In 1990 the VW Golf holds the European pole position again and the Top 4 best selling models stay unchanged. The Opel Kadett is #2, followed by the Fiat Uno and the Peugeot 205. Now that its replacement, the Renault Clio, is in dealerships, the Renault Supercinq disappears from the…
Fiat Uno * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks to Miguel * Over the first 9 months of 1990, 154,043 new vehicles found a buyer in Portugal. The Fiat Uno is the best-selling model in the country with 17,264 sales and 11.2% share, followed…
The Proton Saga holds 40% of the Malaysian market in 1990. 162.515 new light vehicles found a buyer in Malaysia in 1990. Local carmaker Proton is ultra-dominant just under 40% share, selling over 3 times more than the #2 Nissan (12.7%) with Toyota (11%) the only other brand above 10%…
Toyota holds 16.4% of the Irish new car market in 1990. 81.243 new cars found a new home in Ireland in 1990. Toyota is the most popular carmaker in the country this year at 16.4% share, distancing Ford (15.3%), Opel (10.9%), Nissan (10.1%) and VW/Audi (7.8%). Mazda shines in 6th…
Holden Commodore * See the Top 20 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * New car sales in Australia are up 2% year-on-year in 1990 to 617,298 registrations. Below Ford, #1 manufacturer for the 9th year in a row but with its lowest share since 1982 at…
Nissan Sunny * See the Top 10 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Bill * From 1980 to 1990 only total sales figures for Greece are available, with limited information on the best-selling models. Popular brands in the country during this period were Ford (#1 in…
The Renault 19 repeats at #1 in Spain despite a harsh year-on-year drop. After four consecutive record years, the Spanish new car market hits the brakes in 1990 with sales down a harsh -12.6% year-on-year to tilt back below the million mark at 981.298 units. The Top 7 best-selling brands…
Chevrolet C/K Pickup * See the Top 10 best-selling Passenger Cars and Light Trucks by clicking on the title! Thanks Pedro * In 1990 the Chevrolet C/K Pickup and Ford F-Series are the most popular Light Trucks in Canada while the Chevrolet Cavalier and Honda Civic are the best-selling Passenger…
VW Gol Launched in 1980, the VW Gol had to wait until its first restyling in 1987 to take the lead of Brazilian car sales. This is the start of 23 years atop the rankings... Over 5 million units of the VW Gol would be produced in 30 years! The…
Ford Escort * See the Top 20/100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * In an ever growing market, now over 2 million annual sales, the Ford Escort resists on top and lodges its 7th and 8th consecutive years at #1 in 1988 and 1989.…
Fiat Uno Fiat Tipo * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Andrea * Italian consumers bought 2.362.355 new cars in 1989. The Fiat Uno underwent a significant facelift this year and keeps its stranglehold on the Italian market with 382,500 sales 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…
Renault 19 Now with the Top 45 All-brands, Top 180 All-models, Top 25 All LCV brands and Top 65 All LCV models. New car sales in Spain gain another 8.8% in 1989 to hit a new all-time record at 1.123.083 units. Renault (+3.5%) continues to dominate and drop share at…
Opel Corsa * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * * Many thanks to Tuga for making this post possible! * Portuguese magazine AutoHoje takes us on trip down memory lane, listing the Top 20 best-selling models in the country in 1989 in their latest…
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…