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…
Fiat 127 * See the Top 3 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Flavio * If the European best-seller stays unchanged for the 5th year in a row with the Fiat 127 clocking another 453,300 sales this year, below it the cards are redistributed once again.…
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…
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%…
The 2nd generation pushes the Ford Escort up to #2 in Europe in 1975. * See the Top 3 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Flavio * While we were expecting a small car duel atop the European sales charts in 1975, it does not happen.…
VW Golf * See 'Read more' for the Top 100 best-selling models! - thanks to DC & Florian for the data * The German car market is booming in 1975 at +27% and 2,106,048 registrations. 1975 is the start of a very long reign: that of the VW Golf. For…
1973 Ford Falcon, Argentina spec * Many thanks to Bruno for making this post possible! * In 1973, while the Argentinean Ford Falcon undergoes its first (and only) major renewal, the Fiat 128 takes the opportunity to become the most popular model in the country. I have not managed to…
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…
The Fiat 127 has its best-ever European year in 1974. * See the Top 3 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Flavio * In 1974 the Fiat 127 reaches what would end up being its highest annual European sales volume, up a fantastic 20% on 1973…
The Lada 1200 is the best-selling vehicle in Finland in 1974. * See the Top 50 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * The new car market in Finland is down a steep 18.5% in 1974 to return to five-digit figures at 96.097 units. Fiat reclaims…
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…
Ford Escort * See the Top 20 best-selling models and Top 10 brands by clicking on the title! * Thanks to Chris, author of British Leyland Chronicles, and via Andrew I am now able to share with you the best-selling models in Ireland in 1974, nearly 20 years prior to 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…
Fiat 127 * See the Top 3 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Flavio * Big change atop the European sales charts this year: the Fiat 127 becomes the most popular model on the continent for the very first time, 1973 marking the first of 6…
VW Beetle * See 'Read more' for the Top 20 best-selling models, many thanks to Florian for the data! * The VW Beetle enjoys its last 3 years atop the German models ranking, making it 25 consecutive years. Over the period it slows down from 291,312 sales in 71 to 257,742…