VW Beetle * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Rene * Up 15% on last year, the Norwegian car market passes the 50,000 annual registrations for the first time in 1964 at 55,326 units. For the 6th time in a row the…
Renault 4 La Parisienne After crossing the million annual unit-milestone in 1963, the French new vehicle market consolidates in 1964, with sales of domestic models (incl. MCV) edging down -1.1% to 1,068,022 units. Citroen (+9%) overtakes Renault (-13.1%) to claim the brands pole position for the first time since 1961.…
Ford is the most popular brand in Finland in 1963 and 1964. * See the Top 65 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title * New car sales in Finland gain 28.1% in 1963 to reach 52.225 registrations, and there is a new brand leader this year: Ford, up three…
Vauxhall Viva. Vauxhall is the #9 manufacturer in Athens in 1964. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Bill * You need to be a BestSellingCarsBlog Member to access detailed Historical data tables. Register here! Thanks to Bill I can share with you the…
1962 Volvo Amazon Estate The VW Beetle has spent the entire fifties in the lead and still held a huge 18.6% share in 1960. It led the market again in 1961 and 1962 (market shares unknown - please get in touch if you have info) but is down to #2…
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…
The Renault 8 ranks #2 in France for its first full year in market. For 1963 we have a couple of different sources so the results differ somewhat, notably in the brands volumes. But any way we look at it one thing is certain: this is the first year the…
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…
The Renault 4 is the best-selling vehicle in France for its first full year in market. Sales of French cars in France shoot up 23.3% in 1962 to 976,547 units. Renault (+49.8%) overtakes Citroen (+21.3%) to snap the brands pole position with 31.6% of the market. Simca (+7.2%) and Peugeot…
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…