Ford Fiesta * See the Top 20/100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * Completely revamped in 1989, the Ford Fiesta becomes Britain's best selling car in 1990 for the first time in the nameplate's 14-year life, with 151,475 sales. It keeps its title in…
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…
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…
Peugeot 205 * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to STAC * The French new car market hits what still remains today its highest volume ever at 2,309,130 registrations, up 2% year-on-year. 5 years after its last stint in pole position, the Peugeot…
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…
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.…
Renault Supercinq * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * For the third consecutive year the French car market beats records and totals 2,274,307 units in 1989, up 3% year-on-year. Fourth and last year of reign for the Renault Supercinq, still very strong at 236,929…
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…
1983 Toyota Corolla After an interruption by the Ford Escort in 1983, the Toyota Corolla is estimated to have resumed its domination over world car sales for the remainder of the eighties. Two generations of the Corolla are on sale over the period: the fifth generation (or E80) launched in May…
VW Golf * See the Top 7 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * I only have data for the first 6 months of 1989 in Belgium, and over the period 254,856 cars were registered. The two best-sellers reflect the overall European ranking, with the VW Golf #1 at…