List of best-selling automobiles
Brand bestsellers
Table:
Brand

Image

Automobile

Production

Units Sold

Notes

Alfa Romeo

1979 Alfasud ti

Alfa Romeo Alfasud

1972–1989

1,017,387.[32]

Alpine

Alpine-Renault A310

Alpine A310

1971–1984

11,616.[33]

American Motors

AMC Hornet.

AMC Hornet

1970–77

Approximately 860,000.[34][35]

Aston Martin

Aston Martin DB7 Volante.

Aston Martin DB7

1993–2003

7,000[36][37]

Autobianchi

1973 Autobianchi A112 E.

Autobianchi A112

1969–1986

1,254,178.[38]

BMW

First generation BMW 3 Series coupé.

BMW 3 Series

1975–present

Over 14,000,000 to 2015.

Buick

1986 Buick LeSabre.

Buick LeSabre

1959–2005

Over 6,000,000.[39]

Bugatti

1929 Bugatti Typ 40 Grand Sport Tourer.

Bugatti Type 40

1926–30

Approximately 800.[40]

Cadillac

Cadillac De Ville.

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.)[34][35]

Checker

Checker Marathon.

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).[34][35]

Chevrolet

1965 Chevrolet Impala.

Chevrolet Impala

1958–present

Over 13,000,000 to 1996.[41]

Chrysler

1961 Chrysler Newport.

Chrysler Newport

1961–81

Approximately 1,920,000 (excluding early Newport hardtops).[34][35]

Citroën

First generation Citroën 2CV.

Citroën 2CV

1948–90

3,872,583.

Including commercial variants, the total figure is approximately nine million[42]

Continental

Continental Mark II.

Continental Mark II

1956–57

3,012 (only car produced by the short lived Continental division of the Ford Motor Company).[34]

Crosley

1948 Crosley.

Crosley

1939–42
1946–49

62,210 before introduction of series names in 1950 (does not include 1949 Hot Shot).[34][43]

Dacia

Dacia 1310.

Dacia 1300

1969–2004

1,959,730 (including all generations).[44]

DeSoto

Dodge DeSoto Custom.

DeSoto Custom

1939–42
1946–52

Approximately 570,000.[34][43]

De Tomaso

De Tomaso Pantera.

De Tomaso Pantera

1970–1991

7,260 produced over a single generation

[45]

Dodge

Dodge Coronet.

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.

Eagle Talon

1990–98

Approximately 200,000.[46]

Edsel

1959 Edsel Ranger.

Edsel Ranger

1958–60

50,803.[34]

Excalibur

Excalibur Series II.

Excalibur Series II

1970–82

2,230.[47]

Facel

1961 Facel Vega Facellia

Facellia

1960–1964

1,500[48]

Ferrari

Ferrari 360 Modena.

Ferrari 360

1999–2004

Over 17,000 coupés and convertibles.[49]

Fiat

First generation Fiat Uno.

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.[50]

Ford

1955 Ford F-100.

Ford F-Series

1948–present

Over 34,000,000 America's bestselling vehicle for 28 consecutive years;[31] 33,900,000 in 12 generations to May 2010.[31]

Frazer

Frazer Standard

1947–51

Approximately 90,000.[34]

Henry J

1951 Henry J.

Henry J Deluxe

1951

43,400.[34]

Hindustan

Hindustan Ambassador.

Hindustan Ambassador

1958–2014

Almost 4,000,000.[17]

Holden

Holden Commodore (VE).

Holden Commodore

1978–present

3,130,000 to 2013.[51]

Honda

First generation Honda Civic.

Honda Civic

1972–present

Over 16,500,000 to May 2006.[52]

Hudson

Hudson Super.

Hudson Super

1916–26
1940–42
1946–50

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.)[34][43]

Imperial

1966 Imperial Crown convertible.

Imperial Crown

1957–70

Approximately 127,000.[34]

Jaguar

1972 Jaguar XJ12.

Jaguar XJ

1968–present

800,000 up to 2005.[53]

Jeep

2000 Jeep Cherokee.

Jeep Cherokee (XJ)

1984–present

2,884,172 in North America until 2001; production continues in China.[54]

Kaiser

Kaiser Deluxe

Kaiser Deluxe

1949–53

Approximately 130,000.[34]

Koenigsegg

Koenigsegg CCX

Koenigsegg CCX

2006–10

29.[55][56]

Lada/AvtoVAZ

Lada Riva
VAZ-2105/04/07

1980–present

13,500,000 until exports to Europe were discontinued in 1997.

Production continues in Egypt.[57]

Lagonda

11, 11.9, 12 and 12/24

1913–26

over 6,000

[58]

Land Rover

Series/Defender

1948–2015

over 2,000,000 (approx)

[59]

Lamborghini

2007 Lamborghini Gallardo.

Lamborghini Gallardo

2004–2013

14,022 coupés and convertibles to November 2013.[60]

Lancia

2012 Lancia Ypsilon

Lancia Ypsilon

1996–present

over 870,000 to 2005.[61]

Lincoln

Lincoln Town Car.

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.)[35][62]

Lotus

Lotus Elise 111S.

Lotus Elise

1996–present

over 20,000 produced over two generations to December 2004.[63]

McLaren

2012 McLaren MP4-12C.

McLaren 12C

2011–2014

1000th sold by June 2012 in a single generation.[64]

Maserati

Maserati Biturbo S.

Maserati Biturbo

1981–1994

Over 38,000[65]

Mazda

Mazda 323 Turbo.

Mazda Familia

1963–2003

Over 10,000,000 up to 1995.[66]

Mercedes-Benz

Merceds-Benz C-Class.

Mercedes-Benz C-Class

1993–present

6,900,000 to November 2006.[67]

Mercury

1994-1997 Mercury Cougar XR7

Mercury Cougar

1967-1997

1999-2002

2,972,784

Excludes Ford Cougar sold in Europe and Australia.

Messerschmitt

1955 Messerschmitt KR200.

Messerschmitt KR200

1955–1964

30,286

Metropolitan

1959 Metropolitan

Metropolitan

1958–61

55,215 as a separate marque under AMC.[68]

Mitsubishi

Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI TME.

Mitsubishi Lancer

1973–present

Over 6,000,000 to the end of 2006.[69]

Nash

Nash Statesman.

Nash Statesman

1950–56

Approximately 340,000.[34]

Nissan

1972 Datsun 1200.

Nissan Sunny/Sentra/Pulsar/Almera

1966–present

Over 15,900,000.[57] Ten generations, and four nameplates depending on marketplace.

Oldsmobile

Image:1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme convertible.

Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme

1961–99

11,900,000 across several platforms and generations.[70]

Opel

First generation Opel Corsa, sold in the United Kingdom as a Vauxhall Nova.

Opel Corsa

1982–present

Over 18,000,000 sold worldwide in 25 years and in 4 generations. 10 million of them were sold only in Europe.[71]

Packard

Packard Eight.

Packard Eight

1933–36
1938
1942
1948–50

Approximately 250,000.[34][43]

Peel

1965 Peel Trident.

Peel Trident

1965–66

82 in a single generation.[72]

Perodua

Perodua Myvi

2005–present

77,657 at 2010. (or about 1,500,000 since 2005.)[21]

Peugeot

Peugeot 206.

Peugeot 206

1998–present

Approximately 10,000,000 to 2018 in a single generation.[73]

Plymouth

Plymouth Fury III convertible.

Plymouth Fury

1959–78

Approximately 3,680,000 (counting VIPs, but not counting 1959 and 1962 Sport Furys and 1975–77 Gran Furys).[34][35]

Pontiac

2005 Pontiac Grand Am.

Pontiac Grand Am

1973–75, 1978–80, 1985–2005

Over 4,000,000.

Porsche

Porsche 911 SC.

Porsche 911

1963–present

1,000,000 produced up to 2017.[74]

Rambler

Rambler Classic.

Rambler Classic

1961–66

Approximately 1,460,000 (including those produced in 1966 under AMC).[34][35]

Renault

Third generation Renault Clio.

Renault Clio

1990–present

12,300,000 across four generations up to 2013.[15]

Rolls-Royce

Rolls Royce Silver Shadow

Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow

1965–80

29,030 produced over a single generation.[75]

Saab

1985 Saab 900CD.

Saab 900

1978–93

908,810.[76] in the first generation.

Saturn

Saturn SL

Saturn S-Series

1991–2002

Approximately 2,210,000 not counting 2002 (sales of 2002 are unknown).[77]

SEAT

SEAT Ibiza Mk4 (2008).

SEAT Ibiza

1984–present

3,949,597 up to 2008.[25]

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.

Simca 1100

1967–1982

2,139,400

Figures include a small number of complete knock down (CKD) kits and commercial versions.[78]

Smart

2004 Smart Fortwo

Smart Fortwo

1998–

Over 1,500,000 by mid-2013.[79]

Studebaker

Studebaker Champion.

Studebaker Champion

1939–42
1946–58

Approximately 1,320,000.[34][43]

Subaru

Third generation Subaru Legacy.

Subaru Legacy

1988–present

Over 3,000,000 to 2005.[80]

Škoda

Škoda Octavia 1st generation after facelift

Škoda Octavia

1996–present

Over 6,000,000 to 2016.[14]

Toyota

A 1976 Toyota Corolla.

Toyota Corolla

1966–present

40,000,000 up to July 2013; nameplate discontinued in Europe from early 2007 on the launch of the Auris.[2]

Tesla

Tesla Model S

Tesla Model S

2012–present

150,000 by November 2016[81]

Trabant

1983 Trabant P601.

Trabant

1957–91

Over 3,000,000.[82]

Volkswagen

Mk.1 Volkswagen Golf.

Volkswagen Golf

1974–present

30,000,000 across seven generations by June 2013.[83] Became Volkswagen's bestseller in 2002.

Volvo

Volvo 240 sedan.

Volvo 200 Series

1974–93

2,862,573 saloon, estate and coupe models over a spell of 19 years.[26]

Willys

1936 Willys 77.

Willys 77

1933–36

Approximately 68,000.[84]

ZAZ

Zaporozhets.

Zaporozhets

1960–94

3,422,444.[29]

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