1987 Ford Falcon * See the Top 15 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * Annus horribilus for the Australian new car market in 1987: after falling 24% in 1986 it is down a further 15% to just 451,829 registrations, the lowest annual total in 18 years, since…
The very first press advertisement for Hyundai in Australia - Car Australia April 1986. Notice the phonetic pronunciation displayed below the brand name (Hi-Un-Di). * See the Top 15 brands and Top 20 models by clicking on the title * The Australian new car market hits a brick wall in 1986,…
Ford Falcon * See the Top 15 best-selling brands and Top 20 models by clicking on the title * 1985 sales of new cars in Australia are up a further 9% to 695.856 units, a new record that would hold until 1997. Ford (24.5%), Toyota (19.3%) and Holden (18.5%) hold…
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…
The Holden Commodore is 12.000 sales off the #1 spot in 1984. * See the Top 15 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * In 1984 the Australian new car market is up a splendid 12% year-on-year to 638.745 registrations, a new all-time record. Ford tops the…
1983 Ford Falcon The Australian new car market drops 7.8% year-on-year in 1983 to 568.100 registrations, but its two best-sellers take a hit: the Ford Falcon dives 27% to 10.8% share while the Holden Commodore freefalls 55% to just 6.2% share vs. 12.7% a year ago in 1982. The Holden…
The Lada 1200/2105 is the best-selling vehicle in Finland over the period. * See the Top 50 All-brands and models by clicking on the title * The Finnish new car market edges up 1.7% year-on-year in 1981 to 104.957 registrations. Datsun remains the best-selling carmaker in the country for the…
1982 Ford Falcon * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks to Doug * Check out 65 years of Australian Historical Data here Have a look at the best choice of auto accessories here. A couple of days ago, Australian newspaper/website The Sydney Morning Herald…
Mercedes W123 * See 'Read more' for the Top 100 best-selling models! Thanks Florian for the data * It's an excellent year for Mercedes with the W123 interrupting the VW Golf reign after 5 years on top with 202,252 sales vs. 200,892 for the Golf. 1980 would be the last…
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…
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…
1969 Chrysler Valiant * See the 1970-1973 yearly brands rankings & many more vintage pictures by clicking on the title! * Thanks to the help of the State Library of Sydney I have been able to continue searching through old Wheels magazines to share with you the evolution of the Australian…
Assembly of the Toyota Corona in Australia started in January 1966 * Click on the title for many more vintage pictures! * When Japanese car manufacturers were ready to explore the world, their first choice for export destination wasn't in Asia. It was Australia. As early as August 1958, the…