Denmark Pick Up Sales : 2015-19

Somewhere in rural Denmark...

Vehicles are very expensive in Denmark and pick-up trucks would be very pricey. I assume cashed up farmers would be the most likely candidates. I don't get many visits from Denmark but if anyone knows anything about this, please leave a message.

The leading model has become the Ford Ranger, jumping two placings in the process. The Hilux was finally pushed into second spot while the VW Amarok was third. Mercedes-Benz' tried its luck and its effort here wasn't bad. However, as far as pick-up trucks are concerned, it is now beating a hasty retreat out of this sector. Ram has done well here, which surprised me.

	Denmark Pick-Up Sales
	Make	Model	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015
	Ford	Ranger	188	183	151	119	83
	Toyota	Hilux	172	200	255	210	205
	VW	Amarok	158	153	167	96	120
	Nissan	Navara	145	198	241	254	77
	Mercedes	X-Class	82	70	-	-	-
	Isuzu	D-Max	77	72	56	72	50
	RAM	P/U	39	29	21	21	13
	Mitsubishi	Triton	29	43	57	90	73
	Fiat	Fullback	25	43	20	35	-
	Ford	F-Series	5	4	-	1	3
	GMC	Sierra	4	2	-	-	-
	Chevrolet	Silverado	2	4	2	-	2

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Inappropriate Car Names - Daewoo Le Mans / Cielo

Heaven, I'm in heaven, 
And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak 
And I seem to find the happiness I seek
When I drive my little Daewoo down the street

Daewoo  Le Mans / Cielo.

- A famous car race
or
- Spanish for sky, heaven. 

In some countries, the car was labelled Le Mans and elsewhere the Spanish word cielo. The car used an Opel Kadet platform, which sounded a good move but the platform was dated and it was sold as a basic car, a value for money proposition.

If you haven't worked it out already, the names chosen were optimistic. In NZ, it was marketed as the Pontiac Le Mans and the advertising took the angle that it was an exciting car to drive. The reality was that the word Le Mans should have gone nowhere near it. Any supposed sporting credentials were well short of the mark.

As for Cielo, any connotation with the sky or heaven was just as misleading. The car was average, not sky high or heavenly. The only link to sky or heaven I can think of was the idea was pie in the sky. The fact that many in a non-Spanish speaking country wouldn't have known what the moniker meant was its only saving grace.

In places where names such as the Nexia were used, fair enough. There is a place for a car offering value and on that basis, surely, there were happy owners. However, I do think the two names highlighted here were inappropriate to say the least.

Alternative name suggestion: Daewoo Terra Firma.

Picture source: https://www.favcars.com/

Snapshot : Canada 2000

The new Dodge Caravan came out in 2000.
It was the best selling model for the year

We go back in time to the beginning of the century. Below are sales by all the main brands, the 60 best selling models and a bonus section of the 23 best selling premium models. The data is as accurate as I can get, but sources can vary. For readers from Canada, it will surely bring back memories of brands since deleted but very much part of the landscape back then.

Brands: The US provided fourteen brands, unsurprising back then but different from today. Plymouth was on the way out and others would follow soon enough. Japanese brands were well established and the Korean duo were much the same. Europeans were trying with some success.

Models: The had 40 of the of top 60. Dodge was top with its Grand Caravan MPV. Ford closely followed with its popular F-Series and the locally made Honda Civic was third.

Premium: Japanese marques did very well here, Acura in particular. Lincoln and Cadillac had a couple of entries each.

Brand				Model
1	Ford	270,353	USA	1	Dodge	Grand Caravan	87,737
2	Chevrolet	201,038	Brands	2	Ford	F-Series	71,115
3	Dodge	147,936	14	3	Honda	Civic	60,407
4	Toyota	118,339	Models	4	Ford	Windstar	49,636
5	Honda	114,765	40	5	Ford	Focus	48,598
6	Pontiac	114,479		6	Chevrolet	Cavalier	45,966
7	Chrysler	94,218	Japan	7	Chevrolet	Silverado	41,236
8	GMC	71,713	Brands	8	Pontiac	Sunfire	41,098
9	Mazda	52,070	10	9	Toyota	Corolla	40,692
10	VW	43,138	Models	10	GMC	Sierra	35,159
11	Nissan	43,063	15	11	Chrysler	Neon	31,351
12	Hyundai	39,066		12	Mazda	Protege	30,701
13	Oldsmobile	30,156	Europe	13	Dodge	Ram P/U	29,124
14	Jeep	26,491	Brands	14	Ford	Taurus	27,291
15	Buick	23,687	9	15	Pontiac	Montana	26,906
16	Saturn	22,449	Models	16	Pontiac	Grand Am	26,876
17	Acura	19,901	3	17	Chevrolet	Venture	24,759
18	Subaru	14,609		18	Honda	Accord	24,635
19	Kia	13,343	Korea	19	Toyota	Echo	24,615
20	Mercedes	12,457	Brands	20	Chevrolet	Malibu	24,389
21	BMW	11,022	3	21	Ford	Explorer	23,201
22	Suzuki	10,575	Models	22	Chrysler	Intrepid	22,935
23	Volvo	8,539	2	23	VW	Jetta	22,455
24	Lincoln	6,417		24	Saturn	L-Series	22,449
25	Cadillac	6,042		25	Hyundai	Accent	21,948
26	Audi	5,992		26	Toyota	Camry	21,816
27	Mercury	5,812		27	Dodge	Dakota	18,124
28	Lexus	5,257		28	Oldsmobile	Alero	17,347
29	Infiniti	4,340		29	Jeep	Grand Cherok	15,842
30	Daewoo	4,011		30	Chevrolet	Impala	14,784
31	Jaguar	2,325		31	Pontiac	Grand Prix	14,771
32	Saab	1,555		32	Ford	E-Series	14,534
33	Porsche	1,292		33	Honda	CR-V	13,613
34	Isuzu	1,253		34	Honda	Odyssey	13,512
35	Land Rover	1,015		35	Nissan	Sentra	11,998
36	Plymouth	143		36	Chrysler	PT Cruiser	11,091
Premium				37	Toyota	Sienna	11,042
1	Acura	EL	7,997	38	Buick	Century	10,964
2	Volvo	80/70 Ser	6,270	39	Chrysler	Cirrus	10,851
3	BMW	3-Series	6,047	40	Chevrolet	Blazer	10,423
4	Acura	TL	5,714	41	GMC	Jimmy	10,169
5	Mercedes	C-Cl/CLK	4,612	42	VW	Golf	10,003
6	Mercedes	M-Class	4,147	43	Nissan	Pathfinder	9,481
7	Acura	Integra	3,781	44	Mazda	MPV	9,115
8	Audi	A4	3,371	45	Nissan	Maxima	8,534
9	Cadillac	De Ville	3,013	46	Hyundai	Elantra	8,045
10	Lexus	RX	2,663	47	Dodge	Durango	8,015
11	Infiniti	QX4	2,296	48	Acura	EL	7,997
12	Volvo	40/50 Ser	2,105	49	Ford	Mustang	7,936
13	Mercedes	E-Class	2,012	50	Ford	Ranger	7,854
14	BMW	5-Series	2,000	51	GMC	Yukon	7,760
15	Lincoln	Town Car	1,963	52	Nissan	Altima	7,579
16	BMW	X5	1,840	53	Subaru	Legacy	7,477
17	Audi	A6	1,722	54	Chevrolet	Astro	7,432
18	Cadillac	Seville	1,603	55	Buick	LeSabre	7,283
19	Lincoln	Navigator	1,521	56	GMC	Safari	7,254
20	Mercedes	S-Class	1,459	57	Oldsmobile	Intrigue	6,991
21	Infiniti	I	1,439	58	Chevrolet	Express	6,674
22	Jaguar	S-Type	1,250	59	Chevrolet	S10	6,573
23	Acura	CL	1,217	60	Volvo	80/70 Series	6,270