The Tofas Sahin is the best-selling vehicle in Turkey in 1994 and 1995. In 1994, the Turkish new car market completely collapses, losing half its volume to 249,980 units. The Top 3 brands increase their footprint and add up to 74.3% of total sales. Tofas (-45%) advances to 38.1% share,…
The Chevrolet Caprice ranks #5 in Saudi Arabia in 1995. Only 65,109 new light vehicles hit Saudi roads in 1995, a devastating -36.8% year-on-year collapse. Toyota (-38.6%) loses one percentage point of share to 33.9% while Nissan (-32.5%) is up to 13.1%. Chevrolet (-2.2%) resists best in the Top 15…
FAW Tianjin ends the year just 7,300 sales below Volkswagen. The Chinese new vehicle market slows down its growth in 1994 at "just" +11% year-on-year to 1,173,151 sales. Volkswagen (+9.3%) is slower and is now threatened by FAW Tianjin (+69.7%) only 7,300 units below. Yuejin (+80.8%) is up seven spots…
The GMC Suburban is only outsold by the Toyota Cressida in 1994. New car sales in Saudi Arabia fall further into oblivion in 1994, down -5.4% YoY to just 103,042. Toyota (+1.8%) for once behaves better than the market and climbs back up to 34.9% share. The next four carmakers…
Volkswagen sold 100,030 units of the Santana in China in 1993. This year more than one million new vehicles were sold in China for the first time, at 1,056,679. That's a whopping 44.5% year-on-year improvement. Volkswagen (+32.7%) easily keeps the lead yet can't quite match the market growth, resulting in…
The Toyota Cressida is the most popular car in Saudi Arabia both in 1992 and 1993. The Saudi new light vehicle market is stable in 1992 at -0.2% year-on-year to 175,789 units. Once again Toyota (-9.7%) sees its share drop from 40.4% last year to 36.5%. Nissan (-10%) is also…
The FAW Tianjin Xiali is a Daihatsu Charade manufactured under license. The Chinese new vehicle market grows 45.7% year-on-year in 1992 to 731,064 units. The five top selling brands gain even more ground than the market. Volkswagen (+68.9%) continues to lead with 11.6% of the market, distancing Isuzu (+147.8%). FAW…
The VW Santana is the best-selling vehicle in China in 1991. 501,838 new vehicles were registered in China in 1991, a 38.3% year-on-year surge. Volkswagen leads the way with over 50,000 sales, well above Isuzu (just under 15,000), Toyota (almost 12,800) and Beijing Jeep (11,300). FAW Tianjin rounds out the…
The GMC Suburban lands directly at #6 in 1991. The Saudi new light vehicle market shoots up 21.6% year-on-year in 1991 to 176,177 units. Toyota (+9.3%) remains by far the most successful carmaker in the country but sees its share thaw from 44.9% last year to 40.4%. Nissan (+7.1%) also…
The Toyota Cressida is the best-selling vehicle in Saudi Arabia in 1990 In 1990, total new light vehicle sales in Saudi Arabia amount to 144,821. Toyota dominates the market head and shoulders with 44.9% share, distancing Nissan also very strong ate 21.1% share. Mitsubishi follows in third place ahead of…
Almost one in every two cars sold in Czechoslovakia in 1989 is a Skoda Favorit. 103,950 new cars hit Czech roads in 1989. Skoda holds a commanding 72.7% share thanks to over 75,000 sales. Romanian Oltcit comes in 2nd place with 12.6% share and only one model, the Club. Lada…
The Oltcit Club ranks #3 in Czechoslovakia in 1987. This is the oldest official models data we have access to for Czechoslovakia. As expected Skoda dominates with the 120 L and 105 L both above 30,000 sales. New for the year, the Romanian Oltcit Club lands directly in third place,…
Skoda 120 The Czech new car market is up 3.6% year-on-year in 1985 to 94,359 units. Skoda (+6.3%) reaches an overwhelming 87% share this year, which would remain its all-time record. Lada (-13.2%) is relegated to just 7.4% share at #2. Full Year 1985 Top 2 carmakers below. Czechoslovakia 1985…
Skoda 120 New car sales in Czechoslovakia rally back up to 91,055 in 1984. Skoda improves its market share further to a suffocating 84.8%. Lada is 2nd at 8.9% followed by Dacia at 4.2% Full Year 1984 Top 3 brands ranking below. Czechoslovakia 1984 - brands: PosBrand1984%1Skoda77,17484.8%2Lada8,0618.9%3Dacia3,8274.2% Source: Auta-v-Ceskoslovensku-1945-1990
Skoda 120 72,196 new cars found a buyer in Czechoslovakia in 1982, a stark decline on the previous years. Skoda holds 77% of the market vs. 55.9% in 1978 just as Lada falls to 8.9% vs. 19.8%. Full Year 1982 Top 2 carmakers below. Czechoslovakia 1982 - brands: PosBrand1982%1Skoda55,59077.0%2Lada6,4018.9% Source:…