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| 1.7 million Opel Kadets were made from 1973-79. A nice, simple car |
Production volume continued its steady incline in Germany, despite the the oil crisis that hit mid-decade. VW continued as the mainstay of the volume, although it went from 46% of the total in 1969 to 33% by 1979. Both GM Opel and Ford had solid gains too. However, while Mercedes and BMW were doing nicely, Audi was stuck in the doldrums.
Porsche got a lift in volume when the 924 model replaced the 914 for 1976. Hanomag was making a few passenger cars which I believe were camper vans. That ended in 1975, with Neckar branded Fiat cars finishing a few years earlier.
Please note that the figures below are in thousands, so three zeros need to be added.
| Yr | VW | GM | Ford | MB | BMW | Audi | Por | Han | Nec | Total | |
| 1970 | 1,518 | 812 | 409 | 280 | 159 | 317 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 3,528 | |
| 1971 | 1,622 | 832 | 479 | 284 | 164 | 282 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 3,697 | |
| 1972 | 1,373 | 871 | 436 | 324 | 182 | 299 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 3,521 | |
| 1973 | 1,364 | 868 | 456 | 332 | 196 | 410 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3,650 | |
| 1974 | 1,170 | 578 | 286 | 340 | 185 | 266 | 10 | 5 | - | 2,840 | |
| 1975 | 1,050 | 656 | 413 | 350 | 218 | 205 | 9 | 6 | - | 2,907 | |
| 1976 | 1,221 | 919 | 487 | 378 | 268 | 242 | 32 | - | - | 3,547 | |
| 1977 | 1,278 | 922 | 543 | 409 | 285 | 318 | 36 | - | - | 3,791 | |
| 1978 | 1,346 | 952 | 544 | 404 | 312 | 295 | 37 | - | - | 3,890 | |
| 1979 | 1,305 | 960 | 547 | 433 | 328 | 323 | 36 | - | - | 3,932 |
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| The 924 model added volume to Porsche |
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