Fiat Uno * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Andrea * The Italian car market is up 8% this year at 1,976,541 registrations and the Fiat Uno manages to maintain itself above 400,000 annual sales in its native country for the second…
Volvo 740 * See 'Read more' for the Top 25 best-selling models! Many thanks to Torbjörn for the data * Swedish car sales are up a massive 14% in 1985 to a best-ever 263,033 units and reach 315,950 registrations in 1987! Launched in 1984, the Volvo 740 logically enables the 700 Series…
Fiat Uno * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Andrea * At 1,825,492 registrations, the Italian market is up 5% this year. 1986 is the year the Fiat Uno beats all its records: highest-ever annual volume at 433,700 units, highest-ever market share…
Renault Supercinq * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks to STAC * New car sales in France are back in shape, up 9% this year to 1,909,304 registrations. Both the Renault Supercinq and Peugeot 205 have reached their cruising speed and both models deliver…
Mazda 323 * See 'Read more' below for the Top 10 best-selling models! Thanks Miguel for the data * In 1987 the podium of the best-selling cars in South Africa is 100% Japanese: the Toyota Corolla keeps the lead, followed by the Mazda 323 and the Honda Ballade, a Civic…
Opel Kadett * See the Top 100 best-selling models for each year by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The Dutch models ranking is very stable over the period, with the Opel Kadett the unquestionable leader throughout. Starting at 9.1% share in 1982 it fell to 6.7%…
Peugeot 205 * See the Top 172 best-selling models by clicking on the title * Stable market in France in 1985 at 1,766,328 registrations. The Peugeot 205 has what will remain its best year, peaking at a record 15.4% share in February and hitting 12.9% of the market at year-end…
Fiat Uno * See the Top 15 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Andrea * New car sales in Italy are up 7% this year to 1,745,898 registrations. The Fiat Uno is the best-selling car in the country for the third consecutive year with sales up…
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…
Peugeot 205 * See the Top 168 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in France are down 13% in 1984 to 1,750,800 registrations. After 10 years of reign of the Renault 5, the Peugeot 205 makes up for a shy start in 1983 and helped…
Fiat Uno * See the Top 15 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Andrea * The Italian car market is up 3% this year at 1,636,363 registrations. Unsurprisingly, the Fiat Uno is numero uno again with sales up a massive 35% year-on-year at 331,050 units and…
Volvo 245 * See 'Read more' for the Top 23 best-selling models! Many thanks to Torbjörn for the data * Swedish consumers bought 231,121 cars in 1984, possibly the country's best year so far. The Volvo 200 maintains its stranglehold over the market with 38,500 sales for a 16.7% market share,…
VW Golf * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Florian for the data * On this quiet Sunday I thought I would take you for a trip down memory lane. Let's explore the German market from 30 years ago... After a one year-interruption by the…
Fiat Uno * See the Top 15 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Andrea * 1983 is a very important year for Italian car sales as it marks the start of the 11 year domination of the Fiat Uno. Launched in January, the Uno had the…
Renault 5 I have no data for this period, however the fact that the Renault 5 lodged its record volume and shere in France in 1980 at 299,000 units and 16%, that it ranked #2 worldwide that year below just the Toyota Corolla, and that based on the information I…