Calendar year

1996

What the archive documents for calendar year 1996. “Introduced” and “in production” are listed separately; model years, where a market uses them, are shown apart from calendar years.

Across the archive in 1996

Other models in production during 1996

Introduced earlier; their documented production covers 1996. Introduced-this-year models are listed above.

Chevrolet Suburban Volkswagen Beetle Oldsmobile 88 Hindustan Ambassador Premier Padmini Lada Niva (VAZ-2121) Fiat Panda (141) Jeep Cherokee (XJ) Maruti Suzuki 800 Peugeot 205 Hindustan Contessa Mercedes-Benz W124 Maruti Suzuki Gypsy Mazda MX-5 (NA) Honda NSX (first generation) Renault Clio Toyota Land Cruiser (J80) Tata Sierra (1991) Volkswagen Golf Mk3 Hummer H1 McLaren F1 Subaru Impreza (first generation) Ford Mustang (SN95) Mercedes-Benz E-Class (W210) Porsche 911 (993) Honda Civic (sixth generation)

Detailed generations in production during 1996

Production years from the sources; a generation counts if 1996 falls within its first and last production year.

Kia1993–2005

Kia Sportage (NB)

First generation · sold as Wanli Sportage / Sportage Grand

Sold as model year 1996

Sources

  1. Kia Sportage — Wikipedia Reference work (read 9 October 2026)
  2. Toyota RAV4 — Wikipedia Reference work (read 9 October 2026)

Wikipedia sources link to the exact revision that was read. Specifications differ between markets, years and versions; each figure is shown with the market and version its source states.