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I haven’t done one of my top ten or bestselling posts in a while and so when I came across this Forbes list of the world’s most popular cars I wanted to do a post about it.

What makes a car popular? It is a question with no simple answers, because if there was a simple answer every car manufacturer would be on to it, and there would be no flop models!

In my humble view it is good value for money that makes a car popular: a combination of good features, better than average looks and cost effectiveness are what makes a car popular. Increasingly now, fuel efficiency is becoming a factor too as oil prices keep fluctuating and people become more environment and resource conscious. Without further ado, here is the top ten list from Forbes:

1. Toyota Corolla – this one has been a best seller for years, and in the last year alone it sold close to a million units (over 900,000) worldwide! Even the big Toyota recall (sticky accelerator and pedal entrapment concerns) is not expected to affect sales
2. The Ford Focus – 10 models of the same engineering platform are being developed for markets around the world. It is expected that this will have rich dividends in terms of boosting scale and saving money. Last year saw the sale of 781,139 Ford Focus cars.
3. The Ford Fiesta – this one is positioned as a world car that is catching on even in the less prosperous parts of the world where reasons of economy make a virtue of the smaller cars. It is even making a comeback in the US, having sold 724,502 units last year.
4. The Volkswagen Golf – this is another classic hatchback in many parts of the world. This is a company bestseller and sold with 705,276 last year
5. Honda Civic – this car has built a reputation for reliability and is great value for money. 686,000 cars sold in 160 countries around the world last year.
6. Toyota Camry – An American best seller, half of the global sales of 679,117 cars was in the United States.
7. Honda Accord – Another car hugely popular in the US. World wide sales were 586,584, half of which were sold in the US.
8. Peugeot 207 – This is the European classic. Though it isn’t sold in the US, it sold 536,090 units worldwide last year.
9. Volkswagen Polo – 467,047 units sold worldwide last year in their different variants- sedan, hatchback, wagon and coupe.
10. Toyota Yaris (Vitz in Japan) – 466,267 units sold last year though this car is more popular in the middle east, Europe and South Africa.

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