Renault 4 29/07/2026 update: Now with Top 15 All French brands and Top 33 All French models. New car sales in France are slightly impacted by the May student unrest, down -4.4% year-on-year to 1,143,694 units including commercial vehicles. Renault (-4.7%) repeats at #1 and follows its home market to…
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%,…
Volvo Amazon (P130) Even though I couldn’t access any official car sales data for the period in Sweden, I will venture an estimation: the Volvo Amazon (aka 120 Series outside of Sweden) reached a production figure of 667,323 units at the end of its life in 1970. 60% of these…
Volkswagen is the most popular carmaker in Finland over the period. * See the Top 75 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title * In 1965, the Finnish new car market posts its very first six-digit annual volume at 100.146 units, up 22% year-on-year. Volkswagen soars 72% to hit its…
1966 Ford Cortina * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The UK new car market is up 6% year-on-year in 1967 to 1,102,266 registrations. After two years of domination by the Austin Morris 1100, the Ford Cortina, helped by the…
1967 Renault 4 29/07/2026 update: Now with Top 13 All French brands and Top 33 All French models The French new vehicle market plateaus in 1967 at 1,196,366 units (including commercial vehicles), down -1.1% year-on-year. This year and for the first time since 1964 Renault (+3.8%) reclaims the brands top…
Ford Cortina * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Rene * Norwegian car sales are in constant progression over the period: +2% in 1965 to 56,319 registrations, +7% in 1966 to 60,484 and +8% in 1967 to 65,181. The VW Beetle reigns…
Citroen Ami 6 29/07/2026 update: Now with the Top 13 All French brands and Top 34 All French models. Today we go back 60 years to study the best-selling brands and models in France in 1966... Consult over 130 years of French Historical Data here Check out our additional French…
Austin Morris 1100 * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The oldest models ranking information I have for the UK dates back to 1965 and at that time 1,098,887 new vehicles found a buyer in the country. The market then goes down 5% to…
Ford 20M * See 'Read more' for the 1964-66 Rankings - many thanks to Florian for the data! * The German car market is up 6% in 1964 at 1,342,980 registrations, passes the 1.5 million mark for the very first time at 1,517,564 units in 1965 (+13%) but drops 1%…
The Fiat 500 Giardiniera ranks inside the Top 10. In 1966, new car sales in Italy shoot up 14.5% to cross a very symbolic barrier for the first time: the million annual sales at 1.014.975. Fiat edges up to a mammoth 74.1% share ahead of Alfa Romeo at 4.9%. With…
Volvo Amazon (P120) * See the Top 6 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Rene * In 1965 the Volvo Amazon dominates the Swedish models ranking with a very imposing 15.4% market share, leading the way above the VW 1200/1300 (aka Beetle) at 11.3%. VW Beetle…
1965 Ford Falcon, Argentina spec * Many thanks to Bruno for making this post possible! * Launched in 1962 in the country, the Ford Falcon is an immediate success with Argentinean consumers: it becomes the best-seller as early as in 1965 and would rank #1 at year-end at least 5…
Renault 4L * See the Top 10 most produced models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Launched in July 1961, the Renault 4L doesn't wait and become the best-selling car in France in 1962, and stays there for four consecutive years. However for this period I only…
The oldest production figures published by Quatro Rodas date back to 1962, when the VW Fusca led the way with 38,259 units before becoming the first car to be produced at over 50,000 units a year in Brazil in 1964 (51,755). Aero Willys This period sees the success in Brazil…