* See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * In 2001 the Toyota Corolla clocks up another outstanding year at 236,507 sales, nearly 100,000 more than the #2 car, the Toyota Vitz (aka Yaris) at 142,513 units. The Honda Stream takes the 3rd spot with nearly…
The Toyota Camry holds 16% of the Saudi Arabian market in 2001. The Saudi new car market surges 27.5% year-on-year in 2000 to 150,983 units, the largest annual tally since 1992. Toyota (+8%) can't catch up with the overall growth rate and reduces its share to 30.5% vs. 36.1% a…
Toyota Revo * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title - Thanks to myk for the data! * After losing 45% in 1998, the Filipino car market is down a further 8% in 1999 at 74,007 registrations and stays very low in 2000 (83,887 units) and…
The Maruti 800 is back above 20% market share. * See the Top 17 All-brands and Top 55 All-models by clicking on the title * New vehicle deliveries in India tilt into negative in 2001 at -3.1% to 729.496 units. Leader Maruti (+5%) has reacted and sees its share rally back…
The Nissan Tsuru (aka Sentra) sells over 100.000 units in Mexico in 2001. The Mexican new car market breaks its annual record for the 4th year in a row in 2001, lifting it 4.3% to 932.164. Nissan (+10.4%) reclaims the brands top spot for the first time since 1996, toppling…
The Changan Star is the best-selling vehicle in China in 2000. 1,869,329 new vehicles hit Chinese roads in 2000, a solid 15.5% improvement on a year ago. Volkswagen (+3.2%) only manages a small uptick and remains the most popular carmaker in the country. Changan (+18.7%) advances one spot to #2…
Ford F Series In 2000 the Ford F-Series improves further its yearly sales figure, up 1% year-on-year at 876,716 units. The Chevrolet Silverado stays #2, also up 1% with 645,150 sales, while the Ford Explorer is up 2 spots to establish itself onto the US models ranking's podium at 445,157…
Toyota Vitz * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * In 2000 the Toyota Corolla celebrates 32 consecutive years atop the Japanese passenger cars ranking with 162,870 sales, however it is only 2,000 units above a very successful newcomer: the Toyota…
Holden Commodore * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to David * Australian new car sales are freakishly stable this year at 787,100 registrations, up 0.03% on 1999! The Holden Commodore clocks up a 5th consecutive year in the top spot in spite…
Suzuki holds 21.1% of the Hungarian market in 2000. * See the Top 35 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title * New car sales in Hungary edge up 2.3% year-on-year in 2000 to 132.876, their highest level since we started following Hungary annually in 1993. Suzuki remains the most…
Toyota Corolla * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on title! Thanks to Vic and Miguel * Two Toyotas fight it out for the title of best-selling car in South Africa over the period: the Toyota Corolla wins over 4 months in 1997 and 8 months in 1998 but…
The Chevrolet Joy/Swing, based on the Opel Corsa, is #2 in Mexico. It's a second consecutive record annual volume in Mexico in 1999 with sales up 5.9% to cross the 700.000 unit-milestone for what is believed is the first time in history at 716.938. Chevrolet (+1.7%) loses share for the…
Ford F Series Chevrolet C/K Silverado * See the Top 20 best-selling models and Top 75 Passenger Cars by clicking on the title! * Unsurprisingly, the Ford F-Series leads the models ranking in the USA in 1999 with 869,001 units, ahead of the Chevrolet C/K Silverado at a best-ever 636,150 sales,…
Opel Astra * See the Top 55 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * 8 years after the nameplate was launched and 6 months after the 2nd generation appeared in showrooms, the Opel Astra achieves what it had been designed for: act as a serious threat to the VW…
The Dodge Caravan is the best-selling vehicle in Canada for the first time. The Canadian new light vehicle market is up 2.9% year-on-year in 2000 to 1.550.605 units, its 2nd time above 1.5m since we started following this market annually in 1991, and what is believed to be a new…