Latvia 2000-2002: Opel Astra most popular

Opel Astra * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Over the period car sales in Latvia went from 7,306 to 7,836 registrations, and the Opel Astra is the best-seller each year, peaking at 424 sales and 5.5% share in 2001. The VW Bora is…

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USSR 1988: Lada 2106 leads, Samara on podium

Lada Samara * See the Top 15 all-models ranking by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Alex * In 1988, the private new car market is down 8% year-on-year to 754,600 registrations, with the sales to state organisations, intelligence services and the army down 14% to 165,950 units. The VAZ…

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USSR 1970-1979: Lada 2101-3 conquers the Soviet roads

Lada 2101 The brand VAZ (Volzhsky Avtomobilny Zavod), better known worldwide as Lada, was established in the late 1960's in collaboration with Fiat and started producing the 2101, a localised version of the Fiat 124, in 1970. Even though there are no official figures available, the Lada 2101 in all likeliness dominated…

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