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| The Very Successful BMC 1100/1300 |
Looking back on times not that distant, you see that things are always changing, that nothing stays the same. Because the change is gradual it is not always noticed, but the list below makes you realise how different the car market was back in the 20th Century. Some points to note from the chart below:
The models are colour coded by origin.
In '65, two thirds of cars sold were in the top 10, in 2012 30%.
Vauxhall were in a trough in '75, with just one model represented.
French models came and went...
...now German brands are making their move.
| 1965 | 1975 | |||||
| 1 | BMC 1100/1300 | 157,679 | Ford Cortina | 106,837 | 1 | |
| 2 | Ford Cortina | 116,985 | Ford Escort | 103,817 | 2 | |
| 3 | BMC Mini | 104,477 | BL Mini | 84,668 | 3 | |
| 4 | Ford Anglia | 84,589 | Morris Marina | 78,632 | 4 | |
| 5 | Vauxhall Victor | 60,854 | Austin Allegro | 63,339 | 5 | |
| 6 | Vauxhall Viva | 58,884 | Vauxhall Viva | 54,731 | 6 | |
| 7 | BMC 1.6 Farina | 52,503 | Hillman Avenger | 38,377 | 7 | |
| 8 | Triumph Herald/Vit | 46,626 | Tri Toledo/1500/Dol | 30,119 | 8 | |
| 9 | Morris Minor | 44,905 | Austin Princess | 29,067 | 9 | |
| 10 | Ford Corsair | 44,463 | Hillman Hunter | 28,966 | 10 | |
| % Of Total | 67.2% | % Of Total | 51.8% | |||
| 1985 | 1995 | |||||
| 1 | Ford Escort | 157,269 | Ford Escort | 137,760 | 1 | |
| 2 | Vauxhall Cavalier | 134,334 | Ford Fiesta | 129,574 | 2 | |
| 3 | Ford Fiesta | 124,143 | Ford Mondeo | 118,040 | 3 | |
| 4 | Austin/MG Metro | 118,817 | Vauxhall Astra | 100,709 | 4 | |
| 5 | Ford Sierra | 101,642 | Vauxhall Cavalier | 73,978 | 5 | |
| 6 | Vauxhall Astra | 76,553 | Vauxhall Corsa | 72,508 | 6 | |
| 7 | Austin/MG Montego | 73,955 | Rover 200 | 68,114 | 7 | |
| 8 | Ford Orion | 65,363 | Peugeot 306 | 56,112 | 8 | |
| 9 | Vauxhall Nova | 61,358 | Renault Clio | 52,576 | 9 | |
| 10 | Austin/MG Maestro | 57,527 | Rover 100 | 52,392 | 10 | |
| % Of Total | 53.0% | % Of Total | 44.3% | |||
| 2005 | 2012 | |||||
| 1 | Ford Focus | 145,010 | Ford Fiesta | 109,265 | 1 | |
| 2 | Vauxhall Astra | 108,461 | Vauxhall Corsa | 89,434 | 2 | |
| 3 | Vauxhall Corsa | 89,463 | Ford Focus | 83,115 | 3 | |
| 4 | Renault Megane | 87,093 | VW Golf | 62,021 | 4 | |
| 5 | Ford Fiesta | 83,803 | Vauxhall Astra | 63,023 | 5 | |
| 6 | VW Golf | 67,749 | Nissan Qashqai | 45,675 | 6 | |
| 7 | Peugeot 206 | 67,450 | BMW 3 Series | 44,521 | 7 | |
| 8 | Ford Mondeo | 57,589 | VW Polo | 41,901 | 8 | |
| 9 | Renault Clio | 56,538 | Mercedes C | 37,261 | 9 | |
| 10 | BMW 3 Series | 44,844 | BMW MINI | 36,839 | 10 | |
| % Of Total | 33.1% | % Of Total | 30.0% | |||
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| The Popular Ford Anglia |
PS. Both cars pictured I had Dinky car models of.