Renault Clio * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Boosted by another row of scrappage schemes, the French new car market is up 10% in 1996 at 2,132.091 registrations, back above 2 million units for the first time since 1992.…
Fiat Punto * See the Top 10 best-selling modelsby clicking on the title! Many thanks to José * The Portuguese new car market is down 13% in 1995 to 201,444 registrations. After falling only 49 units short of the pole position last year, the Fiat Punto takes its revenge over the…
Ford Escort * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * In a stable market at 1.918 million registrations, the Ford Escort is the best seller for one last time at 137,760 units and 7.1% share, down just 4%. Ford monopolises the…
Ford Escort New car sales in Spain drop -8.5% year-on-year in 1995 to 825.777 units. After at least a decade of unchallenged domination, Renault (-16.9%) is toppled by Ford (-6.8%) for the brands top spot at 13.9% vs. 14.5% share. Opel (-15.1%), Seat (-5.4%), Peugeot (-11.9%) and Citroen (-15%) ensure…
Fiat Punto * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to STAC * A once-in-a-decade event occurs in November 1995: after 154 consecutive months of VW Golf domination, the Fiat Punto takes the reins of the European car market with 51,058 sales vs. 50,693…
Renault Clio * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! Many thanks to STAC for making this post possible * French new car sales are down 2% in 1995 at 1,930,504 registrations. All models on the podium see their sales figure drop:…
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…
Ford Escort * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * New car sales in the UK are up 8% at 1.909 million registrations, and the fight for the best selling title is heating up this year. The Ford Escort is #1…
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.…
The Ford Escort is the new best-seller in Spain. After falling to a 7-year low in 1993, the Spanish new car market bounces back up 21.8% in 1994 to 902.926 registrations. Renault (+15%) manages to remain the #1 brand in the country at 15.3% share but its supremacy is now…
VW Golf * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Florian for the data * In 1994 the German new car market is stable at 3,209,224 registrations. The VW Golf improves its score further to reach a fantastic 388,707 sales, the nameplate's second best year ever,…
Renault Clio * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! Many thanks to STAC for making this post possible. * A robust government scrappage scheme enabled the French new car market to rebound by 15% on 1993 at 1,972,919 registrations this year.…
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…
VW Golf * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to STAC * (Note these sales figures include Luxembourg) Following the order that characterised Belgium car sales in the eighties, the VW Golf is the best-selling model in the country in 1993 with 23,118…
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…