Madagascar Q2 2010: JAC Tojoy among best-sellers

JAC Tojoy

Still very limited, the new car market in Madagascar is dominated by Asian brands: Toyota is in the lead in Q2 2010 at 11.8% (down from 17.9% in Q4 ’09), ahead of Nissan and Mitsubishi. However the big novelty in Q2 is the thunderous arrival of two Chinese brands in the Top 10: JAC in 5th at 7.3% and BYD in 8th at 5.1%.

Given JAC only sells one model in Madagascar, this means the JAC Tojoy is already within the best-selling models in the country, along with the Mitsubishi L200 (probably the best-seller), Nissan Hardbody, Ford Ranger and Toyota Hilux. Remember we’re talking 30 to 50 units sold in the space of 3 months to be best-seller in Madagascar.

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Europe 1989: VW Golf and Opel Kadett dominate

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 is now 4th and the Renault Supercinq is 5th.

Full Top 5 Ranking Table: click on ‘Read more’ below the Peugeot 205 pic.

Opel Kadett

Peugeot 205

Europe 1988: VW Golf and Fiat Uno on top

VW Golf

In 1988 the VW Golf is the best selling car in Europe by far, with 739,000 sales and 5.7% share, 47% of which coming from West Germany.

Fiat Uno

The Fiat Uno comes in 2nd place with 636,000 sales and 4.9%, 52% coming from Italy, just ahead of the Opel Kadett at 623,000 sales and 4.6%. Two French cars follow: the Renault Supercinq in 4th position with 519,000 units and the Peugeot 205 at #5 with 506,000.

Full Top 5 Ranking: click on ‘Read more’ below the Opel Kadett pic.

Opel Kadett