Model T is actually the best selling car
when you factor its relatively short lifespan compared to the others.
View ArticleWhat surprised me
Was not that the Model T was on the list, but that the VW Golf topped the Beetle, which has decades more production. Or was that only the air-cooled Beetle? Seems like they didn't quit making the...
View ArticleIndia
Give the Indian (and chinese) economies time to make their vehicles accessible. These numbers will be crushed. Let's hope those vehicles are super efficient or use a different energy source.That's my...
View ArticleModel-T
It is really amazing the Model T made this list, since the US population in the 1920's was ~106 million, whereas in 2010 it was 308,745,538, or only 1/3 the size. As for prices, general inflation means...
View ArticleAnd the winner is FORD!
Ford: 71.5MVolkswagen: 66.5MToyota: 37.5MHonda: 36MChevy: 14MThat surprised me.
View ArticleCommon thread
Economy and reasonable utility/functionality seems the common thread through all these models. Unfortunately, the mfg. seem to have never gotten it.
View ArticleThey're just names
Other than the T, none of these cars were the same at the end (or currently) than they were they were at the beginning. The manufacturers created new cars & gave them the same name as an existing...
View ArticleCars
The Ford model T wins. All of the other models went through multiple iterations. I used to pick up the 1967 toyota corolla and put it on the sidewalk. Same with the first 2 cylinder civic. They were...
View ArticleRE: Primordial soup
The drivers there may turn themselves into soup long before the atmosphere....
View ArticleCould argue for the Beetle
The Model T did evolve some, though it remained the same basic car. The Beetle did change somewhat more, but I would argue that every one prior to the Super Beetle was still the same basic car - and it...
View ArticleMisleading
Ford F-series?Come on. The F-150 and the F-350 are two completely different vehicles, with very few, if any, common parts.
View ArticleUS or World figures?
These #'s seem a bit low to me. Are these US sales only?I know the VW bug was a huge seller for years in S. America after theystopped selling for a time in the US.
View ArticleYou beat me to it, but...
wikipedia says the number is correct (about 21 mil in total world count).From these, 3,3mil were from Brazil, and about 15mil from Germany alone.
View ArticleMost popular cars
I am thrilled to know that our taxes went to bail out Government Motors, which had only one car on the list, and Chrysler which did not have any cars on the list.
View ArticleWell, sort off
If you take only the top ten models, yes. If you take the top 20, it would probably look different.
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