Calendar year

1998

What the archive documents for calendar year 1998. “Introduced” and “in production” are listed separately; model years, where a market uses them, are shown apart from calendar years.

Across the archive in 1998

Production started Daewoo Matiz (M100) Daewoo · 1998
Production started Smart Fortwo (first generation) Smart · 1998
Production started Tata Indica Tata · 1998
Production started Tata Safari (first generation) Tata · 1998
Production started Toyota Land Cruiser (J100) Toyota · January 1998
Production ended Renault Clio Renault · 1998
Production ended Volkswagen Golf Mk3 Volkswagen · 1998
Production ended McLaren F1 McLaren · 1998
Production ended Porsche 911 (993) Porsche · March 1998

Other models in production during 1998

Introduced earlier; their documented production covers 1998. 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 Maruti Suzuki Gypsy Honda NSX (first generation) Toyota Land Cruiser (J80) Tata Sierra (1991) Hummer H1 Subaru Impreza (first generation) Ford Mustang (SN95) Mercedes-Benz E-Class (W210) Honda Civic (sixth generation) Chevrolet Corvette (C5) Lotus Elise Toyota Prius (XW10) Volkswagen Golf Mk4

Detailed generations in production during 1998

Production years from the sources; a generation counts if 1998 falls within its first and last production year.

Honda1995–2001

Honda CR-V (RD1)

First generation

Kia1993–2005

Kia Sportage (NB)

First generation · sold as Wanli Sportage / Sportage Grand

Mercedes-Benz1997–2004

Mercedes-Benz M-Class (W163)

First generation

Toyota1994–2000

Toyota RAV4 (XA10)

First generation · sold as RAV4 L / RAV4 J

Sold as model year 1998

Honda CR-V (RD1) model years 1997–2001, United States^[1]
Kia Sportage (NB) model years 1995–2002, North America^[2]
Mercedes-Benz M-Class (W163) model years 1998–2005, North America^[3]
Toyota RAV4 (XA10) model years 1996–2000, North America^[4]

Sources

Honda CR-V Timeline and Milestones — Honda News (American Honda) Manufacturer (read 9 October 2026)
Kia Sportage — Wikipedia Reference work (read 9 October 2026)
Mercedes-Benz GLE — Wikipedia Reference work (read 9 October 2026)
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.