No official data for European car sales over the period, only the name of the best-seller: the VW Golf, taking advantage of the launch of its 2nd generation in 1983, climbs onto the top European spot and keeps it that way for at least 5 years until 1987. If you…
Renault Supercinq * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks to STAC & Vavon * New record for the French car market: up 10% year-on-year it reaches 2,106,529 registrations, its highest annual volume ever. 1987 is the year the fight for the first place between…
VW Golf * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! - Thanks to Florian for the data * Launched in 1983, the second generation VW Golf takes the nameplate's sales to record levels in Germany: it goes up to 260,229 sales in 84, 298,175 in 85,…
Ford Escort * NOW UPDATED with the Top 226 best-selling models! Click on title to see * 1987 is an excellent year for Ford. The American manufacturer places the F-Series in pole position once again thanks to sales up 1% to 550,125 units, the Escort in 2nd place and #1…
Opel is the most popular brand in Denmark in 1987 * See the Top 10 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Bill * Thanks to Bill I can now share with you for the first time on BSCB new car sales information about Denmark for the…
Nissan Sunny * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Bill * Today let's go on trip down memory lane, 25 years ago in Greece to be precise. Thanks to Bill I can now share with you the Top 10 most popular models…
The Maruti 800 is the best-seller in India for the third straight year. * See the Top 9 All-brands and Top 18 All-models by clicking on the title * New vehicle sales in India surge 32.5% year-on-year in 1987 to cross the 200.000 annual unit-mark at 212.243. Maruti (+46%) once…
Fiat Uno * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Andrea * The Italian car market is up 8% this year at 1,976,541 registrations and the Fiat Uno manages to maintain itself above 400,000 annual sales in its native country for the second…
Volvo 740 * See 'Read more' for the Top 25 best-selling models! Many thanks to Torbjörn for the data * Swedish car sales are up a massive 14% in 1985 to a best-ever 263,033 units and reach 315,950 registrations in 1987! Launched in 1984, the Volvo 740 logically enables the 700 Series…
After a brief interruption by the Renault in 1979, the Renault 4 resumes its domination of the Colombian sales charts in 1980, reaching its record annual volume in the country that year at 7.952 units. At the time, Renault had a 75% share of the Colombian market and the Renault…
Renault 11 Now with the Top 30 All-brands, Top 125 All-models, Top 20 All LCV brands and Top 50 All LCV models. The Spanish new car market soars 20.7% year-on-year in 1986 to 667.017 units, and Renault (+2%) still dominates the brands ranking but loses almost 5 percentage points of…
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…
The very first press advertisement for Hyundai in Australia - Car Australia April 1986. Notice the phonetic pronunciation displayed below the brand name (Hi-Un-Di). * See the Top 15 brands and Top 20 models by clicking on the title * The Australian new car market hits a brick wall in 1986,…
Fiat Uno * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Andrea * At 1,825,492 registrations, the Italian market is up 5% this year. 1986 is the year the Fiat Uno beats all its records: highest-ever annual volume at 433,700 units, highest-ever market share…
Renault Supercinq * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks to STAC * New car sales in France are back in shape, up 9% this year to 1,909,304 registrations. Both the Renault Supercinq and Peugeot 205 have reached their cruising speed and both models deliver…