The Ford Cortina sold 193,784 units in 1979, a volume record for the UK * Click on the title for the Top 25 best-selling nameplates and Top 30 foreign nameplates * We can share with you an updated ranking exclusive to BSCB: the best-selling nameplates in the country, ranked by their volume…
The Austin Mini ranked within the UK Top 10 up until 1981 The direct links to 42 UK Historical Data posts are below. You can also check the UK nameplates records here Thanks to Chris, author of the book "British Leyland: Chronicle of a car crash", I can now share with you…
Ford Cortina * See the Top 15 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Helped by a facelift in 1979, the Ford Cortina leads the British car market in 1980 with 190,281 sales and in 1981 with 159,804. Ford monopolises the podium both years with…
Ford Cortina * See the 60 best-selling models by clicking on the title * New car sales in the UK are back on the up over the period, at +3% in 1977 to 1,323,524 registrations, +20% in 1978 to 1,591,941 and +8% in 1979 to a record 1,716,275 units. In…
Ford Escort * See the Top 15 best-selling models by clicking on the title * The UK new car market is back up 8% year-on-year in 1976 to 1,285,583 registrations. Eight years after its original launch, the Ford Escort is the UK's best selling model for the first time this year,…
Austin Allegro * See 'Read more' for the Top 80 best-selling models! Many thanks to DC and Chris * In 1974 the UK new car market is hit full frontal by the recession: down 24% year-on-year to 1,268,655 registrations, then a further 6% in 1975 to 1,194,115 units. The Ford…
1970 Ford Cortina * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * In 1972, the UK new car market shoots up by a huge 27% to a record 1,637,775 registrations before stabilising (+1%) in 1973 at 1,661,639 units. The imports market share is up to 23.5%…