Opel Kadett * Many thanks to Rene for making this post possible! * * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on this article's title or 'Read more'! * Throughout the period the Opel Kadett is top of the class, reaching 28,393 sales for a 5.9% market share in…
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…
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%…
Fiat 131 Mirafiori * See the Top 140 best-selling models and Top 54 All-brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Andrea * Thanks to Andrea I can share with you a detailed models ranking for the first 3 months of 1975 in Italy. Over the period the Italian market crashes…
Mercedes Strich 8 * See 'Read more' for the Top 100 best-selling models! Thanks DC & Florian for the data * Another trip down memory lane today, this time to West Germany in 1974, which is a relatively weak year in terms of sales volume at 1,662,384 registrations. For the…
Fiat 127 * See the Top 150 best-selling models and Top 57 All-brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Andrea * After two years spent in the shadow of the Fiat 128, the Fiat 127 becomes the best-selling model in Italy in 1974 and would stay at that position for…
Renault 12 15/09/2026 update: Now with Top 33 brands New passenger car sales in France progress 6.6% year-on-year in 1973 to 1,745,830, an all time record again. Renault (+3.5%) can't match its home market's growth rate and drops to a round 30% share. Peugeot (+16%) is the performer of the…
Simca 1100 15/09/2026 update: Now with Top 36 brands ranking. The French new passenger car market gains 11.5% year-on-year in 1972 to 1,637,540 units. This is a new record. Renault (+18.1%) easily outpaces its home market to reach 31% share vs. 29.2% in 1971. Citroen (+1.5%) and Peugeot (+3.7%) are…
Fiat 600 * See the Top 55 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * Finnish new car sales drop a steep 18.2% year-on-year in 1971 to 74.907 units and the brands ranking is completely reshuffled, now truly displaying Italian, Japanese and Russian influences. Fiat (+26%) ignores the surrounding…
Second straight win for the Peugeot 204 1,212,381 new French vehicles were delivered in France in 1970 (including commercial vehicles), a -3.6% year-on-year drop. PC and LCV are down -3.1% to 1,133,548. PC only for all brands stands at 1,296,628. Renault (+1.5%) takes off to 39.2% share in first place…
Peugeot 204 The French new vehicle market is up a very solid 10% year-on-year in 1969 to 1,257,635 units. When removing medium and heavy commercials we arrive at 1,169,945 units, up 9.5% year-on-year. Renault (+20.6%) has a fantastic year, doubling the market growth rate to reach 37.3% share vs. 34%…
Fiat 500 Over the first 5 months of 1969, the Fiat 500 is by far the best-selling car in Italy with over 160.000 sales, followed by the Fiat 850 just under 100.000, the Fiat 124 above 50.000 and the Alfa Romeo Giulia above 25.000. Fiat 124 Italian manufacturer Innocenti sells…
Renault 4 29/07/2026 update: Now with Top 15 All French brands and Top 33 All French models. New car sales in France are slightly impacted by the May student unrest, down -4.4% year-on-year to 1,143,694 units including commercial vehicles. Renault (-4.7%) repeats at #1 and follows its home market to…
1967 Renault 4 29/07/2026 update: Now with Top 13 All French brands and Top 33 All French models The French new vehicle market plateaus in 1967 at 1,196,366 units (including commercial vehicles), down -1.1% year-on-year. This year and for the first time since 1964 Renault (+3.8%) reclaims the brands top…
Citroen Ami 6 29/07/2026 update: Now with the Top 13 All French brands and Top 34 All French models. Today we go back 60 years to study the best-selling brands and models in France in 1966... Consult over 130 years of French Historical Data here Check out our additional French…