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 FSM Syrena 105 is #1 in Poland in 1974. Thanks to one of our readers Jakub Gurba we can share with you today the oldest data so far for Poland, in 1974. As expected for the time, the Top 10 is entirely composed of cars from the Eastern Block…
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…
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…
Holden Kingswood In 1973 the Holden Kingswood/Belmont family sold over 10.000 units in New Zealand, an annual tally that wouldn't be approached by any other nameplate in the country for the next 15 years.
Toyota is the best-selling brand in Finland in 1973 and the Corolla is the best-selling model. * See the Top 55 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * Finnish new car sales gain 17.1% in 1973 to 117.967 and it's a historical year in Finland: only…
Last year of European reign for the VW Beetle... * See the Top 3 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Flavio * This is the oldest official sales data I have about Europe, and it shows the VW Beetle in the lead with 439,200 sales ahead…
1970 Ford Falcon, Argentina spec * Many thanks to Bruno for making this post possible! * After leading the Argentinean new car market in 1965, the Ford Falcon reclaims the pole position in 1971 thanks to 26,135 sales, and in 1972 with 25,312 units. Bizarrely, it reaches its highest annual…
The VW Beetle is the best-selling car in Finland in 1972. * See the Top 50 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Finland are up a stunning 34.5% in 1972 to 100.760 units, according to BSCB record the first annual six-digit…
Fiat 600 * Many thanks to Bruno for making this post possible! * Launched in 1960, the Fiat 600 is met with amazing success in Argentina, even being the best-selling car in the country in 1969 and 1970. It would be produced to a massive 300,000 units over its 22…
The Ford Cortina is the best-selling vehicle in Finland in 1970. * See the Top 60 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * 91.633 new light vehicles found a buyer in Finland in 1970, up 9% year-on-year. Ford (-7%) dominates the Finnish brands ranking for the…
Ford is back to the top of the Finnish brands ranking. * See the Top 65 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title * The freefalls continues in Finland with new car sales plunging another 26.6% to 48.087 units in 1968, that's less than half the amount of the record…
Alfa Romeo is the #2 carmaker in Italy all through the 1960s. In 1967, the Italian new car market progresses at the same rate as in 1966: +14.5% to a new record 1.162.246 registrations, its second ever millionaire year. Fiat sees its share thaw slightly to a still gigantic 73.2%,…