Japan 1982: Mazda Familia threatens Toyota Corolla
1982 Mazda Familia. Picture by geocities.jp
* See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to René *
Thanks to René we are able to get back in time to 30 years ago in Japan and explore the Top 10 models ranking for April 1982 and year-to-date. Surprise in pole position: it’s not the Toyota Corolla but the Mazda Familia that points its bonnet atop the models ranking thanks to 20,759 sales that month vs. 19,889 for the Corolla at #2. However year-to-date the Corolla is still in the lead with 84,798 units, ahead of the Nissan Sunny (#3 in April) at 74,492 and the Mazda Familia at 66,436.
Toyota Corolla
Nissan Sunny
Just outside the podium we find the Nissan Bluebird with 12,857 sales, also ranking #4 year-to-date down from #2 in 1981. The Toyota Corona ranks #5 at 12,078 units, followed by the Toyota Carina at 10,617 and the all-new Honda City at 10,378. The Toyota Crown, Toyota Mark II and Nissan Skyline complete the Top 10.
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Full April and 4 months 1982 Top 10 Ranking Tables below.
Japan April 1982:
| Pos | Model | Apr-82 | Apr-81 | Pos | ytd 1982 | Pos | ytd 1981 | Pos |
| 1 | Mazda Familia | 20,759 | 17,628 | 3 | 66,436 | 3 | 54,201 | 4 |
| 2 | Toyota Corolla | 19,889 | 24,139 | 1 | 84,798 | 1 | 86,705 | 1 |
| 3 | Nissan Sunny | 14,330 | 11,607 | 4 | 74,942 | 2 | 54,695 | 3 |
| 4 | Nissan Bluebird | 12,857 | 17,648 | 2 | 57,912 | 4 | 69,099 | 2 |
| 5 | Toyota Corona | 12,078 | 10,609 | 6 | 51,324 | 5 | 33,390 | 7 |
| 6 | Toyota Carina | 10,617 | 8,833 | n/a | 42,831 | 6 | 33,342 | 8 |
| 7 | Honda City | 10,378 | 0 | - | 36,403 | 8 | 0 | - |
| 8 | Toyota Crown | 8,594 | 11,073 | 5 | 32,847 | 10 | 38,043 | 6 |
| 9 | Toyota Mark II | 8,227 | 10,372 | 7 | 34,796 | 9 | 41,596 | 5 |
| 10 | Nissan Skyline | 7,893 | 7,053 | n/a | 41,144 | 7 | 32,719 | 9 |
Source: Autovisie, many thanks to René for sharing the data!
