A long production run and worldwide success ensure vehicles a place in the top five.
35,000,000 sold (est)
It's name translates as small crown, and the Corolla has ruled the sales charts since Toyota exported the MkI to Australia in 1966. In that time, one has found a home on average every 40 seconds! Two-thirds have been exports and, as with the Beetle, the cars reputation is built on simplicity and reliability. The Corolla overtook the VW as the best seller in 1997, and is still top dog, despite being replaced here by the Auris.
33,900,000 sold
Launched in 1948 and now in its 12th incarnation, the F-Series pick-up has been the USs best-selling car for 28 years running, and the most popular truck for even longer. Even in the face of downsizing, it threatens to take the Corollas crown, with high-performance versions like the SVT Raptor F-150 leading the charge.
27,190,000 sold
Ever since it took over from the Beetle in 1974, the Golf has been a huge hit. The
MkI came as a cabrio and with diesel power, while a hot GTI version has been offered with all six generations. More than 1.5 million Golfs have been registered here, making it VWs UK top seller in 2009, the company shifted two Golfs to every Polo.
22,649,464 sold
The undisputed best-selling single model of all-time, the Beetle remained unchanged for decades, with its rear-engined, rear-wheel-drive design. It was famously commissioned by Hitler, and developed by Ferdinand Porsche but VW didnt actually start calling it the Beetle until 1967. Annual production peaked at 1.3 million four years later. After World War II, the cars production line at Wolfsburg had been offered to several British firms, including Morris but an official report at the time claimed that building the Beetle would be an uneconomic enterprise
The combined sales of the European and US versions of the Escort push the British-born favourite on to the list. Built to replace the Anglia in 1967, it became one of Europes best sellers before the name spread to the US in 1981, where it was affixed to Fords challenger to the influx of Japanese models. The Escort has easily eclipsed ancestor the Model T (16.5 million sold).
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35,000,000 sold (est)
It's name translates as small crown, and the Corolla has ruled the sales charts since Toyota exported the MkI to Australia in 1966. In that time, one has found a home on average every 40 seconds! Two-thirds have been exports and, as with the Beetle, the cars reputation is built on simplicity and reliability. The Corolla overtook the VW as the best seller in 1997, and is still top dog, despite being replaced here by the Auris.
33,900,000 soldLaunched in 1948 and now in its 12th incarnation, the F-Series pick-up has been the USs best-selling car for 28 years running, and the most popular truck for even longer. Even in the face of downsizing, it threatens to take the Corollas crown, with high-performance versions like the SVT Raptor F-150 leading the charge.
27,190,000 sold
Ever since it took over from the Beetle in 1974, the Golf has been a huge hit. The
MkI came as a cabrio and with diesel power, while a hot GTI version has been offered with all six generations. More than 1.5 million Golfs have been registered here, making it VWs UK top seller in 2009, the company shifted two Golfs to every Polo.
22,649,464 soldThe undisputed best-selling single model of all-time, the Beetle remained unchanged for decades, with its rear-engined, rear-wheel-drive design. It was famously commissioned by Hitler, and developed by Ferdinand Porsche but VW didnt actually start calling it the Beetle until 1967. Annual production peaked at 1.3 million four years later. After World War II, the cars production line at Wolfsburg had been offered to several British firms, including Morris but an official report at the time claimed that building the Beetle would be an uneconomic enterprise
The combined sales of the European and US versions of the Escort push the British-born favourite on to the list. Built to replace the Anglia in 1967, it became one of Europes best sellers before the name spread to the US in 1981, where it was affixed to Fords challenger to the influx of Japanese models. The Escort has easily eclipsed ancestor the Model T (16.5 million sold).[autoexpress]
