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…
The Dodge Caravan is up to #2 in Canada in 1996. New light vehicle sales in Canada edge up 1.5% year-on-year in 1996 to 1.175.761 units. Ford (+6.1%) once again outpaces the market to cross the 20% share milestone for the first time this decade at 20.5%, increasing the gap…
Ford F-Series * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Pick-ups are getting more and more dominant in the overall American models ranking, with the Ford F-Series celebrating its 15th year in a row at #1 with a record 780,838 sales,…
The Nissan Datsun is the most popular vehicle in Saudi Arabia in 1996 New light vehicle sales in Saudi Arabia are stable at a dismal level at +0.8% to 65,602 units. Toyota (-28.6%) sinks and loses almost ten percentage points of share YoY, going from 33.9% in 1995 to 24%…
1994 VW Gol Thanks to the second generation launched last year, the VW Gol reclaims the title of best-selling car in Brazil in 1995 with 287,443 sales and 22.1% share, up 30% on 1994. The Gol was market leader 8 months out of 12 and peaked at 31,276 sales in…
The Nissan Tsuru holds 14.6% share of the Mexican market in 1995. Complete and utter debacle for the Mexican new car market in 1995, hit full frontal at -70.4% to just 171.284 units. Nissan (-67.5%) bypasses Volkswagen (-79%) to become the most popular brand in Mexico for what is believed…
The Pontiac Sunfire instantly becomes the #2 passenger car in Canada. New light vehicle sales in Canada dive -6.1% year-on-year in 1995 to 1.158.435, the lowest volume so far this decade. Brand leaders Ford and Chevrolet ignore the surrounding gloom and both gain 2.8% year-on-year to improve their shares to…
Ford F-Series The Ford F-Series goes from strength to strength: for its 14th consecutive year atop the overall American models ranking and even though it will be completely relaunch next year, it is up 7% to reach 691,452 sales, a personal volume record. The Chevrolet C/K drops 8% to 536,901…
The Chevrolet Caprice ranks #5 in Saudi Arabia in 1995. Only 65,109 new light vehicles hit Saudi roads in 1995, a devastating -36.8% year-on-year collapse. Toyota (-38.6%) loses one percentage point of share to 33.9% while Nissan (-32.5%) is up to 13.1%. Chevrolet (-2.2%) resists best in the Top 15…
The Ford F-Series takes the lead of the Canadian market in 1994. The Canadian new car market is up 4.3% year-on-year in 1994 to 1.233.092 units. Ford (+12.2%) almost triples the market gain to reinforce its domination with 18% share vs. just 14.3% for Chevrolet (+1.5%) now threatened by Dodge…
The Chrysler Neon lands directly at #10 in Mexico in 1994. New car sales in Mexico in 1994 gain 6.4% to 579.223 units. Volkswagen (-1.8%) remains the best-selling brand in the country at 27.8% share but this time Nissan (+7.7%) is catching up at 22.3%. Ford (+29.6%) leapfrogs past Dodge…
Chevrolet C/K Ford Taurus Another year of strong growth for the two leading pickups in the USA: the Ford F-Series is up 19% at 646,039 units and the Chevrolet C/K is up 13% with 580,445 sales. This time the passenger cars also post solid showings: the Ford Taurus leads the…
The GMC Suburban is only outsold by the Toyota Cressida in 1994. New car sales in Saudi Arabia fall further into oblivion in 1994, down -5.4% YoY to just 103,042. Toyota (+1.8%) for once behaves better than the market and climbs back up to 34.9% share. The next four carmakers…
Big surprise this year: the VW Gol is no longer the best-selling car in Brazil and is replaced on top by the Fiat Uno. The fight was extremely tight and the Uno finishes the year only 486 sales ahead with 221,627 units vs. 221,141 for the Gol... This shift can…