The Ford Transit is the best-selling vehicle in Turkey in 2002. The Turkish new light vehicle market remains in purgatory in 2002, down a further -13.9% to 158,388 units. Big event atop the brands charts: the leadership changes hand as Fiat (-15.4%) snaps the pole position off Renault (-46.6%) which…
The Lada Riva remains the best-seller but drops 21%. * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 230 All-models by clicking on the title * New light vehicle sales in Russia drop 2.5% year-on-year in 2002 to 1.136.379. Local carmakers resist very well this year given the influx of new…
Renault Clio * See 'Read more' for the Top 10 best-selling models! Many thanks to Bruno for the data * The Argentinean car market is struggling over the period, with the top seller well under 15,000 units for the first time in over 15 years... The Renault Clio surprisingly takes…
The Dacia SupeRNova ends 32 years of domination by the 1310. New car sales in Romania perk back up a little in 2001 at +9% to 88.527 units. Dacia (+3.8%) can't quite match the market growth rate, resulting in a dip below the 60% share mark at 58.8%. Daewoo (-44.1%) collapses…
VW Golf * See the Top 100 best-selling models and every monthly Top 10 by clicking on the title! * Car sales are down 3% in Germany this year at 3,252,898 units. No surprises on top: the VW Golf leads the way again but with 255,430 sales it delivers its…
Peugeot 206 * See the Top 245 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * This year Peugeot manages the extraordinary feat of placing two models atop the ranking: the Peugeot 206 with 21,173 sales and 4.1% and the Peugeot 307 at 18,849 sales and 3.7%.…
In 2002, nearly 1.4 million new cars changed hands in Brazil, 1,391,202 exactly. The VW Gol is the best selling car in the country for the 15th year at 208,300 sales for a 15% market share. The Chevrolet Corsa, based on a 10-year old model, takes the 2nd place with 9.5%…
The Nissan Platina lands directly at #5 in Mexico. New light vehicle sales in Mexico celebrates a 5th straight record year in 2002, up 7.1% to end up just a smidge below the symbolic million mark at 997.923 units. Chevrolet (+15.1%) reclaims the #1 brands spot off Nissan (+9.6%) with the…
Renault Clio * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * In a market down 5% at 2,145,073 units, the Renault Clio, helped by its recent design refresh, is stable at 188,210 sales (8.8%) and climbs back into the first spot, ahead of the Peugeot 206,…
Opel Astra * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * A carbon copy of the German market, the best-selling models in Switzerland over the period are the VW Golf and Opel Astra. The Golf sells 17,369 units in 1998 and 16,704 in 2001 while the…
Peugeot 206 The Spanish new car market resumes its record run in 2001 with registrations up 3.7% to 1.410.170 units, a new all-time high eclipsing the previous best set in 1999. No surprise atop the brands ranking: Renault (+2.2%) dominates again at 12.6% share ahead of Opel (+13.5%) up 3…
Ford Focus * See the Top 25/30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * Never before had Britons bought so many new cars: in 2001 no less than 2,458,769 registrations were recorded, a new record for the UK market. The Ford Focus affirms its domination…
Opel Corsa * See the Top 8 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Extremely tight fight for the title of Portugal's best-selling model this year and the Opel Corsa wins by just 3 units! It sells 17,811 vs. 17,808 for the Renault Clio... The Peugeot 206 is not…
Opel Astra * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The generation change of the Toyota Corolla has opened opportunities for other models to improve their rankings in Finland, and the main beneficiaries are the Opel Astra, leader this year with 5,749 sales, and the…
VW Golf * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Belgium is at a crossroads of countries and influences in Europe and its best-selling models ranking reflects this. Like in Germany, the VW Golf is in pole position all through the period, posting very strong…