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Now here’s a piece of information that may upset the guys over at Toyota. Yep, we’re talking about the usual “we sold more cars than you did” dispute between Ford and Toyota, who claim, each in their own right, to have built the best-selling vehicle nameplate in the world - the Focus and the Corolla respectively.
Back in April, the Blue Oval company said, quoting Polk’s global new vehicle registration data, that the Ford Focus was the best-selling car in the world in 2012, with 1,020,410 units sold. A result that was challenged by Toyota, who claimed to have sold 1.16 million Corollas last year. Today, Ford issued a press statement to announce that the Focus “continues to be the world’s best-selling vehicle nameplate in the world” with 288,724 units registered in the first quarter of 2013.
“Strong demand in key markets such as China and Brazil fueled the growth. Focus registrations in China reached 104,065 vehicles, up 153 percent compared to the first quarter of 2012. In Brazil, demand rose 18 percent, with 7,227 vehicles registered during the period,” says Ford, adding that global retail registrations are up 18 percent compared to the same period last year.
Over to you, Toyota...
“Strong demand in key markets such as China and Brazil fueled the growth. Focus registrations in China reached 104,065 vehicles, up 153 percent compared to the first quarter of 2012. In Brazil, demand rose 18 percent, with 7,227 vehicles registered during the period,” says Ford, adding that global retail registrations are up 18 percent compared to the same period last year.
Over to you, Toyota...
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