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World August 2012: Discover the Top 150 best-selling models!

October 16th, 2012 Leave a comment Go to comments

Chevrolet Cruze Hatchback

* See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Austin *

Yes, it’s that time of the month! With August figures now all in, I can share with you the Top 150 most popular cars around the planet in August. Remember this ranking is based on sales in the 60+ countries that are updated monthly on BSCB, except for Ford and Renault/Dacia where sales are official worldwide figures. In August the Toyota Corolla stays #1 by far with 92,384 sales, adding up to 782,600 after 8 months in 2012, ahead of the Ford Focus, already the best-selling passenger car in China this month, at 76,018 units and 651,299 year-to-date. Now I know that there is a lot of debate around what’s behind these two models’ figures so this month I thought I’d dig a little deeper… For all the detail of what is and isn’t included under the different nameplates please check the notes below the Table.

Ford Focus

The Corolla figure includes approximately 4,000 11th generation sold in Japan, 70,330 10th generation sold worldwide, 11,499 9th generation sold in China and 6,555 Auris/Blade sold in Europe and Japan. US sales of the 10th gen Corolla include the Matrix but no split is available (I estimate it at 4,000 Matrix this month), and the Auris is called Corolla in Australia and New Zealand but here too no split is available. So if you want a ‘pure’ 10th gen Corolla sedan worldwide figure for August I will say it is 64,830. As far as the Focus is concerned, the 76,018 sales figure for this month does include the hatchback and sedan versions, and an unconfirmed amount of 2nd generation models sold around the world, notably in Latin America and China.

VW Jetta

In third place this month we find the VW Jetta with 74,882 sales, 48,444 of which are the current 6th generation, sold as Sagitar in China. The overall figure still includes Chinese sales of the 2nd generation 1984 Jetta but these will be removed once the new Chinese Jetta kick-starts in September/October: the new model is totally separate from any other Jetta generation sold worldwide, and is actually closer to the current Polo sedan. If this is getting all too confusing, fear not and go check the China: Volkswagen who’s who article I wrote a couple of weeks ago.

The Hyundai Accent is sold as Solaris in Russia. Picture by zr.ru, all rights reserved.

Other highlights in the Top 10 include the Ford F-Series up one spot on July to #4 at 71,747 units, the Chevrolet Cruze up 6 to #5 with 71,235 sales, the Hyundai Elantra down 2 to a still respectable 6th spot at 70,204 units and the Hyundai Accent up 4 to #10 with 51,584 sales.

Chevrolet Prisma

Further down, the rest of the ranking definitely has a Brazilian scent to it: models popular in this booming market get a boost on the worldwide ladder this month: the VW Gol/Voyage is up to #16 vs. #23 year-to-date, the Fiat Palio/Siena is up to #21 vs. #49, the Fiat Uno is up to #30 vs. #58, the Chevrolet Celta/Prisma up to #44 vs. #83, the VW Fox up to #50 vs. #95 and the Fiat Strada up to #103 vs. #153.

Lada Granta

Other great performers this month include the Chevrolet Silverado up 11 spots on July to #19, the Hyundai Tucson/ix35 at #25 vs. #37 year-to-date, the Nissan Sentra/Sylphy/Pulsar/Tsuru up a huge 62 ranks to #22 thanks to the arrival of the new Sylphy in China, the Wuling Hongguang up 13 to #40, the Dodge Grand Caravan up 39 to #62 and the Chevrolet Colorado/S10 at #79 vs. #125 year-to-date.

Great Wall Haval H6. Picture by zr.ru, all rights reserved.

Finally, notice the Great Wall Haval H6 breaking into the worldwide Top 100 for the very first time at #91 with 14,836 sales and the Lada Granta making its very first appearance in the worldwide Top 150 at #119 and 12,583 units.

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Full August 2012 Top 150 Ranking Table below.

World September 2012:

Pos Model August Jul July 8m 2012 Pos
1 Toyota Corolla 92,384 1 103,835 782,600 1
2 Ford Focus 76,018 2 72,447 651,299 2
3 VW Jetta 74,882 3 68,525 470,559 11
4 Ford F-Series 71,747 5 65,077 503,317 6
5 Chevrolet Cruze 71,235 11 57,063 504,532 5
6 Hyundai Elantra 70,204 4 66,539 499,391 7
7 Toyota Camry 67,645 9 58,421 525,725 3
8 VW Golf 60,320 6 60,628 514,361 4
9 VW Passat 59,769 8 59,157 489,708 9
10 Hyundai Accent 51,584 14 49,929 417,307 13
11 Nissan Tiida/Versa/Sunny 51,134 12 56,101 477,304 10
12 VW Polo/Vento 50,936 10 57,245 467,146 12
13 Honda Civic 50,892 13 50,001 392,656 15
14 Honda CR-V 50,845 16 49,048 405,662 14
15 Ford Fiesta 49,986 7 59,898 496,703 8
16 VW Gol/Voyage 49,159 17 45,355 317,106 23
17 Toyota Hilux 48,399 15 49,293 374,320 16
18 Honda Accord 48,392 21 40,264 334,234 21
19 Chevrolet Silverado 43,090 30 33,137 295,271 25
20 Opel Astra/Buick Excelle XT/GT/Verano 38,929 20 42,238 345,458 18
21 Fiat Palio/Siena 38,530 27 34,665 208,616 49
22 Hyundai Sonata 38,208 19 42,407 339,450 19
23 Ford Escape/Kuga 38,173 33 32,734 262,160 33
24 Wuling Sunshine 36,371 24 37,210 356,160 17
25 Hyundai Tucson/ix35 35,805 23 37,934 254,885 37
26 Nissan Sentra/Sylphy/Pulsar/Tsuru 34,148 88 16,236 199,849 54
27 Toyota RAV4 33,104 25 35,452 286,631 27
28 Toyota Prius 32,680 28 34,374 269,302 31
29 Honda Fit/Jazz 32,327 18 43,904 309,081 24
30 Fiat Uno 31,482 39 29,343 190,676 58
31 Kia Rio/Pride/K2 31,394 34 32,347 270,891 30
32 Toyota Yaris/Vitz/Vios 31,353 22 38,399 327,582 22
33 Renault/Dacia Logan 31,248 31 32,909 257,692 35
34 Dodge RAM 31,008 35 31,759 241,218 40
35 VW Tiguan 29,955 26 35,085 281,456 28
36 Nissan Altima 28,735 40 28,850 231,489 42
37 Kia Sportage 28,038 41 28,255 225,695 43
38 Opel/Chevrolet Corsa 27,995 29 34,128 278,138 29
39 Renault Clio/Thalia 27,649 36 30,667 292,331 26
40 Wuling Hongguang 27,592 53 23,723 196,131 56
41 Skoda Octavia 27,350 47 26,289 242,261 39
42 Wuling Rongguang/Xingwang 27,235 49 24,819 254,682 38
43 Buick Excelle/Chevrolet Optra 27,026 48 26,054 219,140 46
44 Chevrolet Celta/Prisma 26,950 70 19,498 137,166 83
45 Mazda3 26,536 52 23,820 219,309 45
46 Kia Optima/K5 25,936 43 27,391 212,689 47
47 Renault/Dacia Sandero 25,841 42 27,553 204,634 52
48 Renault/Dacia Duster 25,630 45 26,923 178,585 63
49 Suzuki Wagon R 24,723 44 27,071 221,440 44
50 VW Fox 24,263 65 20,816 129,474 96
51 Ford Fusion (US) 24,043 46 26,369 201,431 53
52 Foton Forland 23,823 56 23,464 237,816 41
53 Chevrolet Aveo II/Sonic 23,756 59 22,071 199,649 55
54 Nissan Qashqai/Dualis 23,508 37 30,404 264,753 32
55 Chevrolet Malibu 23,426 85 16,584 204,837 51
56 Mercedes C Class 23,142 55 23,602 185,364 60
57 Audi A4 22,838 57 22,816 183,020 62
58 Toyota Prius c/Aqua 22,729 38 29,595 170,970 66
59 Kia Forte/Cerato/K3 22,428 63 21,709 194,426 57
60 Suzuki Carry/Every 22,311 50 24,639 206,142 50
61 Chevrolet Equinox 22,090 62 21,811 165,643 69
62 Dodge Grand Caravan 21,919 102 14,469 133,210 87
63 Isuzu D-Max/KB 21,492 72 18,478 151,632 73
64 Toyota Highlander/Kluger 20,716 66 20,247 147,436 76
65 VW Bora (China) 20,575 74 18,258 149,790 74
66 VW Lavida 20,239 133 11,471 139,717 80
67 Saipa Pride 19,967 51 24,001 256,328 36
68 BMW 3 Series 19,852 69 19,570 209,506 48
69 BMW 5 Series 19,491 54 23,707 183,229 61
70 Audi A6 19,478 60 22,049 170,785 67
71 GMC Sierra 19,177 91 15,716 135,562 85
72 Honda City/Ballade 18,895 77 17,675 131,164 92
73 Chevrolet Spark II/III/Beat 18,852 78 17,438 174,520 64
74 Subaru Legacy/Liberty/Outback 18,688 83 16,972 136,581 84
75 Nissan Frontier/Navara 17,840 110 13,889 127,196 98
76 Chevrolet Impala 17,768 157 9,861 131,155 93
77 Suzuki Alto/A-Star/Celerio 17,615 58 22,571 260,228 34
78 Honda NBOX 17,308 61 21,837 142,986 78
79 Chevrolet Colorado/S10 17,212 81 17,077 106,575 126
80 Kia Sorento 17,174 80 17,102 125,886 99
81 Peugeot 207 16,650 112 13,817 172,538 65
82 VW Santana/Vista 16,402 71 19,139 148,454 75
83 Chevrolet Sail 16,176 86 16,464 155,782 71
84 Jeep Wrangler 16,170 93 15,296 118,825 107
85 ChangAn Minibus 15,938 135 11,304 186,793 59
86 Ford Explorer 15,800 107 14,155 119,862 105
87 Honda Odyssey 15,681 95 15,256 111,689 118
88 Suzuki Swift/Dzire 15,459 32 32,908 335,689 20
89 Jeep Grand Cherokee 15,400 100 14,803 123,479 100
90 Hyundai i20 15,278 101 14,700 111,853 117
91 Great Wall Haval H6 14,836 104 14,458 63,182 n/a
92 Ford Transit 14,811 75 18,207 142,057 79
93 Daihatsu Cuore/Mira 14,397 64 21,564 169,854 68
94 Ford Edge 14,325 115 13,601 110,222 123
95 Dodge Journey/Fiat Freemont 14,284 98 14,981 99,454 131
96 Citroen C4 14,277 87 16,453 143,566 77
97 Peugeot 308 14,228 113 13,805 132,286 90
98 Mercedes E Class 14,220 99 14,803 128,684 97
99 Nissan Livina 14,110 125 12,580 119,185 106
100 Nissan Rogue 13,780 106 14,305 109,340 125
101 Renault Megane 13,778 67 19,948 165,163 70
102 Peugeot 208 13,632 84 16,648 68,310 176
103 Fiat Strada 13,520 144 10,727 82,064 154
104 Fiat 500 13,409 90 15,834 138,173 82
105 Toyota Innova 13,341 159 9,789 117,725 109
106 Toyota Prius a/+/v 13,152 92 15,452 130,143 95
107 Nissan Juke 13,103 96 15,252 132,106 91
108 Chevrolet Avalanche/Tahoe/Suburban 13,072 94 15,258 113,538 113
109 Kia Soul 13,054 120 12,975 110,423 122
110 Toyota Tacoma 13,032 126 12,068 96,658 133
111 Lada Priora 13,032 138 11,117 86,351 147
112 Skoda Fabia 12,995 119 13,055 132,294 89
113 Peugeot 405/Pars 12,993 68 19,645 155,330 72
114 Audi Q5 12,907 118 13,089 111,295 121
115 Buick LaCrosse 12,719 150 10,210 96,367 135
116 Nissan March/Micra 12,648 73 18,434 138,911 81
117 Daihatsu Tanto 12,629 79 17,364 122,674 102
118 Mazda6 12,622 130 11,834 112,381 116
119 Lada Granta 12,583 164 9,509 67,683 177
120 Mazda CX-5 12,579 117 13,099 81,123 157
121 Buick Regal/Opel Insignia 12,551 97 15,236 134,273 86
122 Fiat Punto 12,502 103 14,459 130,950 94
123 Kia Picanto/Morning 12,442 124 12,625 104,161 127
124 Hyundai Santa Fe 12,405 82 17,032 123,260 101
125 Hyundai i30 12,179 121 12,971 111,550 119
126 Toyota Tundra 12,146 156 9,892 70,712 170
127 Mazda2 12,126 105 14,376 118,435 108
128 Toyota Avanza 11,796 76 18,079 132,872 88
129 Subaru Impreza/XV 11,737 111 13,836 112,500 115
130 BYD F3 11,662 171 8,827 88,730 144
131 Chery/Speranza Tiggo 11,617 155 9,907 80,643 159
132 Honda Pilot 11,579 148 10,361 80,243 160
133 Tata Vista 11,566 89 16,001 100,158 130
134 Lexus RX 10,783 147 10,445 45,948 n/a
135 Toyota Prado 10,781 131 11,639 85,441 149
136 Toyota Sienna 10,780 123 12,778 90,864 142
137 Toyota Fortuner/Hilux SW4 10,633 132 11,534 83,148 152
138 Toyota Land Cruiser Series 70/200 10,554 134 11,449 93,332 140
139 GMC Terrain 10,527 169 8,908 72,847 168
140 Renault Kangoo 10,391 116 13,323 117,050 111
141 Emgrand EC7 10,380 141 10,925 83,055 153
142 VW Touran 10,286 128 11,951 94,629 138
143 Mitsubishi L200/Triton/Strada 10,275 154 9,998 111,396 120
144 Wuling PN Series 10,210 177 8,426 77,849 161
145 Chery QQ 10,144 140 10,982 95,766 136
146 Ford Ranger 10,142 151 10,188 84,452 150
147 Hyundai i10 10,131 153 10,013 100,903 129
148 Suzuki Ertiga 10,120 136 11,286 49,314 n/a
149 Renault Fluence/Samsung SM3 10,082 n/a 8,757 86,593 146
150 Nissan Teana/Maxima 10,044 143 10,838 113,048 114

Source: Manufacturers, and all usual sources for the countries updated monthly on BSCB. Many thanks to Austin for helping compile the data!

Note: This ranking is an estimation based on official data in 80 countries.

Notes:

Sales of Toyota Corolla include Corolla IX, X, XI, Altis, Blade, Auris and Matrix (for US only), sales of Toyota Camry include Aurion. Sales of VW Golf include Golf Plus, Golf IV, V and VI and does not include Jetta or Bora. Sales of VW Jetta include Jetta 2, 5, 6, Bora (LatAm), Sagitar (China) and Clasico (Latin America) but not Chinese Bora. Sales of VW Gol include Voyage (sedan) and Parati (station wagon). Sales of VW Passat include Passat V, VI, VII (US and European versions) and Magotan, not CC. Sales of Hyundai Elantra include Elantra III, IV and V, i35 and Avante, exclude i30 and Elantra Touring. Sales of Hyundai Accent include Solaris, Verna and i25. Sales of Opel Astra include Vauxhall Astra, Chevrolet Astra and Buick Excelle XT/GT and Verano. Sales of Chevrolet Aveo include Sonic, Lova and Holden Barina. Sales of Chevrolet Spark include Spark I, II, III, Beat, Matiz and Holden Barina Spark. Sales of Opel Corsa include Vauxhall, Chevrolet Corsa and Classic. Sales of Chevrolet Cruze include Holden Cruze. Sales of Buick Excelle include Chevrolet Lacetti, Nubira and Optra. Sales of Suzuki Alto include Alto 5 (India) and Alto 7, not Alto Kei car (Japan). Sales of Renault Clio include Clio II, III, IV, Symbol and Thalia. Sales of all Dacia models include Renault sales. Sales of Dacia/Renault Logan include Renault Tondar 90, Nissan NP200, Mahindra Verito and Lada Largus.

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  1. Chris
    October 17th, 2012 at 04:25 | #1
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    @matgasnier

    My bad! my apologies and will keep closer attention to the month being reported, thanks for the response…

    • matgasnier
      October 17th, 2012 at 04:49 | #2
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      No worries :)
      I know it’s a little confusing with an August update right in the middle of all the September ones…
      cheers
      Matt

  2. Chris
    October 17th, 2012 at 03:29 | #3
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    Hi Matt,
    First of all, great job compiling all this data into one single site, I have become quite addicted to checking it out on a daily basis to follow the performance of favorite brands around the world. One note though, in regards to september sales for the Ford Focus, they seem to be under reported by a long shot. as far as I’m able to gather from the following list, the focus is closer to 95k for this month than the 76k reported:

    U.S = 19k
    China = 33k
    Europe = 23k
    Russia = 7.8
    Canada = 2.5k
    Argentina = 1.5
    Brazil = 1.7

    plus the focus has been averaging about 1k in Australia, 1k in Turkey, 2k in the gulf states and another 2k in the asean countries for the last several months. (according to your august sales reports).

    The figures for sept. sales I got from Ford’s website: (http://www.fordmedia.eu/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/FoE-FactSheet_September2012.pdf)

    The rest from your own september sales entries.

    Like I said, it seems the figure is much closer to 95k than 76k, otherwise great work and looking forward to the next posts!

    • matgasnier
      October 17th, 2012 at 03:34 | #4
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      Hi Chris,

      Thank you very much for your message and your praise, I am glad you are enjoying the site!

      All the figures you mention are for September and this is an August ranking… I always wait for the entirety of the month’s data to be in to compile a Top 150 models ranking for more accuracy.
      But you are right, September is shaping up to be a great month for the Focus who could potentially pass the Corolla…
      Stay tuned for the worldwide September Top 150 models at around the same time next month…

      cheers
      Matt

  3. Miguel
    October 16th, 2012 at 23:55 | #5
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    Why the VW Polo is together with the Vento???

    • matgasnier
      October 17th, 2012 at 11:29 | #6
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      Hi Miguel,
      The Vento is the sedan version of the Polo.
      cheers
      Matt

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