List of bestselling vehicle nameplates

This article contains a list of some of the bestselling passenger cars in automotive history since the introduction of the Benz Patent Motorwagen in 1886. Wherever possible, references to verify the claims have been included, however even figures given by manufacturers may have a degree of inaccuracy. Also note that a single vehicle can be sold concurrently under several nameplates in different markets; in these circumstances manufacturers often provide only cumulative sales figures for all models and this has been noted in each case.

Vehicles listed "in italics" are those who achieved their figures through sales of a single generation without any major redesign. The most common distinction is to refer to these specifically as the "bestselling "vehicles", as opposed to those whose sales have been achieved through perpetuation of the model name across several generations. This page includes both.

Please note that this list is neither definitive, nor comprehensive.

Bestselling nameplates

# Toyota Corolla (1966–present) — Up to 35,000,000; [http://motoring.independent.co.uk/features/article1739160.ece "Toyota Corolla: The World's Favourite Car"] , Sean O'Grady, "The Independent", September 25 2006] [http://www.automotoportal.com/article/Top_5_Worlds_Most_Successful_Cars_Ever "Top 5 World’s Most Successful Cars Ever"] , AutoMotoPortal] [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/carreviews/2745406/What%27s-in-a-name.html "What's in a name?"] ] the bestselling car worldwide in 2005 (1.36 million), and the bestselling car in Japan in 36 of the last 40 years. [http://www.businessweek.com/autos/content/sep2006/bw20060906_474769.htm?chan=autos_autos+index+page_news "Happy Birthday, Corolla!"] , "BusinessWeek", September 6 2006]
# Ford F-Series (1948–present) — America's bestselling vehicle for 23 consecutive years; [ [http://www.ford-trucks.com/news/idx/12/247/2005/article/01122005 "Ford's F-Series sets industry truck sales records] , Ford-trucks.com, January 4 2006] over 32,000,000 in eleven generations. [http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=26684 "BREAKFAST WITH THE FORD MUSTANG, EDGE AND F-150"] ]
# Volkswagen Golf (1974–present) — became Volkswagen's bestseller in 2002; over 25,000,000 in five generations up to 2006. [ [http://www.vw.com/companyinfo/news_20060410.html "Volkswagen Rabbit Springs into New York - Just in Time for Easter"] , VW.com, April 10 2006]
# "Volkswagen Beetle" (1938–2003) — 21,529,464; the bestselling single design in history, and the first car to reach twenty million sales. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9500E2D9143EF932A05754C0A9659C8B63 "The 21,529,464th, and Last, Beetle"] , NY Times, July 31 2003]
# Ford Escort (1968–2003) — in six generations, almost 20,000,000 worldwide; Ford's bestselling car nameplate. [ [http://media.ford.com/newsroom/release_display.cfm?release=5429 "Farewell, Ford Escort"] , Ford Motor Company press release, July 21 2000]
# Honda Civic (1972–present) — over 16,500,000 in eight generations. [ [http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060515/BUSINESS01/605150398/1014 "How the Honda Civic got its groove back"] , Joe Guy Collier, Detroit Free Press, May 15 2006]
# "Ford Model T" (1908–27) — 16,500,000; the second bestselling single design, and the first to sell five, ten and fifteen million cars. [http://media.ford.com/newsroom/feature_display.cfm?release=17697 "Ford Nameplates Join Five Million Club"] , Mike O'Neill, Ford press release, May 5 2004]
# Nissan Sunny / Sentra / Pulsar (1966–present) — over 16,000,000 in ten generations. [http://www.nissan.com.ph/corp_press_link5.html "Sentra: One of the Best Selling Cars in Automotive History"] , Nissan Philippines website press release]
# Volkswagen Passat (1973–present) — over 15,000,000 in five generations. [ [http://www.autounleashed.com/15-millionth-volkswagen-passat-produced "15 millionth Volkswagen Passat produced"] , "Auto Unleashed", November 12 2007]
# "Lada Riva" (1980–present) — 13,500,000 until exports to Europe were discontinued in 1997; production continues in both Russia and Egypt.
# Chevrolet Impala (1958–present) — over 13,000,000 between its introduction and 1996; the bestselling full-size car in history, and the bestselling car in America in a single year (more than one million in 1965). All over eight generations [ [http://www.sportscarmarket.com/profiles/2006/August/American/index.html "American Car Profile"] , Marit Anne Peterson, SportsCarMarket.com, August 2006]
# Ford Fiesta (1976–present) — over 12,000,000 in six generations. [ [http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=24102 "Still going strong, Ford's youthful-spirited Fiesta is celebrating its 30th birthday"] , Ford.com press release, August 25 2006]
# Oldsmobile Cutlass (1961–99) — 11,900,000 across several platforms and six generations. [ [http://www.autointell.com/News-1999/july-1999/news_of_July-06-99-p1.htm "Final Cutlass Produced"] , Autointell.net, June 7 1999]
# Opel Kadett (1962-1991) - 11,685,388 in five generations , including the Kadett-based Vauxhall Astra MKI en MKII.Fact|date=February 2007
# Opel Corsa (1982–present) — over 11,000,000 in three generations up to 2002, including "Corsa-based vehicles". [ [http://www.gmeurope.com/news/2002/news_020913.html "The Opel Corsa celebrates 11 million built in 20 years"] , GM Europe press release, September 13 2002]
# Chrysler minivans (1984–present) — over 11,000,000 across three marques up to 2005; Chrysler "(Town and Country, Voyager)", Dodge "(Caravan)" and Plymouth "(Voyager)". [ [http://www.autofan.com/newsdetail.asp?id=1398&mn=4&yr=2005 "No Foolin' - Chrysler Group Surpasses 11,000,000 Minivan Mark"] , AutoFan.com, April 1 2005]
# Mazda Familia (1963–2003) — also badged as the "Protegé" and "323"; over 10,000,000 in the first eight generations to 1995. [ [http://www.mazda.com/profile/history/1990_1999.html "MAZDA:1990-1999 | History"] , Mazda.com]
# Toyota Camry (1983–present) — over 10,000,000 in five generations. [ [http://autos.msn.com/advice/article.aspx?contentid=4023718 "Preview: 2007 Toyota Camry"] , Ann Job, MSN Autos]
# BMW 3 series (1977–present) — over 9,500,000 in the first four generations to 2005. [ [http://car-reviews.automobile.com/BMW/review/2006-bmw-3-series-road-test/1204/ "BMW 3-Series (1975)"] , Mark Wan, Autozine.org] The best selling vehicle from a premium brand.
# "Fiat Uno" (1983–present) — approximately 8,800,000 worldwide to 2004 in two generations; [ [http://subscribers.wardsauto.com/ar/auto_major_south_american/ "Positive Results for Ford, Fiat"] , Barbara McClellan, WardsAuto.com, May 23 2005] sold over six million in Europe before being replaced by the Punto in 1995. [ [http://www.reviewcentre.com/editorial-198.html Fiat Uno Turbo Editors' Summary] , ReviewCentre.com]
# Renault Clio (1991–present) — the bestselling French car; 8,535,280 in the first two generations up to 2005. [ [http://www.greencarcongress.com/2005/06/renaultrsquos_n.html "Renault’s New Clio III"] ; GreenCarCongress.com, June 26 2005]
# Honda Accord (1976–present) — over 8,000,000 of the first six generations up to 2002 in North America, not including global sales elsewhere. [ [http://world.honda.com/news/2002/4020729.html "All-New 2003 Honda Accord Debuts Midsize leader introduces new era of style, performance and sophistication"] , Honda press release, July 29 2001]
# "Renault 4" (1961–92) — over 8,000,000 of a single design. [ [http://www.forbes.com/2000/12/13/frenchcarslist.html "The Best French Cars"] , Michael Frank, Forbes.com, December 13 2000]
# Ford Mustang (1964–present) — over 9,000,000 in five generations.
# Opel Astra (1991–present) — over 7,000,000 of the first two generations up to 2001, not including "Kadett"-based Astra in UK from 1984. [ [http://www.gmeurope.com/news/2001/news_010813b.html "Happy Birthday, Opel Astra!"] , GM Europe press release, August 13 2001]
# Ford Taurus (1986–present) — approximately 6,700,000 in four generations. [ [http://www.detnews.com/2005/autosinsider/0504/19/C01-154989.htm "End of Ford Taurus closes era"] , Eric Mayne, The Detroit News, April 19 2005]
#Volkswagen Jetta (1980-present) - approximately 6,600,000 in four generations. [cite press release
title =ALL-NEW JETTA MAKES WORLDWIDE DEBUT AT L.A. AUTO SHOW
publisher =Volkswagen of America
date =2005-01-05
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accessdate =2007-04-14]
# Fiat Punto (1993–present) — over 6,000,000 in two generationsup to 2005. [ [http://www.carpages.co.uk/fiat/fiat-punto-04-06-05.asp "Fiat Punto Production Hits The Six Million Mark"] , CarPages.co.uk, June 4 2005]
# Mitsubishi Lancer (1973–present) — over 6,000,000 in the first seven generations to the end of 2006. [ [http://www.allnewlancer.ca/EN/LancerPreLaunch.pdf "All new 2008 Lancer"] , AllnewLancer.ca]
# Buick LeSabre (1959–2005) — over 6,000,000 over eight generations. [ [http://www.edmunds.com/new/research/buick/lesabre.html Buick LeSabre] , Edmunds.com, 2005]
# Chevrolet Cavalier (1982–2005) — estimated to be over 6,000,000 in three generations; 5,210,123 were sold up to 1999. [ [http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=109161 "Chevrolet Small Cars: Cobalt, Cavalier, Monza and Vega"] , Inside Line, Edmunds.com, February 27 2006]
# Ford Explorer (1991–present) — over 5,500,000 in four generations. [ [http://media.ford.com/products/press_article_display.cfm?article_id=21258&vehicle_id=1442 "2006 Ford Explorer designed to maintain leadeership in changing SUV marketplace"] , Media.Ford.com]
# "Mini" (1959–2000) — the bestselling British-made car; 5,505,874 in a single design. [http://www.austin-rover.co.uk/index.htm?miniessayf.htm " Mini: The world's favourite small car?"] , Ian Nicholls, Austin-Rover.co.uk, October 27 2005]
# Renault 5 (1972–96) — 5,471,709, including a mid-life major face-lift.
# "Peugeot 206" (1998–present) — approximately 5,400,000 in a single generation to 2006; PSA Peugeot Citroën's bestselling car. [ [http://www.carpages.co.uk/peugeot/peugeot-206-23-08-06.asp "The New Peugeot 206 Look"] , Carpages.co.uk, August 23 2006]
# "Peugeot 205" (1983–98) — over 5,278,000 in a single generation. [http://www.psa-peugeot-citroen.com/en/news/tmp_industrial_details_a.php?id=229 "Mulhouse plant produces the fifth millionth Peugeot 206"] , PSA Peugeot Citroën press release, May 30 2005]
# Ford Focus (1998–present) — over 5,000,000 in two generations. [ [http://www.testdriven.co.uk/news.cfm/the_new_ford_focus_coupe-cabriolet "The new Ford Focus Coupe-Cabriolet"] , TestDriven.co.uk, February 28 2006]
# Ford Crown Victoria (1955–56, 1980–present) — over 5,000,000 in two generations.
# Ford E-Series (1961–present) — formerly known as the "Econoline"; over 5,000,000.
# Ford Ranger (1983–2003) — over 5,000,000.
# Mitsubishi Galant (1969–present) — estimated to be over 5,000,000 in nine generations; up to 1997, 4.9 million were sold. [ [http://www.mitsubishi-motors.co.za/featuresites/mm_history/Galant.asp History and profile of the Mitsubishi Galant] , Mitsubishi Motors South Africa website]
# Chevrolet Camaro (1967–2002) — almost 4,800,000 in four generations. [ [http://media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayServlet?target=http://image.emerald.gm.com/gmnews/viewmonthlyreleasedetail.do?domain=74&docid=27934 "Auto Buyers Have Spoken: GM Will Build An All-New Chevrolet Camaro"] , GM Media Online, August 10 2006]
# Polski Fiat 126p (1973-2000) - 4,671,586 in a single design. [ [http://www.fiat126.info/phistory.html "Fiat 126 Eastern European History and Development by FSM in Poland"] ]
# Opel Vectra (1988–present) — 4,500,000 in the first two generations up to 2002, also including UK sales as the "Vauxhall Cavalier". [http://www.gmeurope.com/news/2002/news_020306c.html "New Opel Vectra premieres at Geneva"] , GM Europe press release, March 6 2002]
# Volkswagen Gol (1980–present) — Brazil's bestselling car for 19 consecutive years; over 4,500,000 in four generations. [ [http://www.vw.com.br/default.asp VW Brasil official site] ]
# Opel Ascona (1970–88) — 4,400,000 in three generations, including the UK-market "Vauxhall Cavalier", and the South African-market "Chevrolet Ascona".
# "Ford Model A" (1927–31) — 4,320,446 sales for the successor to the "Ford Model T". [ [http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1739495 1928-1931 "Ford Model A"] , everything2.com]
# Ford Cortina (1962–82) — over 4,300,000 in five generations. [ [http://irishcar.com/fordcortina40.htm "The car that named a class"] , Tom Hale, IrishCar.com, September 2002]
# Toyota Land Cruiser (1953–present) — over 4,000,000 in five generations. [ [http://www.toyota.com/landcruiser/index.html Toyota Land Cruiser] , Toyota.com]
# Pontiac Grand Am (1973–75, 1978–80, 1985–2006) — Pontiac's bestselling nameplate; over 4,000,000 in five generations. [ [http://www.autozine.org/html/GM/G6.html Pontiac G6 New Car Report] , Autozine.org, January 19 2005]
# "Hindustan Ambassador" (1958–present) — Indian-built version of the "Morris Oxford"; almost 4,000,000 in a single generation to 2004. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/3539292.stm "Importer plans soft top Indian car"] , BBC News, August 5 2004]
# "Citroën 2CV" (1948–90) — 3,872,583 in a single design; including commercial variants, the total figure is approximately nine million. [ [http://www.motorbase.com/vehicle/by-id/511/ Overview of Citroën 2CV at Motorbase.com] ]
# "Fiat 500" (1957–75) — known as the "Nuova" to distinguish it from the earlier "Topolino"; 3,600,000 in a single design. [ [http://www.gizmohighway.com/autos/fiat_500_history.htm Fiat 500 History] , GizmoHighway.com]
# "Fiat 127" (1971–83) — Fiat's first supermini, 3,730,000, not including sales of licensed or derivative versions by SEAT and Zastava.
# Ford Falcon (1960–present) — over 3,000,000 in six generations to 2003, almost exclusively in Australia and New Zealand. [ [http://www.ford.com.au/about/heritage/ Ford Heritage] , Ford Australia website]
# Subaru Legacy (1988–present) — over 3,000,000 in four generations to 2005, including Australian sales as the "Subaru Liberty". [ [http://www.fhi.co.jp/english/news/press/2005/05_03_15e.pdf "Legacy production reaches three million"] , Subaru press release, March 15 2005]
# "Trabant" (1957–91) — over 3,000,000 built by VEB Sachsenring in Zwickau, Saxony until the reunification of Germany led to the closure of the factory. [ [http://www.trabant.ca/ "Trabant Canada"] ]
#"Peugeot 504" (1968–2006) — more than 3,000,000 built by Peugeot in France, Argentina, China, Kenya and Nigeria. [ [http://www.garage24.net/0504-6.htm "The evolution of PEUGEOTs world car in Europe 1968 - 1983"] , Peugeot 504 History]
# Jeep Cherokee (XJ) (1984–present) — 2,884,172 in North America until 2001; production continues in China. [ [http://www.xjfreak.com/ "Jeep Cherokee(XJ) 1984 to 2001"] , XJFreak.com website]
# "Volvo 200 series" (1974–93) — 2,862,573 in a single generation; the bestselling car built in Sweden. [http://www.volvoclub.org.uk/history/year_stats_search.php Volvo Car Production Statistics] , Volvo Owners' Club]
# Ford Sierra (1982–1993) - approximately 2,700,500 across two generations.Fact|date=February 2008
# Mercedes-Benz S-Class (1965–present) — approximately 2,700,000 of the first five generations since the Mercedes-Benz W108; the world's bestselling premium automobile. [ [http://www.ameinfo.com/49818.html "Mercedes-Benz S-Class continues to be world's best-selling premium automobile"] , DaimlerChrysler Middle East press release, December 1 2004]
# Peugeot 405 (1988-1997) — 2,500,000' vehicles have been sold worldwide.fact|date=October 2007
# Suzuki Wagon R (1993–present) — Japan's bestselling "kei car"; over 2,500,000 in three generations to June 2006. [ [http://www.globalsuzuki.com/corp_info/pdf/2006/2006-1.pdf "SUZUKI Annual Report 2006"] , June 2006]
# Honda CR-V (1996–present) — approximately 2,500,000 to September 2006, claims to be the bestselling "entry level crossover SUV". [ [http://hondanews.com/CatID2034?mid=2006082446986&mime=asc "2007 Honda CR-V -- Overview"] , Hondanews.com, September 1 2006]
#Mitsubishi Pajero (1982–present) — also known as the "Montero" and "Shogun" in various export markets; approximately 2,500,000 of the first three generations. [ [http://media.mitsubishi-motors.com/pressrelease/e/products/detail1532.html "Mitsubishi Motors launches new Pajero"] , Mitsubishi Motors press release] , October 4 2006]
#Pontiac Firebird (1967–2002) — approximately 2,500,000 in four generations. [cite book | authorlink = Marc Cranswick | title = " Pontiac Firebird - The Auto-Biography" | publisher = Veloce Publishing | month = January | year = 2003 | location = | pages = 192pp | url = http://www.motorbooks.com/Store/ProductDetails_10394.ncm | id = ISBN 1-903706-67-X ]
# "Maruti 800" (1984–present) — a rebadged "Suzuki Alto", and the current bestselling car in India; 2,400,000 of a single generation. [ [http://www.blonnet.com/iw/2005/02/13/stories/2005021300431500.htm " New face to good old Maruti 800"] , S. Muralidhar, The Hindu Business Line, February 13 2005]
# Holden Commodore (1978–present) — 2,400,000 in the first three generations up to 2006. [ [http://wardsauto.com/ar/holden_launches_commodore/ "GM Holden Launches Production of New Commodore Range"] , Alan Harman, WardsAuto.com, July 19 2006]
# "Renault Twingo" (1993-present) - 2,400,000 sold of the original, with minimal revisions. [http://www.renault.com/renault_com/en/main/01_Actualites/05_VEHICULES_ET_SERVICES/detailrubrique.aspx?uri=tcm:1120-574767]
# "BMC ADO16" (1962–74) — 2,167,783 made under the brand names of Austin, Morris, MG, Riley, Vanden Plas and Wolseley.Fact|date=February 2007
# "Simca 1100" (1967–85) — 2,139,400, including a small amount of CKD kits and commercial versions; in later years the vehicle was sold as the "Talbot-Simca 1100".cite web|url=http://www.rootes-chrysler.co.uk/car-development/dev1100.html |title=Development of Simca 1100 cars |work=Rootes-Chrysler.co.uk |accessdate=2006-08-10]
# "Chevrolet Vega" (1971–77) — 2,113,909 as a Vega or "Pontiac Astre".cite web|url=http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=109161|title="Vega and Monza: 1971-1979" |work=Inside Line |accessdate=2007-01-12]
# "Rover Metro" (1980–98) — first sold as the "Austin Mini Metro" and later "Rover 100"; 2,078,718 made over one generation. [http://www.austin-rover.co.uk/index.htm?productionf.htm]
# "Simca 1000" (1961–78) — 1,935,098.cite web|url=http://www.rootes-chrysler.co.uk/car-development/dev1100.html |title=Development of Simca 1100 cars |work=Rootes-Chrysler.co.uk |accessdate = 2006-08-10]
# "Mercedes-Benz W201" (1983–93) — known as the "Mercedes 190"; 1,879,629 in a single generation. [ [http://www.baureihe201.de/W201/prod.htm "Die Produktion der Baureihe 201"] (German), Baureihe201.de]
# Chevrolet Corvair (1960–69) — 1,835,170 in a two generations despite an abrupt end to production. [ [http://www.corvair.org/vairproduction.php "Corvair Production Numbers"] , Corvair Society of America website]
# Nissan Maxima (1981–present) — 1,700,000 in the first five generations up to 2001. [ [http://www.thecarconnection.com/Vehicle_Reviews/Sedans_and_Coupes/2001_Nissan_Maxima_SE.S180.A1056.html "2001 Nissan Maxima SE"] , Jill Amadio, TheCarConnection.com, September 4 2000]
# Nissan Z-cars (1969–98, 2003–present) — 1,685,000 in five generations up to 2005; World's bestselling sports car. [ [http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2005/08/15/140347.html "Nissan 350Z Passes 1.5 Million in Sales; Enhanced for 2006 Model Year"] , TheAutoChannel.com, August 15 2005]
# Nissan Micra (1982–present) — European version the "Nissan March"; 1,550,000 units built by UK plant in Sunderland since 1992.Fact|date=February 2007
# Vauxhall Viva (1963–79) — 1,501,353 in three generations. [ [http://www.vauxhallviva.com/thecars/thehaviva.html "The Vauxhall Viva HA"] , Vauxhall Viva Owners' Club] [ [http://www.vauxhallviva.com/thecars/thehbviva.html "The Vauxhall Viva HB"] , Vauxhall Viva Owners' Club] [ [http://www.vauxhallviva.com/thecars/thehcviva.html "The Vauxhall Viva HC"] , Vauxhall Viva Owners' Club]
# Citroën DS (1955–76) — 1,455,746; sold 12,000 in a single day upon release at the 1955 Paris Motor Show. [ [http://www.citroen.com.au/cms/default.asp?action=article&ID=21739 "France Celebrates 50 Years Of The DS"] , Citroën Australia press release, October 3 2005]
# Rover 200 (1984–2005) — over 1,482,000 made over four generations. Hatchback, coupe and cabriolet variations. Later badged as the "Rover 25" and "MG ZR".Fact|date=February 2007
# "Morris Minor" (1948–71) — 1,368,291 in a single generation of saloons, estates, vans, pickup trucks and convertibles.cite book |last=Sedgwick |first=M. |authorlink= |coauthors=Gillies |title=A-Z of Cars 1945-1970 |year=1987 |publisher=Bay View Books |location=Bideford, UK |id=ISBN 1-870979-39-7]
# Chevrolet Corvette (1953–present) — 1,302,401 of the first five generations sold to 2003. [ [http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/specs/totalprod.html "1953 - 2003 Corvette Production"] , Corvette Action Center, Inc.]
# Nissan Primera (1990–present) — 1,271,887 in three generations.Fact|date=February 2007
# "Autobianchi A112" (1969–86) — 1,254,178; also marketed as "Lancia A112" in some markets and periods.cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20050209015255/www.carsfromitaly.com/others/index.html |title=The Autobianchi information site |work=The Etceterini pages @ CarsFromItaly.com |accessdate=2006-08-03 "(accessed via the Wayback Machine)"]
# "Volvo 140" (1966–74) — 1,252,371 in a single generation.
# "Volvo 700 series" (1982–92) — 1,239,222 in a single generation.
# Buick Riviera (1963-99) — 1,127,261 built over eight generations. [cite web |url=http://www.rivowners.org/features/productn.html |title=Riviera Production Numbers |publisher=Riviera Owners Association |accessdate=2007-03-29]
# "Renault 4CV" (1946–61) — 1,105,547 of a single design; the first French car to achieve more than one million sales. [ [http://www.4cvuk.co.uk/history.htm "Renault 750 & 4CV cars in the UK"] , 4CV.co.uk website]
# "Volvo 300 series" (1976–91) — 1,086,405 in a single generation.
# "Volvo S40 / V40" (1995–2004) — 1,000,034 in a single generation.
# "Peugeot 207" (2006-present) - 1,000,000
# "Honda Fit" (2001–present) — over 1,000,000 in a single generation, including export sales as the "Honda Jazz"; [ [http://www.southcoasttoday.com/specialsections/wheels2006/02special.htm "Small never felt so Big"] , Dan Neil, "Los Angeles Times", June 16 2006] the bestselling car in Japan, and the first in that country to outsell the "Toyota Corolla" since 1969. [ [http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/01/11/bloomberg/sxhonda.php "Honda Fit holds sway in Japan"] , Naoko Fujimura & Masumi Suga, Bloomberg News, January 12 2005]
# "Mazda Axela" (2003–present) — Mazda's fastest ever seller, 1,000,000 in three years; known as the "Mazda 3" in most markets outside Japan. [ [http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/road_tests/index.htm?id=248 "Mazda 3 MPS Road Test"] , HonestJohn.co.uk, October 12 2006]
# "Mazda 6" (2002–present) — Mazda's previous fastest seller; 1,000,000 in four years. [http://www.mazda.com/profile/history/2005.html "MAZDA:1990-1999 | History"] , Mazda.com]
# Mazda MPV (1988–present) — 1,000,000 in three generations.
# Hyundai Elantra (1991–present) — 1,000,000 in the first three generations to 2006. [ [http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/AutoshowArticles/articleId=110009 "2006 New York Auto Show"] , Kelly Toepke, Edmunds.com]
# Dodge Aries / Plymouth Reliant (1981–89) — known as the 'K-cars' after their common platform; 972,216 in a single generation between the two marques. [ [http://www.allpar.com/eek/k/build-stats.html K-Car (Dodge Aries, Plymouth Reliant) Production Figures] , Allpar.com]
# Lincoln Town Car (1981–present) — one of the bestselling luxury cars in the United States. 944,030 were sold between 1994 and 2005.cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/home/columnists/2006/07/17/bacakseat-driver-lincoln-cx_jf_0718flint.html|title=Forbes, Town Car sales figures (1994-2005)|accessdate=2006-08-07]
# "Saab 900" (1978–93) — Saab's bestseller; 908,810 in a single generation of sedans, hatchbacks and convertibles. [ [http://www.carpages.co.uk/saab/saab-production-milestone-27-06-05.asp "Saab Reaches Four Million Production Milestone"] , Carpages.co.uk, June 27 2005]
# Mazda RX-7 (1978–2002) — Mazda's bestselling and longest running rotary engined sportscar; 811,634 in a three generations. [ [http://www.jdww.co.uk/index.php/mazda-rotary-engine-history/ Mazda RX-8 and Rotary Community » Mazda Rotary Engine History ] ]
# "Morris Marina" (1971–80) — 807,000 of a single genertation.Fact|date=February 2007
# "Dacia Logan/MCV/Van" — 783,283 from launch in 2004 [http://www.renault.com/renault_com/en/imag...1120-707398.pdf]
# Rover 400 (1990–05) — 769,275 made in three generations. Later badged "Rover 45" and "MG ZS".Fact|date=February 2007
# Mazda MX-5 (1989–present) — also known as the "Miata" and "Eunos Roadster"; almost 750,000 in the first two generations to 2005, verified by the Guinness Book of Records as the bestselling two-seater, convertible (open top) sports car in history. [ [http://www.businessweek.com/autos/content/aug2006/bw20060803_341645.htm "Mazda Recharges the Miata"] , Mark Scott, BusinessWeek online, August 3 2006]
# "AMC Gremlin" (1970–78) — 671,475 of a single generation. [ [http://www.allpar.com/amc/gremlin.html "The Gremlin: AMC's Successful Compact"] , Drew Beck, Allpar.com]
# "Austin Allegro" (1973–83) — 642,350 of a single generation, either as a hatchback or estate.Fact|date=February 2007
# MG F (1995–2005) — over 641,000 made in two generations. The bestselling two-seater sports car in history before the "Mazda MX-5".Fact|date=February 2007
# Morris Oxford (1913–71) — 640,263 made over ten generations.Fact|date=February 2007
# "Austin Maestro" (1983–94) — 611,150 in a single generation; performance variants also sold under the "MG" marque.Fact|date=February 2007
# "Austin Montego" (1984–94) — 569,000 in a single generation; performance variants also sold under the "MG" marque.Fact|date=February 2007
# "MG MGB" (1962–80) — 512,880 made in coupe and roadster variations.Fact|date=February 2007
# Toyota Prius (1997–present) — the first and bestselling mass-produced hybrid vehicle; approximately 504,700 worldwide in three generations to April 2006. [ [http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/news/06/0607.html "Worldwide Prius Sales Top 500,000 Mark"] , Toyota.co.jp press release, June 7 2006]
# "Lancia Dedra" (1989-2000) - 418,084 in a single generation. [ [http://lancia-historie.de/dokumente/prod_1908-2004.pdf "Produktionszahlen marke Lancia 1908 - 2004"] , Lancia Historie, April 24 2007]
# "Rover 75" (1998–present) — 355,194 made over one generations. Sold in saloon and tourer variations. Also called the "MG ZT" and MG 7.Fact|date=February 2007
# Rover 800 (1986–99) — 317,126 made in two generations.Fact|date=February 2007
# Nissan 240SX (1989-98) — 259,730 made for the US specification cars over two generations, does not account for other production of "Silvia", "180SX" and "200SX".Fact|date=February 2007
# "Honda T360": 108,920 produced from 1963 through 1967Fact|date=September 2007
# Honda Airwave: 76,099 sold from 2005 through 2006 with production continuing
# "Ferrari 360" (1999–2004) — bestselling Ferrari in history; over 17,000 coupés and convertibles. [ [http://www.aluminum.org/ANTemplate.cfm?IssueDate=11/01/2004&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=7887 "All-Aluminum Ferrari F430 To Replace 360 Modena"] , "Aluminium Now", Vol. 6, no.6, November/December 2004]
# "Honda S600": 13,084 produced from 1964 through 1966Fact|date=September 2007
# "Honda S800": 11,536 produced from 1966 through 1970Fact|date=September 2007
# "Honda T500": 10,226 produced from 1964 through 1967Fact|date=September 2007
# "Lamborghini Gallardo" (2004–present) — bestselling Lamborghini in history; over 3,000 coupés and convertibles to the end of 2005. [ [http://www.leftlanenews.com/2005/11/11/gallardo-lamborghinis-best-selling-car-of-all-time/ "Gallardo Lamborghini's best selling car of all time"] , LeftLaneNews.com, November 11 2005]
# "Honda S500": 1,363 produced from October 1963 through September 1964Fact|date=September 2007
# "Porsche Carrera GT" (2004–2006) — total of 1,270 produced, surpassing the combined totals of the McLaren F1, Enzo Ferrari, and Pagani Zonda, making it the biggest selling supercar of the post McLaren F1 era. [ [http://www.worldcarfans.com/news.cfm/newsID/2060510.003/country/gcf/porsche/mattes-refines-interiors-for-most-exclusive-sports-cars Porsche Carrera GT Production Ends ] ]

ee also

*List of automobile manufacturers
*List of automotive superlatives

Footnotes