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Top 10 · Cars & GearFord's biggest sellers ever, ranked by lifetime units sold, from the F-Series pickup to the Transit van, with production years and who each one suits.
The Ford F-Series pickup is Ford's best-selling vehicle of all time, with 43 million sold since 1948. The Ford Fiesta is second at 22 million and the Ford Escort third at almost 20 million.
How it's ranked: Lifetime units sold per model, from Wikipedia's List of automobile sales by model; where the List of best-selling automobiles gives a newer figure (F-Series, Fiesta), we use the newer one. Some figures are "over" or "almost" counts from the date the source gives.
Ford · Full-size pickup · released 1948
Ford's biggest seller - and America's.
The Ford F-Series has sold 43 million units since 1948, making it Ford's longest-running nameplate and its best seller by far. It has been the best-selling vehicle in the United States for decades and is built in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Ford · Supermini · released 1976
Ford's best-selling small car.
The Ford Fiesta sold 22 million units over seven generations from 1976 until it ended production in 2023. It was built in countries including Spain, Germany, China, Mexico, Brazil and India.
Ford · Small family car · released 1968
The family car Europe grew up with.
The Ford Escort sold almost 20 million units worldwide across several platforms and generations, built from 1968 to 2003, making it Ford's best-selling car nameplate in the source. Ford of Europe built six generations on three basic platforms before the Focus replaced it.
Ford · Early automobile · released 1908
The car that put the world on wheels.
The Ford Model T sold 16,500,000 units from 1908 to 1927. It was the first car to sell five, ten and fifteen million, and it is generally regarded as the first mass-affordable automobile, thanks in part to assembly-line production.
Source: en.wikipedia.org › Ford_Model_T
Ford · Compact car · released 1998
The Escort's successor, and a global hit.
The Ford Focus sold over 16 million units in three generations, according to the source. Ford built it from 1998 until 2025 under its plan to sell one compact car worldwide, and it was designed mainly by Ford of Europe's German and British teams.
Source: en.wikipedia.org › Ford_Focus
Ford · Pony car · released 1964
The original pony car, still going.
The Ford Mustang has sold over 9 million units since 1964 and is Ford's longest-running car nameplate in continuous production, now in its seventh generation. It gave the "pony car" segment its name.
Source: en.wikipedia.org › Ford_Mustang
Ford · SUV · released 1990
The SUV that defined the 1990s family car.
The Ford Explorer has sold over 8,226,911 units in seven generations since 1990. It was Ford's first five-door SUV, replacing the Bronco II, and in 2020 it became the best-selling SUV in the American market.
Source: en.wikipedia.org › Ford_Explorer
Ford · Mid-size and full-size sedan · released 1986
The sedan that saved Ford in the 1980s.
The Ford Taurus sold 7,519,919 units in its first four generations through 2007, according to the source. Ford built it in the United States from 1985 to 2019, and it was sold alongside its twin, the Mercury Sable, until 2009.
Source: en.wikipedia.org › Ford_Taurus
Ford · Mid-size pickup · released 1983
The F-Series' smaller sibling.
The Ford Ranger had sold over 7 million units in the Americas through January 2010. Introduced in early 1982 for the 1983 model year as a replacement for the Mazda-sourced Courier, it is now in its fifth generation.
Ford · Van · released 1965
The van that keeps businesses moving.
The Ford Transit has sold 6 million units across seven generations since 1965. It is mainly a cargo van but also comes as a passenger van, minibus, cutaway chassis and pickup.
Source: en.wikipedia.org › Ford_Transit
The Ford F-Series pickup, with 43 million sold since 1948.
The Ford Fiesta, with 22 million sold from 1976 to 2023.
16,500,000, from 1908 to 1927.
No. Ford built the Focus from 1998 until 2025.
The Mustang, in continuous production since 1964.
Lifetime units sold per model, from Wikipedia's List of automobile sales by model; where the List of best-selling automobiles gives a newer figure (F-Series, Fiesta), we use the newer one. Some figures are "over" or "almost" counts from the date the source gives. Every number on this page comes from the source linked under each pick, and every photo shows the actual product. Brands can't pay to be on this list.
List source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_automobile_sales_by_model · Updated 2026-11-11