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.…
The Toyota Corolla celebrates 7 consecutive years as Finland's best-seller. * See the Top 50 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * Finland continues to suffer a severe correction with 1991 sales down an abysmal 33.6% to just 92.484 units, half of its all-time record of 176.771…
Ford Fiesta 1991 is the year of the change-over for the VW Golf: the 2nd generation, originally launched in 1983, is replaced by a 3rd one in October. As a result, the overall sales figure is lower this year for the Golf at 648,200 units and 4.8% share. The rest…
The Renault Clio is the #1 vehicle in Spain for its first full year in market. New car sales in Spain endure a second consecutive year of steep decline in 1991 at -9.8% to 885.594 units. After seeing its market share fall for at least 5 straight years and slice in half from…
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…
Opel Kadett * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks to Florian for the data * This year we have access for the first and last time to separate rankings for West and East Germany before both are counted as one country. Overall figures for…
Opel Kadett * See the Top 100 best-selling models for each year by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The Opel Kadett continues its perfect trajectory in the Netherlands and is the best-selling car in the country each year but sees its market share slip down through…
Toyota and the Corolla remain best-sellers over the period in Finland. * See the Top 50 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * It's a 6th consecutive record year for Finnish new car sales in 1989, up 1.9% to 176.771 units. Toyota (-2%) is the most…
In 1990 the VW Golf holds the European pole position again and the Top 4 best selling models stay unchanged. The Opel Kadett is #2, followed by the Fiat Uno and the Peugeot 205. Now that its replacement, the Renault Clio, is in dealerships, the Renault Supercinq disappears from the…
Fiat Uno * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks to Miguel * Over the first 9 months of 1990, 154,043 new vehicles found a buyer in Portugal. The Fiat Uno is the best-selling model in the country with 17,264 sales and 11.2% share, followed…
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…
VW Golf * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Florian for the data * Healthy car market for West Germany's last year before the reunification, up 7% to 3,040,784 units. The podium is unchanged, with the VW Golf leading the way with a very…
The Renault 19 repeats at #1 in Spain despite a harsh year-on-year drop. After four consecutive record years, the Spanish new car market hits the brakes in 1990 with sales down a harsh -12.6% year-on-year to tilt back below the million mark at 981.298 units. The Top 7 best-selling brands…
Ford Escort * See the Top 20/100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * In an ever growing market, now over 2 million annual sales, the Ford Escort resists on top and lodges its 7th and 8th consecutive years at #1 in 1988 and 1989.…
VW Golf In 1989 the VW Golf is still on top of European car sales with 780,000 units and 5.8% share, ahead of the Opel Kadett at 660,000 sales and 4.9% and the Fiat Uno at 635,000 and 4.7%. The two following Frenchies exchange positions this year: the Peugeot 205…