In Autonoción from time to time we make trips to the past to see how things have changed in recent years. Today we want to take you 20 years back so you can see the sales data and the favorite brands in Italy, a country that although it may not seem like it has undergone important changes.
It continues as always the strength of Fiat but not with the quota of yesteryear and others like Lancia or Alfa Romeo have clearly lost prominence either by range or by volume. Meanwhile, the South Koreans have managed to climb positions and the Japanese have been losing some strength, in part due to not taking care of the supply.
In 2000, no less than 2,426,189 units were sold in Italy, a good figure in relation to the previous year, presenting an increase of 4.06%. For fuels they were times in which the diesel engine was almost mandatory, and no trace of the electric or the hybrids even though Toyota already tried to do something with the Prius (5 units), and Honda with the Insight (other 5 units). Gas did enjoy good sales.
BRAND RANKING 2000
- Fiat 623,948
- Opel 204,932
- VW 183.015
- Ford 180,767
- Renault 157,396
- Lancia 139,442
- Peugeot 106,690
- Alfa Romeo 90,605
- Toyota 87,308
- Citroën 68,164
- Daewoo 67,714
- Mercedes 65,856
- Nissan 47,209
- BMW 43,844
- Audi 40,647
- SEAT 39,812
- Hyundai 35,959
- Smart 28,238
- Skoda 21.076
- Rover 20,610
- Mitsubishi 19,085
- Honda 18.234
- Volvo 17,907
- Suzuki 17.029
- Land Rover 14,091
- Kia 12,483
- Chrysler 7,629
- Mazda 6,097
- Galloper 4,725
- Jeep 4,656
- Daihatsu 3,846
- Jaguar 3,684
- Saab 3,031
- Subaru 2,588
- Porsche 2.106
- Lexus 1,001
- TATA 886
- SsangYong 821
- Lada 634
- Isuzu 536
- Ferrari 399
- Chevrolet 339
- Maserati 295
- Lotus 119
- Piaggio 71
- Dodge 40
- Cadillac 28
- Lamborghini 28
- Aston Martin 27
- Qvale 13
- Rolls Royce 11
- Morgan 9
- Alpina 8
- Innocenti 8
- Ring 6
- Autobianchi 4
- Bentley 4
- Rayton Fissore 4
- Asia Motors 2
- Buick 1
- Panther 1
- Pontiac 1
A large number of the brands featured in this report have disappeared. Among them we must point out Daewoo that achieved extraordinary penetration, Saab, Rover, Autobianchi, Galloper and the minority in Europe as they were Asia Motors, Panther, Innocenti, Aro or Rayton Fissore.
TOP 125 MODELS 2000
- Fiat Punto 272.497
- Fiat Seicento 102,955
- Lancia Y 96,600
- Fiat Panda 88,964
- Ford Focus 86,565
- VW Golf 80.154
- Peugeot 206 79,401
- Renault Clio 69.310
- Opel Corsa 69.060
- Opel Astra 64.650
- Toyota Yaris 63.692
- Renault Megane 59.091
- Fiat Bravo / a 58,128
- VW Polo 53.847
- Ford Fiesta 51,478
- Daewoo Matiz 49.507
- Alfa Romeo 156 42.628
- Lancia Lybra 34.516
- Opel Zafira 33,864
- Fiat Palio 33,123
- Citroën Xsara 32,879
- Citroën Saxo 31,929
- Fiat Marea 31.641
- BMW 3 Series 30,830
- Fiat Multipla 28,893
- Ford Ka 28,834
- Smart CityCoupé 28,238
- Nissan Micra 23,469
- Renault Twingo 22.157
- VW Passat 21,148
- Hyundai Atos 21,134
- SEAT Ibiza 20.354
- Mercedes A-Class 20,278
- Alfa Romeo 146 17,289
- Opel Vectra 15.865
- Mercedes C-Class 15.345
- VW Lupo 14.851
- Alfa Romeo 145 13,676
- Mercedes E-Class 13,383
- Audi A3 12,876
- Opel Agila 11,333
- Audi A4 11,100
- Alfa Romeo 166 10819
- Peugeot 306 10,688
- Daewoo Lanos 10,589
- Skoda Fabia 10.268
- BMW 5 Series 10.239
- Land Rover Freelander 10.145
- Audi A6 9870
- Peugeot 106 9748
- Volvo S / V40 8,767
- Nissan Almera 8,597
- Rover 25 8,189
- Toyota Corolla 8.166
- Skoda Octavia 7,693
- Volvo S / V70 7,558
- Toyota Avensis 7,539
- Nissan Primera 7,093
- SEAT Córdoba 6,751
- Mercedes CLK 6.627
- VW Bora 6.534
- Hyundai Coupe 6,496
- Lancia Kappa 6,490
- Mitsubishi Pajero 6.045
- Honda HR-V 5.966
- Peugeot 406 5,965
- Hyundai Accent 5,964
- Mitsubishi Space Star 5,831
- Chrysler Voyager 5,756
- Daewoo Nubira 5,732
- Nissan Terrano 5,700
- Opel Frontera 4.792
- Ford Mondeo 4,770
- Rover 75 4,768
- Kia Carnival 4,659
- SEAT Leon 4.658
- Opel Tigra 4.555
- Kia Sportage 4,447
- Honda Civic 4,439
- Alfa Romeo 147 4,428
- Suzuki Wagon R + 4.031
- Suzuki Jimny 4.014
- Fiat Ulysse 3,788
- Galloper Exceed 3,762
- Ford Galaxy 3,744
- SEAT Arosa 3,698
- Renault Laguna 3,679
- Rover 45 3,651
- Jeep Grand Cherokee 3.608
- Suzuki Grand Vitara 3,587
- Audi TT 3,546
- VW New Beetle 3.541
- Mercedes ML 3,472
- Honda CR-V 3,330
- Renault Espace 3.149
- Skoda Felicia 3.115
- Mitsubishi Pajero Pinin 3.016
- Jaguar S-Type 2,966
- Mercedes SLK 2,942
- VW Sharan 2,936
- Daihatsu Terios 2,930
- Toyota Celica 2,668
- Ford Puma 2,546
- Honda Logo 2,443
- Toyota Land Cruiser 2,437
- Mitsubishi Pajero Sport 2.381
- SEAT Toledo 2,258
- Mercedes S-Class 2,246
- Citroën Xantia 2,162
- Mazda Demio 2,141
- Fiat Barchetta 2.125
- SEAT Alhambra 2.092
- Ford Escort 2,084
- Saab 9.3 2015
- Audi A2 1,886
- Land Rover Discovery 1.825
- Kia Pride 1.815
- Fiat Coupe 1,699
- Rover 200 1,659
- Rover 400 1,651
- Hyundai Lantra 1,580
- Toyota RAV4 1,534
- Land Rover Defender 1,494
- Honda Accord 1,479
- BMW Z3 1,464
The change in these years has been more than evident, with the only exception of the good sales of Fiat which places several models in the Top10. He Daewoo matiz It was a commercial success in this market and although today the urban ones still enjoy great popularity, there are fewer and fewer alternatives. He Opel Astra I also lived a reality very different from the current one.
The model of cut off-road, crossover or whatever you want to define more demanded in the year 2000 was the Land rover freelander that managed to overcome the barrier of 10,000 units. The Mitsubishi Pajero, Honda HR-V, Nissan Terrano and Opel Frontera it follows in the ranking in a reality very different from the one we live in today.
Some figures for compact models must be qualified since they include the sales of their MPV versions, a hobby that brands had for a long time to get up positions in the general ranking. So both the Renault Mégane as the Citroën C4 and Nissan Almera add the Scénic, Picasso and Tino variants respectively. The large MPVs had much more weight than now, something extendable to the traditional cut saloons.
