Chevrolet C/K Pickup * See the Top 236 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The best-selling vehicle in the United States is once again the Ford F-Series in 1988 thanks to sales up another 3% to 564,471 units, and this year it is followed by the Chevrolet C/K…
The Premier Padmini manages to improve its share to 13.9% in 2nd place * See the Top 9 All-brands and Top 18 All-models by clicking on the title * The Indian new vehicle market slows down its growth in 1988 at +8.3% to 229.249 units. For the first time since…
* See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title * Contrary to neighbour Australia where the Ford Falcon is ultra-dominant with 15.3% of the market, in New Zealand the Holden Commodore is the best-selling nameplate for 1987, and with 9.888 sales this year it hits the highest…
Opel is the most popular brand in Denmark in 1987 * See the Top 10 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Bill * Thanks to Bill I can now share with you for the first time on BSCB new car sales information about Denmark for the…
The Maruti 800 is the best-seller in India for the third straight year. * See the Top 9 All-brands and Top 18 All-models by clicking on the title * New vehicle sales in India surge 32.5% year-on-year in 1987 to cross the 200.000 annual unit-mark at 212.243. Maruti (+46%) once…
After a brief interruption by the Renault in 1979, the Renault 4 resumes its domination of the Colombian sales charts in 1980, reaching its record annual volume in the country that year at 7.952 units. At the time, Renault had a 75% share of the Colombian market and the Renault…
1986 Toyota Corolla Surprise: while in neighbouring Australia the Ford Falcon and Holden Commodore fight for the top spot well ahead of the rest, in New Zealand the Toyota Corolla reigns. It is the best-selling nameplate in the country for three consecutive years between 1984 and 1986. Source: Car Australia…
The very first press advertisement for Hyundai in Australia - Car Australia April 1986. Notice the phonetic pronunciation displayed below the brand name (Hi-Un-Di). * See the Top 15 brands and Top 20 models by clicking on the title * The Australian new car market hits a brick wall in 1986,…
The Premier Padmini ranks #2 in India in 1986. * See the Top 9 All-brands and Top 18 All-models by clicking on the title * The Indian new vehicle market gains 11.2% year-on-year in 1986 to 160.166 units, with Maruti (+32%) tightening its grip on the market to 40.6% share,…
The Ford Fiesta remains the best-selling vehicle in Ireland. In 1985, the two best-selling models in Ireland are unchanged on 1983: the Ford Fiesta followed by the Toyota Corolla, but a significant shift has occurred in the remainder of the Top 5: if in 1983 Ford placed a total of…
Ford Falcon * See the Top 15 best-selling brands and Top 20 models by clicking on the title * 1985 sales of new cars in Australia are up a further 9% to 695.856 units, a new record that would hold until 1997. Ford (24.5%), Toyota (19.3%) and Holden (18.5%) hold…
Zastava is the #3 brand in Greece in 1985, mainly thanks to the Yugo 45. * See the Top 15 best-selling brands by clicking on the title. Thanks to Bill * New car sales in Greece are up a fantastic 19% year-on-year in 1985 to 78.534 units. One of the…
Fiat 126p taxi in Shanghai, China * See the Full article by clicking on the title! * Up until 1979, cars were an extremely rare sight on Chinese roads, only high ranking civil servants were permitted to have cars and a privately owned vehicle was unthinkable. In the early eighties, China…
The Maruti 800 takes the lead of the Indian sales charts for its first full year of sales. * See the Top 7 All-brands and Top 14 All-models by clicking on the title * 144.061 new vehicles found a buyer in India in 1985 with Maruti brilliantly taking the lead…
The Sunny helps Nissan remain atop the Finnish brands charts over the period. * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Finland skid 6.7% in 1983 to 119.421 units, still the second best-ever annual volume. Datsun is renamed…