List of best-selling automobiles ,

                                List of best-selling automobiles

 Passenger cars and light trucks have consistently been the top-selling vehicles in the automobile markets since the introduction of the Benz Patent Motorwagen in 1886. While manufacturers provide references to support their claims, it is important to note the possibility of inaccuracies or exaggerations. In some cases, a single vehicle may be sold under different names in various markets, such as the Nissan Sunny. In such instances, manufacturers often provide cumulative figures for all models sold. Consequently, there is no universally accepted standard for measuring units sold. For example, Chrysler minivans have sold over 16 million units globally, while Volkswagen has asserted that its Beetle is the best-selling car in history due to its relatively unchanged production over time. In contrast, Toyota has released 12 generations of the Corolla since 1966, with total sales exceeding 50 million units as of 2021.

                                  World's bestsellers

Since the production of Ford's millionth Model T on December 10, 1915, four cars have been widely recognized as the "bestselling automobile in the world." The Model T held this title for forty-five years, even after its production ceased in 1927. However, on February 17, 1972, Volkswagen claimed that the Beetle had surpassed the Model T when the 15,007,034th Beetle was manufactured. Although the Model T has been credited with selling 16.5 million units, the difference is inconsequential compared to the Beetle's achievement of reaching 21 million units. Eventually, the Model T was surpassed within Ford by the Ford F-Series, a pickup truck that evolved from the Model T roadster pickup.

The Beetle remained the bestselling vehicle in the car industry until the late 1990s when it was overtaken by the Toyota Corolla, primarily due to the Corolla's fuel efficiency. However, the Corolla's success is an example of the modern practice of using a brand name across a range of vehicles, even as the car undergoes significant changes. The first Corolla in 1966 was rear-wheel drive with a 2286 mm wheelbase, while the current hybrid and all-wheel drive models share a 2640 mm wheelbase and utilize a different platform. Sales of the Beetle were also surpassed by its successor, the Volkswagen Golf.

The original model Lada, produced by AvtoVAZ of Russia, holds the record for the highest number of units sold without undergoing major design changes throughout its production history. Over 20 million units of the Lada, also known as the "Classic" in the West, were sold between 1970 and mid-2012. The Lada was originally based on the 1960s Fiat 124 but was mechanically enhanced to handle rough roads and harsh climates. From 1970 to 1979, around 5 million cars were produced and marketed as the VAZ-2101 (1200 sedan), VAZ-2102 (1200 estate), VAZ-2103 (quad headlights, higher-spec interior than 1200), and VAZ-2106 (improved 2103). From 1980 to 2012, over 15 million additional Ladas were produced and sold under various names in export markets. The car was also manufactured under license in multiple countries, although specific production figures are unknown. While minor updates were made to the car's bumpers, steering columns, interior fittings, and other mechanical aspects throughout its lifespan, the fundamental design derived from the Fiat 124 remained unchanged.

Image	Automobile	Production	Units sold	Years sold	Notes
	Ford Model T	1908–27	16,500,000	1908–27	The first car to achieve one million, five million, ten million and fifteen million units sold. By 1914, it was estimated that nine out of every ten cars in the world were Fords.
	Lada "Classic"	1970–2014	17,750,000	1970–2014	The number does not include the platform's archetype Fiat 124 and its other license-built examples (e.g. SEAT 124, SEAT 1430)
	Volkswagen Beetle	1938–2003	21,529,464	1938–2003	The first car to achieve twenty million units sold.
	Toyota Corolla	1966–present	50,000,000 by 2021	1966–present	The 50 million milestone was reached in 2021. However, the model type has been different over the years.

                                      National bestsellers

Sortable and collapsible table 

Country	Image	Automobile	Years sold	Notes
Australia		Ford Falcon	1960–2016	Over 3,578,689.[11]
Brazil		Volkswagen Gol[12]	1980–2023	7,000,000, number reached on December 12, 2022.[13]
Argentina		Toyota Hilux	1960–present	Approximately 17,700,000, number reached in 2017.[14]
China		Wuling Hongguang	2010–present	4,549,592 to December 2020.[15]
Czech Republic		Škoda Octavia	1996–present	Over 6,000,000 to 2016.[16]
France		Renault Clio	1990–present	12,300,000 to 2013.[17]
Germany		Volkswagen Golf[12]	1974–present	Over 25,000,000 to 2006.[18]
India		Maruti Suzuki Alto	2000–present	4,000,000 until 2020.[19]
Indonesia		Toyota Avanza	2003–present	1,800,000 units sold from 2003 to December 2019 in two generations.[20]
Italy		Fiat Uno	1983–1995 (in Italy)	Over 8,000,000.[21]
Japan		Toyota Corolla	1966–present	Over 50,000,000
Malaysia		Perodua Myvi	2005–present	1,500,000 since 2005.[22]
Poland		Polski Fiat 126p	1973–2000	3,318,674 in Poland.[23][24]
Romania		Dacia 1300	1969–2004	1,959,730 sold in Romania.[25][26]
Spain		SEAT Ibiza	1984–present	3,949,597 up to 2008.[27]
Sweden		Volvo 200 Series	1974–93	2,862,573.[28]
Turkey		Renault Symbol	1999–2021	260,000 up to 2013.[29][30]
Ukraine		ZAZ Zaporozhets	1960–94	3,422,444.[31]
United Kingdom		Mini	1959–2000	5,505,874.[32]
United States		Ford F-Series	1948–present	Over 40,000,000.[33]
Vietnam		Toyota Vios	2013–present

                                       Brand bestsellers

Brand	Image	Automobile	Production	Units Sold	Notes
Alfa Romeo		Alfa Romeo Alfasud	1972–1989	1,017,387.[34]
Alpine		Alpine A310	1971–1984	11,616.[35]
American Motors		AMC Hornet	1970–77	Approximately 860,000.[36][37]
Aston Martin		Aston Martin DB7	1993–2003	7,000[38][39]
Audi		Audi A4	1994-present	Over 7,500,000 to 2019[40]
Autobianchi		Autobianchi A112	1969–1986	1,254,178.[41]
Baojun		Baojun 510	2017–present	972,042 to 2021.[42]	Notable for being a highest-selling newly introduced automobile nameplate in world's history.[43]
BMW		BMW 3 Series	1975–present	Over 14,000,000 to 2015.
Buick		Buick LeSabre	1959–2005	Over 6,000,000.[44]
Bugatti		Bugatti Type 40	1926–30	Approximately 800.[45]
Cadillac		Cadillac De Ville	1959–2005	Approximately 3,870,000 excluding early Series 62 hardtops, 1981–1988, 1991–93, and 2000–05. (Total production for 1981–1988, 1991–93 and 2000–05 is unknown but a good guess is over 1,300,000.)[36][37]
Checker		Checker Marathon	1961–82	10,559 not counting taxicabs and private sales for 1961–63, 1976 and 1980–82 (private sales for 1961–62, 1976 and 1980–82 are unknown).[36][37]
Chevrolet		Chevrolet Impala	1958–2020	Over 13,000,000 to 1996.[46]
Chrysler		Chrysler Newport	1961–81	Approximately 1,920,000 (excluding early Newport hardtops).[36][37]
Citroën		Citroën 2CV	1948–90	3,872,583. Including commercial variants, the total figure is approximately nine million[47]
Continental		Continental Mark II	1956–57	3,012 (only car produced by the short lived Continental division of the Ford Motor Company).[36]
Crosley		Crosley	1939–42 1946–49	62,210 before introduction of series names in 1950 (does not include 1949 Hot Shot).[36][48]
Dacia		Dacia Sandero	2008–present	over 2,700,000 (includes the Stepway version).
DeSoto		DeSoto Custom	1939–42 1946–52	Approximately 570,000.[36][48]
De Tomaso		De Tomaso Pantera	1970–1991	7,260 produced over a single generation	[49]
Dodge		Dodge Coronet	1949–59 1965–76	Approximately 2,060,000 in six generations not counting 1949–53 4-doors, 1953 coupes, Dodge Chargers and Super Bees. (Production of 1949–53 4-doors and 1953 coupes is unknown but a reasonable guess is about 400,000 total.)
Eagle		Eagle Talon	1990–98	Approximately 200,000.[50]
Edsel		Edsel Ranger	1958–60	50,803.[36]
Excalibur		Excalibur Series II	1970–82	2,230.[51]
Facel		Facellia	1960–1964	1,500[52]
Ferrari		Ferrari 360	1999–2004	Over 17,000 coupés and convertibles.[53]
Fiat		Fiat Uno	1983–present	Approximately 8,800,000 worldwide to 2004.	Sold over six million in Western Europe before being replaced by the Punto in 1995, while production continued in South Africa, Poland and Brazil.[54]
Ford		Ford F-Series	1948–present	Over 40,000,000. America's bestselling vehicle for 40 consecutive years;[33] 33,900,000 in 12 generations to May 2010.[55]
Frazer		Frazer Standard	1947–51	Approximately 90,000.[36]
Henry J		Henry J Deluxe	1951	43,400.[36]
Hindustan		Hindustan Ambassador	1958–2014	Almost 4,000,000.[56]
Holden		Holden Commodore	1978–2019	3,130,000 to 2013.[57]
Honda		Honda Civic	1972–present	Over 27,000,000 up to 2021.[58]
Hudson		Hudson Super Six	1916–28 1933 1940–42 1946–51	Approximately 600,000 not counting 1916–17 and 1940–42. (Production for 1916–17 and 1940–42 is unknown but a reasonable guess is about 80,000.)[36][48]
Hyundai		Elantra	1990–present	14,400,000 up to 2022.[59]
Imperial		Imperial Crown	1957–70	Approximately 127,000.[36]
Jaguar		Jaguar XJ	1968–2019	800,000 up to 2005.[60]
Jeep		Jeep Cherokee (XJ)	1984–2014	2,884,172 in North America until 2001; production continued in China until 2005.[61]
Kaiser		Kaiser Deluxe	1949–53	Approximately 130,000.[36]
Koenigsegg		Koenigsegg Jesko	2021–present	125.[62]
Lada/AvtoVAZ		Lada Riva VAZ-2105/04/07	1980–2014	13,500,000 until exports to Europe were discontinued in 1997.	Production continues in Egypt.[63]
Land Rover		Series/Defender	1948–2015	over 2,000,000 (approx)	[64]
Lamborghini		Lamborghini Urus	2018–present	over 20,000[65]
Lancia		Lancia Ypsilon	1996–present	over 870,000 to 2005.[66]
Lincoln		Lincoln Town Car	1981–2011	Approximately 2,290,000 not counting 2005–2011. (Production of 2005–2011 is unknown but a reasonable guess is about 160,000.)[37][67]
Lotus		Lotus Elise	1996–2021	over 20,000 produced over two generations to December 2004.[68]
McLaren		McLaren 12C	2011–2014	Over 3,400 12Cs were made, sales split 60/40 in the coupe’s favour.[69]
Maserati		Maserati Biturbo	1981–1994	Over 38,000[70]
Mazda		Mazda Familia	1963–2003	Over 10,000,000 up to 1995.[71]
Mercedes-Benz		Mercedes-Benz C-Class	1993–present	6,900,000 to November 2006.[72]
Mercury		Mercury Cougar	1967-1997 1999-2002	2,972,784	Excludes Ford Cougar sold in Europe and Australia.
Messerschmitt		Messerschmitt KR200	1955–1964	30,286
Metropolitan		Metropolitan	1958–61	55,215 as a separate marque under AMC.[73]
Mitsubishi		Mitsubishi Lancer	1973–present	Over 6,000,000 to the end of 2006.[74]
Nash		Nash Statesman	1950–56	Approximately 340,000.[36]
Nissan		Nissan Sunny/Sentra/Pulsar/Almera	1966–present	Over 15,900,000.[63] Ten generations, and four nameplates depending on marketplace.
Oldsmobile		Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme	1961–99	11,900,000 across several platforms and generations.[75]
Opel		Opel Corsa	1982–present	Over 18,000,000 sold worldwide in 25 years and in 4 generations up to 2007. 10 million of them were sold only in Europe.[76]
Packard		Packard Eight	1933–36 1938 1942 1948–50	Approximately 250,000.[36][48]
Peel		Peel Trident	1965–66	82 in a single generation.[77]
Perodua		Perodua Myvi	2005–present	77,657 at 2010. (or about 1,500,000 since 2005.)[22]
Peugeot		Peugeot 206	1998–present	Approximately 10,000,000 to 2018 in a single generation.[78]
Plymouth		Plymouth Fury	1959–78	Approximately 3,680,000 (counting VIPs, but not counting 1959 and 1962 Sport Furys and 1975–77 Gran Furys).[36][37]
Pontiac		Pontiac Grand Am	1973–75, 1978–80, 1985–2005	Over 4,000,000.
Porsche		Porsche 911	1963–present	1,000,000 produced up to 2017.[79]
Rambler		Rambler Classic	1961–66	Approximately 1,460,000 (including those produced in 1966 under AMC).[36][37]
Renault		Renault Clio	1990–present	12,300,000 across four generations up to 2013.[17]
Rolls-Royce		Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow	1965–80	29,030 produced over a single generation.[80]
Saab		Saab 900	1978–93	908,810.[81] in the first generation.
Saturn		Saturn S-Series	1991–2002	Approximately 2,210,000 not counting 2002 (sales of 2002 are unknown).[82]
SEAT		SEAT Ibiza	1984–present	3,949,597 up to 2008.[27]	The sales of the fourth generation of the SEAT Ibiza, as well as those of its derivatives (such as the SEAT Córdoba and the SEAT Inca, or the rebadged versions) are not included in the figures.
Simca		Simca 1100	1967–1982	2,139,400	Figures include a small number of complete knock down (CKD) kits and commercial versions.[83]
Smart		Smart Fortwo	1998–present	Over 1,500,000 by mid-2013.[84]
Studebaker		Studebaker Champion	1939–42 1946–58	Approximately 1,320,000.[36][48]
Subaru		Subaru Legacy	1988–present	Over 3,000,000 to 2005.[85]
Škoda		Škoda Octavia	1996–present	Over 6,000,000 to 2016.[16]
Tatuus		Tatuus FR2000	2000–2007	Approximately 930 chassis.[86][87]
Toyota		Toyota Corolla	1966–present	50,000,000 up to 2021[2]
Tesla		Tesla Model 3	2017–present	1,000,000 by June 2021[88]
Trabant		Trabant 601	1957–91	Over 3,000,000.[89]
Volkswagen		Volkswagen Golf	1974–present	35,000,000 across seven generations by 2019.[90] Became Volkswagen's bestseller in 2002.[91]
Volvo		Volvo 200 Series	1974–93	2,862,573 saloon, estate and coupe models over a spell of 19 years.[28]
Willys		Willys 77	1933–36	Approximately 68,000.[92]
Zastava		Zastava 101	1971-2008	1,045,458
ZAZ		Zaporozhets	1960–94	3,422,444.[31]

                                                Class bestsellers

Class	Image	Automobile	Production	Units Sold	Notes
All-electric car		Tesla Model 3	2017–present	Over 1,000,000 by June 2021 since inception.[88]	Since January 2020 is the world's all-time best selling battery electric car, and also the top selling passenger car of the more general category of plug-in electric cars.[93] It surpassed the Nissan Leaf (450,000 units up until December 2019).[94]
Full-size car		Chevrolet Impala	1958–1985 1994–1996 2000–2020	Over 13,000,000 between its introduction and 1996.[46]	The bestselling car in America in a single year, with 1,046,514 sold in 1965 including the Impala SS.[36]
Hybrid electric vehicle		Toyota Prius	1997–present	5,000,000 in four generations up to September 2022.[95] Combined sales of the Prius family nameplate totaled over 6,000,000 units in January 2017.[96]	The world's all-time best selling hybrid electric vehicle.[97]
Hydrogen fuel cell car		Toyota Mirai	2015–present	2,840 units by mid-February 2017 in Japan, the United States, some European markets and the United Arab Emirates.[98]
Pickup truck		Ford F-Series	1948–present	Over 34,000,000 America's bestselling vehicle for 28 consecutive years;[55] 33,900,000 in 12 generations to May 2010.[55]	World's bestselling truck for 43 consecutive years.[99]
Plug-in hybrid		Mitsubishi Outlander P-HEV	2013–present	300,000 in January 2022 since inception.[100]	The world's all-time best-selling plug-in hybrid car.[101] It surpassed the Chevrolet Volt in December 2018.[101]
Full-size luxury car		Cadillac De Ville	1959–2005	Approximately 3,870,000 excluding early Series 62 hardtops, 1981–1988, 1991–93, and 2000–05. (Total production for 1981–1988, 1991–93 and 2000–05 is unknown but a good guess is over 1,300,000.)[36][37]
Racing car		Porsche 911 GT3 Cup	1998–	1,400 up to 2011[102][103]
Formula racing car		Tatuus FR2000	2000–2007	Approximately 930 chassis.[86][87]
Rotary engined car		Mazda RX-7	1978–2002	811,634 in three generations to 2005.[104]
Single-cylinder car		Iso/BMW/VELAM/Romi Isetta	1953–61	161,728 in all variations[105]
Four-seat sports car (Pony car)		Ford Mustang	1964–present	10,000,000 in six generations up to 2018.[106]
Two-seat coupe Sports car		Nissan Z-cars	1969–99 2003–present	1,535,000 in five generations up to 2005.[107]
Two-seat convertible sports car		Mazda MX-5	1989–present	Over 940,000 in the first two generations to June 2014.[108]	Verified by the Guinness Book of Records as the bestselling two-seater, convertible (open top) sports car in history.[108]
Van		Volkswagen Type 2 (Transporter)	1950–present	Over 12,000,000 in six generations to August 2015[109]	Best-selling van nameplate of all-time.[109] Second-generation T2 sold for 46 years (1967–2013), longest production run of any van and second-longest production of any Volkswagen (except for Type 1 Beetle).