Thanks to Brazilian car sales expert Marcelo de Vasconcellos from The Truth About Cars and Quatro Rodas, I can share with you Historical Info about Brazil's best selling models. The VW Beetle, called "Fusca" locally, started being assembled in Brazil in 1953 with parts imported from Germany, but by 1959 the cars…
Renault Dauphine In 1961, the French new vehicle market is up 4.8% year-on-year to 792,264. Citroen (+5.8%) remains the most popular carmaker with 31.1% share, widening the gap with #2 Renault (-5%) to over 40,000 sales vs. 16,000 a year ago. Simca (+9.7%) ranks third once again with Peugeot (+16.6%)…
VW Beetle * See 'Read more' for the 1958 Top 10 best-selling models! Thanks to Florian for the data * In 1958 the VW Beetle stays comfortably on top of the ranking with 186,014 sales and 24.1% share, ahead of the Opel Rekord at 92,410 units and 12%, and the…
Volvo PV544 * See the Top 4 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Rene * In 1960 the VW Beetle is still the best-selling model in Sweden with a huge 18.6% market share and it is followed by the Volvo PV 444/544 at a very imposing…
Renault Dauphine In 1960, new vehicle registrations of locally-produced models in France progress by 11.1% to 756,025 units. Citroen (+6.8%) repeats at #1 with 30.8% of the market, with Renault (+14.5%) catching up to 28.7% vs. 27.8% the year prior. Simca (+15.6%) remains in third place, widening the gap with…
1960 Ford F-100. Picture autoblog.com.ar In 1959, the Argentinean government President Arturo Frondizi decided to make local automotive production a reality and a frenzy of both international and local manufacturers entered the market, with no less than 89.338 vehicle produced in 1960 alone. This is to be compared with a total car…
VW Beetle * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Rene * If car sales in Norway slow their progression in 1959 at just +2% to 18,979 registrations, it shoots up again in 1960 at +66% to 31,482 units. Interrupted by the Volvo…
1948 "Holden" See the Top 10 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! * I have started reviewing all Australian Wheels magazines since the very first issue published in May 1953, thanks to the support of the New South Wales State Library in Sydney where I live, so over the…
A record 396.000 Renault Dauphine are produced in France in 1959. 1959 puts an end to 5 consecutive record years with new locally-produced vehicle sales down 5.9% to 680.666 units. Imports are up 38.1% to 13.704 including 6.887 from Germany, 3.597 from Italy, 1.568 from the UK and 1.218 from…
The Citroen 2 CV becomes the 2nd nameplate after the Renault Dauphine to sell above 100.000 annual units at home. The French new vehicle market celebrates a 5th consecutive all-time record year in 1958 thanks to sales up 8.3% to 723.177 locally-produced units including commercial vehicles. Imports are up 4.3%…
Volkswagen is up 56% to take the lead of the Finnish brands ranking in 1958. * See the Top 65 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title * 1958 is an odd year for the Finland new car market: sales are down 26.2% to 14.214 and most Russian and Eastern-European…
Volvo PV444 * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Rene * The Norwegian car market is in strong progression over the period, up 58% in 1957 to 16,989 registrations and a further 10% in 1958 to 18,619 units. Surprise in both years:…
The Renault Dauphine is #1 in France in 1957. New sales of locally-produced vehicles in France gain 6.2% year-on-year in 1957 to 667.929 units including commercial vehicles. Imports are down -15% to 9.507 units including 4.234 from Germany, 2.035 from the US, 1.756 from the UK and 1.003 from Italy.…
Moskvitsh holds 25% of the Finnish market in 1957... * See the Top 60 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title * The Finnish new car market drops 6.6% year-on-year in 1957 to 19.250 registrations and half the market is monopolises by just two brands this year: Russian Moskvitsh is…
BMW Isetta * Many thanks to Florian for making this post possible! * During the period car sales continued to accelerate in Germany: from 494,200 registrations in 1955 (+29%) to 582,100 in 1956 (+18%) to 639,600 in 1957 (+10%). The VW Beetle follows the market's growth and stabilises itself around…