Calendar year

1972

What the archive documents for calendar year 1972. “Introduced” and “in production” are listed separately; model years, where a market uses them, are shown apart from calendar years.

Across the archive in 1972

Other models in production during 1972

Introduced earlier; their documented production covers 1972. Introduced-this-year models are listed above.

Chevrolet Suburban Volkswagen Beetle Citroën 2CV Oldsmobile 88 Citroën DS Fiat Nuova 500 Hindustan Ambassador Lotus Seven Rover P5 Peugeot 404 Toyota Land Cruiser (J40) Jaguar E-Type Renault 4 Lotus Elan (1962–1975) Triumph Spitfire Hillman Imp Rover P6 Vauxhall Viva Ford Mustang (first generation) Porsche 911 (classic) Premier Padmini Shanghai SH760 Trabant 601 Alfa Romeo Spider (105/115) BMW 02 Series Dodge Charger (B-body) Hongqi CA770 Lamborghini Miura Wartburg 353 Chevrolet Corvette (C3) Datsun 510 Toyota Land Cruiser (J50) Audi 100 (C1) Jaguar XJ (Series 1) Saab 99 Triumph TR6 Autobianchi A112 Dacia 1300 AMC Gremlin Opel Manta A Range Rover (first generation) Suzuki Jimny (first generation) Toyota Corolla (E20) Fiat 127