Holden Commodore * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to David * Excellent year for new car sales in Australia, up 10% to 616,256 registrations, or nearly back to its 1990 level (617,298). After two years of Ford Falcon domination, the Holden Commodore…
Ford EB Falcon * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to David * The Australian new car market continues to improve in 1993, up 2% year-on-year to 555,306 registrations, but still far from its 1990 level. Having reclaimed the top spot in 1992…
The Opel Astra is Spain's new favourite vehicle. Very difficult year for Spanish new car sales in 1993, down an abysmal -24.1% to just 741.411 units, the weakest result since 1986. Renault (-31.2%) falls even faster than the market but remains atop the brands ranking at 16.2% share vs. 14.2% for…
1992 Ford EB Falcon. Picture by The Scooter Guy, all rights reserved. * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks to David+Paul * The Australian car market is back in shape in 1992, up 5% year-on-year to 542,077 registrations. 1992 will stay in history as…
Toyota is #1 in Australia for the first time in 1991 * See the Top 15 brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * Very tough year for new car sales in Australia, down 17% year-on-year to 514.566 registrations, the worst annual result since the disastrous 1987 and…
Honda Accord * See the Top 252 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * History is written in the US new car market in 1989. Seven years after its US production started, the Honda Accord becomes the best-selling Passenger Car in the country thanks to stable sales at 362,707…
1988 Holden Commodore VN * See the Top 20 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * The Australian new car market continues its recovery in 1989: up 16% year-on-year to return above 600.000 annual registrations for the first time since 1985 at 607.499. Ford (+10%) remains the…
Ford Escort * NOW UPDATED with the Top 226 best-selling models! Click on title to see * 1987 is an excellent year for Ford. The American manufacturer places the F-Series in pole position once again thanks to sales up 1% to 550,125 units, the Escort in 2nd place and #1…
The very first press advertisement for Hyundai in Australia - Car Australia April 1986. Notice the phonetic pronunciation displayed below the brand name (Hi-Un-Di). * See the Top 15 brands and Top 20 models by clicking on the title * The Australian new car market hits a brick wall in 1986,…
Chevrolet Celebrity * NOW UPDATED with the Top 216 best-selling models! Click on title to see. Thanks Y * While the Ford F-Series is solidly anchored in pole position with 544,969 sales this year, the Chevrolet Celebrity takes the lead of the passenger cars ranking at 408,946 units, up 3 spots…