Renault Clio * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Losing less ground than the rest of the models atop the ranking, the Renault Clio becomes the best-selling car in Portugal in 2002 with 16,294 sales (-9%) and stays there in 2003 at 11,145 units,…
Fiat Punto * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Italian car market is stable in 2003 at -1% with 2,328,621 registrations. No surprises on top, the Fiat Punto leads the way, but with 189,808 sales (-9%) and 8.2% share it is at its…
Peugeot 206 * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * 5 years after its launch and after missing the title by only 500 units last year, the Peugeot 206 finally becomes the best selling car in Europe in 2003. It is the first time a…
Seat Ibiza New car sales in Spain gain 3.6% year-on-year in 2003 to 1.355.894 units. Renault (+4.1%) is the best-selling brand for the 18th time in the past 19 years, distancing Citroen (+3.4%) and Peugeot (+0.6%) in an unchanged podium. Seat (+2.8%) is up to #4 above Opel (-5.6%), Ford…
The Dacia Solenza is the new best-seller at home. May 2020 update: Now with Top 47 All-brands and Top 270 All-models. New car sales in Romania score a second consecutive double-digit year-on-year gain in 2003 at +21.2% to 132.201 units, the largest annual volume since 1998. Dacia (+9.7%) continues to…
I only have official figures for the first 7 months of the year in Croatia, so if you have more complete data please make sure to get in touch! Produced in neighbouring Slovenia, the Renault Clio is the best selling car in Croatia over the first 7 months of 2003…
Renault Clio * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The French market drops 6% in 2003 at 2,009,690 sales, but the Top 3 is unchanged: the Renault Clio leads at 8.1% only a couple of thousands sales above the Peugeot…
Ford Focus * See the Top 20/30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * The British car market beats its own volume record twice over the period: to 2,563,631 units in 2002 and 2,579,050 in 2003. The Ford Focus, best seller for the 4th and…
Toyota RAV4 * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Icelanders love Toyotas, and not much else. The Japanese brand monopolises the Icelandic best-selling models podium in 2001 and places 5 models in the Top 5 in 2002! The best-seller both years is the Toyota…
VW Golf * See the Top 95 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * 2002 started swimmingly well for the Peugeot 206: #1 over the first Quarter, #1 over the first Half...but it was just not meant to be. The VW Golf keeps the European best-seller title in 2002,…
The Ford Transit is the best-selling vehicle in Turkey in 2002. The Turkish new light vehicle market remains in purgatory in 2002, down a further -13.9% to 158,388 units. Big event atop the brands charts: the leadership changes hand as Fiat (-15.4%) snaps the pole position off Renault (-46.6%) which…
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…
The Dacia SupeRNova ends 32 years of domination by the 1310. New car sales in Romania perk back up a little in 2001 at +9% to 88.527 units. Dacia (+3.8%) can't quite match the market growth rate, resulting in a dip below the 60% share mark at 58.8%. Daewoo (-44.1%) collapses…
VW Golf * See the Top 100 best-selling models and every monthly Top 10 by clicking on the title! * Car sales are down 3% in Germany this year at 3,252,898 units. No surprises on top: the VW Golf leads the way again but with 255,430 sales it delivers its…
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%…