Ford Fiesta The Irish new car market shoots up a spectacular +32.5% year-on-year in 1996 to 115.121 units. Opel (+34.2%) manages to outpace the market to snap the brands pole position for the first time this decade off Ford (+21.8%) with Toyota (+7.7%) very shy at #3. Fiat (+112.8%), VW-Audi…
The Punto helps Fiat up 31.7% in Ireland in 1995. The Irish new car market continues to gallop ahead at +8.1% to 86.905 registrations in 1995. The Top 6 brands are unchanged on 1994 but evolve in vastly different ways: Ford (+3.1%) keeps the lead at 14.8% just above Opel…
The Ford Fiesta climbs onto the Irish podium in 1994. New car sales in Ireland finally get out of the rut they had been since the start of the decade with 1994 volumes shooting up 25.3% to 80.402. Ford (+37.6%) cements its domination of the brands charts by posting the…
Opel Astra The Irish new car market is going from bad to worse, with 1993 sales down -6.2% to 64.149 units. Toyota (-2.6%) contains its fall to reclaim the #1 spot off Ford (-9.4%) at 15.1% share vs. 14.1%, with Opel (+9.7%) very close behind at 13.9%. Nissan (-4.2%) and…
The new generation Escort helps Ford to #1 brand in Ireland. New car sales in Ireland edge up 0.9% year-on-year in 1992 to 68.359. This year Ford (+3.5%) overtakes Toyota (-5%) to snap the brands pole position, while Opel (+15.8%) is back above Nissan (-5.3%) to return on the podium.…
Nissan posts the only year-on-year gain in the Irish Top 15. The Irish new car market sinks -16.6% year-on-year in 1991 to just 67.749 registrations, but the Top 2 brands remain unchanged: Toyota (-21.4%) and Ford (-22.1%) still lead the charge even though they both lose significantly more ground than…
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…
The Ford Fiesta remains the best-selling vehicle in Ireland. In 1985, the two best-selling models in Ireland are unchanged on 1983: the Ford Fiesta followed by the Toyota Corolla, but a significant shift has occurred in the remainder of the Top 5: if in 1983 Ford placed a total of…
The Ford Fiesta is #1 in Ireland in 1983. In 1983, the Ford Fiesta is the best-selling vehicle in Ireland, followed by the Toyota Corolla, Opel Kadett, Ford Sierra and Ford Escort. If you have more detailed information about the 1983 Ireland ranking including sales volumes, please contact us here.
Ford Escort * See the Top 20 best-selling models and Top 10 brands by clicking on the title! * Thanks to Chris, author of British Leyland Chronicles, and via Andrew I am now able to share with you the best-selling models in Ireland in 1974, nearly 20 years prior to the…
Ford is the best-selling carmaker in Ireland in 1972. We now have access to a Top 10 brands ranking for Ireland for 1972 which is the oldest data we have for this market. 62,603 new cars found a buyer that year. Ford dominates the charts with 22.6% share above Fiat…