Toyota UK Sales 1965-79 (by model)

The 1965 Corona

Toyota arrived in the UK late 1965 with the Corona model, sporting 'luxuries' rare on a family car at the time. Features such as two-speed wipers and a heater were quite a novelty on a mainstream car. The Corona was soon followed by the Corolla to spearhead the sales push into Britain.

From 1965 to 1968, 1,961 cars had been sold. In 1969 1,211 cars found homes, 1970 1,327 and 1971 3,982. Things kicked off in 1972 as imports started to make inroads into the local market. The Corolla was the best selling model, with the Starlet not far behind.

Mod/Yr	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Corolla	5,253	7,666	7,046	8,310	9,657	11,850	10,315	9,116
Starlet	-	-	582	5,172	5,330	4,387	4,137	7,910
Carina*		5,008	3,549	3,272	3,070	3,151	4,348	6,076
Celica		3,632	2,751	2,974	3,423	2,985	5,131	5,294
Cressida	-	-	-	-	-	1,293	3,897	3,315
Crown		1,821	838	462	458	449	490	502
Others	8,273	396	48	80	156	42	16	7
Total	13,526	18,523	14,814	20,270	22,094	24,157	28,334	32,220
*Carina and Corona models combined

Data source: Mainly Toyota UK.
For the 1980-89 period, please click here.

The 1970 Celica