No opinions, just by numbers:
http://whoartnow.hubpages.com/hub/Top-50-Best-Selling-Cars-Of-All-Time
Suprised by some of the entires - the Grand-Am and the Buick LeSabre for sure. I guess some ust make it on by the nameplate being around for so long.
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50 best-selling vehicles of all time
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They should have gone by car sales per year rather than over all, a car sold for 30 years should defiantly sell more than a car sold for 15 years...
And now for the biggest selling vehicle OF ALL TIME...60 million as of 3 years ago....http://www.wired.com/autopia/2008/05/honda-sells-its/
IMO, it shows the value in keeping succesful nameplates around for generations. It's smart to develop and build a name across years with generational improvement rather than constantly abandoning nameplates in favor of "newer" "better" ones.
I've always had a problem with Ford dumping their old nameplates and moving to newer names...the all "F" for Ford was a huge mistake imo. The Focus should be the Escort, the 500 NEVER should have been anything other than a Taurus...and on and on. Same thing at Cadillac and Lincoln, although I'm warming up to the letter and number alphabet soup.
Had this survey been based on market share at time of sales, the Ford Model T would have been 1st.
It is amazing how many Model A cars were sold considering there were no roads, and most people didn't have money.
Volkswagen Beetle and Honda Civic aren't on the list ? I think they sold more than 10 mils in their lifetime.
Originally Posted By: HTSS_TR
Volkswagen Beetle and Honda Civic aren't on the list ? I think they sold more than 10 mils in their lifetime.
Originally Posted By: Brenden
They should have gone by car sales per year rather than over all, a car sold for 30 years should defiantly sell more than a car sold for 15 years...
What the heck is up with all the Renaults? Are Europeans that crazy?
I did not realize that Ford has sold 16.5M Model Ts!
Cool list, thanks!
Olds Cutlass, which one? I have to assume just the supreme and cruiser wagon when they also had the ciera and calais, but who knows?
Chrysler voyager shouldn't count, as it was born a plymouth. Throw out a badge, lose the credibility that badge gained you.
This list is silly, many cars are on it simply because the name has been around for a long time. Still a fun read I suppose.
They shouldnt consider a certain model the same car all along.There have been many many generations of Civics,Corollas....etc,and they are not the same car.The engine from the original Civic isnt the same as today,neither is the platform or transmission,or even the size of the car itself.Joke.The closest cars that never really changed were VW Beetle,The GM A*bodies (1964-1988),the GM A-body FWD cars (1982-) and the Chrysler K based line (1981-1995).Escorts had 2 generations in the US,and the final was a Mazda 323 based car.Taurus lived 2(now 3) generations that are not interchangeable..... Just because the names the same,doesnt mean its the same car (ex..1961-1962 Dodge Lancer vs 1985-1991 Dodge Lancer).
just cause it sold the most does not mean its the best.
Originally Posted By: morris
just cause it sold the most does not mean its the best.
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