Best Selling Vehicles - Country vs Country

F430 · Sep 04, 2009, 2:00 PM

Please tell me this is not a repost! Anyway, I had this idea of looking at the best selling cars of all time. I put together a list of the top five best selling cars from some of the major car manufacturing countries around the world and thought people could vote for the country who they think produced the best of the best selling cars. Catch my drift?

Below I have posted images and a small amount of information about the cars (how many they sold etc) and would like you to vote on the poll as to which country has produced the best (please leave patriotism out of it, it would be great to see what people really think). Also, please read the cars below before just voting, we want real opinions please

. Please note; many of the cars that have sold well have spanned 5 or more generations of vehicle, and therefore this has brought their figure up. Where available, the newest model produced has been shown.

Information is sourced from Wikipedia

FRANCE

1. Renault Clio (#22 Worldwide)

Number Produced: 8,535,280 (Up to 2005)
Production Years: 1990-Present

2. Renault 4 (#24 Worldwide)

Number Produced: Over 8,000,000
Production Years: 1961-1992

3. Renault 5 (#37 Worldwide)

Number Produced: 5,471,709
Production Years: 1972-1996

4. Peugeot 206 (#38 Worldwide)

Number Produced: Over 6,000,000 (Up to 2006)
Production Years: 1998-Present

5. Peugeot 205 (#39 Worldwide)

Number Produced: Over 5,278,000
Production Years: 1983-1998

GERMANY

1. Volkswagen Golf (#3 Worldwide)

Number Produced: Over 26,000,000
Production Years: 1974-Present

2. Original Volkswagen Beetle (#4 Worldwide)

Number Produced: Over 21,529,464 (Biggest selling single design ever. No sales figures with for it and the New Beetle together are currently available)
Production Years: 1938-2003

3. Volkswagen Passat (#10 Worldwide)

Number Produced: Over 15,000,000
Production Years: 1973-Present

4. Opel Kadett (#16 Worldwide)

Number Produced: 11,685,388 (Includes Kadett based Vauxhall Astra, but only before both brands chose to use the Astra model designation)
Production Years: 1962-1991

5. Opel Corsa (#17 Worldwide)

Number Produced: 11,000,000 (Up to 2002. Includes ALL Corsa badged vehicles)
Production Years: 1982-Present

ITALY

1. Fiat 124 (#6 Worldwide)

Number Produced: Almost 20,000,000 Slide 1 .O {font-size:149%;} (Includes licensed versions sold by PAL Premier, SEAT, Lada, Tofas, Asia Motors, SOMACA and Neckar)
Production Years: 1966-Present

2. Fiat Uno (#21 Worldwide)

Number Produced: Around 8,800,000 (Up to 2004)
Production Years: 1983-Present

3. Fiat 127 (#26 Worldwide)

Number Produced: Over 7,500,000 (Includes licensed versions sold by SEAT and Zastava and the Fiat 127 sold in Argentina and Brazil)
Production Years: 1971-1985

4. Fiat Punto (#30 Worldwide)

Number Produced: Over 6,500,000 (Up to 2004)
Production Years: 1993-Present

5. Fiat Panda (#31 Worldwide)

Number Produced: Over 6,000,000
Production Years: 1980-Present

JAPAN

1. Toyota Corolla (#1 Worldwide)

Number Produced: Up to 35,000,000
Production Years: 1966-Present

2. Honda Civic (#7 Worldwide)

Number Produced: Over 13,000,000 (Eight Gen)
Production Years: 1972-Present

3. Nissan Sunny, Sentra and Pulsar (#9 Worldwide)

Number Produced: Over 16,000,000 (Ten Gen)
Production Years: 1966-Present

4. Mazda Familia (#18 Worldwide)

Number Produced: Over 10,000,000 (Up to 1995)
Production Years: 1963-2003

5. Toyota Camry (#19 Worldwide)

Number Produced: Over 10,000,000
Production Years: 1983-Present

UK

1. Ford Fiesta (#13 Worldwide)

Number Produced: Over 12,000,000 (Originally designed and developed mainly in Britain)
Production Years: 1976-Present

2. Original Mini (#36 Worldwide)

Number Produced: 5,505,874 (Arguably best selling British car)
Production Years: 1959-2000

3. Ford Cortina (#51 Worldwide)

Number Produced: Over 4,300,000 (Designed and sold by Ford of Britain)
Production Years: 1962-1982

4. Morris 1100 and variants (#78 Worldwide)

Number Produced: 2,167,783 (Includes cars sold by Austin, Morris, MG, Riley, Vanden Plas and Wolseley)
Production Years: 1962-1974

5. Rover Metro and 100 (#81 Worldwide)

Number Produced: 2,078,218 (Includes the later Rover 100)
Production Years: 1980-1998

US

1. Ford F-Series (#2 Worldwide)

Number Produced: Over 32,000,000
Production Years: 1948-Present

2. Ford Escort (#5 Worldwide)

Number Produced: Almost 20,000,000 (Includes European version)
Production Years: 1968-2003

3. Ford Model T (#8 Worldwide)

Number Produced: 16,500,000 (First to reach 5, 10 and 15 million sales)
Production Years: 1908-1927

4. Chevrolet Impala (#12 Worldwide)

Number Produced: Over 13,000,000
Production Years: 1958-Present

5. Chrysler Minivans and variants(#14 Worldwide)

Number Produced: Over 12,000,000 (Includes cars sold by Chrysler: Town and Country, Voyager; Dodge: Caravan; Plymouth: Voyager and Volkswagen: Routan)
Production Years: 1958-Present

Evo_power · Sep 04, 2009, 2:16 PM

Uhhh...what is the point of this thread?

I mean, I do commend you on how well it's put together. But why did you do it?
The cars here range so far that there is no way you can compare them.

F430 · Sep 04, 2009, 2:22 PM

I just thought it would be interesting to do, and I know what you mean about the wide range, but it is about choosing the country that you think produced the best cars, not necessarily comparing the cars directly. Anyway, thanks for the commendation

Evo_power · Sep 04, 2009, 2:28 PM

Well then isn't this just a pure opinion thread where you can't have any real reason behind it?

VW fan boys are going to pick Germany
Ricers and people who like fuel economy and reliable transport are going to pick Japan
People that like cruising and the ability to haul stuff/people will pick America (most likely only Americans)
Idiots will pick France
Frewin, Aston, and the other UK 4 Life members will pick Britian and only point out the Fiesta and Mini
and stupid newtard dumbasses will pick Italy because they make FURARRII AND LAMBO YO!!!!

F430 · Sep 04, 2009, 2:39 PM

If thats true, then we will get to see people's loyalties and hopefully the real reason as to why they chose that country. I'm sure a number of members will be patriotic about their vote, but that was obviously going to happen anyway, and we will still see the opinion of the forum overall.

Cooper "s" · Sep 04, 2009, 2:42 PM

I find it very very hard to believe that the Ford Model T sold 16.5 million units.

Or that the VW beetle is only at 21+ million units.

As in EXTREMELY HARD TO BELIEVE>

leka-S · Sep 04, 2009, 3:01 PM

^^Well, the Beetle was sold for 65 years straight.

And you can't choose a country for the cars it produced.
I like german cars, but I also like the Mini, Fiesta, Escort, Punto, 206 etc.

So, I'm going to refrain from voting, but I am going to commend you on how well the initial post was done

n wright 275 · Sep 04, 2009, 3:21 PM

America!

The F-Series is clearly the best one

and lets not forget the Impala didn't always suck ..

Jared · Sep 04, 2009, 3:21 PM

I am going to point this in the direction of innovations, longest vehicle runs, overall models sold per country, and I'm going to point, without elaborating on anything I just mentioned, that America is the best. It will always be the best.

A Ford Truck is number 2 all time sold vehicles.

That says someone is doing something right from the get-go.

Come on... Two of Britain's cars in this comparison are Fords.

Ford is American, regardless of branches elsewhere in the world producing wholly different cars for different segments.

#2, #5, #8 top ten finishes for a total of 93,500,000 cars sold... F yeah!

astonmartin138 · Sep 04, 2009, 3:54 PM

Oddly, I'll take the US. The Mini and the Fiesta are the only redeeming cars in the UK category. The Cortina...maybe, but after the MkI it lost its charm. The Metro is a POS no argument there. The US get a pretty decent mix, hell, i'd even put up with an F150

F430 · Sep 04, 2009, 4:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jared

I am going to point this in the direction of innovations, longest vehicle runs, overall models sold per country, and I'm going to point, without elaborating on anything I just mentioned, that America is the best. It will always be the best.

A Ford Truck is number 2 all time sold vehicles.

That says someone is doing something right from the get-go.

Come on... Two of Britain's cars in this comparison are Fords.

Ford is American, regardless of branches elsewhere in the world producing wholly different cars for different segments.

#2, #5, #8 top ten finishes for a total of 93,500,000 cars sold... F yeah!

I see what you're saying about Ford not being British, but the Cortina was actually built by Ford of Britain, which was headquartered in Britain and so technically a British company (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_of_britain). Yes, the Fiesta is arguable, but the 'Volkswagen Gol' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Gol) is often considered a Brazilian car, so why cant it apply elsewhere?

Oh, and thanks for the compliment Leka

ElctrcTelsa · Sep 04, 2009, 4:52 PM

I'm going to vote for Japan.

Why, because they have the best entry-class vehicles. Basically this thread is comparing entry class cars. They sell the most because they are the cheapest.

Between the Civic, Corrolla, Camry, and Mazda 3, they tend to be on the higher scale of entry class cars here in America. A lot of the other cars do not sell in America, so it would be a tad difficult to compare a car that I have never seen in real life, let alone driven.

------

On another note, when I was test driving cars when I got mine, I test drove -

Civic Sedan
Corrolla
Ford Focus Sedan
Chevy Malibu

Between all of them, The Civic and the Corrolla drove the best, were the most comfertable, and had more ammenities for a lower price.

-------

As we get into higher priced luxury cars, germany is by far the best country. Luxury is their thing. Between BMW, Mercedes, Porsche, Audi; they dominate the middle class luxury scene.

-------

Americaland. We make trucks. End of story. The F150, Chevy Avalanche, and Dodge Ram. They are the best. They look the best, work the best and are the best. And for clutch, the GMC is the best of them all. True story.

-----

To sum this all up.

Japan - entry class economical, fuel efficient cars.
Germany - luxury/high(er) end automobiles.
US - Trucks.

n wright 275 · Sep 04, 2009, 5:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by astonmartin138

Oddly, I'll take the US. The Mini and the Fiesta are the only redeeming cars in the UK category. The Cortina...maybe, but after the MkI it lost its charm. The Metro is a POS no argument there. The US get a pretty decent mix, hell, i'd even put up with an F150

Put up with an F150 ? You know you'd like drivin it

civic_VTI · Sep 04, 2009, 5:58 PM

Whats the difference between Opel and Vauxhall?

vdubfan3 · Sep 04, 2009, 6:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ElctrcTelsa

I'm going to vote for Japan.

Why, because they have the best entry-class vehicles. Basically this thread is comparing entry class cars. They sell the most because they are the cheapest.

Between the Civic, Corrolla, Camry, and Mazda 3, they tend to be on the higher scale of entry class cars here in America. A lot of the other cars do not sell in America, so it would be a tad difficult to compare a car that I have never seen in real life, let alone driven.

------

On another note, when I was test driving cars when I got mine, I test drove -

Civic Sedan
Corrolla
Ford Focus Sedan
Chevy Malibu

Between all of them, The Civic and the Corrolla drove the best, were the most comfertable, and had more ammenities for a lower price.

-------

As we get into higher priced luxury cars, germany is by far the best country. Luxury is their thing. Between BMW, Mercedes, Porsche, Audi; they dominate the middle class luxury scene.

-------

Americaland. We make trucks. End of story. The F150, Chevy Avalanche, and Dodge Ram. They are the best. They look the best, work the best and are the best. And for clutch, the GMC is the best of them all. True story.

-----

To sum this all up.

Japan - entry class economical, fuel efficient cars.
Germany - luxury/high(er) end automobiles.
US - Trucks.

i agree with everything you said. and that was pretty what i was going to say in my post.

but if i had to choose one it wouldnt be japan because i dont like toyota. nothing against their cars. they are great. just dont appeal to me.

and wouldnt pick american because i dont drive trucks. but i agree we kick ass when it comes to making trucks. i mean the #2 all time is a truck. im sure that surprises most people when they hear that.

id have to do with germany. and not because i am a fanboy. which im not. just i like their cars. they arent the most reliable but they make up for it with appeal and overall design. my opinion.

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Sep 04, 2009, 2:00 PM	#1
F430 The Aircraft Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: England Posts: 812	Best Selling Vehicles - Country vs Country Please tell me this is not a repost! Anyway, I had this idea of looking at the best selling cars of all time. I put together a list of the top five best selling cars from some of the major car manufacturing countries around the world and thought people could vote for the country who they think produced the best of the best selling cars. Catch my drift? Below I have posted images and a small amount of information about the cars (how many they sold etc) and would like you to vote on the poll as to which country has produced the best (please leave patriotism out of it, it would be great to see what people really think). Also, please read the cars below before just voting, we want real opinions please . Please note; many of the cars that have sold well have spanned 5 or more generations of vehicle, and therefore this has brought their figure up. Where available, the newest model produced has been shown. Information is sourced from Wikipedia FRANCE 1. Renault Clio (#22 Worldwide) Number Produced: 8,535,280 (Up to 2005) Production Years: 1990-Present 2. Renault 4 (#24 Worldwide) Number Produced: Over 8,000,000 Production Years: 1961-1992 3. Renault 5 (#37 Worldwide) Number Produced: 5,471,709 Production Years: 1972-1996 4. Peugeot 206 (#38 Worldwide) Number Produced: Over 6,000,000 (Up to 2006) Production Years: 1998-Present 5. Peugeot 205 (#39 Worldwide) Number Produced: Over 5,278,000 Production Years: 1983-1998 GERMANY 1. Volkswagen Golf (#3 Worldwide) Number Produced: Over 26,000,000 Production Years: 1974-Present *2. Original* Volkswagen Beetle (#4 Worldwide) Number Produced: Over 21,529,464 (Biggest selling single design ever. No sales figures with for it and the New Beetle together are currently available) Production Years: 1938-2003 3. Volkswagen Passat (#10 Worldwide) Number Produced: Over 15,000,000 Production Years: 1973-Present 4. Opel Kadett (#16 Worldwide) Number Produced: 11,685,388 (Includes Kadett based Vauxhall Astra, but only before both brands chose to use the Astra model designation) Production Years: 1962-1991 5. Opel Corsa (#17 Worldwide) Number Produced: 11,000,000 (Up to 2002. Includes ALL Corsa badged vehicles) Production Years: 1982-Present ITALY 1. Fiat 124 (#6 Worldwide) Number Produced: Almost 20,000,000 Slide 1 .O {font-size:149%;} (Includes licensed versions sold by PAL Premier, SEAT, Lada, Tofas, Asia Motors, SOMACA and Neckar) Production Years: 1966-Present 2. Fiat Uno (#21 Worldwide) Number Produced: Around 8,800,000 (Up to 2004) Production Years: 1983-Present 3. Fiat 127 (#26 Worldwide) Number Produced: Over 7,500,000 (Includes licensed versions sold by SEAT and Zastava and the Fiat 127 sold in Argentina and Brazil) Production Years: 1971-1985 4. Fiat Punto (#30 Worldwide) Number Produced: Over 6,500,000 (Up to 2004) Production Years: 1993-Present 5. Fiat Panda (#31 Worldwide) Number Produced: Over 6,000,000 Production Years: 1980-Present JAPAN 1. Toyota Corolla (#1 Worldwide) Number Produced: Up to 35,000,000 Production Years: 1966-Present 2. Honda Civic (#7 Worldwide) Number Produced: Over 13,000,000 (Eight Gen) Production Years: 1972-Present 3. Nissan Sunny, Sentra and Pulsar (#9 Worldwide) Number Produced: Over 16,000,000 (Ten Gen) Production Years: 1966-Present 4. Mazda Familia (#18 Worldwide) Number Produced: Over 10,000,000 (Up to 1995) Production Years: 1963-2003 5. Toyota Camry (#19 Worldwide) Number Produced: Over 10,000,000 Production Years: 1983-Present UK 1. Ford Fiesta (#13 Worldwide) Number Produced: Over 12,000,000 (Originally designed and developed mainly in Britain) Production Years: 1976-Present 2. Original Mini (#36 Worldwide) Number Produced: 5,505,874 (Arguably best selling British car) Production Years: 1959-2000 3. Ford Cortina (#51 Worldwide) Number Produced: Over 4,300,000 (Designed and sold by Ford of Britain) Production Years: 1962-1982 4. Morris 1100 and variants (#78 Worldwide) Number Produced: 2,167,783 (Includes cars sold by Austin, Morris, MG, Riley, Vanden Plas and Wolseley) Production Years: 1962-1974 5. Rover Metro and 100 (#81 Worldwide) Number Produced: 2,078,218 (Includes the later Rover 100) Production Years: 1980-1998 US 1. Ford F-Series (#2 Worldwide) Number Produced: Over 32,000,000 Production Years: 1948-Present 2. Ford Escort (#5 Worldwide) Number Produced: Almost 20,000,000 (Includes European version) Production Years: 1968-2003 3. Ford Model T (#8 Worldwide) Number Produced: 16,500,000 (First to reach 5, 10 and 15 million sales) Production Years: 1908-1927 4. Chevrolet Impala (#12 Worldwide)** Number Produced: Over 13,000,000 Production Years: 1958-Present 5. Chrysler Minivans and variants(#14 Worldwide) Number Produced: Over 12,000,000 (Includes cars sold by Chrysler: Town and Country, Voyager; Dodge: Caravan; Plymouth: Voyager and Volkswagen: Routan) Production Years: 1958-Present __________________ This is just another lame attempt at cyber f*ckwittery - Wesleypipes

Sep 04, 2009, 2:16 PM	#2
Evo_power Internet Gangster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Oregon Awesomeness: Infinite Posts: 8,868	Uhhh...what is the point of this thread? I mean, I do commend you on how well it's put together. But why did you do it? The cars here range so far that there is no way you can compare them. __________________ You're a C02 emission - Vtec_Dreams

Sep 04, 2009, 2:22 PM	#3
F430 The Aircraft Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: England Posts: 812	I just thought it would be interesting to do, and I know what you mean about the wide range, but it is about choosing the country that you think produced the best cars, not necessarily comparing the cars directly. Anyway, thanks for the commendation __________________ This is just another lame attempt at cyber f*ckwittery - Wesleypipes

Sep 04, 2009, 2:28 PM	#4
Evo_power Internet Gangster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Oregon Awesomeness: Infinite Posts: 8,868	Well then isn't this just a pure opinion thread where you can't have any real reason behind it? VW fan boys are going to pick Germany Ricers and people who like fuel economy and reliable transport are going to pick Japan People that like cruising and the ability to haul stuff/people will pick America (most likely only Americans) Idiots will pick France Frewin, Aston, and the other UK 4 Life members will pick Britian and only point out the Fiesta and Mini and stupid newtard dumbasses will pick Italy because they make FURARRII AND LAMBO YO!!!! __________________ You're a C02 emission - Vtec_Dreams

Sep 04, 2009, 2:39 PM	#5
F430 The Aircraft Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: England Posts: 812	If thats true, then we will get to see people's loyalties and hopefully the real reason as to why they chose that country. I'm sure a number of members will be patriotic about their vote, but that was obviously going to happen anyway, and we will still see the opinion of the forum overall. __________________ This is just another lame attempt at cyber f*ckwittery - Wesleypipes

Sep 04, 2009, 2:42 PM	#6
Cooper "s" Hot Oil Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Weston, Florida Posts: 4,329	I find it very very hard to believe that the Ford Model T sold 16.5 million units. Or that the VW beetle is only at 21+ million units. As in EXTREMELY HARD TO BELIEVE> __________________ Ride it hard and leave it wet. -que?

Sep 04, 2009, 3:01 PM	#7
leka-S MP4-25 FTMFW!! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Republic of Kosova College: MAC Posts: 3,768	^^Well, the Beetle was sold for 65 years straight. And you can't choose a country for the cars it produced. I like german cars, but I also like the Mini, Fiesta, Escort, Punto, 206 etc. So, I'm going to refrain from voting, but I am going to commend you on how well the initial post was done __________________ This stuff has flown so far over my head, its traveling on the SR-71 ~ Clutch

Sep 04, 2009, 3:21 PM	#8
n wright 275 M-B Fan Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Dixie Posts: 6,253	America! The F-Series is clearly the best one and lets not forget the Impala didn't always suck .. __________________ I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is always oppressive - Jefferson

Sep 04, 2009, 3:21 PM	#9
Jared USTCC Championship Winner Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: The Yay Area, California G Ride: Giant STP1 Posts: 2,164	I am going to point this in the direction of innovations, longest vehicle runs, overall models sold per country, and I'm going to point, without elaborating on anything I just mentioned, that America is the best. It will always be the best. A Ford Truck is number 2 all time sold vehicles. That says someone is doing something right from the get-go. Come on... Two of Britain's cars in this comparison are Fords. Ford is American, regardless of branches elsewhere in the world producing wholly different cars for different segments. #2, #5, #8 top ten finishes for a total of 93,500,000 cars sold... F yeah! __________________ I'd be cruising through the hood blasting Jonas Brothers if it weren't for Rockstar Games. - TK

Sep 04, 2009, 3:54 PM	#10
astonmartin138 Resident Piston Head Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: England, UK Posts: 6,180	Oddly, I'll take the US. The Mini and the Fiesta are the only redeeming cars in the UK category. The Cortina...maybe, but after the MkI it lost its charm. The Metro is a POS no argument there. The US get a pretty decent mix, hell, i'd even put up with an F150 __________________ "I saw something sticking out so made assumptions. I'm not a technical person." TheBrownTruth

Sep 04, 2009, 4:52 PM	#12
ElctrcTelsa Civic of the Month - Feb. Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: D.C. Posts: 2,118	I'm going to vote for Japan. Why, because they have the best entry-class vehicles. Basically this thread is comparing entry class cars. They sell the most because they are the cheapest. Between the Civic, Corrolla, Camry, and Mazda 3, they tend to be on the higher scale of entry class cars here in America. A lot of the other cars do not sell in America, so it would be a tad difficult to compare a car that I have never seen in real life, let alone driven. ------ On another note, when I was test driving cars when I got mine, I test drove - Civic Sedan Corrolla Ford Focus Sedan Chevy Malibu Between all of them, The Civic and the Corrolla drove the best, were the most comfertable, and had more ammenities for a lower price. ------- As we get into higher priced luxury cars, germany is by far the best country. Luxury is their thing. Between BMW, Mercedes, Porsche, Audi; they dominate the middle class luxury scene. ------- Americaland. We make trucks. End of story. The F150, Chevy Avalanche, and Dodge Ram. They are the best. They look the best, work the best and are the best. And for clutch, the GMC is the best of them all. True story. ----- To sum this all up. Japan - entry class economical, fuel efficient cars. Germany - luxury/high(er) end automobiles. US - Trucks. __________________ "...it'll be the sealed vault within the ruins of the Vatican wherein, lies a Zonda F Roadster." -R

Sep 04, 2009, 5:58 PM	#14
civic_VTI Time waster Join Date: May 2006 Location: birmingham, england Posts: 6,892	Whats the difference between Opel and Vauxhall? __________________ R.I.P Monkeyfkker we all got love for you and we all miss you