Car Features - 1998 Philippine Car Sales [FULL]

Thanks to my friends at Team Top Gear Ph for choosing this year, I shall unveil the full car sales figures for the Philippines at the centennial year. We had a new president and the financial crisis was in full swing at that time, let us see how many units of some vehicles rolled off during that time.

*Note: Truck and bus sales are not included in this list.

1998 FULL CAR SALES FIGURES

1. Toyota Corolla

Units Sold: 7,629

2. Honda Civic

Units Sold: 6,352

3. Mitsubishi Adventure

Units Sold: 6,319

4. Mitsubishi Lancer

Units Sold: 4,451

5. Nissan Sentra

Units Sold: 3,879

6. Isuzu Hilander

Units Sold: 3,617

7. Kia Besta

Units Sold: 3,401

8. Honda CR-V

Units Sold: 3,181

9. Toyota Revo

Units Sold: 3,118

10. Toyota Tamaraw FX

Units Sold: 3,045

11. Honda City

Units Sold: 2,899

12. Mitsubishi L300 CC

Units Sold: 2,870

13. Kia Pride

Units Sold: 2,332

14. Mitsubishi L300 Versa Van

Units Sold: 1,809

15. Isuzu Fuego

Units Sold: 1,721

16. Mazda 323/323 Familia

Units Sold: 1,583

*Includes both 323 and Familia models

17. Nissan Eagle/Pathfinder

Units Sold: 1,183

18. Mitsubishi L200

Units Sold: 975

19. Toyota Hiace

Units Sold: 958

20. Kia Ceres

Units Sold: 886

21. Kia Pregio

Units Sold: 825

22. Mercedes Benz MB100

Units Sold: 744

23. Nissan Cefiro

Units Sold: 734

24. Honda Accord

Units Sold: 727

25. Mitsubishi Spacegear

Units Sold: 647

26. Mazda B2500

Units Sold: 644

27. Toyota RAV4

Units Sold: 628

28. Toyota Hilux

Units Sold: 596

29. Nissan AD Resort

Units Sold: 581

30. Mitsubishi Pajero

Units Sold: 532

31. Nissan Vanette

Units Sold: 520

32. Mitsubishi Galant

Units Sold: 503

33. Nissan Urvan

Units Sold: 480

34. Nissan Terrano

Units Sold: 390

35. Toyota Liteace

Units Sold: 367

36. Francisco Anfra

Units Sold: 349

36. Nissan Patrol Safari

Units Sold: 349

 

 

37. BMW (All Models)
Units Sold: 341

*Composed of 172 316i units and 169 divided among 320i, 5 and 7 Series, and Z3

38. Hyundai Excel

Units Sold: 303

39. Suzuki Super Carry

Units Sold: 293

 

 

 

40. Volvo (All Models)

Units Sold: 273

41. Toyota Corona

Units Sold: 264

42. Proton Wira

Units Sold: 263

43. Mazda E200 Power Van

Units Sold: 239

44. Ford F150

Units Sold: 236

45. Volkswagen Polo Classic

Units Sold: 219

46. Isuzu Trooper

Units Sold: 200

47. Mitsubishi Space Wagon

Units Sold: 186

48. Opel Vectra/Omega

Units Sold: 172

 

 

49. Daewoo Racer/Espero/Cielo/Prince

Units Sold: 164

50. Suzuki Vitara

Units Sold: 153

51. Ford Expedition

Units Sold: 125

52. Suzuki Esteem

Units Sold: 121

53. Mazda 626

Units Sold: 113

54. Hyundai Elantra

Units Sold: 108

55. Suzuki Samurai

Units Sold: 103

 

56. Mazda MX-5 Miata/Astina/Lantis

Units Sold: 101

 

57. Audi A4/A6

Units Sold: 96

57. Mercedes Benz Musso

Units Sold: 96

 

 

 

58. Mercedes Benz (All Passenger Cars)

Units Sold: 94

59. Toyota Prado

Units Sold: 93

 

60. Toyota Camry/Crown

Units Sold: 92

61. Daihatsu Hijet

Units Sold: 88

62. Subaru Legacy

Units Sold: 84

63. Volkswagen Caravelle

Units Sold: 81

 

64. Land Rover (All Models)

Units Sold: 80

65. Mazda MPV

Units Sold: 70

66. Opel Tigra

Units Sold: 60

67. Honda Odyssey

Units Sold: 59

68. Mitsubishi Eclipse

Units Sold: 58

69. Hyundai Grace/H100

Units Sold: 57

70. Nissan Bida

Units Sold: 52

71. Daihatsu Feroza

Units Sold: 47

 

72. Alfa Romeo (All Models)

Units Sold: 46

 

 

73. Nissan Altima/Cedric/Silvia

Units Sold: 31

 

74. Hyundai Coupe/Sonata

Units Sold: 29

75. Toyota Previa

Units Sold: 28

76. Fiat Uno

Units Sold: 27

77. Toyota Land Cruiser

Units Sold: 26

78. FMC/Mahindra Jeep

Units Sold: 23

79. GM Suburban

Units Sold: 21

80. Kia Sportage

Units Sold: 19

81. Daihatsu Charade

Units Sold: 17

82. Ford Club Wagon

Units Sold: 10

83. Infiniti Q45

Units Sold: 9

84. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution

Units Sold: 5

85. GM Savana

Units Sold: 2

86. Honda Legend

Unit Sold: 1

Best and Worst Sellers Per Brand:

AUDI

Best Seller: A4

Worst Seller: A6

BMW

Best Seller: 3 Series

Worst Seller: Z3

DAEWOO

Best Seller: Racer

Worst Seller: Prince

DAIHATSU

Best Seller: Hijet

Worst Seller: Charade

FORD

Best Seller: F150

Worst Seller: Club Wagon

FRANCISCO

Best Seller: Anfra

Worst Seller: Jeep

HONDA

Best Seller: Civic

Worst Seller: Legend

HYUNDAI

Best Seller: Excel

Worst Seller: Sonata

ISUZU

Best Seller: Hilander

Worst Seller: Trooper

KIA

Best Seller: Besta

Worst Seller: Sportage

MAZDA

Best Seller: 323/Familia

Worst Seller: MPV

MERCEDES BENZ

Best Seller: MB100

Worst Seller: Passenger Cars

MITSUBISHI

Best Seller: Adventure

Worst Seller: Lancer Evolution

NISSAN

Best Seller: Sentra

Worst Seller: Infiniti Q45

OPEL

Best Seller: Vectra

Worst Seller: Tigra

SUZUKI

Best Seller: Super Carry

Worst Seller: Samurai

TOYOTA

Best Seller: Corolla

Worst Seller: Land Cruiser

VOLKSWAGEN

Best Seller: Polo Classic

Worst Seller: Caravelle

Source: Automotion Annual 1999