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World October 2012: Ford Focus and Hyundai Elantra on top!

December 30th, 2012 Leave a comment Go to comments

The Hyundai Elantra passes the Toyota Corolla worldwide potentially for the first time ever…

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

With official October figures now all in, I am able to share with you the Top 150 most popular cars around the planet in October. Please note these are October figures, not November yet which will be published in the New Year once all data is in. I know the World November Roundup was published a few days ago so apologies for going back one month but this ranking takes much longer to compile… Remember this is based on sales in the 60+ countries that are updated monthly on BSCB, except for Ford and Renault/Dacia which are official worldwide figures. So most sales figures for each model are a minimum. 

The Ford Focus is #1 in the world for the 2nd time running…

While last month the Ford Focus had started to benefit from the Japanese drama in China to pass the Toyota Corolla and historically grab the worldwide pole position, in October things are getting worse (before they get better in November) for Toyota: handicapped by dramatically low sales in China, the Corolla now drops to #3, passed by the Hyundai Elantra! The Focus stays on top with 88,096 sales, ahead of the Elantra at 74,386 units – its strongest worldwide month so far in 2012 and benefitting from a very successful launch of the last gen in China – and the Corolla at 73,833 sales… Two more models pass the 70,000-units mark this month: the Jetta and Passat, again on the back of mammoth Chinese sales.

VW Passat

The Ford F-Series (+1), VW Golf (-3) and Chevrolet Cruze (-2) follow, while the VW Polo is back in the Top 10 at #9 (+2) and the Ford Fiesta is stable at #10. The Toyota Hilux stays extremely robust in 12th position with just under 50,000 sales, the VW Gol/Voyage surfs on a very dynamic Brazilian market, up 12 spots on September to #15, as does the Fiat Palio/Siena up 19 to #26. The Chevrolet Silverado continues to progress at #17 and should finish the year upwards given the strong incentives GM will offer to get rid of stock of the current model before the 2014 generation launches early next year.

Kia K3

The Hyundai Tucson/ix35 is up again at #19 vs. #32 year-to-date, the Wuling Rongguang smashes its monthly record at 34,220 units and #27 (+17), the Kia Cerato/K3 starts to enjoy the effects of the K3 launch in South Korea and China at #28 (+21), the BMW 3 Series is up a further 4 ranks to #31 vs. #47 year-to-date, the VW Lavida is up 20 to #37 vs. #71 YTD and the Renault Duster, helped by fantastic performances in Russia and India, is up 22 spots to a best-ever #33.

Toyota Aqua

Further down, the Toyota Prius c/Aqua breaks into the worldwide Top 50 for the first time at #43 and 27,720 sales, helped by a historical win in Japan. It now also outsells the Prius for the first time (#53). The Peugeot 208 is getting closer the Top 50 at #54, while the Hyundai Santa Fe stays solid at #68 vs. #90 year-to-date and the Hyundai i20 takes off at #76 (+23) vs. #110 YTD.

Fiat Viaggio

The BYD F3 is the best-selling Chinese Passenger Car in the world for the 2nd month running at #82 with 16,957 sales, just above the Emgrand EC7 at #83 and 16,753 units, the Suzuki Ertiga continues to climb at #125, the VW Up! breaks into the worldwide Top 150 for the first time at #128 thanks to a very strong showing at home in Germany and the Dodge Dart/Fiat Viaggio appears at #178 with 8,347 sales.

Previous month: World September 2012: Ford Focus #1 ahead of Toyota Corolla!

Previous year-to-date update: World 9 months 2012: Discover the Top 180 best-selling models!

Full October 2012 Top 150 Ranking Table below.

World October 2012:

Pos Model Oct Sep 10m 2012 Pos
1 Ford Focus 88,096 1 835,324 2
2 Hyundai Elantra 74,386 5 641,198 5
3 Toyota Corolla 73,833 2 938,507 1
4 VW Jetta 70,633 3 610,380 9
5 VW Passat 70,063 9 623,479 8
6 Ford F-Series 66,488 7 636,394 6
7 VW Golf 65,848 4 648,469 3
8 Chevrolet Cruze 63,188 6 634,360 7
9 VW Polo/Vento 61,557 11 585,189 11
10 Ford Fiesta 53,522 10 609,950 10
11 Toyota Camry 53,047 8 643,806 4
12 Toyota Hilux 49,848 12 476,957 15
13 Hyundai Accent 48,981 13 517,876 13
14 Wuling Sunshine 44,346 16 442,491 17
15 VW Gol/Voyage 43,707 27 397,769 22
16 Opel Astra/Buick Excelle XT/GT/Verano 43,510 14 435,431 18
17 Chevrolet Silverado 42,715 18 378,592 24
18 Honda Civic 39,385 17 473,688 16
19 Hyundai Tucson/ix35 39,369 21 334,481 32
20 Honda CR-V 39,272 15 487,651 14
21 Hyundai Sonata 38,107 20 418,024 19
22 Suzuki Swift/Dzire 37,854 33 405,310 21
23 Honda Accord 37,722 22 410,115 20
24 Renault Clio/Symbol/Thalia (Clio 4=8,134) 37,102 28 364,928 25
25 VW Tiguan 36,999 37 349,076 28
26 Fiat Palio/Siena 35,066 45 271,559 48
27 Wuling Hongguang 34,220 44 258,678 52
28 Kia Forte/Cerato/K3 33,434 49 254,962 53
29 Suzuki Alto/A-Star/Celerio 32,895 48 320,342 35
30 Ford Escape/Kuga 32,683 25 332,072 33
31 BMW 3 Series 32,057 35 272,413 47
32 Opel/Chevrolet Corsa 31,738 19 350,394 27
33 Renault/Dacia Duster 31,698 55 236,041 58
34 Dodge RAM 31,081 32 304,250 39
35 Toyota Yaris/Vitz/Vios 31,003 29 391,508 23
36 Kia Rio/Pride/K2 30,807 26 338,740 30
37 VW Lavida 30,637 57 194,954 71
38 Suzuki Wagon R 29,554 23 288,341 43
39 Skoda Octavia 28,717 40 300,395 41
40 Wuling Rongguang/Xingwang 28,358 43 312,093 38
41 Nissan Tiida/Versa/Sunny 28,251 24 542,894 12
42 Renault/Dacia Logan (Logan 2=9) 28,081 30 318,618 37
43 Toyota Prius c/Aqua 27,720 53 224,921 64
44 Foton Forland 27,514 52 292,110 42
45 Buick Excelle/Chevrolet Optra 27,501 50 273,550 46
46 Chevrolet Aveo I/II/Sonic 27,460 31 341,562 29
47 Saipa Pride 27,452 77 301,949 40
48 Kia Sportage 27,325 38 283,350 45
49 Nissan Altima 27,169 47 286,140 44
50 Suzuki Carry/Every 26,986 54 258,915 51
51 Kia Optima/K5 26,742 51 266,286 50
52 Renault/Dacia Sandero (Sandero 2=56) 25,984 63 251,923 54
53 Toyota Prius 24,041 41 322,732 34
54 Peugeot 208 23,844 58 116,058 140
55 Honda Fit/Jazz 23,667 42 361,926 26
56 Audi A4 23,614 60 228,932 61
57 Nissan Qashqai/Dualis 23,460 36 318,836 36
58 Mercedes C Class 22,394 34 238,770 57
59 Fiat Uno 21,946 64 233,498 59
60 ChangAn Minibus 21,858 78 226,775 63
61 BMW 5 Series 21,822 59 227,405 62
62 Toyota RAV4 21,329 46 335,761 31
63 Citroen C4 21,319 76 183,353 75
64 Audi A6 20,666 68 211,117 65
65 Chevrolet Malibu 20,665 62 247,142 55
66 Isuzu D-Max/KB 20,656 65 192,282 73
67 VW Bora (China) 20,488 79 188,214 74
68 Hyundai Santa Fe 19,952 67 162,924 90
69 Mazda3 19,722 39 268,567 49
70 Nissan Sentra/Sylphy/Pulsar/Tsuru 19,644 56 244,275 56
71 Renault Megane 19,508 71 203,882 67
72 Chevrolet Sail 18,808 74 193,376 72
73 GMC Sierra 18,265 80 171,520 82
74 Honda NBOX 18,203 66 181,103 78
75 Ford Transit 18,012 61 182,366 76
76 Hyundai i20 17,810 99 144,662 110
77 Toyota Avanza 17,505 91 166,277 85
78 Fiat Panda 17,335 116 152,561 102
79 Chevrolet Equinox 17,087 82 200,164 69
80 Audi Q5 17,044 97 143,533 111
81 Chevrolet Spark/Beat/Matiz 16,996 73 210,623 66
82 BYD F3 16,957 81 123,358 132
83 Emgrand EC7 16,753 89 115,993 141
84 Subaru Legacy/Liberty/Outback 16,499 75 171,692 81
85 Chevrolet Celta/Prisma 16,203 87 169,589 84
86 Peugeot 308 16,185 92 164,262 86
87 Ford Explorer 16,066 86 152,245 103
88 Fiat 500 16,012 94 169,715 83
89 Subaru Impreza/XV 16,010 83 145,903 108
90 Mercedes E Class 15,791 69 164,005 89
91 Kia Sorento 15,647 88 157,723 97
92 Peugeot 207 15,414 139 199,369 70
93 VW Fox 15,379 100 159,789 94
94 Nissan Frontier/Navara 15,158 90 158,475 95
95 Great Wall Haval H6 15,093 98 93,343 169
96 Toyota Highlander/Kluger 15,024 72 181,649 77
97 Buick Regal/Opel Insignia 14,873 101 164,067 88
98 Jeep Grand Cherokee 14,811 96 153,524 100
99 Daihatsu Cuore/Mira 14,756 85 201,251 68
100 Ford Fusion (US) 14,662 105 230,750 60
101 Citroen C3 14,548 143 146,950 105
102 Chevrolet Colorado/S10 14,409 110 135,305 121
103 Honda City/Ballade 14,382 141 156,847 98
104 Skoda Fabia 14,330 111 160,786 91
105 Fiat Punto 14,326 95 160,712 92
106 Lada Granta 14,298 113 96,046 164
107 Mini Cooper/Clubman 14,192 148 138,819 115
108 Dodge Grand Caravan 13,954 84 164,211 87
109 Toyota Innova 13,891 103 146,428 107
110 Hyundai/Dodge i10 13,519 135 125,982 128
111 Nissan Juke 13,484 106 160,157 93
112 Toyota Tacoma 13,270 122 123,044 135
113 Renault Kangoo 13,264 104 145,085 109
114 Jeep Wrangler 13,225 109 146,467 106
115 Wuling PN Series 13,146 134 102,710 157
116 Ford Mondeo 13,106 112 124,490 131
117 Chevrolet Avalanche/Tahoe/Suburban 13,071 127 139,092 114
118 Toyota Fortuner/Hilux SW4 12,948 133 108,033 150
119 Chery QQ 12,939 107 123,265 133
120 Ford Ka 12,835 115 116,867 138
121 Tata Vista 12,825 131 124,947 130
122 BMW 1 Series 12,667 144 107,266 153
123 VW Santana/Vista 12,608 123 174,173 80
124 Audi A3 12,430 n/a 94,809 166
125 Suzuki Ertiga 12,404 132 73,680 n/a
126 Chevrolet Captiva/Opel Antara 12,345 n/a 80,017 179
127 Hyundai i30 12,218 121 137,004 116
128 VW Up! 12,209 174 79,239 181
129 Daihatsu Tanto 12,101 118 148,333 104
130 Peugeot 405/Pars 12,076 n/a 175,456 79
131 Fiat Strada 12,026 159 104,007 156
132 Dodge Journey/Fiat Freemont 12,013 108 125,918 129
133 Kia Picanto/Morning 11,917 128 128,560 126
134 Seat Ibiza 11,714 n/a 94,798 167
135 Toyota Prius a/+/v 11,707 138 153,324 101
136 Ford Edge 11,643 114 135,847 119
137 Renault Scenic 11,457 117 142,207 112
138 Ford Ranger 11,377 160 105,707 155
139 Honda Odyssey 11,324 119 136,465 117
140 VW Touran 11,211 151 116,423 139
141 Nissan Note 11,203 70 79,019 182
142 Lada Priora 11,193 130 109,554 146
143 Mahindra Bolero 11,147 162 94,724 168
144 Buick LaCrosse 10,868 120 120,660 137
145 Ford C-Max 10,846 169 101,022 161
146 Toyota Land Cruiser Series 70/200 10,780 137 115,610 142
147 Mercedes B Class 10,693 150 94,943 165
148 Lada Kalina 10,689 164 108,277 149
149 FAW Xiali N3/N5 10,566 153 122,604 136
150 Mercedes GLK Class 10,563 175 66,252 n/a
151 Mazda2 10,460 125 141,967 113
152 Great Wall Voleex C30 10,331 140 107,591 152
153 Mazda CX-5 10,307 102 106,247 154
154 Renault Fluence/Samsung SM3 10,299 149 107,836 151
155 Kia Soul 10,292 129 132,837 122
156 Chery Fulwin 2/ZAZ Forza 10,081 n/a 66,835 n/a

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 60 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, ZAZ Vida and Holden Barina. Sales of Chevrolet Spark include Spark I, II, III, Beat, Matiz, Daewoo 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. Steam
    January 7th, 2013 at 01:54 | #1
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    Probably VW Golf as well as Toyota Corolla are suffering from model-change. Another Corolla-problem: The chinese market.

  2. eddy
    December 30th, 2012 at 22:24 | #2
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    Hi Matt,

    The LC Prado is 150 series, I think should be added together with the 70/200 series.
    How about Lexus GX and LX which are both luxury version of LC 150 and 200 respectively.

    Regards,
    Eddy

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