Renault Twingo * See the direct links to 48 French Historical Data articles by clicking on the title! * Over the next few days I will uploading more detailed nineties Historical Data for main European countries. Starting with France, you now have access to a monthly Top 30 for all of 1993,…
The Seat Ibiza scores a third consecutive pole position at home. New car registrations in Spain surge 16.8% year-on-year in 1998 to break an all-time annual volume record dating back to 1989 to 1.166.748 units. Renault (+24.3%), Seat (+19.8%) and Citroen (+18.7%) all outpace the market in a podium unchanged…
Seat Ibiza New car sales in Spain lift up a very solid 11% year-on-year in 1997 to 998.874 units, the largest annual volume this decade. Renault (+7.3%) manages to hold onto the brands top spot even though its market share continues to thaw to 12.9%. Illustrating the increased competitiveness of…
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…
Ford Mondeo * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to STAC * (Note these figures include Luxembourg) Traditionally relatively stable, the Belgian Top 10 best-sellers are turned upside down this year. Except for the first two spots still occupied by the VW Golf,…
Ford Mondeo * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to STAC * The Norwegian new car market goes from 61,000 registrations in 1993 to 85,000 in 1994, and the VW Golf leads both years with 3,970 sales and 6.5% in '93 and 6,903…
Ford Escort * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * New car sales in the UK are up 8% at 1.909 million registrations, and the fight for the best selling title is heating up this year. The Ford Escort is #1…
The Ford Escort is the new best-seller in Spain. After falling to a 7-year low in 1993, the Spanish new car market bounces back up 21.8% in 1994 to 902.926 registrations. Renault (+15%) manages to remain the #1 brand in the country at 15.3% share but its supremacy is now…
The Ford Fiesta climbs onto the Irish podium in 1994. New car sales in Ireland finally get out of the rut they had been since the start of the decade with 1994 volumes shooting up 25.3% to 80.402. Ford (+37.6%) cements its domination of the brands charts by posting the…
Seat Ibiza * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to STAC * Greek new car sales are down 24% year-on-year in 1994 to 112,567 units. In this sombre context the Seat Ibiza brilliantly takes the lead with sales up 5% to 7,615 units…
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. * A robust government scrappage scheme enabled the French new car market to rebound by 15% on 1993 at 1,972,919 registrations this year.…
Toyota Carina * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to STAC * Spectacular progression of the new car market in Denmark in 1994: up 70% year-on-year to 139,700 registrations! In this euphoric context, the Toyota Carina puts an end to the Opel Astra…
Renault Clio * See the Top 265 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to STAC * 1993 is the worst year since 1975 for French new car sales at 1,721,222 registrations, down 18% on 1992. The Renault Clio is the best-selling car in the country for the…
The Toyota Corolla celebrates 10 pole position finishes in Finland in 1993. * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to STAC * The Finnish new car market continues to freefall into oblivion, down another 25.9% in 1992 after losing 33.6%…
The Opel Astra is Spain's new favourite vehicle. Very difficult year for Spanish new car sales in 1993, down an abysmal -24.1% to just 741.411 units, the weakest result since 1986. Renault (-31.2%) falls even faster than the market but remains atop the brands ranking at 16.2% share vs. 14.2% for…