The Toyota Kijang hasn't been threatened in the Indonesian first place for the past 24 years. Exceptional year for new car sales in Indonesia with the 1999 volume multiplied by 3.5 (+241.2%) to reach 289.747, the highest since 1996. As expected Toyota (+240%) drives the market growth to a stable…
Fiat Punto * See the Top 240 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Kostas * New car sales are down 4% in 2002 in Greece to 268,287 registrations. In third place both in 2000 and 2001, the Fiat Punto is up 2 spots this year to…
The Proton Waja ranks #3 in Malaysia for the 2nd straight year. The Malaysian new car market signs a 4th consecutive double-digit gain in 2002 at +10.4% leading to the very first annual volume above 400.000 units at 439.814. For the first time since 1997 and only the third time…
Samsung SM525 * See the Top 40 best-selling local models by clicking on the title! Thanks to Pedro * The Hyundai Sonata is the most popular model in South Korea again in 2002 but its sales are down 3% on 2001 to 109,293 and it is now threatened by the…
The Tata Indica is up to 9.6% share in India four years after launch. * See the Top 17 All-brands and Top 60 All-models by clicking on the title * After a 3% drop in 2001, the Indian new car market is back on its record run in 2002 thanks…
The Lada Riva (2106 pictured) is up to 26.9% share in 2001. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 225 All-models by clicking on the title * The Russian new light vehicle market is up 7.4% year-on-year in 2001 to hit a new all-time record at 1.165.161 registrations. Russian…
Opel Astra * See the Top 247 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Kostas * The Greek car market is down 5% in 2001 to a still very respectable 280,179 registrations. Over the last 4 years the Hyundai Accent and Opel Astra have been passing each…
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…
VW Golf * See the Top 245 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Huge event this year in the Netherlands: after at least 20 years of domination by an Opel model - Kadett then Astra, in 2001 the best-selling car in the country is…
Hyundai Sonata * See the Top 40 best-selling local models by clicking on the title! Thanks to Pedro * Third consecutive year of domination for the Hyundai Sonata, up 8% to 113,200 sales thanks to its facelift. The Hyundai Avante XD is up 49% and 4 spots to #2 at…
The Opel Astra is the best-selling vehicle in Finland over the period... * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Finland continue to gallop ahead at +8.8% to 136.224 units, the highest score in exactly ten years, since…
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…
Hyundai Accent * See the Top 244 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks to Bill and Kostas * Car sales in Greece are up 11% in 2000 to a huge 290,030 registrations, still to date the biggest year ever for car sales in the country. #1 in 1998,…
The Fiat Punto is #1 in Ireland for the third straight year. The Irish new car market stuns in 2000 with a stratospheric 32.5% year-on-year gain lifting the annual volume way above the 200.000 mark for the first time in history at 230.804. Toyota (+33.8%) is back above Ford (+29.6%)…
VW Golf * See the Top 120 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Thanks to a tip from Florian, we now have access to the 120 best-sellers in the entire world, data sourced on Interautonews and AutoWorld. We were expecting the Toyota Corolla to…