Volvo V70 Volvo V40 * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post * The Swedish car market is on fire at +12% and 253,430 registrations in '98, +16% and 295,249 units in '99. For the first time in at least 20 years,…
VW Golf Opel Astra * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Florian for the data * Over the first 6 months of 1999, Germans bought 2,037,526 new cars, only the third time in history (after 1991 and 1992) that the 2 million mark is…
Ford Fiesta * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * In 1998 no less than four Fords flirted with the title of UK's best-selling car. The Ford Escort made the most of its last year of life and even climbed back…
VW Golf See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * In 1998 the VW Golf clocked in 26,364 sales, that's twice the amount of the #2, the VW Passat at 13,451 units. The Opel Astra takes the 3rd spot with 13,131 units, and only one more…
Opel Astra I only have official figures for July 1998, if you have more complete data please make sure to get in touch! The launch of the new generation has given an impressive boost to the Opel Astra's sales in the Netherlands: it grabs no less than 11.5% of the…
Opel Corsa * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Contrary to common belief, the Toyota Corolla has not been the best-selling car in the world each year since 1975. I do not have any official data for the 1975-96 period…
VW Golf In 1998 the VW Golf celebrates its 18th consecutive year atop the German model ranking (it's an adult now!) with a 21% sales increase thanks to the arrival of the 4th generation launched in late 1997. The Golf nameplate is back above 300,000 annual sales with 338,550 units…
Lada 112. Picture by www.autonavigator.ru * Now updated with detailed foreign models sales * A third popular model is added to the Lada range in 1996: the Lada 110 sedan, declined in station wagon (called 111) in 1998 and in hatchback (called 112) in 2000. In all likeliness, the Lada 110 Series…
The Polo scores its first Top 10 finish just as Volkswagen is #1 for the first time in 30 years. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Finland gain another 8.6% in 1997 to cross the 100.000…
Volvo V70 * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Swedish car market is up 25% year-on-year in 1996 to 225,263 registrations. The Volvo 850 gets replaced by the S/V/C70, denoting the Sedan, Versatile (Station Wagon) and Coupe versions. Sales are not split in…
VW Golf * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Florian for the data * At 3,528,179 registrations and up 0.9%, the German car market passes the 3.5 million mark for the third time only after 1991 and 1992. No surprises on top, the VW…
The Opel Astra is the best-selling vehicle in Finland for the first time. * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * The Finnish new car market is finally recovering after sinking from 177.000 units in 1989 to just 55.700 in 1993. It is up…
VW Golf * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to STAC * 267,000 new vehicles found a buyer in Switzerland in 1994, and after an interruption last year by the Opel Astra, the VW Golf reclaims the top spot in the models ranking…
VW Golf * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to STAC * The Top 3 best-selling models in Austria are unchanged over the period: the VW Golf leads the way by far and manages to stay on or above 10% market share both…
VW Golf * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Florian for the data * In 1994 the German new car market is stable at 3,209,224 registrations. The VW Golf improves its score further to reach a fantastic 388,707 sales, the nameplate's second best year ever,…