Peugeot 204 The French new vehicle market is up a very solid 10% year-on-year in 1969 to 1,257,635 units. When removing medium and heavy commercials we arrive at 1,169,945 units, up 9.5% year-on-year. Renault (+20.6%) has a fantastic year, doubling the market growth rate to reach 37.3% share vs. 34%…
The VW Fusca continues to dominate Brazilian car sales and production, constantly progressing over the period to reach a 48% share of all production in 1967, 53% in 1968 when it passes the 100,000 units for the first time at 123,089 and 47% in 1969. The VW Kombi, in production…
1969 Volvo 142 * Many thanks to Torbjörn for making this update possible! * I only have official sales data for the best-selling model in Sweden over the period: the Volvo 140 Series, taking the relay from the Volvo Amazon. Launched in 1967, the Volvo 140 grabbed the pole position in…
Fiat 500 Over the first 5 months of 1969, the Fiat 500 is by far the best-selling car in Italy with over 160.000 sales, followed by the Fiat 850 just under 100.000, the Fiat 124 above 50.000 and the Alfa Romeo Giulia above 25.000. Fiat 124 Italian manufacturer Innocenti sells…
The 100,000th VW Beetle sold in Norway * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Rene * While in 1968 the Norwegian car market gains only 0.1% to 65,229 registrations, in 1969 it shoots up by a huge 51% to 98,529 units! It…
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…
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…
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%…