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Among the numerous cars produced around the world, there are special, one might say legendary or “classic” cars that have gained incredible popularity and recognition among car enthusiasts in different parts of the world. It is these cars that have remained relevant and in demand for a long time, and some remain so to this day. It was these cars that lasted on the assembly line for decades. It is them, the retro heroes, the real legends of the global automobile industry, that will be discussed in our review.

Let’s start our excursion into a “special” part of the history of the global automobile industry with a trip to Brazil, where a truck, also known as a “hippie van,” gathers dust and travels along the roads. The production of this unpretentious, quite simple, but still nice car started back in 1967, while T2 is only a modernization of its predecessor VW T1, whose production began in 1950.

Volkswagen T2 was equipped with several options gasoline engine with a displacement of 1.6 - 2.0 liters and output from 50 to 70 hp. The main transmission for the van was a 4-speed manual, but the version with a top-end engine could be equipped with a 3-speed automatic. Volkswagen edition The T2 ceased production in Germany in 1979, when it was replaced by a new generation of the car, but continued production in Brazil (under the Kombi Standart (passenger) and Kombi Furgao (van) brand) and other countries ensured the hippie van's entry into the "hall" glory" of the global automobile industry. Latest Volkswagen The Brazilian-assembled T2 rolled off the assembly line in 2013, and the reason for the closure of production was very banal - the body, developed back in 1967, could not withstand a modern crash test.

There, in Brazil, the life cycle of another quite popular car. We are talking about a miniature passenger car, launched into production in 1983. This compact car The B-class was produced in both three- and five-door versions, equipped with petrol and diesel engines. power units, dominated the roads of the Apennine Peninsula for more than 10 years, and then in 1995 moved to Poland, Morocco, the Philippines and Brazil.

Fiat Uno lasted the longest, until 2013, in Brazil, where, having rolled off the production line, it passed on its name to the third generation of another Italian compact, known in the rest of the world as Fiat Panda. In total, during the release of the classic Fiat Uno, about 8,800,000 miniature cars hit the roads of the world.

You can't ignore the legendary hatchback Volkswagen Golf first generation, which has long written its name in the history of the global automotive industry. The debut of this hatchback took place in 1974. The car was offered with wide range power plants, including gasoline, diesel and turbodiesel engines power from 50 to 112 hp For gearboxes, the Germans offered 4- or 5-speed manual transmissions, as well as an optional 3-speed automatic transmission.

Production of the Volkswagen Golf I on German soil ended in 1983, but hatchback production continued actively in Australia, Mexico (under the name Caribe) and South Africa (City Golf and Caddy (pickup)). The last Volkswagen Golf in the back of the original first generation left the South African assembly line of the Uitenhahe plant in 2009. Volkswagen Golf I not only earned the title of one of the most successful centenarians, but also at one time received the nickname “Der kleine Retter” (little rescuer), because if not for the Golf, then Volkswagen brand might no longer exist.

However, the German auto giant has another interesting long-liver - . This mid-size car, produced in sedan and station wagon body styles, entered the production line in 1981, quickly gaining popularity around the world.

Later in Europe the Santana was sold as Passat modification, and the original name was retained in South America and China, where production of the sedan and station wagon continued even after production stopped in Germany itself in 1988.
The most long life The Santana is noted in Brazil, where the car was discontinued in 2006, and in China, where production ceased only in 2013. It is worth noting that the Volkswagen Santana gained the greatest popularity in the Middle Kingdom, where it was used not only as a personal vehicle, but also as company car for police, officials, taxi services, etc. In total, over the years of production in China, over 3,200,000 cars were sold, which makes the Volkswagen Santana one of the most popular Chinese cars.

The French concern Peugeot has also become a notable long-liver. For exactly 10 years, starting in 1987, it traveled along the roads of Europe, and in 1988 it managed to receive the title “Car of the Year in Europe.” The Frenchman was produced in sedan and station wagon body styles, but only the first was destined to become a long-liver, because the Egyptians and Iranians did not like the station wagon.

Despite the long-outdated technical stuffing and faded in the background modern cars appearance, The Peugeot 405 is still produced in car factories in Egypt and Iran. There is no time in the latter successful car known by the name Samand, under which at one time he even tried to gain a foothold on Russian market, but, naturally, without success. However, Samand found its buyer in Venezuela, Syria and Senegal, where the Iranians launched their own assembly lines, so the Peugeot 405 will still have a long life.

Let's move from North Africa and the Middle East to places that are more stable, but also more secretive - namely in North Korea(DPRK), where there is also an auto industry. Yes, yes, they produce not only rockets and machine guns, but sometimes also cars. Unfortunately, accurate information about successes North Korean auto industry there is not so much in the public domain, since absolutely everything is classified in this country, but some information still leaks through Chinese comrades. It turns out that in the DPRK, starting from the mid-50s of the last century, a 5-seater passenger car (아침의 꽃 - “morning flower”), which is a simplified copy of the legendary Soviet car GAZ M-20 "Pobeda".

Well, since 1968, the same small batches have been replenishing the roads of the DPRK with an SUV, created as a symbiosis of the legendary Soviet GAZ 69 and no less legendary Jeep of that period.

Since we mentioned Soviet retro cars, then it’s worth saying a few words about the domestic long-lived automobile industry. First of all, this is the classic “five”, which stayed afloat for 31 years from 1979 to 2010.

It is noteworthy that the production of the “five” lasted 1 year longer than the production of the “six” ( VAZ-2106), but it was released almost twice fewer cars(2,091,000 versus 4,390,000 copies). It is also worth remembering VAZ-2107, also produced for 31 years (since 1982), however, in Russia the “seven” became a thing of the past in 2012, but in Egypt the production of the sedan continued for another year.

From the "acting" Russian cars It's probably worth noting UAZ-452, later during modernization received the index , but is popularly better known as “Loaf”, “Tablet” or “Tadpole” in the version with a body.

This one for everyone famous car entered the production line in 1965 and is in no hurry to leave it, regularly receiving minor updates that practically do not affect the original technical architecture, which makes it possible to classify the 452 as a long-lived car.

Follows the same path VAZ-2121 "Niva", which appeared on Soviet roads in 1977. Having survived several restylings, the Niva retains its original platform virtually unchanged, still remaining one of the most “indestructible” SUVs in the world, which ensures its popularity not only in our country, but throughout the world.

However, soon the legendary Niva will retire, finally acquiring the status of a legend in the global automobile industry.

Let's move to Europe, or rather to the UK, where their last days Another iconic SUV for the global automotive industry is still on the assembly line, namely. This brutal Englishman was released in 1983 and has remained almost unchanged since then, preserving the traditions of “cultured” militarism in design and the simplicity of a truly masculine interior.

Yes, the engines changed, but the essence of Land Rover Defender remained the same, and therefore it is sad that this year classic SUV will become a thing of the past, giving way to a completely new car, the start of sales of which is scheduled for 2016.

Yugoslavia also had its own long-lived car, and after its collapse, Serbia. It was called , but is also known under the names Zastava Skala and Yugo Skala.

Based on the Fiat 128 in 1971, compact family car It was produced in the bodies of a 3- or 5-door hatchback, as well as a 2-door pickup. The Balkan “classic” did not please with a wide variety of engines, and at the end of its existence it was even offered with an uncontested 55-horsepower gasoline engine, but as compensation it pleased the not very rich population of Serbia at an affordable price, not exceeding 4000 euros. At one time, at the very beginning of the 1980s, Zastava 101 conquered the UK market, but the success was short-lived due to Low quality cars and poor equipment. The production of the Balkan "classics" was discontinued in November 2008 due to a sharp drop in demand.

Fast forward to India, where due to overpopulation and low level life, “retro cars” are also very popular. One of the symbols of the Indian “middle class”, if such a thing can be identified in India at all, is the pickup truck Tata TL I or Tata 207.

This car appeared in 1988 as a more or less affordable vehicle for transportation oversized cargo and has become quite popular among Indian farmers and small shop owners. It is noteworthy that the 4th generation of the Tata TL pickup truck is currently being produced, while the first generation vehicle is still being assembled in small batches.

Much more iconic car for the Indian automobile industry - the “king of the roads” sedan (“Amby”), which is based on the English Morris Oxford III. The start of production of the Hindustan Ambassador was given in 1957, when the first prototype, equipped with a 1.5-liter gasoline engine with an output of about 50 hp, rolled off the assembly line.

A couple of years later the engine was replaced with a 55-horsepower one, and in 1979 a 37-horsepower one was added to it. diesel engine, which made Hindustan Ambassador the first Indian cars with diesel power plant. In 1992, a limited series of luxury Ambassador sedans with a 75-horsepower engine and improved interior trim was released, and a year later the car entered the UK market, where, however, it did not last long, failing to awaken a love of retro in the British.
The decline in sales of the legendary Ambassador sedan began in 2011, when the new environmental standard BS IV, after which several major cities They banned car sales even for taxi needs and the manufacturer managed to sell only about 2,500 cars in the 2011 reporting year. Subsequently, sales volumes only decreased, and the price of the sedan, on the contrary, reached $10,000, which forced the management of Hindustan Motors to remove the Ambassador from the assembly line in 2014 due to a drop in demand. Thus, the Hindustan Ambassador sedan lasted on the assembly line for almost 57 years, receiving virtually no significant changes in its design.

However, in the history of the global automobile industry there is a more impressive long-lived record holder, with whom we will complete our historical review. If you haven’t guessed yet, we are talking about the legendary little car (Volkswagen Beetle), better known to Russians as the “Beetle”.

True, to be completely precise, it is worth noting that the legendary car was never officially called the “Beetle”, but was initially (before the war) called KdF-38 or Volkswagen-38, then (after the war) Volkswagen-11, Volkswagen 1200, and then Volkswagen 1600. For my long history the little “Beetle” managed to steal some of the design solutions from the Czechoslovak Tatra, become the basis for the Volkswagen T1 (which we mentioned at the very beginning), conquer America, star in dozens of films, appear on the cover of the Beatles album, become the progenitor of Porsche sports cars and buggies, enter into the top ten cars that changed the world, and sold around the planet with a circulation of 21,594,464 cars. Production of the Volkswagen Käfer was discontinued only in 2003, 65 years after the appearance of the first production prototype.

That's all, list legendary cars, which remained on the assembly line for decades almost to this day, has come to an end. We can only wish that today’s automakers remember to please the public not only with mass-produced products for a year or two, but also with truly catchy new products that, in 20–30–40 years, can also join the cohort of long-lived legends of the global automobile industry.

Automotive industry in Brazil Today it is one of the leading companies worldwide in terms of the number of cars produced. According to the results of 2015, about 2.5 million cars were produced in Brazil, which gave Brazil the 9th place in terms of production in the world. Although active development Brazilian auto industry began only in the 1960s, strict protection measures domestic market from imports allow Brazil to maintain significant volumes domestic production and be ahead of many countries that have a longer history of development of the automotive industry, in particular the UK, Russia and France. Another feature of the Brazilian automobile industry is the long-term production of outdated models of both the national and global automobile industry in modern versions.

Brazilian industry is regulated by the Associação Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veículos Automotores (Anfavea), created in 1956, which includes automobile manufacturers (cars, cars, trucks and buses) and agricultural machinery manufacturers in Brazil. Anfavea is part of the Organization Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles (OICA), based in Paris.

Most of the world's major companies are present in Brazil, in particular: Fiat Chrysler, Volkswagen Group, Ford, General Motors, Nissan Motors, Toyota, MAN SE, Mitsubishi, Mercedes-Benz, Renault, Honda, Hyundai. There are also national companies such as Troller, Marcopolo SA, Agrale, Randon SA, Excalibur, etc., some of them traditionally produce exact copies unique in a modern design.

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Brazilian Automotive industry started with Chevrolet, which rolled off the assembly line in 1925.

In 1958 year Toyota began producing its famous Land Cruiser.

Chrysler Company During the 50s, in agreement with the Brasmotor group, it assembled its Dodge and Plymouth models using the CKD method.

In 1967, the American Chrysler Corporation acquired the French Simca globally and the Simca do Brasil division in Brazil became known as Chrysler do Brasil and produced Brazilian modifications of Chrysler and Dodge.

Another feature of the Brazilian automobile industry is the production of Flex-Fuel cars, adapted to alcohol fuel. State policy of widespread use of ethanol as motor fuel led to the fact that Brazil manages to satisfy almost 50% of its domestic fuel demand with bioethanol: by 2008, 4.5 million vehicles ran entirely on ethanol, the remaining 17 million used a mixture of ethanol and gasoline as fuel. Five out of six Brazilian gas stations sell pure ethanol (E100), and Brazil's bioethanol program employs more than 700,000 workers.

Annual car production in Brazil

Year Produced, units 0-1 million 1-2 million 2-3 million 3-4 million
1960 133,000
1970 416,089
1980 1,165,174
1990 914,466
2000 1,681,517
2005 2,530,840
2006 2,611,034
2007 2,970,818
2008 3,220,475
2009 3,182,617
2010 3,648,358
2011 3,406,150
2012 3,342,617
2013 3,740,418
2014 3,146,386
2015 2,429,463

Both before and now in Brazil there were a significant number automobile factories. Many of these originated as assembly plants or franchises (most notably Volkswagen and Alfa Romeo), But own ideas Hot Brazilian guys had enough too.

Pictured is the Troller Pantanal, one of the two main models of the SUV company founded in 1995. The company's flagship, the Troller T4 model, is essentially a copy Jeep Wrangler, Pantanal is its own development.


Agrale is a leading Brazilian manufacturer of trucks, buses and agricultural equipment. The company has been around since 1962, illustrated with the Agrale 14000 LX. Interestingly, Agrale trucks do not have model names, the number indicates the load capacity in kilograms, and LX indicates the modification.


Marcopolo is one of the oldest Brazilian automobile manufacturers, founded in 1949, and specializes in buses of all sizes and types. The picture shows the Marcopolo Paradiso G7 1800 DD.


Lobini H1 is the only model of the small-scale sports car manufacturer. The car debuted in 2002 and is still in production without noticeable changes.


Engesa existed from 1963 to 1993 and was major supplier Brazilian army. Among the tanks and armored personnel carriers there were also several cars - for example, this Engesa EE-34.


Puma are almost legendary Brazilian sports cars. The company built them from 1966 to 1995 (and then produced trucks “by inertia” for another four years). Pictured is a 1980 Puma GTC. Interestingly, in the 2000s they tried to revive the brand in South Africa.


JPX is an SUV brand that existed from 1992 to 2002. It was essentially a toy for Eric Bautista, a billionaire and at the time the 8th richest person in the world. When Batista's financial situation worsened, the first thing he did was shut down car production. Pictured is the JPX Montez Pickup model.

Statistics on car sales in Brazil by month and year show changes in consumer demand, the level of consumer confidence in brands and reflect the real situation in this section of the economy. You can estimate the sales of all car brands on the Brazilian market in almost real time (data is updated several times a week).

The leader in the Brazilian market is cars Chevrolet brand. Thanks to customer trust in the brand, vehicles Chevrolet brands were sold in the amount of 434,246 units. In addition to this brand, the TOP 5 includes Volkswagen (389,622 cars), Fiat (325,513 cars), Ford (235,418 cars) and Renault (214,860 cars).

Results of car sales in Brazil

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Brand January February March April May June July August September October november December Total
1 Chevrolet 33 895 27 388 30 557 33 820 32 271 32 401 35 071 41 573 36 380 44 070 45 258 41 562 434 246
2 Volkswagen 27 649 23 657 30 486 31 948 31 256 30 555 33 397 35 873 33 586 39 803 35 698 35 714 389 622
3 Fiat 23 365 17 310 23 313 28 192 26 686 27 421 28 230 34 362 27 691 34 335 26 849 27 759 325 513
4 Ford 16 919 14 183 20 212 20 725 19 037 19 501 21 315 21 800 19 535 22 631 19 517 20 043 235 418
5 Renault 11 123 11 889 16 604 20 214 14 246 19 809 18 573 20 937 18 872 21 701 20 290 20 602 214 860
6 Hyundai 14 692 14 280 17 452 18 097 16 700 15 473 18 043 20 601 16 629 18 807 17 359 17 886 206 019
7 Toyota 14 200 12 237 16 447 17 892 15 585 14 200 16 071 19 716 16 612 19 688 17 470 19 934 200 052
8 Honda 10 070 9 791 13 517 11 190 10 505 9 374 9 796 12 055 9 570 13 252 11 112 10 742 130 974
9 Jeep 7 060 5 984 8 899 9 067 9 935 8 681 9 393 10 265 8 390 9 855 8 852 10 260 106 641
10 Nissan 6 760 6 519 11 022 7 774 7 361 7 139 7 779 9 402 7 963 8 680 8 348 8 752 97 499
11 Mercedes-Benz 3 026 2 674 3 529 3 568 3 612 3 509 4 036 4 410 3 868 4 979 4 577 4 112 45 900
12 Peugeot 2 001 1 584 1 985 1 983 2 011 1 649 1 970 2 295 1 679 1 866 1 577 1 589 22 189
13 Mitsubishi 1 631 1 540 2 284 1 934 1 887 1 746 1 773 2 035 1 635 1 758 1 686 1 683 21 592
14 Citroen 1 681 1 309 1 744 1 630 1 558 1 400 1 781 1 511 1 105 1 848 1 982 2 139 19 688
15 Volvo 735 677 1 343 1 368 1 252 1 293 1 588 2 043 1 380 2 017 1 626 1 723 17 045
16 Kia 587 943 1 382 1 019 1 038 807 741 971 884 868 805 933 10 978
17 Scania 530 570 764 763 740 817 719 932 702 695 1 000 1 136 9 368
18 Chery 397 290 260 246 417 476 722 1 051 1 002 1 329 1 082 1 081 8 353
19 BMW 652 465 641 746 841 743 620 722 592 724 592 727 8 065
20 Audi 570 430 782 630 678 692 913 582 528 635 543 770 7 753
21 Iveco 475 305 370 440 372 378 976 689 530 568 534 406 6 043
22 Land Rover 483 463 688 753 576 507 347 366 330 320 288 418 5 539
23 Suzuki 362 309 363 319 321 324 387 414 363 309 320 273 4 064
24 J.A.C. 265 321 394 330 349 357 230 302 183 279 181 195 3 386
25 DAF 105 119 151 179 138 145 275 270 218 267 221 256 2 344
26 Lifan 286 191 239 239 232 144 129 149 98 118 118 140 2 083
27 Marcopolo 153 99 141 120 128 145 150 166 185 267 148 222 1 924
28 Minerva 124 114 135 101 97 101 122 173 132 148 139 153 1 539
29 Troller 153 128 102 132 125 115 132 137 119 115 115 107 1 480
30 MAN 120 76 93 84 35 28 169 170 193 181 149 169 1 467
31 Dodge 25 21 17 40 70 79 48 87 79 67 60 85 678
32 Porsche 50 42 50 52 41 59 45 28 66 80 73 62 648
33 Jaguar 33 25 24 11 16 36 20 20 15 150 134 114 598
34 Agrale 25 17 24 35 28 18 7 23 48 15 19 19 278
35 Lexus - - - 24 20 21 12 19 24 20 23 10 173
36 A.S.A. 8 11 15 8 11 10 17 14 15 10 8 16 143
37 Effa - - - 1 1 4 4 3 1 5 2 1 22
38 Chrysler - - 1 - - - - 1 7 1 1 2 13
39 Jinbei - 2 1 - - - 1 - - 3 2 1 10
40 23 029
Total sales 181 255 156 885 207 363 217 334 201 869 201 975 217 486 248 620 213 337 255 655 230 938 234 557 2 567 274

Notes

  1. Data provided from official sources: AEB, ACEA, Automotive News, GoodCarBadCar, Focus2move, as well as from official data from automakers.
  2. Total sales and list of brands may vary due to... data provided by brand on the VERcity portal.
  3. N/A - statistics on models that are not in the VERcity catalogue. Trucks, special equipment etc.

General car sales statistics in Brazil

On the VERcity portal we publish verified data from associations and machine manufacturers so that you can:

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We have been keeping car statistics in Brazil since 2006. Therefore, on the portal you can easily find data for any month from the specified period. After the end of each reporting quarter, we update information to keep you up to date.