The Renault 4 was the most successful model in Rhodesia over the period * See the Top 25 most produced models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Frank * Today the Africa Project is getting its first historical contribution, thanks to Frank Stevens. Frank was born and grew up…
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…
1973 Trabant 601 The East German car market was unique and totally different from West Germany. The most popular model by far and one of the most famous cars in the world, reaching iconic status after the Berlin Wall Fall in 1989, the Trabant dominated the East German car landscape…
Hindustan Ambassador The Hindustan Ambassador, or Amby, is based on the 1956 Morris Oxford III and was launched in India in 1957. Although the Oxford III only lived for three years (1956-1959), the Ambassador was in production for a whopping 56 years from 1958 to 2014 with few modifications. By…
Toyota was the best-selling brand in Greece in 1974, 75 and 79 if pick-up trucks are included. * See the #1 brands for the period by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Bill * The Greek market undergoes impressive growth over the period: from 7,572 registrations in 1962 to…
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,…
The VW Fusca continues to dominate Brazilian car sales and production, constantly progressing over the period to reach a 48% share of all production in 1967, 53% in 1968 when it passes the 100,000 units for the first time at 123,089 and 47% in 1969. The VW Kombi, in production…
Assembly of the Toyota Corona in Australia started in January 1966 * Click on the title for many more vintage pictures! * When Japanese car manufacturers were ready to explore the world, their first choice for export destination wasn't in Asia. It was Australia. As early as August 1958, the…
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…
Volvo Amazon (P130) Even though I couldn’t access any official car sales data for the period in Sweden, I will venture an estimation: the Volvo Amazon (aka 120 Series outside of Sweden) reached a production figure of 667,323 units at the end of its life in 1970. 60% of these…
Volkswagen is the most popular carmaker in Finland over the period. * See the Top 75 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title * In 1965, the Finnish new car market posts its very first six-digit annual volume at 100.146 units, up 22% year-on-year. Volkswagen soars 72% to hit its…
Ford Cortina * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Rene * Norwegian car sales are in constant progression over the period: +2% in 1965 to 56,319 registrations, +7% in 1966 to 60,484 and +8% in 1967 to 65,181. The VW Beetle reigns…
Austin Morris 1100 * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The oldest models ranking information I have for the UK dates back to 1965 and at that time 1,098,887 new vehicles found a buyer in the country. The market then goes down 5% to…
Ford 20M * See 'Read more' for the 1964-66 Rankings - many thanks to Florian for the data! * The German car market is up 6% in 1964 at 1,342,980 registrations, passes the 1.5 million mark for the very first time at 1,517,564 units in 1965 (+13%) but drops 1%…