Ireland 1972: Ford and Fiat dominate, Beetle at its highest

Ford is the best-selling carmaker in Ireland in 1972.

We now have access to a Top 10 brands ranking for Ireland for 1972 which is the oldest data we have for this market. 62,603 new cars found a buyer that year. Ford dominates the charts with 22.6% share above Fiat at 13.5% and Chrysler at 13.4%. At this time British brands still had a strong presence inside the Top 10 with Austin at #6, Morris at #7, Vauxhall at #9 and Triumph at #10. Notice also Volkswagen at #4 and Renault at #5. 1972 marks the biggest annual volume achieved by the VW Beetle in Ireland at 5,288.

Full Year 1972 Top 10 best-selling brands below.