault 19 manages to snap away from the VW Gol the title of best-selling car in Argentina in 1997…
The Timor S515 lands directly in 8th place in Indonesia in 1996. After two consecutive record years, the Indonesian new car market drops -14.8% year-on-year in 1996 to 278.416 units. Both Toyota (-26.7%) and Suzuki (-19.2%) fall even faster and reduce their shares to 24.1% and 20.6% respectively. Mitsubishi (+1.8%)…
Toyota Camry * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * This year the traditional leading pick ups take a breather: the Ford F-Series is down 4% at 750,000 sales and the Chevrolet C/K is down 2% at 515,000 units. 1997 is…
Fiat Palio In 1997 the two best selling cars in Brazil reach levels they haven't managed to beat since. In spite of the strong competition coming from the Fiat Palio, the VW Gol increases its sales by 1% on 1996 at 361,402 units, its best ever year in Brazil. In…
Fiat Palio in Quatro Rodas, 1996 The VW Gol has been dominating the Brazilian market for nearly 10 years, its reign only interrupted by the Fiat Uno in 1994. However the Fiat Uno is now 13-years old, so Fiat orchestrated its biggest launch in Brazil early in the year when…
The VW Beetle reclaims the Mexican top spot in Mexico one last time. After imploding -70.4% in 1995, the Mexican new car market bounces back up 75.9% in 1996 to 301.355 units. Nissan (+40%) holds onto the brands top spot for the 2nd straight year while Volkswagen (+62.4%) catches up…