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Chart Archive
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CC Chart: Mid-Priced Brands Market Share, 1955-1964 – A 37% Collapse, And Not Just Because Of The 1958 Recession
Posted on January 8, 2024 | 28 CommentsThe years 1956-1959 were extremely ugly for US mid-priced brands, their collective market share dropping by 37%. The recession of 1957-1958 is often credited with this drop, but […] -
Charting The Big Cars, 1965-1974 – Were Chrysler’s Fuselage Cars A Failure? Which Brand Dropped The Most? (Hint: It Wasn’t A Mopar)
Posted on August 28, 2023 | 40 CommentsAt the recent 1969 Chrysler 300 review, there were several comments reflecting on the poor sales of Chrysler’s fuselage cars, which arrived that year. And in 2020, Jim Cavanaugh did […] -
CC Charts: Domestic Compacts, 1958-1970 — No, The Corvair Was Not A Flop; It Had A Higher Market Share Than The F-Series Does Today
Posted on April 10, 2023 | 45 CommentsOne of the more common myths that I’ve heard over the years is that the Corvair was essentially a failure, a sales and commercial flop. Far from it! In 1962 […] -
Chart: Ford Model T And Tesla Production 100 Years Apart – Tesla Set To Finally Overtake The T?
Posted on February 24, 2023 | 43 CommentsNote: Tesla production projected (conservatively) for 2023 and 2024 The many parallels between Henry Ford and Elon Musk have been chronicled many times. Self-made men, pioneering new concepts in automobiles […] -
Chart of the Day: Pontiac Market Share 1947-1996
Posted on June 10, 2020 | 49 Comments(note: shares are in decimals, not percentage as shown in legends) I find that market share is a significantly more informative number than absolute sales, as the total market changed […]
![CC Chart: Mid-Priced Brands Market Share, 1955-1964 – A 37% Collapse, And Not Just Because Of The 1958 Recession The years 1956-1959 were extremely ugly for US mid-priced brands, their collective market share dropping by 37%. The recession of 1957-1958 is often credited with this drop, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Chart-Mid-price-market-share-1955-1964.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Charting The Big Cars, 1965-1974 – Were Chrysler’s Fuselage Cars A Failure? Which Brand Dropped The Most? (Hint: It Wasn’t A Mopar) At the recent 1969 Chrysler 300 review, there were several comments reflecting on the poor sales of Chrysler’s fuselage cars, which arrived that year. And in 2020, Jim Cavanaugh did […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Chart-Big-RWD-matket-share-1965-1974-Big-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Charts: Domestic Compacts, 1958-1970 — No, The Corvair Was Not A Flop; It Had A Higher Market Share Than The F-Series Does Today One of the more common myths that I’ve heard over the years is that the Corvair was essentially a failure, a sales and commercial flop. Far from it! In 1962 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Chart-Compacts-mkt-share-58-69.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Chart: Ford Model T And Tesla Production 100 Years Apart – Tesla Set To Finally Overtake The T? Note: Tesla production projected (conservatively) for 2023 and 2024 The many parallels between Henry Ford and Elon Musk have been chronicled many times. Self-made men, pioneering new concepts in automobiles […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Chart-T-and-Tesla.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Chart of the Day: Pontiac Market Share 1947-1996 (note: shares are in decimals, not percentage as shown in legends) I find that market share is a significantly more informative number than absolute sales, as the total market changed […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Chart-Pontiac-market-share-1947-1996.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


