Renault Clio * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Losing less ground than the rest of the models atop the ranking, the Renault Clio becomes the best-selling car in Portugal in 2002 with 16,294 sales (-9%) and stays there in 2003 at 11,145 units,…
Peugeot 206 * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * 5 years after its launch and after missing the title by only 500 units last year, the Peugeot 206 finally becomes the best selling car in Europe in 2003. It is the first time a…
Seat Ibiza New car sales in Spain gain 3.6% year-on-year in 2003 to 1.355.894 units. Renault (+4.1%) is the best-selling brand for the 18th time in the past 19 years, distancing Citroen (+3.4%) and Peugeot (+0.6%) in an unchanged podium. Seat (+2.8%) is up to #4 above Opel (-5.6%), Ford…
VW Golf *See the Top 100 best-selling models and each monthly Top 20 by clicking on the title! * New car sales are down 3% in Germany this year at 3,236,938 units. The VW Golf continues its downward spiral at a worrying -20% this year to 205,084 sales and 6.3%…
The Dacia Solenza is the new best-seller at home. May 2020 update: Now with Top 47 All-brands and Top 270 All-models. New car sales in Romania score a second consecutive double-digit year-on-year gain in 2003 at +21.2% to 132.201 units, the largest annual volume since 1998. Dacia (+9.7%) continues to…
I only have official figures for the first 7 months of the year in Croatia, so if you have more complete data please make sure to get in touch! Produced in neighbouring Slovenia, the Renault Clio is the best selling car in Croatia over the first 7 months of 2003…
Skoda Fabia * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * After 3 consecutive years of reduced sales, the Polish car market is back on the up in 2003 at 363,800 registrations, 17% better than in 2002. For the first time in Poland, the Skoda Fabia…
Skoda Fabia * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Exceptional results over the period for the Skoda Fabia: it sells 120,645 units in 2002 and 128,001 in 2003 in the region, by far the best-selling model in Central and Eastern Europe. The Suzuki Swift,…
#1 after 8 months, the Lada 2110 ends 2003 in third place. * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 245 All-models by clicking on the title * The Russian new car market gains a solid 8.6% year-on-year in 2003 to break it all-time volume record at 1.234.017, its first time above…
Ford Focus * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * * Many thanks to Erik and Florian for making this post possible! * Launched in 1998, the Ford Focus established itself as the best-selling model in Ireland in 2001 and stayed on top for 3…
Renault Clio * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The French market drops 6% in 2003 at 2,009,690 sales, but the Top 3 is unchanged: the Renault Clio leads at 8.1% only a couple of thousands sales above the Peugeot…
Suzuki Wagon R+ * See the Top 8 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * After the Swift at the end of the nineties, the Suzuki Wagon R+ becomes the best-selling car in Hungary in 2002 with 10,209 units sold. It is followed by the Skoda Fabia at 8,985…
Fiat Punto * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Italian car sales are down 6% in 2002 at 2,345,086 registrations. In February 2002, the Fiat Punto celebrates its 100th consecutive month on top of Italian models ranking, but finishes the year below 10% share…
VW Passat * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Volkswagen maintains its stranglehold on the Austrian market: the VW Golf is by far the best-selling model in the country in 2001 and 2002, clocking up 25,221 then 18,839 sales. The VW Passat is #2…
VW Golf * See the Top 95 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * 2002 started swimmingly well for the Peugeot 206: #1 over the first Quarter, #1 over the first Half...but it was just not meant to be. The VW Golf keeps the European best-seller title in 2002,…