Calendar year

1999

What the archive documents for calendar year 1999. “Introduced” and “in production” are listed separately; model years, where a market uses them, are shown apart from calendar years.

Across the archive in 1999

Production ended Oldsmobile 88 Oldsmobile · 1999
Production ended Peugeot 205 Peugeot · 1999

Other models in production during 1999

Introduced earlier; their documented production covers 1999. Introduced-this-year models are listed above.

Chevrolet Suburban Volkswagen Beetle Hindustan Ambassador Premier Padmini Lada Niva (VAZ-2121) Fiat Panda (141) Jeep Cherokee (XJ) Maruti Suzuki 800 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 Daewoo Matiz (M100) Smart Fortwo (first generation) Tata Indica Tata Safari (first generation) Toyota Land Cruiser (J100)

Detailed reference: events in calendar year 1999

Production started BMW X5 (E53) 1 September 1999^[1]

Detailed generations in production during 1999

Production years from the sources; a generation counts if 1999 falls within its first and last production year.

BMW1999–2006

BMW X5 (E53)

First generation

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 1999

Honda CR-V (RD1) model years 1997–2001, United States^[2]
Kia Sportage (NB) model years 1995–2002, North America^[3]
Mercedes-Benz M-Class (W163) model years 1998–2005, North America^[4]
Toyota RAV4 (XA10) model years 1996–2000, North America^[5]

Sources

Making way for the new X5 - the last of the first generation X5 manufactured — BMW Group PressClub USA, 22 September 2006 Manufacturer (read 9 October 2026)
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.