Fiat Punto * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Marc * Italian cars sales are down slightly this year at -2% and 2,331,898 registrations. The Fiat Punto is facelifted and stays the best-selling model in Italy for the 6th year in a…
Ford Focus * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * The UK market is down 2.2% at 2.2 million registrations this year. For its first full year of sales, the Ford Focus doesn't waste time and take control of England with…
Suzuki Swift * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 15 best-selling models by clicking on the title * The Hungarian car market jumps 30.3% year-on-year in 1998 to 104.055 registrations, its first six-digit figure this decade. Suzuki enjoys a second consecutive year atop the brands ranking with deliveries soaring…
Skoda Felicia * See the Top 15/20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * The car market is stable over the period in Czech Republic at 141,200 registrations in 1998 and 146,300 in 1999. The Skoda Felicia dominates the models ranking head and shoulders, reaching…
Opel Astra * See the Top 55 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * 8 years after the nameplate was launched and 6 months after the 2nd generation appeared in showrooms, the Opel Astra achieves what it had been designed for: act as a serious threat to the VW…
VW Golf * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Thanks to Rene I can share with you the a Top 25 ranking for the nineties decade overall. Like in the seventies and eighties, the VW Golf is the best-selling model in the country with…
The Lada Riva holds 27.1% of the Russian market in 1999. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 155 All-models by clicking on the title * Thanks to sales soaring 18.2% year-on-year, the Russian market edges past the one million annual mark for the third time in the past…
Chevrolet Corsa, VW Gol & Fiat Palio * See 'Read more' for the Top 10 best-selling models, many thanks to Bruno for the data * After one year off in 1997, the VW Gol reclaims the title of best-selling car in Argentina in 1998 with 29,486 sales and retains it…
The Fiat Punto remains the #1 vehicle in Ireland in 1999. New car sales in Ireland are up for the 6th year in a row in 1999 at +19.6% to 174.229 units which is believed to be a new all-time record for the country. Brand-wise, Ford (+19.6%) exactly matches the…
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…
Renault Clio * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! Many thanks to STAC for making this post possible * French consumers decided they'd buy a new car this year: at 2,148,423 registrations the market is up 10%. The Renault Clio keeps…
The VW Santana continues to dominate the Chinese charts. The Chinese new vehicle market only edges up 0.8% year-on-year in 1998 to 1,496,210 units, yet still an all-time record. Volkswagen (+9.5%) scores a robust result in the brands pole position with almost 300,000 sales and more than double the volume…
Opel Corsa * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * In 1998 two cars dominate the Portuguese models ranking: the Opel Corsa is in pole position with 19,482 sales, followed by the Fiat Punto at 19,136 units. They are both down 4% year-on-year. The Renault…
Fiat Punto Fiat Panda * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Marc * While the Italian car market stays stable at a very high level with 2,374,703 registrations, the Fiat Punto celebrates its 5th year in a row atop the models ranking…