The Pontiac Sunfire instantly becomes the #2 passenger car in Canada. New light vehicle sales in Canada dive -6.1% year-on-year in 1995 to 1.158.435, the lowest volume so far this decade. Brand leaders Ford and Chevrolet ignore the surrounding gloom and both gain 2.8% year-on-year to improve their shares to…
The Daihatsu Feroza ranks 5th in Indonesia in 1994 and 1995. The Indonesian new car market soars 51% year-on-year in 1994 to break a new annual volume record at 279.228 registrations. Toyota (+54.1%) manages to outpace the overall growth to improve its share to 27.2%, while Suzuki (+40%) drops to…
Second year of reign for the Proton Wira in Malaysia. Another spectacular gain for new car sales in Malaysia in 1995: up 42.9% to a new record 280.675 registrations. Local manufacturer Proton (+27.3%) continues to see its domination eroded, losing over six percentage points of market share but remaining above…
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 Dacia 1310 holds over 60% share of the Romanian market in 1995. New car sales in Romania surge 61.8% year-on-year in 1995 to 93.097 units which is the largest volume we have on record for this market - official data starts in 1985 for Romania. Homegrown manufacturer Dacia holds…
The Maruti Esteem is up to #4 in India in 1995. * See the Top 9 All-brands and Top 25 All-models by clicking on the title * New vehicle sales in India leap up a stunning 36.7% year-on-year in 1995 to reach a record 465.951 units, with market leader Maruti…
The Chrysler Neon lands directly at #10 in Mexico in 1994. New car sales in Mexico in 1994 gain 6.4% to 579.223 units. Volkswagen (-1.8%) remains the best-selling brand in the country at 27.8% share but this time Nissan (+7.7%) is catching up at 22.3%. Ford (+29.6%) leapfrogs past Dodge…
The Isuzu Faster Z tops the Thai sales charts over the period. In 1992, Thai new vehicle sales surge 37% to 338.267 units. Toyota (+25.2%) drops to 28.3% share ahead of Nissan (+15.7%) holding onto the #2 spot off Isuzu (+27.9%) for just 46 sales. Mitsubishi (+42.5%), Mazda (+59.6%) and…
First year at #1 for the Proton Wira in Malaysia. Exceptional year for new car sales in Malaysia up 29.4% in 1994 to a record 196.374 units. Local leader Proton (+24.5%) can't quite match its home market growth and loses two percentage points of share at a still ultra-dominant 56.3%…
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…
The Dacia 1310 is the best-selling vehicle in Romania over the period. The 1985-1994 period is probably the most eventful in recent Romanian political history. The country witnessed the fall of Communism during the December 1989 Romanian Revolution and a shaky transition into democracy from 1990 onwards. As a result,…
The Maruti 800 crosses two very symbolic milestones in 1994. * See the Top 8 All-brands and Top 20 All-models by clicking on the title * The Indian new vehicle market continues on its record run with a 17% year-on-year gain to 340.789 deliveries in 1994. Brand leader Maruti flies…
The VW Beetle is back to #1 in Mexico in 1993. Bit of a hiccup for new light vehicle sales in Mexico at -14.4% in 1993 to just 544.141 registrations. Brand leader Volkswagen (+5.2%) defies the odds and surges to a 30.1% market share, leaving Nissan (-13.1%) and Dodge (-29.4%)…
Lada is the most popular brand in Hungary for the last time in 1993. * See the Top 25 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title * 75.429 new light vehicles found a buyer in Hungary in 1993. A remnant of the USSR rule, Lada remains the most popular carmaker…
The Chevrolet Cavalier remains the best-selling vehicle in Canada in 1993. New light vehicle sales in Canada continue to slide at -2.6% year-on-year in 1993 to 1.181.721 units. Ford (+2%) swims upstream and cements its brands lead with 16.7% share, now 2 percentage points above Chevrolet (-8.3%) just as Dodge…