What auto maker imported its first model into the U.S. in 1958 and sold only 52 here? What was the model numb

Question

What was the model number?

Answer 1

No Not VW... U.S. car production reaches 5.1 million;
1st Volkswagen "beetle" sold in 1949.. and alot more than 52...

I thought it was the Borgward Isabella but they came over from Germany in 1957...
57 also brought in the Loyd LP-600 Alexander, and the Lotus 7 also know as the Careham Super 7 into the USA...

1st Sold in 1958 but can't find count...
Fuji's first car, the 1958 Subaru 360 Minicar
2 cylinder 356cc 70.9" wb with 71 MPG

1st Sold in 1958 Toyopet (Toyota) CROWN RSL
4 cylinder 1453cc 4dr...
175 brought to USA but less than 70 sold in 1958...

Thats all I can find for New for 1958 Sales...

Hope this helped... ZZZZZZZZOOOOOOOOOMMMMM

Answer 2

What an obscure question! I could guess all day; but here's a quotation from a Time article in 1958 which says which ones are not the correct answer. By the way, 1958 was a bad year for auto sales - as Ford found out with the Edsel.

"In barely two years West Germany's front-running Volkswagen has doubled sales to 64,000 cars annually. France's second-place Renault, which sold 22,586 cars last year, has sold almost that many in the first four months of 1958; Italy's Fiat, here only since last June, has already sold 15,000 cars, converted four freighters into auto carriers that can bring in 1,000 cars at a clip. Behind the leaders range a dozen other makes from Britain's boxy Hillman to Sweden's Volvo. Years ago foreign cars were rare outside metropolitan New York and Los Angeles. Today they are almost as popular in New Orleans and Chicago, Denver and Dallas"

Answer 3

Toyota brought its land cruiser and Toyopet here in 1958. They both didnt sell well, but the cruiser sold better. Im not sure about production numbers.
VW came here in '58 as well, but i know they sold much more then 52.

Answer 4

V W

Answer 5

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