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The five best-selling vehicles in automotive history

On 1 October, the iconic Ford Model T centennial become. Since then, the history of the automobile has given way to many vehicles that have experienced their heyday and whose sales quickly reached the million units over the years.

Among them, five cars stand out, not only in sales, but because most of them have become icons that have enriched the history of the automobile, through their age and in their respective niche.

Besides, here is a short description of these five small wonders that have or still experiencing impressive career.

Toyota Corolla

 Currently she holds the pole position with over 35 million units sold since its start in 1966 in Japan. Two years later she joined North American soil and today it is found in more than 140 countries. This position of head, she holds since 1997 after removing a VW Beetle, herself after having dethroned the famous Ford Model T.

Year Gear Motor (base) Power Price

1966 Corolla Engine 4L 1.1 li 60 hp $ 1,700

2008 Corolla Traction 4L 1.8 li 132 hp $ 14,565

Ford F Series

He made his triumphal entry say in 1948. At the time, they were called the Ford F1, F2 and F3, according to their loading capacities. Today, it is preparing to commercialize the 11th frame of the full-size truck. Thus, sixty years this brave truck highly respected, has seen its sales exceed 33 million units and focus on the market of vehicles North Americans.

Year Gear Motor (base) Power Price

Serie F 1948 Engine 6L 3.7 li 95 cv $ 900

Serie F 2008 Prop/4x4 6L, 202 hp 4.2 li $ 22,999

Volkswagen Golf

She'll be 34 next May. She crossed the Atlantic in 1975 and became the Volkswagen Rabbit. Although she lost a lot of popularity among us and our neighbors to the south, the Golf is extremely popular in Europe, South America, and the odds of Asian countries emergence. To date, over 25 million copies were sold and it is far from finished.

Year Gear Motor (base) Power Price

1975 Rabbit Drive 4L 1.5 li 70 hp $ 3,785

Rabbit 2008 Traction 5L 2.5 li 170 hp $ 19,990

Volkswagen Beetle

The term 'people's car' belongs to her and even the Tata Nano will delight him. Beetle is the first output of the assembly plant in 1938 and it was quickly commandeered by the army. It was produced in Europe until 1978 and transferred to Mexico until 2003. Overall, it sold 21 529.464 Beetle, allowing him to steal the title of 'best-selling car has the Ford Model T.

Year Gear Motor (base) Power Price

1970 Beetle Engine 4H, 1.6 li 60 hp $ 2,200

New Beetle Drive 5L 2.5 li 150 hp $ 22,780

Ford Model 'T'

Produced between the years 1908 and 1927, this car was the first mystic to be assembled with the chain, has Piquette Avenue plant in Detroit. In 2000, she was appointed and rightly 'Car of the Decade', following a survey carried out around the world. Its sales totaled 15 007.033 units. Also called 'Tin Lizzie', Ford is preparing to pay tribute to him through several activities concerning the centenary of the latter.

Year Gear Motor (base) Power Price

Model T 1908 Propulsion 4L 2.9 li 20 hp $ 825

(The following year models were priced between $ 260 and $ 1,200)

Here is a roundup of five best-selling vehicles in the world. According to these figures, it is clear that most of them are not necessarily ready to be dislodged, but it is one that is dangerously approaching and it is called Honda Civic ...

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