Toyota Corolla * See more detail by clicking on the title! * While going through old issues of Wheels magazine I came across an article that hinted at the best-selling models in the world in 1974. This is the oldest official information about the world best-sellers I could get my…
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…
Mercedes Strich 8 * See 'Read more' for the Top 100 best-selling models! Thanks DC & Florian for the data * Another trip down memory lane today, this time to West Germany in 1974, which is a relatively weak year in terms of sales volume at 1,662,384 registrations. For the…
Volvo 144 * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Rene * Norwegian car sales are up a timid 1% in 1974 to 90,239 registrations. The Volvo 140 manages to stay in pole position for the 4th consecutive year at 7,894 units and…
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…
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 * See the Top 55 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * Finnish new car sales drop a steep 18.2% year-on-year in 1971 to 74.907 units and the brands ranking is completely reshuffled, now truly displaying Italian, Japanese and Russian influences. Fiat (+26%) ignores the surrounding…
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…
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…
1960 Holden and Ford Falcon After allowing Holden to be the only 'true' Australian car for 12 long years, Ford launched the Falcon in November 1960 and proposed an Australian-built alternative to the Holden sold in the country since 1948. The Falcon nameplate will end up being by far Ford's…
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…
Ford is the most popular brand in Finland in 1963 and 1964. * See the Top 65 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title * New car sales in Finland gain 28.1% in 1963 to reach 52.225 registrations, and there is a new brand leader this year: Ford, up three…