The Mini hatch is the third best-selling nameplate in the UK this month. * Now updated with the Top 130 models and Top 40 brands * The UK market ends 2015 with a bang with sales up 8.5% year-on-year to the highest December score on record at 180.077 registrations. This brings the…
The Fiat Panda put an end to 18 consecutive years of Fiat Punto domination in Italy * NOW UPDATED with the Top 50 best-selling models actuals and Top 46 All-brands! Click on title to see * After losing a sizeable 15% in 2011 to fall to 1,749,739 registrations, the Italian new car…
1974 VW Golf. Picture by Lothar Spurzem. The best-selling models from 1970 to 2024 are below. We now have more detail about the best-selling models in Switzerland since 1970. For 1993, 1994 and 1996 I now have a Full Top 50 models ranking. For the seventies, eighties and nineties there is…
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…
1990 Ford Falcon, Argentina spec * Click on the title to see 30 years of Ford Falcon sales in Argentina! * * Many thanks to Bruno for making this post possible! * Originally launched in the country in 1962, the Ford Falcon gets an Argentina-specific design in 1973 and would…
1978 Holden Commodore VB * See the Commodore and Falcon production figures by clicking on the title! * Holden launches the Commodore in November 1978 and installs the new nameplate at the #1 spot in the Australian market as soon as 1979. The Commodore will end up being Holden's most…
Volvo 242 * See 'Read more' for the Top 25 best-selling models! Many thanks to Torbjörn and Rene * In 1979 the Swedish car market is up 7% to 215,325 registrations. The Volvo 240 keeps the lead with ease at 43,117 units, up 15%, for an all-round 20% market share. Launched…
The Renault 5 is Europe's favourite car in 1979. * See the Top 3 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Flavio * After 6 consecutive years of domination of the Fiat 127, the Renault becomes the most popular car in Europe in 1979, 7 years after…
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…
The Cherry helps Datsun to its first-ever annual win in Finland. * See the Top 50 All-brands and models by clicking on the title * The Finnish market is back in shape in 1979 with registrations up 23.5% to 99.297 units. For the first time, Datsun is the most popular…
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…
Ford Fiesta * See the 1978-1980 sales figures for the Ford Fiesta by clicking on the title! * Thanks to René and Ricardo, I am now able to share with you more detail on the best-selling models in Spain in 1978 and 1979. The podium is unchanged over both years, with…
Ford Falcon, Argentina spec * Many thanks to Bruno for making this post possible! * After 5 years of absence, the Ford Falcon manages to reclaim the title of best-selling car in Argentina in 1979 thanks to 28,522 units sold, an impressive 55% increase on its 1978 score, 72% on…
VW Golf * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Thanks to Rene I can now share with you a Top 25 by decade in Switzerland, giving us a great insight into the best-selling models in the country at that time. This decade marks the…