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…
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…
The Ford Fiesta is #1 in Ireland in 1983. In 1983, the Ford Fiesta is the best-selling vehicle in Ireland, followed by the Toyota Corolla, Opel Kadett, Ford Sierra and Ford Escort. If you have more detailed information about the 1983 Ireland ranking including sales volumes, please contact us here.
Volvo 244 * See 'Read more' for the Top 20 best-selling models! Many thanks to Torbjörn for the data * Swedish car sales are down 12% in 1981 to 188,522 registrations but back up 16% in 1982 to 218,428 units. The Volvo 200 is head and shoulders above the competition again…
Renault 5 * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The French car market is down 2% in 1981 at 1,834,322 registrations and the Renault 5 delivers its second best year, down only 6% on an exceptional figure in 1980 at 282,486 sales and 15.4%…
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…
Datsun Stanza * See 'Read more' for the Top 10 best-selling models, many thanks to Miguel for the data! * From 1980 onwards, Japanese models are really dominant in South Africa. Nissan/Datsun sells the Nissan Violet as the Datsun Stanza in the country and leads the models ranking this year.…
Volvo 242 * See 'Read more' for the Top 25 best-selling models! Many thanks to Torbjörn and Rene * In 1979 the Swedish car market is up 7% to 215,325 registrations. The Volvo 240 keeps the lead with ease at 43,117 units, up 15%, for an all-round 20% market share. Launched…
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…