The Alfa Romeo Alfasud was the 5th most produced car in Italy in 1977. * See the direct links to these 4 new Historical Data posts below! * You need to be a Premium Member to access detailed Historical data tables. Register here! Thanks to Andrea, I can now share with you detailed…
1976 Oldsmobile Cutlass S * Click on the title for each year's Top 10 best-sellers! - thanks to Adam for the data * I can now share with you the best-selling passenger cars in America from 1976 to 1979! All throughout the period, two nameplates were consistently on top of…
1962 Ford 17M * See 'Read more' for the direct links to these 7 new posts! Thanks to Florian for the data * I am now able to share with you the best-selling models in West Germany from 1962 to 1979 in much more detail! For 1962, 1963 and from 1971…
1977 Toyota Kijang (1st generation) Annual sales volumes for the Indonesian new car market are available for the 14 years between 1976 and 1989. During this period, the market increased 146% from 72.438 units to 178.147, however the progression was far from linear. After a 187% surge to reach a…
Renault 12 * See the Top 10 best-selling models in 1988 by clicking on the title! Thanks to Bruno * Even though it has been on sale in the country for nearly two decades by the time its reign comes to an end, the Renault 12 manages to top the Argentinean…
VW Golf * See 'Read more' for the Top 80/100 best-selling models! Thanks to Florian for the data * The VW Golf progresses all through the period to establish itself as Germany's solid leader, passing the 200,000 annual sales for the first time in 1976 (202,265) and the 250,000 mark…
* Many thanks to Bruno for making this post possible! * Launched in 1971, the Renault 12 will have to wait until 1976 to grab the title of most popular vehicle in Argentina. It then holds onto its pole position for 3 consecutive years: in 1977 and 1978, on the…
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…
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…