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[[British Leyland]] replaced the BMC 1100/1300 with a variety of models: the 1969 [[Austin Maxi]], the 1971 [[Morris Marina]], and the 1973 [[Austin Allegro]].
 
A second-generation Ford Escort (jointly designed in Britain and Germany) was released in 1974. The same year, the German [[Volkswagen Golf]] front-wheel-drive hatchback was released, becoming one of the first significantly- imported small family cars in the UK market. The sporty "GTI" version of the Golf sparked a huge demand for "hot hatches" in the UK and many other countries.
 
The third-generation Vauxhall Viva was produced until late 1979, when it was replaced by the [[Vauxhall Astra#First generation (1979-1984)|Vauxhall Astra]] (a rebadged [[Opel Kadett#Kadett D (1979–1984)|Opel Kadett D]] which was initially produced in West Germany and Belgium).