Fiat 500 In 1964, the Italian market takes a breather after exponential growth that saw it climb from just 209.215 units in 1958 to 951.704 in 1963. 1964 sales are down -12.8% to 830.175 registrations. Fiat holds 70.3% of the market ahead of Alfa Romeo at 5.7% with Volkswagen remaining…
IKA Rambler Classic * Many thanks to Bruno for making this post possible * In 1963, the best-selling model in Argentina is the IKA Rambler produced locally. IKA Rambler
Ford Cortina * See the Top 7 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! * Thanks to Bill, today we go back in time 50 years to explore the best-selling brands in Athens, Greece in July 1963! A long time ago indeed. Ford leads the way by far with 149…
The VW Beetle is the best-selling vehicle in Belgium in 1957. Thanks to one of our readers Christian Prabel, we can shed some light on the Belgian new car market at the end of the 1950s and the start of the 1960s with an exclusive Top 15 models for 1957…
Opel Rekord * See 'Read more' for the Top 20 best-selling models - many thanks to Florian for the data! * The German car market is back on the up in 1962 at +11% and 1,217,440 units and in 1963 at +4% and 1,271,000 registrations. The VW Beetle is again…
Fiat 600 Now updated with Top 24 all local models and Top 55 all foreign brands for 1961 Now updated with Top 40 models for H1 1963 Now updated with 1956-1959 annual brands production data. Launched in 1955, the Fiat 600 is an instant success with Italian consumers. It would…
Ford Cortina * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Rene * Car sales in Norway are up 8% in 1963 to 48,031 registrations. The VW Beetle is the best-selling model in the country for the 5th year in a row with 8,079…
IKA-Renault Dauphine * Many thanks to Bruno for making this post possible! * In 1960, Industrias Kaiser Argentina (IKA) and Renault start manufacturing the Dauphine locally in the Santa Isabel factory. The model is similar to the one sold in the USA, and will continue its career in Argentina until…
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…
1961 German VW Beetle. Picture by Sadymenko. All rights reserved * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Alex+Rene * Thanks to Alex Daniels I can share with you a Top 10 models ranking for Norway in 1961, half a century ago! This is extremely…
Thanks to Brazilian car sales expert Marcelo de Vasconcellos from The Truth About Cars and Quatro Rodas, I can share with you Historical Info about Brazil's best selling models. The VW Beetle, called "Fusca" locally, started being assembled in Brazil in 1953 with parts imported from Germany, but by 1959 the cars…
Renault Dauphine In 1961, the French new vehicle market is up 4.8% year-on-year to 792,264. Citroen (+5.8%) remains the most popular carmaker with 31.1% share, widening the gap with #2 Renault (-5%) to over 40,000 sales vs. 16,000 a year ago. Simca (+9.7%) ranks third once again with Peugeot (+16.6%)…
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…