Fiat 127 * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Andrea * Italian consumers bought 1,739,282 new cars in 1981. The Fiat 127 is the best-selling model in the country but the fight with the Fiat Ritmo was intense. Only 0.7% market share…
Datsun is the best-selling brand and the Cherry is the best-selling model in Finland in 1980. * See the Top 50 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Finland gain 3.9% year-on-year in 1980 to 103.184 units, and Datsun takes off to…
VW Brasilia VW Fusca production in Brazil peaked at over 250,000 units in 1972 but has been slowing down since. In 1977, the drop accelerates to -22% at 161,004 units or 166,828 sales. This puts the Fusca's best selling car title under threat by another VW star: the Brasilia. In…
Ford Fiesta Renault 5 Seat Ritmo 560,000 new cars found a buyer in Spain in 1980, and two models dominate the ranking this year: the Ford Fiesta is on top with 56,900 sales and 10.2% share, just above the Renault 5 at 55,120 units and 9.9%. The Seat Ritmo rounds…
Fiat 127 * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Andrea * Over the first 6 months of 1980 the Fiat 127 keeps its title of best-selling car in Italy with 123,744 sales and 13.3% share, down 18% on the same period in 1979.…
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…
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…
Toyota was the best-selling brand in Greece in 1974, 75 and 79 if pick-up trucks are included. * See the #1 brands for the period by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Bill * The Greek market undergoes impressive growth over the period: from 7,572 registrations in 1962 to…
Fiat 127 * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Andrea * Over the first 6 months of 1979 the Fiat 127 is the most popular car in Italy by far with 150,169 sales and an imposing 18.1% market share. It would end…
* See the Top 3 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Flavio * 1978 marks the 6th consecutive year the Fiat 127 dominates the sales charts in Europe thanks to 409,000 units, making it the most popular Fiat ever in Europe, given as far as I…
Saab is the best-selling carmaker in Finland from 1975 to 1978.... * See the Top 60 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * In 1975, Finnish new car sales soar 21.7% to 116.991 registrations, and for the first time ever, a Swedish manufacturer takes the lead…
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…