Italy: 1981-1989 Historical Data now available

The Fiat Ritmo was #2 in Italy in 1981 and 1982

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Thanks to Andrea who shared with me original data from Italian car bible Quattroruote, I have been able to upload the Top 10, 15 or 20 best-selling models in Italy for each year from 1981 to 1989! If like Andrea you have data that is not yet on this blog, please make sure to get in touch by commenting on any article.

Witness the last couple of years of Fiat 127 domination in 1981 and 1982, the strength of the Fiat Ritmo at over 200,000 annual sales for two years, the thundering arrival of the Fiat Uno in 1983 and its 1986 peak of 433,700 sales and 23.8% market share! See also the consistency of the Fiat Panda, peaking at 11% share in 1982 and 223,410 sales in 1989, and the instant success of the 1988 Fiat Tipo, reaching almost 14% share in December that year! Experience the exotic arrival on the podium of – shock, horror! – foreign models: the Renault 5 in 1985 and the VW Golf in 1986…

See below for the direct links to these 9 new posts.