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Chart hits: UK's most popular cars of the last 50 years - pictures

by: Auto Express team

8 Apr 2016

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What have been the most popular cars in the UK over the past 50 years?
Austin/Morris 1100 - 157,679 were sold in 1965
Ford Cortina - 116,637 were sold in 1965
Austin/Morris MINI - 104,477 were sold in 1965
Ford Cortina - 106,787 were sold in 1975
Austin Allegro - 63,339 were sold in 1975
Datsun Sunny - imports shot up in 1975, with the Sunny just outside the top 10
Ford Escort - 157,269 were sold in 1985
Austin/MG Maestro - 118,817 were sold in 1985
Ford Escort - 137,760 were sold in 1995
Ford Mondeo - 118,040 were sold in 1995
Rover 200 - 68,141 were sold in 1995
Ford Focus - 123,799 were sold in 2005
Vauxhall Astra - 108,461 were sold in 2005
Ford Fiesta - 133,434 were sold in 2015
Nissan Qashqai - 60,814 were sold in 2015
Vauxhall Mokka - 45,399 were sold in 2015

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