The Toyota Corolla is estimated to top the worldwide ranking over the period. In 1981 and 1982, the Toyota Corolla is estimated to be the best-selling vehicle in the world for the second and third consecutive year. If you have detailed worldwide sales figures for these two years please contact…
1980 Toyota Corolla The oldest official world models ranking I could access dates back from 1980. It shows how clearly the Toyota Corolla dominates world sales. With almost 775,000 units sold around the world that year, it has an advance of more than 250,000 units over the #2, the Renault…
1975 Toyota Corolla After becoming the world's best-seller for the first time in 1974, the Toyota Corolla keeps this title for 3 consecutive years up until 1977, while the VW Beetle continues to drop and the VW Golf, launched in 1974, climbs up the ladder. Originally launched in 1966, the…
Japanese VW Golf The VW Golf, originally launched in 1974, managed to pass the Toyota Corolla to become the best-selling model in the entire world in 1978... A title it lost straight after in 1979 when the Corolla reclaimed the world crown by far. To-date. there is only one additional…
Toyota Corolla * See more detail by clicking on the title! * While going through old issues of Wheels magazine I came across an article that hinted at the best-selling models in the world in 1974. This is the oldest official information about the world best-sellers I could get my…
1966 VW Beetle First presented in 1938 but produced from 1945 onwards, the VW Type 1, or 'Beetle' is the most recognised car in the world. Its total production took 10 years to reach the first million (in 1955), but then its sales boomed, helped by clever advertising and iconic status…