The Chery E5 could be just what the Chinese needed after all... * See the Full article by clicking on the title! * It's no secret that apart from in the LCV segment, Chinese brands have been struggling at home for a while (see China February 2012: When will Chinese…
From left to right: Benedetta, Marta, Santino, Federica & Cristiana from UNRAE in Roma, Italy. * Click on 'Read more' at end of post for the direct links to these 7 revised posts! * UNRAE is the Unione Nazionale Rappresentanti Autoveicoli Esteri and provides us every month with all the…
VW Beetle 1980 Toyota Corolla Historical Info on the best selling cars around the globe since 1960 has now been posted. Pretty straight forward really, with the VW Beetle in the lead all through the sixties and into the mid-seventies, then losing its top spot when production dropped due to…
1960 Ford Falcon XK We are now looking back further in the past, with 4 new posts giving you a broad idea of what the Australian market looked like during the second half of the 20th Century. Holden had a head start, launching the first car fully manufatured in Australia…
1966 VW Beetle First presented in 1938 but produced from 1945 onwards, the VW Type 1, or 'Beetle' is the most recognised car in the world. Its total production took 10 years to reach the first million (in 1955), but then its sales boomed, helped by clever advertising and iconic status…
1965 Chevrolet Impala I only have patchy data for this period in the US so if you have access to detailed figures please make sure to get in touch! From 1960 to 1970, one model dominated car sales in America: the Chevrolet Impala. In 1965 the Impala sold 1,074,925 units,…
1960 Holden and Ford Falcon After allowing Holden to be the only 'true' Australian car for 12 long years, Ford launched the Falcon in November 1960 and proposed an Australian-built alternative to the Holden sold in the country since 1948. The Falcon nameplate will end up being by far Ford's…
Moskvitsh is the most popular brand in Finland for four consecutive years. * See the Top 65 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title * After a freak year in 1958, 1959 marks the return of Moskvitsh atop the Finnish brands ranking with 16.8% of a market up 49.8% to…
VW Beetle * See 'Read more' for the 1958 Top 10 best-selling models! Thanks to Florian for the data * In 1958 the VW Beetle stays comfortably on top of the ranking with 186,014 sales and 24.1% share, ahead of the Opel Rekord at 92,410 units and 12%, and the…
Volvo PV544 * See the Top 4 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Rene * In 1960 the VW Beetle is still the best-selling model in Sweden with a huge 18.6% market share and it is followed by the Volvo PV 444/544 at a very imposing…
Renault Dauphine In 1960, new vehicle registrations of locally-produced models in France progress by 11.1% to 756,025 units. Citroen (+6.8%) repeats at #1 with 30.8% of the market, with Renault (+14.5%) catching up to 28.7% vs. 27.8% the year prior. Simca (+15.6%) remains in third place, widening the gap with…
1960 Ford F-100. Picture autoblog.com.ar In 1959, the Argentinean government President Arturo Frondizi decided to make local automotive production a reality and a frenzy of both international and local manufacturers entered the market, with no less than 89.338 vehicle produced in 1960 alone. This is to be compared with a total car…