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The Renault 4CV was #1 in France from 1949 to 1955

This page is portal for all Historical Data available on Best Selling Cars Blog, covering 67 countries. 

Highlights are Germany for each year since 1946, France for each year since 1949, the UK for each year since 1965, Brazil since 1954 and Norway since 1956. Given all my posts are ordered chronologically, the older the data, the further down the list it appears, making it a little cumbersome to access. This is why I am dedicating this page to Historical Data.

Below you will find direct links for you to explore all Historical Data available for the countries listed.

Other ways to reach Historical Data for any given countries are:

- Click on your country on the right of any page, scroll down & click on ‘older entries’

- Scroll down until you find dates on the right hand side of the page & click on the year you want

There are still a lot of patchy Historical Data areas and this is where you come in! All missing periods are listed next to each countries below. If you can help, just comment on here and I will contact you via email, or click on the ‘Contact us’ tab and fill in your details.

Algeria since 2004  I need data for 2008 and before 2004

Argentina since 1965  I need data before 1988

Australia since 1948  I need detailed data before 1989

Austria since 1977  I need data before 1993 and for 1995 and 1997

Belgium since 1989  I need data before 1993 and for 1995, 97, 99 and 2000

Brazil since 1954  I need any data before 1954 and detailed data between 1954 and 1961

The VW Beetle was #1 in Brazil from 1954 to 1980

Bosnia & Herzegovina since 2008  I need data for 2009 and any year before 2008

Bulgaria since 2005  I need data for 2006, 2008, 2009 and any year before 2005

Canada since 1984  I need any data before 1984 and detailed data for 1985, 1987-89, 91-93 and 1995-2003

Chile since 2004  I need data before 2004

China since 1986  I need any data before 1986 and detailed data between 1986 and 2001

Colombia since 2002  I need data before 2002

Croatia since 2003  I need data before 2003

Cyprus since 2005 I need data from 2007 to 2009 and for any year before 2005

Czechoslovakia 1969-1993  I need any data before 1969 and detailed data between 1969 and 1993

Czech Republic since 1993  I need detailed data before 1998

Denmark since 1992  I need data for 1995, 97, 99 and 2000 and any year before 1992

Ecuador since 2006  I need data for 2007 to 2009 and before 2006

Egypt since 2005  I need data before 2005

Estonia since 2005 I need data before 2005

Europe since 1983  I need any data before 1983 and detailed data for 1983-87

Europe (Central & Eastern) since 2002 I need data before 2002

The Moskvitsh Elite was #6 in Finland in 1971

Finland since 1971  I need data before 2001 except for 1971, 81, 91, 93, 94, 96 and 98

France since 1949  I need any data before 1949 and detailed data for 1951-57 and 1970-78

Germany since 1946  I need data before 1946

Greece since 1932  I need detailed data before 1993

Hungary since 1998  I need data for 2000, 2001 and any year before 1998

Iceland since 2001  I need data before 2001

The Hindustan Ambassador is likely to have been #1 in India from 1950 to 1984

India since 1950  I need data before 2002

Indonesia since 1976  I need data for 2007 to 2009 and models/brand info before 2005

Ireland since 1993  I need data for 1995 and before 1993

Iran since 1967  I need data for 2006-09 and detailed data before 2004

Israel since 2005  I need data before 2005

Italy since 1956  I need data before 1956 and rankings for 1956-64, 1966-68, 1974-76 and 1978

Japan since 1969  I need any data before 1991 and for 1993-1994

Latvia since 2006 I need data before 2006

Lithuania since 2006 I need data before 2006

Luxembourg since 2001 I need data before 2001

Malaysia since 2000  I need any data before 2000 and detailed data for 2000-07

The Ford Model T was #1 in the US (and the world) potentially from 1910 to 1926

Mexico since 2003  I need data before 2003

Morocco since 2004  I need data before 2004

Netherlands since 1982  I need data before 1982

New Zealand since 2004  I need data before 2004

Norway since 1956  I need any data before 1956 and detailed data for 1979-1992 and 1995

Pakistan since 1995  I need data before 1995

Peru since 2005  I need data for 2006-09 and before 2005

Philippines since 1995  I need data before 1995

Poland since 1992  I need any data before 2005

Portugal since 1989  I need any data before 1989 and detailed data for 2000

Romania since 1969  I need any data before 1969 and detailed data for 1969-97

The Lada 2101-3 was #1 car in USSR in the seventies

Russia/USSR since 1970  I need any data before 1970 and detailed data for 1970-2002

Singapore since 2006  I need data before 2006

Slovakia since 1993  I need data before 2004

Slovenia since 2003  I need data before 2004

South Africa since 1973  I need data before 1973 and for 1974-2004 except 80,84,86,88 and 2000

South Korea since 1997  I need any data before 1998

Spain since 1973  I need detailed data before 1988 and for 1991

Sweden since 1950  I need any data before 1950 and for 1951-54, 1956-59, 1983 and 1991

Switzerland since 1970  I need annual data for 1995, 1997 and before 1993

Taiwan since 2007  I need data before 2007

Thailand since 2004  I need data before 2010

Turkey since 1993  I need data for 2008 and before 2007

The Austin Mini ranked within the UK Top 10 up until 1981

UK since 1965  I need data before 1965

USA since 1908  I need any data for 1932-73 and detailed data for 1982-84 and 87-91

Venezuela since 2002  I need data before 2002

Vietnam since 2003  I need data before 2003

World since 1960  I need any data before 2009 except for 1980,90,91,97,2000 and 2005

Thank you all very much in advance for your help!

Note: you may see sometimes the data I need is more recent than what I indicate I already have. For example for Russia I say I have uploaded Historical Info since 1970 but I need detailed data for any year before 2002. This means that for some countries (also for Romania, Sweden, Czechoslovakia…) I have estimated the best-seller throughout the years but I don’t have any official data. If you do please get in touch!