I have car sales for the land of lakes that go back to 1956, thanks to Autoalan Tiedotuskeskus. Things were fluid back then, with brands up and down quite dramatically. There were also some different brands around too. For the different ones:
In the chart below, 'Mosk' stands for Moskvitch which basically means Moscovite. They were a solid car made for tough Russian roads and sold well back at
Saturday, June 28, 2014
Finland Top 4 Brands : 1956-59
Friday, June 27, 2014
Sweden Top 4 Brands : 1980-89
1982 Volvo 345. The 300 series ran from 1976-91
While Volvo remained the most popular choice for Swedish car buyers in the 1980's, Saab was starting to struggle holding second place. Ford came back with a vengeance, and Opel remained a strong seller. VW fell from grace in this period.
The low point of this period was 1981 when there were 188,500 sales for the total market. It then peaked in
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