VW Golf * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Rene * For Norway in the eighties I only have access to a Top 25 models ranking for the entire decade, not year by year. If you have more detailed information please make…
Toyota and the Corolla are the most popular brand and nameplate over the period. * See the Top 50 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * The Finnish new car market gains 8.8% in 1985 to break an all-time volume record for the 2nd year running…
Nissan Sunny * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Bill * Today let's go on trip down memory lane, 25 years ago in Greece to be precise. Thanks to Bill I can now share with you the Top 10 most popular models…
Zastava is the #3 brand in Greece in 1985, mainly thanks to the Yugo 45. * See the Top 15 best-selling brands by clicking on the title. Thanks to Bill * New car sales in Greece are up a fantastic 19% year-on-year in 1985 to 78.534 units. One of the…
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…
Ford Escort * See the Top 15 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Launched in 1980, the Ford Escort Mk III was an instant hit in the UK and took the lead of the models ranking as early as 1982, only the second time…
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 Mazda Familia. Picture by geocities.jp * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to René * Thanks to René we are able to get back in time to 30 years ago in Japan and explore the Top 10 models ranking for April 1982…
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…
1980 Toyota Corolla The oldest official world models ranking I could access dates back from 1980. It shows how clearly the Toyota Corolla dominates world sales. With almost 775,000 units sold around the world that year, it has an advance of more than 250,000 units over the #2, the Renault…
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…
Ford Cortina * See the 60 best-selling models by clicking on the title * New car sales in the UK are back on the up over the period, at +3% in 1977 to 1,323,524 registrations, +20% in 1978 to 1,591,941 and +8% in 1979 to a record 1,716,275 units. In…
Austin Allegro * See 'Read more' for the Top 80 best-selling models! Many thanks to DC and Chris * In 1974 the UK new car market is hit full frontal by the recession: down 24% year-on-year to 1,268,655 registrations, then a further 6% in 1975 to 1,194,115 units. The Ford…
VW Beetle * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Rene * After a one-off stratospheric figure in 1969 the Norwegian car market is back to normal this year, down 29% to 70,226 registrations. The VW Beetle is the best-selling model in the…