All Time Best Selling Vehicles Worldwide

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Washington DC November 8, 2011; The AIADA Newsletter reported that a web blog posting on Automotive.com asked readers to think about this for a second. The world welcomed its seven billionth human last week, just 12 short years after surpassing the six billion mark. With the world’s population growing at an exponential rate, natural resources like food and energy are expected to become strained.

That also translates to a myriad of people who need transportation whether it’s personal or public. When the internal combustion engine was first installed into a vehicle by German engine and car designer Karl Benz way back in 1885, there were less than 1000 gas-powered vehicles on the road.

Fast forward to the current day and there are now around 750 million gas-powered vehicles in the world. It’s been speculated that if the current trend continues, that number will double over the next 30 years.

In honor of the seven billionth human and every other person on earth, Automotive.com is featuring a list of the top five best selling vehicles still in production today:

1 - Toyota Corolla (1966- ) 35,000,000+
2 - Ford F-150 Series Pickup (1948- ) 30,000,000+
3 - Volkswagen Golf (1974- ) 25,000,000+
4 - Volkswagen Beetle (1938- ) 22,300,000+
5 - Honda Civic (1972- ) 17,730,000+

Check out the entire rundown of the best selling vehicles here.