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…
1966 first generation Toyota Corolla Launched in 1966, the Toyota Corolla takes the lead in its native Japan in 1969 and stays on top all the way through the seventies and eighties, spanning no less than 6 generations of the model and finishing up in 1990 with 300,008 sales, a…
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…
The Iran National Paykan landed in Iran in 1967. Based on the 1966 Hillman Hunter, the Paykan started being assembled in Iran in 1967 by Iran National (later renamed Iran Khodro), and full-scale manufacture of the car, less the engine, was effective in the mid-70's. By 1972, it seemed that all…
1979 Dacia 1310 In August 1969, Dacia launches the 1300, a rebadged Renault 12 that would dominate car sales in Romania for more than three decades with a market share of around 65 to 80%, in effect moulding the country's car landscape. It is relaunched as the 1310 in 1979.…
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…
1969 Chrysler Valiant * See the 1970-1973 yearly brands rankings & many more vintage pictures by clicking on the title! * Thanks to the help of the State Library of Sydney I have been able to continue searching through old Wheels magazines to share with you the evolution of the Australian…
Produced at 1,136,775 units between 1969 and 1976, the Skoda 100/110 was in all likeliness the best selling model in Czechoslovakia during that period. More details on the Skoda 100/110 here.
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…
1968 Austin Morris 1100 * See the Top 10 best-selling models for each year by clicking on the title! * The UK new car market hits a bump in the road over the period with sales stable in 1968 to 1,103,862 but down 13% in 1969 to 965,410. It rises…
Peugeot 204 * See the Top 5 best-selling/most produced models by clicking on the title! * For the first time since the end of the War, a Peugeot leads the year-end sales ranking in France. #2 in 1968, the Peugeot 204 passes the Renault 4 in 1969 to become the…
Fiat 600 * Many thanks to Bruno for making this post possible! * Launched in 1960, the Fiat 600 is met with amazing success in Argentina, even being the best-selling car in the country in 1969 and 1970. It would be produced to a massive 300,000 units over its 22…
VW Beetle * See 'Read more' for the 1967-1970 Rankings - many thanks to Florian for the data! * Car sales in Germany drop by 10% in 1967 at 1,356,655 registrations before gaining 5% in 1968 (1,425,089) and a massive 29% in 1969 (1,841,048). The VW Beetle celebrates 20 years…