Australia 1982: Ford Falcon beats Holden Commodore

1982 Ford Falcon

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A couple of days ago, Australian newspaper/website The Sydney Morning Herald published an article briefky studying the evolution of the Top 10 best-selling cars over the last 4 decades, starting with 1982 which is data I didn’t have before. So here it is for you dear readers. You will learn that 30 years ago, the Ford Falcon was the most popular model in Australia with 84,184 sales and a whopping 13.7% market share, ahead of the Holden Commodore at 78,429 units and 12.7%.

1982 Holden Commodore

Yep, you read this well, these two models used to command over a quarter of total Australian sales, a market share that has dwindled down to just 4% in 2012 and… 2.6% last April! The Mitsubishi Sigma, produced locally, rounds up the podium with 42,210 sales and 6.8% followed by the Ford Laser at 40,069 units and 6.5% and the Nissan Skyline with 34,048 sales and 5.5%. The Holden Gemini, Toyota Corolla, Holden Camira and Toyota Corona follow.

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Full Year 1982 Top 10 Ranking Table below.