6 – Ford Escort – 18 million
The Ford Escort hit the market in North America in 1981, but actually it had its greatest successes elsewhere. Today you won’t find the Escort name in Ford’s active portfolio, but a concept carrying the name was presented in China last year. Is that just a case of using a known name, or is the plan to produce a close descendant of the model we all know? If it’s the former, the counter on units sold of the Escort will have to stop here.