By the end of January this year, experts finished counting the most popular cars on the planet in 2016. Compared to 2015, there have been significant changes in the ranking of the bestsellers of the global automotive industry.
According to the analytical agency Focus2move, the most popular car in the world at the end of 2016 remained Toyota Corolla. Last year, sales of compact cars decreased by 3.6% and amounted to 1,316,383 units. Second place went to the Ford F-Series pickup family with 993,779 trucks sold and an increase of 7.6%. In 2016, American pickup trucks overtook in popularity Volkswagen Golf and moved the latter to third place. Compact Golf last year was bought in the amount of 991,414 units (-6.2%).
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Demand in the global market for Hyundai Elantra, another representative of the C-segment, increased by 3.9% last year, which allowed the model to take the fourth place in the ranking instead of the fifth. Ford Focus, which previously occupied the fourth position, fell to sixth place. This is due to a drop in demand by 11.7% - 734,935 units were sold in 2016.
TOP-25 best-selling cars in the world market
In 2016
| № 2016 | № 2015 | Model | Sales 2016 | Sales 2015 | 2016/2015 |
| 1 | 1 | Toyota Corolla | 1 316 383 | 1 365 394 | -3,60% |
| 2 | 3 | Ford F Series | 993 779 | 923 753 | 7,60% |
| 3 | 2 | Volkswagen Golf | 991 414 | 1 056 453 | -6,20% |
| 4 | 5 | Hyundai Elantra | 788 081 | 758 311 | 3,90% |
| 5 | 7 | Honda CR-V | 752 463 | 711 571 | 5,70% |
| 6 | 4 | Ford Focus | 734 935 | 832 108 | -11,70% |
| 7 | 10 | Toyota RAV4 | 724 198 | 662 145 | 9,40% |
| 8 | 8 | Volkswagen Polo | 704 062 | 697 887 | 0,90% |
| 9 | 17 | Honda Civic | 668 707 | 563 456 | 18,70% |
| 10 | 6 | Toyota Camry | 660 868 | 746 349 | -11,50% |
| 11 | 11 | Wuling Hongguang | 650 018 | 655 531 | -0,80% |
| 12 | 9 | Chevrolet Silverado | 642 112 | 671 069 | -4,30% |
| 13 | 48 | Hyundai Tucson | 638 341 | 304 092 | 109,90% |
| 14 | 14 | Volkswagen Jetta | 613 258 | 563 147 | 8,90% |
| 15 | 31 | Haval H6 | 580 683 | 373 229 | 55,60% |
| 16 | 19 | Ram Pick-up | 577 792 | 543 397 | 6,30% |
| 17 | 22 | Volkswagen Lavida | 548 321 | 472 841 | 16,00% |
| 18 | 13 | Toyota Hilux | 545 208 | 600 418 | -9,20% |
| 19 | 12 | Volkswagen Passat | 541 050 | 606 150 | -10,70% |
| 20 | 18 | Honda Accord | 535 487 | 546 597 | -2,00% |
| 21 | 21 | Volkswagen Tiguan | 519 843 | 505 789 | 2,80% |
| 22 | 24 | Kia Sportage | 493 039 | 450 690 | 9,40% |
| 23 | 33 | Buick Excelle | 475 408 | 467 619 | 1,70% |
| 24 | 15 | chevrolet cruze | 472 301 | 582 682 | -18,90% |
| 25 | 16 | Ford Fiesta | 465 032 | 558 992 | -16,80% |
"SUV" Honda CR-V won two lines in the list of world bestsellers and is now proudly located in fifth position. 752,463 units sold and 5.7% increase in demand. Another japanese crossover, Toyota RAV4, jumped from tenth to seventh with 724,198 sales and an increase of 9.4%.
Nothing much has changed for the Volkswagen Polo. The model is in consistently high demand and has retained the eighth position in the list of world leaders. In 2016, the Germans delivered 704,062 Polos to customers worldwide (+0.9%), slightly increasing sales in 2015.
Suddenly, another Japanese appeared in the ninth position of the bestseller rating - the Honda Civic. A year earlier, he was only on the 17th line. Sales of this machine increased by 18.7% to 668,707 units. In the States of Civic, according to the results of 2016, and at all. Toyota Camry, once ranked sixth in the ranking, fell to tenth place. This is due to a drop in sales by 11.5% - for the entire year, the Japanese sold 660,868 of these cars.
By the way, more recently, the Kolesa.ru portal wrote about. Compared with today's rating, there were not so many changes in the TOP-10 brands. In addition, we recall that last week there were.
In 2015, 17,473,320 were sold in America cars and off-road vehicles, and the main demand fell on SUV segment models - pickups and crossovers. Trucks took the first three places in the overall sales ranking, once again becoming the leader. He, contrary to the forecasts of some experts, has not lost popularity due to the transition to aluminum body, which is more expensive to repair than steel, - this circumstance did not scare away the American buyer from the model.
The Ford brand also ranked first in America's best-selling brands. It is curious that Subaru entered the top ten, for which the ninth position with a meager model line the result is more than outstanding. The North American market for the Japanese brand is now a key one, its managers intend to increase their presence here and in the medium term they will offer Americans a large 7-seater crossover, which should become more successful than the failed Tribeca.
In the mass segment car models"Japanese" are in the lead, having occupied the first five positions in the bestseller list. American Ford Fusion could only get to sixth place. Another one american model in the top ten is compact, but over the year its sales have fallen by 17%, so that according to the results of sales in 2016, it risks falling off the bestseller list.
When buying crossovers, Americans tend to prefer compact models, however, three medium-sized SUVs also made it into the top ten - Chevrolet Equinox, Ford Explorer And Jeep Grand Cherokee. It is interesting that the frame “rogue” turned out to be in the eighth position Jeep Wrangler, which is considered an exotic niche model outside the US. At home, he found more than 200 thousand buyers last year, despite the tightness in the cabin and not the best handling.
The top three in the pickup segment repeats that in the overall standings. Despite the wild popularity of trucks, models of this type not all manufacturers on the American market have it. The fact is that it is almost impossible to press local brands on the cargo Olympus, and therefore no one really wants to try. An illustrative example brands Nissan, in the arsenal of which there are two quite successful in their consumer qualities pickup trucks - Frontier and Titan, but the local public does not favor them: both models in 2015 showed a negative sales trend. Nevertheless, in the pickup segment, Honda wants to try its luck again and, for the first time, Hyundai. The Jeep brand will also have its own pickup truck in 2018, but stable demand is guaranteed for it in advance.
In the luxury segment, the "Germans" rule the ball - Mercedes-Benz and BMW, but the third member is big German troika, Brand Audi, was able to get only to the fifth position - not all Americans consider it a premium, despite the more than worthy technical level. Structurally more simple models Buick is more successful so far, although their sales have dipped a little compared to last year, but the Envision crossover exported from China should correct the situation.
Three Japanese premium brands, Lexus, Acura and Infiniti, also made their way into the top ten, coming in third, sixth and eighth respectively, but better dynamics showed growth luxury brand firm Nissan - an increase of 13.8% compared with the previous year.
On the green side American market utter despondency. Sales of hybrids and their plug-in cousins have been falling throughout the year - look at the bestseller lists: all the models presented in them have negative demand dynamics, with the exception of the fashionable BMW i8 and Porsche Cayenne S E-Hybrid, but their sales are vanishingly small.
The plug-in version showed the most dramatic fall Toyota Prius(-68.4%) - it is not surprising that the new generation of Prius entered the market without a plug-in modification.
The segment of electric vehicles at the end of the year grew by 6.6%, but this positive "delta" was given exclusively by the company Tesla Motors, whose products are now at the peak of fashion and, as a result, demand. The result of the BMW i3 can not be taken into account, since the manufacturer completely refuses to disclose data on sales of modifications, and therefore it is impossible to say what caused the demand for this model to grow, because the i3 is available to the consumer both as an electric car and as a plug-in hybrid.
The once-leading Nissan Leaf segment is rapidly losing popularity: sales fell by 42.8%. But analysts give a good forecast for the novelty of GM - Chevrolet Bolt subcompact electric car, which is able to travel 320 km on a single charge.
Americans are not at all interested in the Ford Focus EV, which is in tenth position, but the Fords no longer intend to vegetate among the electric outsiders and by 2020 they will present - the company has allocated $ 4.5 billion for their development.
In 2016, most economists and industry experts predict further growth in the US market within 5-10%. The same factors that led to an increase in car sales in 2015 will contribute to this: cheap oil and a positive trend in the economy associated with the flight of capital from emerging markets to a more or less stable American haven with its reliable dollar. environmental scandal around Volkswagen brands will lead to the almost complete disappearance of the segment from the American market diesel cars: in 2015 it fell by 12.2%, to 150 thousand for the entire vast country. The hybrid segment will continue to collapse exactly until the price of gasoline again creeps up, which in the medium term (in the next two years) no one expects.
5) Toyota Camry
According to the results of 2015, it took fifth place in the ranking of "Top 10 best-selling cars". Recall that in 2014 the model occupied only the 6th line in the ranking. But despite ranking success, Camry sales fell 1.9 percent in 2015. So, at the end of last year, the company sold 754,154 cars worldwide. In 2014, sales amounted to 768,616 units.
4) Ford Focus
Despite making it into the final ranking of the best-selling cars in 2015, Ford recorded a huge drop. So in 2015, sales of these cars fell by 19.4 percent. As a result, Ford sold only 826,221 cars last year, compared to 1,025,467 Focuses sold in 2014.
3) Ford F-series
In 2015, a landmark event took place following the results of global sales. Ford managed to take third place in the ratings of the world's best-selling cars. This result was the best for the company over the past 40 years, thanks to Tak, 920,172 cars were sold in 2015, which is 1.6 percent more than was sold in 2014 (906,071 units).
2) Volkswagen Golf
Also recorded success in sales Volkswagen models Golf, which was popular with buyers all over the world. And this is despite, which endangered the entire company. Total German company sold 1,041,279 Volkswagen Golfs. This is 1.2 percent more than in 2014, in which 960,569 vehicles were sold.
1) Toyota Corolla
This is not just the third model in the ranking, which is also produced by Toyota. This machine set a world sales record within a single model. Before that, none car brand did not achieve such success in the global car market. So in 2015 Japanese stamp sold 1.3 million (1,339,024 units).
As a result, this result allowed the model to maintain its status as the best-selling car in the world. It should be noted that the result of 2015 exceeded the results of sales in 2014. Between January and December 2015, Corolla sales grew by 4.7 percent. Most of all, this model was purchased in the US market (363,332 units).
The third place in sales is occupied by the Chinese market, where 300,641 vehicles were sold. The most surprising thing is that in Japan itself, Toyota Corolla is not very popular. That is why, at the end of 2015, only 109,027 cars were sold.
Sales statistics by car brands for the first 9 months of 2015 have been published. As in 2014, Toyota was the leader. Next comes the American Brand Ford. The third place in the ranking is Volkswagen. As you can see, despite the scandal with diesel engines, deutsche mark VW still stayed in the top three.
The economic situation in the world
The global economy in the second quarter of 2015 began to lose momentum due to the fall of emerging market economies. Thus, in the first quarter of 2015, the global economy grew by 2.7 percent, while in the second quarter the growth was 2.6 percent. The 1 percent drop in global economic growth is due to the financial crisis in Russia and Brazil, where the economy is falling due to the weakening of national currencies, falling oil prices and many other reasons.
Market Review
Thanks to the recovery of the European economy, due to the significant growth of all automotive markets North America(Canada, USA and Mexico), as well as due to the growth of the Chinese economy (though at a slower pace than in 2014), .
For example, between January and September 2015, global growth in car sales amounted to +1.7 percent. Over the last 3 quarter, compared to the same period last year, the market grew by +4.5 percent ( July: +0.4 percent, August: +0.3 percent and September: +3.8 percent).
However, according to the portal focus2move, this year the most noticeable difference between sales of premium and non-premium premium cars. For example, conventional car brands that mainly produce non-premium vehicles, are losing sales in 2015, while premium brands are increasing their sales dynamics.
TOP 100 most successful car brands
Everyone is already so accustomed to the fact that Toyota is the leader in the number of world sales of new cars, that the statements that the Japanese brand has taken first place in sales in the world no longer attract anyone. However, for those who are interested, we will provide the data.
Thus, according to world sales statistics for 9 months of 2015 (data provided by focus2move), Toyota sold 6.25 million ( 6,253,131 pcs.). For example, in September it sold 703,167 cars, which is 1 percent more than in 2014.
The second line in the world ranking is occupied by the company, which demonstrates the fourth consecutive month of strong sales growth. So, according to the results of the first 9 months, Ford sold 4.52 million cars worldwide ( 4,528,378 pcs.). In September, sales growth compared to the same period amounted to +8.7 percent (sold 543,343 units).
The third line is occupied by the German brand. Between January and September 2015, the company sold more cars (4,786,738 pcs.) than the Ford brand (see above), but, nevertheless, VW failed to gain a foothold in the second line of the focus2move rating, as Volkswagen sold fewer cars(540,306 units) than Ford (see above). VW's failure is of course linked to the diesel scandal. As a result of an unprecedented incident in only one September 2015 Volkswagen sales collapsed by -2.7 percent.
Separately, we would like to note Korean brand, which is slowly but surely approaching in recent years. In the first 9 months of 2015, the Korean brand sold 3,522,796 vehicles, which helped the company to gain a foothold in the 4th line of the rating. This was also facilitated by the successes of recent months. For example, only in one September of the current Hyundai sold 417,191 vehicles, which is +1.8 percent compared to last year (in relation to September 2014).
Follow the Korean car brand there are such companies as (for 9 months sold 3,255,614 pcs) and Chevrolet, which are ranked fifth and sixth respectively. Honda managed to take this place thanks to the bad luck of the companies (-6.5 percent) and the drop in sales (-9.4 percent). True, according to experts, Honda also managed to take the fifth line in the world ranking due to the success of its own sales, which only in September 2015 increased by +12.2 percent (401,960 cars were sold).
It is noteworthy that subsidiary seriously lags behind its relative Hyundai. According to the results of the nine-month period in 2015, Kia occupies only the 8th line in the world ranking (from January to September 2015, Kia sold 2,142,336 vehicles). In September, the brand sold 250,005 vehicles worldwide (up +2.4 percent).
It is worth noting that Kia's success allowed this brand to bypass the legendary company in the sales rating, which for 9 months of this year occupies only the ninth line in sales (sold 1,520,086 pcs.). But Mercedes cannot be discounted, as it was this company that became the best of the TOP-20 global brands that recorded an increase in sales of new cars in September 2015. Thus, according to statistics, Mercedes sold 197,313 vehicles in September alone (an increase of +14.4 percent). Considering that this premium brand, the success of Mercedes is amazing.
Statistics of world car sales in the period from January to September 2015 (by brand)
(TOP-50)
| Place in 2015 | Place in 2014 | brand | Sold in September 2015 | Sold in 9 months 2015 | Sales growth in September |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 703.167 | 6.253.131 | 1,0% | |
| 2 | 3 | 543.342 | 4.528.378 | 8,7% | |
| 3 | 2 | 540.306 | 4.786.738 | -2,7% | |
| 4 | 4 | 417.191 | 3.522.796 | 1,8% | |
| 5 | 6 | 401.960 | 3.255.614 | 12,2% | |
| 6 | 7 | 359.608 | 3.213.675 | -6,5% | |
| 7 | 5 | 354.751 | 3.507.197 | -9,4% | |
| 8 | 8 | 250.005 | 2.142.336 | 2,4% | |
| 9 | 9 | 197.313 | 1.520.086 | 14,6% | |
| 10 | 11 | 188.252 | 1.454.368 | 1,5% | |
| 11 | 12 | 178.658 | 1.431.963 | 6,6% | |
| 12 | 10 | 176.101 | 1.501.172 | -1,0% | |
| 13 | 13 | 173.356 | 1.358.794 | 8,6% | |
| 14 | 15 | 144.172 | 1.146.321 | 14,4% | |
| 15 | 16 | 135.157 | 1.130.144 | -8,7% | |
| 16 | 14 | 134.150 | 1.205.027 | -15,3% | |
| 17 | 22 | 118.151 | 870.267 | 14,2% | |
| 18 | 17 | 115.968 | 1.123.870 | -14,8% | |
| 19 | 18 | Maruti | 114.890 | 1.021.517 | 6,3% |
| 20 | 23 | 114.492 | 852.905 | 4,8% | |
| 21 | 20 | 112.632 | 925.947 | 33,9% | |
| 22 | 19 | 110.070 | 985.385 | 5,4% | |
| 23 | 21 | 109.696 | 900.933 | -3,4% | |
| 24 | 24 | 93.506 | 789.438 | 0,6% | |
| 25 | 25 | 91.405 | 764.682 | -13,3% | |
| 26 | 26 | 87.689 | 717.923 | 11,0% | |
| 27 | 27 | 71.885 | 616.829 | -9,2% | |
| 28 | 28 | 67.879 | 615.001 | 178,3% | |
| 29 | 30 | 58.347 | 500.928 | 19,9% | |
| 30 | 29 | 57.535 | 544.539 | -8,8% | |
| 31 | 31 | 57.010 | 493.932 | 1,6% | |
| 32 | 35 | 52.799 | 410.007 | 13,6% | |
| 33 | 34 | 52.081 | 449.404 | 33,4% | |
| 34 | 33 | 50.776 | 450.103 | 10,1% | |
| 35 | 32 | 49.254 | 462.565 | 5,9% | |
| 36 | 42 | 48.059 | 322.460 | 88,0% | |
| 37 | 38 |
The choice of car depends on many factors. But only car sales statistics in the world can accurately tell you the model and brand that most drivers of the planet choose.
After all, salon managers often call the best cars sold on this moment their institution. Having unbiased statistical information, you can easily determine the favorites of the transport market for each year and will be able to take this information into account when autoshopping.
Hello everyone, Ilya Kulik is with you, and today I am opening a series of publications on car sales statistics - a useful and interesting topic.
Auto sales statistics are a valuable information resource that can be used not only by marketers and the like. narrow specialists but also by ordinary motorists.
After all, it is known that in the first half of the year of operation, new cars arrive at secondary market more often than in the next 3-5 years - this is basically the percentage of drivers who made the wrong choice.
If the buyer pays attention to global sales trends, then:
- When purchasing his car, he will have greater certainty in choosing a model and brand;
- The risk of disappointment in the purchase will be significantly less.
Most drivers are interested in the best-selling car of the year - usually such a car is the perfect combination prices and quality. Some are interested in cars of some separate national auto industry:
- Russian Federation;
- U.S.A;
- European Union;
- Southeast Asian countries.
Well, let's see what motor vehicles(TC) are noteworthy globally in terms of their sales performance.
Who supplies cars to the world car markets?
There are 252 states on the planet, but there are only 50 of those that produce cars. And countries that focus their car industry on international markets, even less.
Today in the world annually sold:
- Over 90 million vehicles;
- More than 70 million of the total volume are passenger cars.
And the lion's share of this huge amount falls on several leading countries in the auto industry. The five absolute favorites of sales today look like this:
- China;
- Japan;
- Germany;
- India.
Which countries sold the most cars in 2015 and 2016?
According to the international statistical company "IHS", today, on a global scale, the sale of vehicles continues to slowly decline.
However, the resumed active growth of the economies of China and North America gives positive dynamics for the overall sales picture passenger transport.
For example, in 2015 sales increased:
- In 2015(compared to 2014) – by 2%;
- In 2016(compared to 2015) – by 4.6%.
The world auto trading favorites have different market trends:
- World's top seller - China, which is steadily moving towards 1/3 of the global share of car sales: in 2015 it was 25%, and in 2016 - already 27%! However, most Chinese market machines provides domestic consumption;
- Sales volumes in the United States traditionally stable and fluctuate from year to year by a small amount in both directions;
- Japan over the past 2 years has shown a serious decline, exceeding 10%;
- Germany has satisfactory growth;
- India in terms of sales growth, China is surely catching up.
Surprisingly, as you can see in the table below, Italy showed the largest increase in sales, although it ranks last in terms of sales.
| LEADING STATES OF AUTO SALES | Million units | Million units | Rise and fall | Million units | ||
| 1 | PRC | 19.7 | 21.1 | +7.3% | 24.3 | +15.2% |
| 2 | USA | 16.5 | 17.4 | +5.7% | 17.5 | +0.3% |
| 3 | JAPAN | 4.7 | 4.2 | -10.3% | 4.1 | -1.6% |
| 4 | Germany | 3.0 | 3.2 | +5.6% | 3.3 | +4.5% |
| 5 | INDIA | 2.5 | 2.7 | +7.9% | 2.9 | +7% |
| 6 | GREAT BRITAIN | 2.4 | 2.6 | +6.4% | 2.6 | +2.3% |
| 7 | BRAZIL | 3.3 | 2.4 | -25.6% | 2.0 | +6.7% |
| 8 | FRANCE | 1.7 | 1.9 | +6.7% | 1.9 | -19.8% |
| 9 | CANADA | 1.8 | 1.9 | +2.6% | 1.9 | +2.7% |
| 10 | SOUTH KOREA | 1.6 | 1.8 | +9.6% | 1.8 | +15.8% |
| 11 | RUSSIA | 2.4 | 1.6 | -35.7% | 1.8 | -0.7% |
| 12 | ITALY | 1.3 | 1.5 | +15.8% | 1.4 | -11% |
What car brands are leading in global car sales?
The first places in terms of car sales have traditionally been divided among themselves by Japan, Germany and. Manufacturers Toyota brands, Volkswagen, Ford and Korean Hyundai less all you have to worry about is global crises – the number of sales is growing steadily.
The overall picture is not very happy, because 24% of brands showed a decrease in sales, although quantitatively the level of growth is many times higher than the market decline:
- Maximum reduction in sales a car in 27.2% was noted in the Indian Tata ("Tata Motors Ltd");
- Maximize sales gave the Chinese state employees Baojun, (over 47.8%), GAC Gonow (80.2%) and Zotye (90.4%).
Buyers also pay attention to other brands - in addition to these brands, another 12 have an increase of over 10%.
Comparative table of sales of car brands for 2015 and 2016
| 2015 | 2016 | |||
| № | MARK | Million units | MARK | Million units |
| 1 | Toyota | 8.39 | Toyota | 8.47 |
| 2 | Volkswagen | 6.42 | Volkswagen | 6.53 |
| 3 | Ford | 6.07 | Ford | 6.23 |
| 4 | Hyundai | 4.85 | Nissan | 4.95 |
| 5 | Nissan | 4.75 | Hyundai | 4.86 |
| 6 | Honda | 4.47 | Honda | 4.77 |
| 7 | Chevrolet | 4.36 | Chevrolet | 4.16 |
| 8 | Kia | 3.13 | Kia | 3.31 |
| 9 | Mercedes | 2.12 | Renault | 2.41 |
| 10 | Renault | 2.09 | Mercedes | 2.32 |
| 11 | Peugeot | 2.01 | Peugeot | 2.02 |
| 12 | bmw | 1.95 | bmw | 1.98 |
| 13 | Audi | 1.82 | Audi | 1.88 |
| 14 | fiat | 1.58 | Mazda | 1.54 |
| 15 | Mazda | 1.51 | fiat | 1.52 |
| 16 | Wuling | 1.51 | Buick | 1.48 |
| 17 | Suzuki | 1.49 | Jeep | 1.45 |
| 18 | ChangAn | 1.31 | Suzuki | 1.42 |
| 19 | Maruti | 1.29 | ChangAn | 1.41 |
| 20 | Jeep | 1.28 | Maruti | 1.41 |
| 21 | Buick | 1.28 | Wuling | 1.39 |
| 22 | Citroen | 1.20 | Opel | 1.16 |
| 23 | Opel | 1.11 | Skoda | 1.15 |
| 24 | Mitsubishi | 1.09 | Citroen | 1.10 |
| 25 | Skoda | 1.06 | Great Wall | 1.07 |
| 26 | Great Wall | 0.97 | Subaru | 1.01 |
| 27 | Subaru | 0.97 | Mitsubishi | 1.01 |
| 28 | Daihatsu | 0.80 | Dongfeng | 0.92 |
| 29 | Dongfeng | 0.79 | Daihatsu | 0.77 |
| 30 | Dodge | 0.68 | Geely | 0.76 |
| 31 | GMC | 0.68 | Baojun | 0.74 |
| 32 | Lexus | 0.65 | BAIC | 0.70 |
| 33 | Ram | 0.61 | Lexus | 0.66 |
| 34 | Geely | 0.59 | GMC | 0.66 |
| 35 | Jac | 0.55 | Dodge | 0.66 |
| 36 | Dacia | 0.53 | Ram | 0.66 |
| 37 | Volvo | 0.51 | Jac | 0.61 |
| 38 | Beijing | 0.50 | Dacia | 0.60 |
| 39 | Baojun | 0.50 | Chery | 0.56 |
| 40 | Chery | 0.49 | Isuzu | 0.53 |
| 41 | Isuzu | 0.49 | Volvo | 0.52 |
| 42 | BYD | 0.46 | BYD | 0.50 |
| 43 | Foton | 0.40 | Land Rover | 0.41 |
| 44 | seat | 0.40 | seat | 0.41 |
| 45 | Land Rover | 0.39 | Mahindra | 0.41 |
| 46 | Chrysler | 0.37 | Zotye | 0.40 |
| 47 | Jinbei | 0.33 | Foton | 0.39 |
| 48 | Mini | 0.33 | Mini | 0.36 |
| 49 | Tata Trucks | 0.30 | G.A.C. Gonow | 0.36 |
| 50 | Lada | 0.30 | Tata | 0.33 |
What car models are leading in global car sales?
In addition, I will give statistics on the implementation of machines by models. In the top three, the situation is similar to the previous one - Toyota, Volkswagen and Ford are in the lead.
- ToyotaCorolla– the undisputed sales leader not only for 2 recent years, but over a much longer period.
- VolkswagenGolf– occupies a solid and also long-standing second place, leading in sales in Europe.
- FordF-Series- Without this pickup, the existence of the average American is vague, especially living outside the urban environment.
It is significant that the top ten best-selling cars are dominated by models from Japan, Germany and the United States, with the exception of Korean Hyundai Elantra.
Further, starting with Wuling Hongguang, budget “Chinese” appear. In general, if we analyze the 50 most demanded models on the market in the table, it becomes clear that only 5 countries own the world demand for vehicles. This:
- Japan;
- Germany;
- China;
- South Korea.
That's the whole transcontinental auto industry - the rest of the countries are either focused on filling domestic low-competitive markets or their share in trade is hardly noticeable.
For example, Russia has a developed auto industry, but the share of export sales from it is low - the main shaft of production is focused on. This is observed not only in the Russian Federation, but also in many European countries.
| 2015 | 2016 | |||
| № | MODEL | Million units | MODEL | Million units |
| 1 | Toyota Corolla | 1.33 | Toyota Corolla | 1.31 |
| 2 | Volkswagen Golf | 1.04 | Ford F Series | 0.99 |
| 3 | Ford F Series | 0.92 | Volkswagen Golf | 0.99 |
| 4 | Ford Focus | 0.82 | Hyundai Elantra | 0.78 |
| 5 | Toyota Camry | 0.75 | Honda CR-V | 0.75 |
| 6 | Hyundai Elantra | 0.74 | Ford Focus | 0.73 |
| 7 | Volkswagen Polo | 0.69 | Toyota RAV4 | 0.72 |
| 8 | Honda CR-V | 0.69 | Volkswagen Polo | 0.70 |
| 9 | Chevrolet Silverado | 0.67 | Honda Civic | 0.66 |
| 10 | Toyota RAV4 | 0.66 | Toyota Camry | 0.66 |
| 11 | Wuling Hongguang | 0.65 | Wuling Hongguang | 0.65 |
| 12 | Volkswagen Passat | 0.57 | Chevrolet Silverado | 0.64 |
| 13 | Volkswagen Jetta | 0.56 | Hyundai Tucson | 0.63 |
| 14 | Toyota Hilux | 0.56 | Volkswagen Jetta | 0.61 |
| 15 | Honda Accor | 0.56 | Haval H6 | 0.58 |
| 16 | chevrolet cruze | 0.55 | Ram Pick-up | 0.57 |
| 17 | Honda Civic | 0.54 | Volkswagen Lavida | 0.54 |
| 18 | Ford Fiesta | 0.54 | Toyota Hilux | 0.54 |
| 19 | Volkswagen Tiguan | 0.50 | Volkswagen Passat | 0.54 |
| 20 | Volkswagen Lavida | 0.47 | Honda Accord | 0.53 |
| 21 | Kia Sportage | 0.45 | Volkswagen Tiguan | 0.51 |
| 22 | Hyundai Sonata | 0.44 | Kia Sportage | 0.49 |
| 23 | Mazda3 | 0.44 | Buick Excelle | 0.47 |
| 24 | Skoda Octavia | 0.42 | chevrolet cruze | 0.47 |
| 25 | Renault Clio | 0.41 | Ford Fiesta | 0.46 |
| 26 | Toyota Yaris | 0.41 | Mazda3 | 0.46 |
| 27 | Ford Escape | 0.37 | Nissan Qashqai | 0.45 |
| 28 | Haval H6 | 0.37 | Skoda Octavia | 0.44 |
| 29 | Nissan X-Trail | 0.37 | Toyota Prius | 0.43 |
| 30 | Hyundai Santa Fe | 0.36 | Toyota Yaris | 0.41 |
| 31 | Nissan Altima | 0.36 | Renault Clio | 0.41 |
| 32 | Mercedes C Class | 0.36 | Nissan X-Trail | 0.41 |
| 33 | Mazda CX-5 | 0.35 | Hyundai Sonata | 0.37 |
| 34 | Audi A3 | 0.35 | Nissan Sylphy | 0.37 |
| 35 | Nissan Qashqai | 0.35 | Chevrolet Malibu | 0.37 |
| 36 | Nissan Sylphy | 0.34 | Nissan Rogue | 0.37 |
| 37 | Honda Fit | 0.33 | Ford Escape | 0.37 |
| 38 | Ford Fusion | 0.33 | Baojun 730 | 0.37 |
| 39 | BMW 3 Series | 0.33 | Mazda CX-5 | 0.36 |
| 40 | Nissan Rogue | 0.32 | Jeep Cherokee | 0.36 |
| 41 | Baojun 730 | 0.32 | Mercedes C Class | 0.35 |
| 42 | Chevrolet Malibu | 0.31 | Audi A3 | 0.35 |
| 43 | Nissan Sentra | 0.30 | Volkswagen Sagitar | 0.34 |
| 44 | Jeep Cherokee | 0.30 | Hyundai Santa Fe | 0.33 |
| 45 | Ford Explorer | 0.30 | Nissan Altima | 0.33 |
| 46 | Hyundai Tucson | 0.29 | Honda Fit | 0.33 |
| 47 | Peugeot 208 | 0.29 | Ford Transit | 0.33 |
| 48 | Chevrolet Equinox | 0.29 | GAC Trumpchi GS4 | 0.32 |
| 49 | Kia Rio | 0.29 | Baojun 560 | 0.32 |
| 50 | Buick Excell GT | 0.29 | Volkswagen Santana | 0.31 |
Of the TOP-20 best-selling car models, the greatest commercial success is observed for brands:
- Volkswagen– 10 models in the TOP for 2 years;
- Toyota– 8 models in the TOP for 2 years;
- Ford– 5 models in the TOP for 2 years.
Attention! The above statistics apply not only to passenger cars, but also to light commercial vehicles (the so-called LCVs).
How are cars sold around the world?
Now I will give statistics on the most purchased models for the main consumer countries of auto products. The most significant car markets for new cars in global statistics are represented by 15 states of the planet - not a lot, of course.
In the past 2016, more than half of these markets were among the leaders in sales of products of the national auto industry.
The situation looks like this:
- PRC owns the most consumer market in the world and popular model year in China was "Volkswagen Lavida";
- IN THE USA And Canada most actively bought pickup "Ford F-series";
- In Mexico"Nissan Versa" is in the lead;
- In Brazil"Chevrolet Onix";
- Japanese prefer the Toyota Prius hybrid;
- South Koreans also appreciate their Hyundai Avanta model;
- Germans do not change the iconic "Volkswagen Golf";
- In France faithful to the domestic "Renault Clio";
- English prefer imported "Ford Fiesta";
- in Italy buy their Fiat Panda;
- Spaniards also like the native "Seat Leon";
- In Australia appreciate the Toyota Hilux, a relative of the Ford F-series;
- Indians spending money on their Maruti Alto;
- In Russia also previously led domestic AvtoVAZ, but in 2016 the Russian-assembled Hyundai Solaris pulled ahead.
From these statistics it can be seen that both model and brand spread across countries is almost one hundred percent. And if not for the American-Canadian unanimity, then one could say that the inhabitants of each country like a particular model of car, and in most cases, local production.
If we take the European car market as an aggregate, then in 2016 the situation for the favorite models is as follows:
- « Volkswagen Golf» – sold 49 million;
- « Renault Clio» – sold 30 million;
- « Volkswagen Polo- 30 million units sold
Moreover, Volkswagen Golf and Renault Clio have been in the TOP-5 of the best-selling cars in Europe for more than a decade - this is a serious trend worthy of taking into account the example of Europeans.
What are the best selling cars in history?
In conclusion, it will be interesting for you to learn about the absolute leaders in sales for the entire existence of the car as such, and not just for the last two years. In the English-speaking Internet there is an interesting list of 127 car models ever produced with sales data. Based on it, a rating of the TOP-5 most commercially successful machines in history.
I present it to you:
- « ToyotaCorolla – japanese model, which has replaced more than ten generations, has been produced since 1966 (Toyota Corporation) and today the total sales of these cars has reached 45 million units. Back in 1974, Corolla got into the Guinness Book as the best-selling car, and this model is still not inferior to this championship;
- « FordF-Series»- since 1948 concern " Ford motor C." produced 13 generations of this american pickup truck, which in total gave a volume of 34 million units sold. It is a firm favorite of the Ford brand and is the best-selling car in the US;
- Volkswagen Golf- the most successful model German concern Volkswagen AG. Since 1974, 7 generations of this car have been replaced, which in total amounted to about 30 million sales;
- Fiat 124/125– development Italian company"FIAT S.p.A" (1966). These cars (with minor modifications) were produced in many countries including India, Turkey, South Korea, Argentina, Poland, Bulgaria, Spain and even Morocco. This family also includes VAZ models (from 2101 to 2107), produced in the USSR. The total sales of such machines exceeded 23 million units;
- "Volkswagen Beetle"- this is truly a legendary model, to the development of which F. Porsche himself had a hand. Moreover, history says that he did this at the direct request of A. Hitler, who demanded cheap and reliable transport from the industrialists for the needs of the nation. The requirement was fulfilled. Moreover, it is so fortunate that the Zhuk, before being discontinued in 2003, did not undergo significant design changes. In total, since 1938, more than 21 million units of "Zaporozhets of the West" have been sold worldwide.
- When choosing a car and taking into account the statistics, do not give it paramount importance. In Russia, the driving conditions and the nature of the operation of the car and, of course, the price are more important. Statistics should be used as a useful auxiliary tool for autoshopping.
- You can ask the dealership manager show you sales statistics. If he agrees, then you will see which cars are most in demand in your region.
- If the manager himself starts giving you impressive statistics, then do not believe everything unconditionally - it is quite possible that this is a marketing trick.
Conclusion
So you've met automotive statistics, learned which countries, brands and models form the global car market. This information can serve you well when planning your purchase. personal transport, allowing you to do good choice among the many options available.
Have you ever used world auto statistics when buying cars? Did she influence your choice? Tell me and blog readers about it in the comments.
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