Calendar year

1978

What the archive documents for calendar year 1978. “Introduced” and “in production” are listed separately; model years, where a market uses them, are shown apart from calendar years.

Across the archive in 1978

Other models in production during 1978

Introduced earlier; their documented production covers 1978. Introduced-this-year models are listed above.

Chevrolet Suburban Volkswagen Beetle Citroën 2CV Oldsmobile 88 Hindustan Ambassador Toyota Land Cruiser (J40) Renault 4 Triumph Spitfire Vauxhall Viva Porsche 911 (classic) Premier Padmini Shanghai SH760 Trabant 601 Alfa Romeo Spider (105/115) Hongqi CA770 Wartburg 353 Chevrolet Corvette (C3) Toyota Land Cruiser (J50) Saab 99 Autobianchi A112 Dacia 1300 Range Rover (first generation) Suzuki Jimny (first generation) Fiat 127 Honda Civic (first generation) Renault 5 Citroën CX Lamborghini Countach Volkswagen Golf Mk1 AMC Pacer BMW 3 Series (E21) Hyundai Pony (first generation) Mercedes-Benz W123 Lada Niva (VAZ-2121)