Best Selling Car in 2011, Forbes Version

Based on year-end estimate of IHS Global Insight told Forbes, December 28, 2011, despite the drop in sales, Toyota still be a little proud. Because homemade products, Toyota Corolla, managed to become the world's best-selling car this year.

Toyota Corolla has been produced in 15 countries and sold to 140 markets world. Corolla is the perfect definition of a best-selling car (reasonably priced, compact design, and fuel economy). In 2011, Toyota is expected to have sold 1.02 million Corollas, down about 2 percent from the previous year.

According to IHS, very hard this year for Honda. They were hit by
the natural disaster in Japan. Not to mention the failure of the latest design generation Honda Civic, which was considered a lot of expectations and did not get a positive response from the market.

Civic sales fell 12.5 percent from 2010. Two years ago, the Civic is the fifth most popular car in the world. This year, sales of the sedan was only 555,000 units. In fact, the Civic bounced from the list of the world's top-selling car in 2011.

However, behind the decline of the Japanese manufacturers, it brings benefits to European manufacturers, the United States, South Korea, and China.

Remarkably, the Hyundai Elantra deliver success as one of the popular car. The car is in Korea known as the Avante is projected to be able to sell 1.01 million units. Whereas two years ago was not even in the list of top 10 best-selling cars.

The success of Hyundai was also attended by fellow countryman, KIA. One of its products, the latest Kia Rio able to sell 815,000 units, up from sales of 500,000 units in the previous generation Kia Rio. Even in Iran, the car made and sold by MCH partners, SAIPA managed to make Rio a Persian ruler in the country.

Momentum is also successfully utilized by Volkswagen. The German car manufacturer, successfully captured the world market with a city car made, like the Jetta, Golf and Passat.

American manufacturers were not to be outdone, Ford Focus and Fiesta put the car as best-selling car in the world. While General Motors Chevrolet Cruze relies.

"When a natural disaster occurs, consumers around the world are beginning to realize, 'Wow, there are products that are really good out there, other than Toyota and Honda," says senior analyst Rebecca Lindland of IHS Global Insight.

Here's list of best-selling car in the world 2011 Forbes:

1. 1.02 million units of Toyota Corolla
2. Hyundai Elantra 1.01 million units
3. Wuling Sunshine 943 000 units
4. Ford Focus 919 000 units
5. KIA Rio 815,337 units
6. Ford Fiesta 781,147 units
7. Volkswagen Jetta 745 000 units
8. Toyota Camry 726,000 units
9. 691 000 units of Chevrolet Cruze
10. Volkswagen Golf 648 000 units
11. Volkswagen Passat 565 000 units
12. Honda Civic 555,000 units