Toyota Corolla * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Norwegian car market drops under 90,000 units over the period at 88,721 registrations in 2002 and 89,920 in 2003. The lead changes again and Volkswagen gives up the pole position to Toyota with the…
Ford Focus * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * * Many thanks to Erik and Florian for making this post possible! * Launched in 1998, the Ford Focus established itself as the best-selling model in Ireland in 2001 and stayed on top for 3…
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…
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 Passat * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Volkswagen maintains its stranglehold on the Austrian market: the VW Golf is by far the best-selling model in the country in 2001 and 2002, clocking up 25,221 then 18,839 sales. The VW Passat is #2…
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,…
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…
Peugeot 206 * See the Top 245 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * This year Peugeot manages the extraordinary feat of placing two models atop the ranking: the Peugeot 206 with 21,173 sales and 4.1% and the Peugeot 307 at 18,849 sales and 3.7%.…
Renault Clio * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * In a market down 5% at 2,145,073 units, the Renault Clio, helped by its recent design refresh, is stable at 188,210 sales (8.8%) and climbs back into the first spot, ahead of the Peugeot 206,…
Opel Astra * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * A carbon copy of the German market, the best-selling models in Switzerland over the period are the VW Golf and Opel Astra. The Golf sells 17,369 units in 1998 and 16,704 in 2001 while the…
Peugeot 206 The Spanish new car market resumes its record run in 2001 with registrations up 3.7% to 1.410.170 units, a new all-time high eclipsing the previous best set in 1999. No surprise atop the brands ranking: Renault (+2.2%) dominates again at 12.6% share ahead of Opel (+13.5%) up 3…
Opel Corsa * See the Top 8 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Extremely tight fight for the title of Portugal's best-selling model this year and the Opel Corsa wins by just 3 units! It sells 17,811 vs. 17,808 for the Renault Clio... The Peugeot 206 is not…
Opel Astra * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The generation change of the Toyota Corolla has opened opportunities for other models to improve their rankings in Finland, and the main beneficiaries are the Opel Astra, leader this year with 5,749 sales, and the…
VW Golf * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Belgium is at a crossroads of countries and influences in Europe and its best-selling models ranking reflects this. Like in Germany, the VW Golf is in pole position all through the period, posting very strong…
VW Golf * See the Top 80 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * In 2001 the VW Golf celebrates its 18th year atop European car sales, but the task was a little harder this year. It leads with 664,328 units, down just 1%, that's…