Ford Falcon 1977 is a very significant year for Australia, as it is the first year since the launch of the Holden brand in 1948 that a Holden does not top the annual sales charts. The Ford Falcon is responsible for this historical event, edging out the Holden Kingswood for pole…
Seat 127 Thanks to Ricardo we now have access to sales figures of the favourite car in Spain for 4 years in a row between 1974 and 1977: the Seat 127. The small rebadged Fiat reaches 125,066 sales in 1974, which is still today (2012) the highest volume ever delivered…
Chevrolet Impala/Caprice * Click on the title for the Top 10 best-selling models - Thanks to Adam for the data! * After two years of Oldsmobile domination, the Chevrolet Impala/Caprice takes advantage of its downsizing to become America's best-selling vehicle and passenger car with a whopping 657,151 sales, up 45% on 1976. The…
1975 Volvo 244 Launched in 1974, the Volvo 240 was produced at no less than 2,685,171 units up until 1993. This makes it the most popular Volvo model ever, and it was Volvo's best seller and the best-selling model in Sweden for a decade starting in 1975. The Saab 99…
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…
The Renault 4 is the most popular vehicle in Colombian automotive history. According to local outlet El Carro Colombiano, the Renault 4 first arrived in Colombia in 1966, when the "Auto Andes" dealer started importing this vehicle from the Fasa-Renault factory in Spain. Then on 15th July 1970, the Renault 4…
VW Golf * See the Top 3 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Flavio * Fourth consecutive year of reign for the Fiat 127 in the European sales charts thanks to 439,100 units finding a buyer in 1976. The Renault 5 reclaims the 2nd spot it…
Ford Escort * See the Top 15 best-selling models by clicking on the title * The UK new car market is back up 8% year-on-year in 1976 to 1,285,583 registrations. Eight years after its original launch, the Ford Escort is the UK's best selling model for the first time this year,…
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.
Oldsmobile Cutlass S * Click on the title for the Top 10 best-selling models - many thanks to Adam for the data! * Excellent year for passenger car sales in the USA, with 7 of the 10 best-selling models up more than 30% year-on-year. The Oldsmobile Cutlass keeps the title of best-selling…
Renault 5 In 1974, the French new car market sinks -12.7% to 1,524,792 units. Brand leader Renault (+4.7%) swims upstream and spectacularly grows from 30% to 36% share. Citroen (-12.7%) returns to the 2nd spot ahead of Peugeot (-19.6%) with Chrysler France (-26.7%) in perdition. Ford (-34.7%), Fiat (-28.1%) and…
The VW Fusca dominates Brazilian production and sales over the period with a very comfortable margin at 229,273 units in 1974 (-3%), 217,896 in 75 (-5%) and 206,098 in 76 (-5%). VW Brasilia Launched in 1973, the VW Brasilia was developed uniquely for the Brazilian consumer, and it is an…
Volvo 244 * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Rene * In 1975 the Norwegian car market passes the 100,000 annual registrations benchmark for the first time, up 14% year-on-year to 102,811 units. It then progresses further by a massive 24% in…
Renault 5 * See the Top 140 best-selling models and Top 58 All-brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Andrea * Thanks to Andrea I can share with you detailed models data for the first half of 1976 in Italy. Alfter plunging in 1975, the market is back up 12%…
The 2nd generation pushes the Ford Escort up to #2 in Europe in 1975. * See the Top 3 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Flavio * While we were expecting a small car duel atop the European sales charts in 1975, it does not happen…