1986 Toyota Corolla Surprise: while in neighbouring Australia the Ford Falcon and Holden Commodore fight for the top spot well ahead of the rest, in New Zealand the Toyota Corolla reigns. It is the best-selling nameplate in the country for three consecutive years between 1984 and 1986. Source: Car Australia…
I could not access detailed car sales figures for Brazil over the period, only a Chevrolet Monza advertisement in Quatro Rodas celebrating 2 years of domination over the Brazilian market in 1984 and 1985. The Monza sold 70,577 units in 1984 and 75,240 in 1985, and in all likeliness it…
Opel Kadett * See the Top 100 best-selling models for each year by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The Dutch models ranking is very stable over the period, with the Opel Kadett the unquestionable leader throughout. Starting at 9.1% share in 1982 it fell to 6.7%…
Lada 2106 USSR new vehicle sales reach 1.035.663 units in 1985, the last time above 1 million until 8 years later in 1993. In 1986 the market drops 3.9% to 994.805. Lada launches the 2105 in 1979, basically a restyled 2101. The traditional Deluxe version, named 2107, is added in 1982 and…
Vauxhall Cavalier * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The Ford Escort continues to dominate the English car market in 1984 and 85 with around 157,000 sales both years while the Top 5 best selling cars stay unchanged: the Vauxhall…
Fiat 126p taxi in Shanghai, China * See the Full article by clicking on the title! * Up until 1979, cars were an extremely rare sight on Chinese roads, only high ranking civil servants were permitted to have cars and a privately owned vehicle was unthinkable. In the early eighties, China…
The Sunny helps Nissan remain atop the Finnish brands charts over the period. * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Finland skid 6.7% in 1983 to 119.421 units, still the second best-ever annual volume. Datsun is renamed…
Renault 11 In 1984 the Renault 11 becomes the most popular model in Spain with 40,142 sales. If you have more information about the models ranking for this year, please make sure you get in touch by commenting on here or filling in the ‘Contact’ details page above. Thanks! Previous…
The Holden Commodore is 12.000 sales off the #1 spot in 1984. * See the Top 15 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * In 1984 the Australian new car market is up a splendid 12% year-on-year to 638.745 registrations, a new all-time record. Ford tops the…
Peugeot 205 * See the Top 168 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in France are down 13% in 1984 to 1,750,800 registrations. After 10 years of reign of the Renault 5, the Peugeot 205 makes up for a shy start in 1983 and helped…
VW Golf * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Chris * Full Year 1984 Top 10 models Ranking Table below. Europe 1984: Pos Model 1984 1 VW Golf/Jetta 539,332 2 Ford Escort/Orion 496,720 3 Fiat Uno 451,388 4 Renault 9/11 435,139 5…
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.…
Toyota Corolla * See 'Read more' for the Top 10 best-selling models, thanks to Miguel for the data! * In 1984 the Toyota Corolla is the best-selling car in South Africa, in what could be the start of a 20-year long reign. I only have intermediary rankings for the period…
The Chevrolet Cavalier is the best-selling car in the US in 1984. New light vehicles in the US score a second consecutive double-digit gain in 1984 at +17.6% to 14.483.141 units including 10.323.695 cars (+12.8%) and 4.159.446 trucks (+31.5%). This is the largest annual volume since 1978 (15.4m), the largest…