The best-selling car in world history is the Toyota Corolla. It has been produced since 1966 to the present day and has reached over 36 million in sales. The Corolla also leads the 2014 best-selling car list. Prior to that, it occupied the second place for two years in a row, behind only the Ford Focus.
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Corolla is a passenger car manufactured by the largest automobile corporation Toyota. The car is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the best-selling model in the world. In 2016, Corolla turns 50. The first car was released in 1966. It had round headlights, rear-wheel drive and a longitudinal engine layout. Such a complete set of cars remained until 1984, when the first Toyota Corolla with front-wheel drive was produced. Until 1997, the transport was produced in such body solutions as a three-door hatchback, a sedan, a station wagon, a liftback and a five-door hatchback. The Japanese car has eleven generations.
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The eleventh generation Toyota Corolla for the Japanese market went on sale in May 2012. The sedan got the name Corolla Axio, the station wagon - Corolla Fielder. The new model has slightly changed in design and reduced in size for easy movement on narrow streets and great convenience when parking. American and European versions of the Corolla were introduced in 2013. The updated car has become larger in width and length. In 2012, Corolla sales amounted to 1, 118 million cars, in 2013 - 1, 182 cars.
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The second best-selling car in world history is the Ford F-Series. The model is especially popular in the USA and Great Britain. For 30 years in a row, it is the best-selling car in the United States. Produced from 1948 to the present. The number of sales is over 33.9 million copies in 12 generations. The F-Series is the most successful model in Ford history.
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In 2012 and 2013, another Ford representative, Focus, became the world's best-selling car. The model first went on sale in 1998. The body has such modifications as sedan, convertible, station wagon, three-door and five-door hatchbacks. The car is assembled in China and Thailand.
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The list of best-selling cars in history also includes Volkswagen Golf, VAZ-2101-2107, Fiat 124, Volkswagen Beetle, Ford Escort, Opel Corsa and Honda Civic. These machines have over 15 million sales worldwide. The top-selling cars for 2013 included Volkswagen Jetta, Hyundai Elantra, Chevrolet Cruze, Toyota Camry, Volkswagen Golf, Ford Fiesta, and Volkswagen Polo. The only crossover to make the list is the Honda CR-V. In 2013, sales of this car reached 697,955 units.