Ford Focus Verified as World's Best Selling Car

The FordFordUnited States of America, 1903 > present92 models
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FocusFord Focus Gen.3 [III]United States of America, 2012 > present10 versions
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has been independently verified as the world's best selling car in the first half of the 2012. It also completed its 350 millionth victory in its history. Ford builds the Focus in four factories around the world. Ford built 489,616 units of the Focus in the first half of this year. Its nearest competitor is the Toyota CorollaToyota Corolla Gen.10Japan, 2006 > 201334 versions
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that sold 462,187 units. Ford had the figure verified by IHS Automotive.

“Producing 350 million vehicles is equivalent to producing one vehicle every 10 seconds for our 109-year history. If placed end to end, the vehicles would stretch to the moon and back – twice,” said John Fleming, Ford executive vice president of global manufacturing. 

Ford was founded in 1903 and built its 50 millionth vehicle in 1959 - a Ford GalaxieFord Galaxie Gen.1United States of America, 1959 > 19601 Version
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. In the next 53 years it built another 300 million cars. It is currently in the process of building nine factories worldwide - six in China, two in India and one in Thailand.