The locally-produced Brilliance H330 displays a Pars Khodro logo in Iran. * See the Top 30 most produced cars and Top 10 pick-ups by clicking on the title * For the first time in over a year, we resume sharing full production figures for Iran here at BSCB. We are adding…
Ford Falcon Thanks to Paul I can share with you more Historical Data for Australia, and today we discover a fascinating fact: whereas a Holden topped the Australian sales charts right from the launch of the brand in 1948, we had to wait a full 30 years to see a…
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…
1969 International Scout See the Full Photo Report by clicking on the title - Click on the pictures to enlarge! * Following the success of my Trans-Siberian Long Term Photo series, I have decided to share with you what can be seen in the streets of Sydney, Australia where I…
The VW Golf Plus was #1 in Austria in December 2005, beating the Golf. The direct links to all Historical posts are below. You have now access to Historical new car sales info for Austria for the past four decades. From 1977 to 1992 the only info I have is that the VW…
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…
I haven't managed to access official car sales data for Austria over the period, but in all likeliness the VW Golf should lead the ranking with a comfortable margin during the 25 years from 1977 to 1992. Three generations of the model were successively on sale these years: the 1st…
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…
1984 Skoda 120 Following on from the 100/110, the Skoda 105/120 takes the lead of the sales ranking in Czechoslovakia in 1977 and for a whole decade, having been restyled in 1984, also the year when the 130 was added to the range. Fore more details on the Skoda 105/120…
We are now able to fill a significant hole in our New Zealand Historical Data with the learning that the locally assembled Ford Cortina was the best-seller here between 1977 and 1983 with over 100,000 assembled in total during that period. Many thanks to Ricardo Acosta Antunez for the tip.
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…
Ford Cortina * See the 60 best-selling models by clicking on the title * New car sales in the UK are back on the up over the period, at +3% in 1977 to 1,323,524 registrations, +20% in 1978 to 1,591,941 and +8% in 1979 to a record 1,716,275 units. In…
* 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…
Renault 5 No change atop the French models ranking: the Renault 5 confirms its domination: it holds 10.1% of the market in 1977 and 10% in 1978. I don't have any detailed sales ranking for these years in France so if you do please make sure to get in touch…
Fiat 127 Sport * See the Top 20 brands and most produced models by clicking on the title! * Not much official models sales data available for this period in Italy, only that the Fiat 127 continues to lead the sales charts thanks to 237,600 sales, ahead of the Fiat…