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…
Nissan March * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Thanks to a tip from Joe I can now share with you the Top 15 most popular models in Japan in 1995. Unsurprisingly, the Toyota Corolla is the best-seller this year with 235,738 sales, followed…
VW Golf * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Florian for the data * Car sales in Germany are up 3% this year with 3,314,061 registrations. The VW Golf enjoys its 3rd year in a row above 10% share, leader again with 342,135 sales,…
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…
Opel Corsa * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to STAC * For its first full year of sales in the country, the Fiat Punto manages the exceptional feat of coming just 49 units short of the pole position in Portugal in 1994…
The Isuzu Faster Z tops the Thai sales charts over the period. In 1992, Thai new vehicle sales surge 37% to 338.267 units. Toyota (+25.2%) drops to 28.3% share ahead of Nissan (+15.7%) holding onto the #2 spot off Isuzu (+27.9%) for just 46 sales. Mitsubishi (+42.5%), Mazda (+59.6%) and…
VW Golf * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to STAC * Over the period, the VW Golf gets into its cruising rhythm with monthly European sales figures upwards of 50,000 units and year-end totals at 697,372 in 1993 and 721,004 in 1994…
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…
First year at #1 for the Proton Wira in Malaysia. Exceptional year for new car sales in Malaysia up 29.4% in 1994 to a record 196.374 units. Local leader Proton (+24.5%) can't quite match its home market growth and loses two percentage points of share at a still ultra-dominant 56.3%…
Renault Clio * See the Top 265 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to STAC * 1993 is the worst year since 1975 for French new car sales at 1,721,222 registrations, down 18% on 1992. The Renault Clio is the best-selling car in the country for the…
Opel Corsa * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to STAC * After a few years of Fiat Uno domination, it's now the Opel Corsa that takes the lead of the Portuguese models ranking in 1993 with no less than 26,879 sales for…
The Chevrolet Cavalier remains the best-selling vehicle in Canada in 1993. New light vehicle sales in Canada continue to slide at -2.6% year-on-year in 1993 to 1.181.721 units. Ford (+2%) swims upstream and cements its brands lead with 16.7% share, now 2 percentage points above Chevrolet (-8.3%) just as Dodge…
The Proton Saga Iswara is #1 again in Malaysia. After falling a painful -19.5% in 1992, the Malaysian new car market bounces back somewhat in 1993 at +7.5% to 151.776 units. Local carmaker Proton continues to progress at a splendid +20.4%, leading to a record 58.5% market share only 8…
* See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * In a market down 8% at 4,454,323 registrations, the Toyota Corolla remains the top seller at 260,777 units and 5.9% share, down 18%. In fact, Toyota monopolises the podium with the Mark II #2 again at 174,226…
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…