World March 2013: Focus and Corolla above 100,000 sales!

June 21, 2013
Matt Gasnier
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The Ford Focus/Toyota Corolla duel continues…

* See the Top 250 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Austin *

It always takes a little more time to compile worldwide rankings, but today I can share with you both March and April figures. I will do one article for each though as there is a lot going on in the sales charts each month. The Ford Focus/Toyota Corolla duel continues and in March the Focus lodges an astounding 111,640 sales, which is potentially its first time ever above 100,000 monthly worldwide sales! The Corolla is also very strong at 100,906 units, however this is not enough for it to keep the pole position year-to-date at 265,369 vs. 273,638 for the Focus. An important note: now that we know the worldwide Corolla XI is a sedan version of the current generation Auris and has nothing to do with the Japanese Corolla, I have reintegrated Auris/Corolla hatch sales into the Corolla total but removed the Japanese model which now stands alone (#187 in March).

Ford Fiesta

The Hyundai Elantra reclaims its traditional spot on the podium at #3 with 83,239 while the Ford F-Series, boosted by outstanding figures in the US and Canada, goes from strength to strength and gains one further rank on February to #4 at 80,297 units. Below the VW Golf up 3 ranks to #5, the Ford Fiesta sees the benefits of its new generation now spreading across most of the planet, up a fantastic 16 spots on February to land at #6 with 71,166 sales. Notice also the Honda CR-V up 6 ranks to #10.

Dacia Logan

Further down, the Renault Sandero/Logan is up 13 spots to an excellent 12th place, the Toyota Hilux is up 4 to #13, the Honda Civic up 4 to #14 and the Renault Clio/Symbol up 2 to #19 vs. #33 in 2012. Amazingly inside the podium last month solely thanks to its Chinese sales, the Wuling Hongguang is now down to #20 but still #1 Chinese model worldwide ahead of the ChangAn Minibus at #24 (+23), the Wuling Sunshine at #25 (+7) and the Foton Forland at #28 (+27).

Toyota RAV4

Along the Honda CR-V, a few other SUVs are climbing the worldwide ladder fast this month: the Ford Escape/Kuga is up 12 spots on February to #21, the Nissan Qashqai is up 20 to #29 and the Toyota RAV4 is up 10 to #38 thanks to the new generation. The Toyota Prius c/Aqua is once again ahead of the Prius ‘standard’ at #40 vs. #45 while the Mercedes C-Class is up 27 ranks to #51 and the Nissan Juke up 20 to #67. Finally, notice the Chevrolet Onix/Prisma up 32 to #135, the Hyundai HB20 down one to #148 and the Fiat 500L breaking into the worldwide Top 250 for the first time at #250.

Previous post: World 2 months 2013: Toyota Corolla #1, Wuling Hongguang #6

Previous month: World February 2013: Wuling Hongguang up to #3!

Full March 2013 Top 250 Ranking Table below.

World March 2013:

Pos	Model	Mar-13	Feb	3m 2013	Pos	2012
1	Ford Focus	111,640	2	273,638	1	2
2	Toyota Corolla	100,906	1	265,369	2	1
3	Hyundai Elantra	83,239	4	224,300	3	3
4	Ford F-Series	80,297	5	198,485	4	5
5	VW Golf	73,255	8	177,824	7	9
6	Ford Fiesta	71,166	22	156,026	11	10
7	Toyota Camry	70,585	7	182,033	5	4
8	VW Passat/Magotan	64,375	9	180,648	6	7
9	VW Polo/Vento	61,588	6	172,283	8	11
10	Honda CR-V	59,593	16	151,584	13	17
11	Chevrolet Cruze	58,545	12	160,815	10	6
12	Renault Sandero/Logan	55,127	25	140,420	18	14
13	Toyota Hilux	53,742	17	144,418	16	16
14	Honda Civic	53,589	18	134,484	19	15
15	VW Jetta/Bora/Clasico/Sagitar	53,471	15	150,487	14	19
16	Suzuki Swift/Dzire	53,399	10	150,033	15	20
17	Nissan Altima/Teana/Maxima	52,533	28	113,701	29	51
18	Honda Accord	52,363	20	125,495	22	24
19	Renault Clio/Symbol	50,276	21	125,055	24	33
20	Wuling Hongguang	50,032	3	161,893	9	57
21	Ford Escape/Kuga	49,824	33	110,554	32	38
22	Opel Astra/Buick Excelle XT/GT/Verano	49,008	24	132,793	20	18
23	Nissan Tiida/Versa/Sunny/Almera	48,793	11	154,483	12	8
24	ChangAn Minibus	48,634	47	119,777	27	64
25	Wuling Sunshine	46,788	32	125,411	23	21
26	Hyundai Accent	45,605	13	143,725	17	13
27	Nissan Sentra/Sylphy/Tsuru	45,050	34	122,106	25	55
28	Foton Forland	45,049	55	92,768	45	52
29	Nissan Qashqai/Dualis	43,971	49	99,083	38	39
30	Chevrolet Silverado	43,946	14	126,891	21	28
31	Opel/Chevrolet Corsa	43,913	65	77,592	55	30
32	Suzuki Wagon R	43,600	35	103,220	36	53
33	Dodge RAM	41,958	38	97,410	40	43
34	Ford Fusion(US)/Mondeo	41,573	23	112,246	31	68
35	Honda Fit/Jazz	41,172	36	97,258	41	27
36	Hyundai Tucson/ix35	40,987	26	113,214	30	23
37	Hyundai Sonata	39,848	29	107,637	35	22
38	Toyota RAV4	39,589	48	90,701	48	32
39	Toyota Yaris/Vitz/Vios	39,230	19	119,639	28	12
40	Toyota Prius c/Aqua	38,346	40	92,154	46	58
41	VW Lavida	38,334	27	121,490	26	81
42	Wuling Rongguang/Chevrolet N300	38,100	46	102,553	37	42
43	Suzuki Alto/A-Star/Celerio	37,530	31	109,510	33	34
44	VW Tiguan	36,324	30	108,618	34	31
45	Toyota Prius	36,156	41	93,389	44	40
46	Kia Rio/Pride/K2	35,174	39	95,366	42	26
47	VW Gol/Voyage	33,981	44	98,356	39	25
48	BMW 3 Series	32,475	53	78,536	54	37
49	Kia Forte/Cerato/K3	32,445	43	94,045	43	45
50	Renault Duster	32,354	42	88,524	49	61
51	Mercedes C Class	30,912	78	66,832	67	46
52	Chevrolet Aveo/Sonic/ZAZ Vida	30,572	37	92,112	47	29
53	Buick Excelle/Chevrolet Optra	30,523	90	76,410	56	47
54	Peugeot 208	30,509	64	72,425	61	90
55	Chevrolet Malibu	28,920	52	78,730	53	63
56	Skoda Octavia	28,842	62	75,206	57	36
57	Mazda3	28,410	55	72,605	60	44
58	Dodge Grand Caravan/Chrysler Town & Country	28,282	56	66,573	69	56
59	Kia Sportage	28,131	50	81,380	51	41
60	Suzuki Carry/Every	27,784	45	80,539	52	59
61	Ford Transit	27,255	126	53,834	83	82
62	Kia Optima/K5	27,219	59	72,637	59	54
63	Fiat Palio/Siena	27,002	54	85,650	50	49
55	Honda NBOX	26,696	61	69,601	63	94
64	BMW 5 Series/GT	26,601	67	68,980	64	50
65	Hyundai Santa Fe	26,378	60	74,925	58	80
66	Audi A4	26,214	70	68,055	65	60
67	Nissan Juke	25,400	87	55,098	80	84
68	Isuzu D-Max/KB	24,600	57	69,569	55	73
69	Subaru Impreza/XV	24,327	82	56,813	78	105
70	Nissan Note	22,836	72	56,478	79	174
71	BYD F3	22,818	81	62,480	72	126
72	Chevrolet Sail	22,498	68	66,940	66	66
73	Chevrolet Equinox	22,405	63	62,535	71	78
74	Audi A6	22,069	86	60,900	75	65
75	Toyota Avanza/Daihatsu Xenia	21,956	51	70,524	62	55
76	Saipa Pride	21,844	76	61,962	73	48
77	Chevrolet Spark/Beat/Matiz	21,573	66	61,543	74	35
78	Ford Explorer	21,532	71	57,132	77	106
79	Nissan Frontier/Navara/NP300	21,422	80	53,892	82	79
80	Daihatsu Move	21,348	74	51,175	88	187
81	VW Bora (China)	21,098	102	54,628	81	88
82	Mazda CX-5	20,960	107	48,480	92	136
83	Daihatsu Cuore/Mira	20,956	92	46,227	98	115
84	Renault Megane	20,846	79	52,766	85	71
85	Toyota Highlander/Kluger	20,121	84	53,681	84	85
86	Citroen C4	19,826	69	63,919	70	72
87	Honda City/Ballade	19,591	58	66,667	68	62
88	BMW 1 Series	19,512	172	35,365	138	86
89	Mazda6	19,445	88	51,283	87	116
90	Subaru Legacy/Liberty/Outback	19,294	89	48,219	93	89
91	VW Jetta (China)	19,039	75	60,071	76	75
92	VW Santana/Vista	18,678	93	48,835	90	99
93	GMC Sierra	18,389	73	52,298	86	95
94	Chrysler 200/Lancia Flavia	18,080	117	39,960	120	150
95	Nissan Rogue	17,227	132	38,495	129	133
96	Toyota Prius a/+/v	17,198	109	41,188	114	114
97	Hyundai i20	16,947	99	45,452	99	104
98	Peugeot 308	16,834	94	48,541	91	74
99	Great Wall Haval H6	16,804	150	43,565	104	170
100	Fiat 500	16,725	110	42,693	107	83
101	Toyota Etios	16,640	140	38,577	127	216
102	Fiat Uno	16,357	118	48,863	89	70
103	Toyota Tacoma	16,276	96	42,688	108	138
104	Honda N-ONE	16,135	138	37,308	133	536
105	Chevrolet Avalanche/Tahoe/Suburban	16,129	95	40,015	119	120
106	Daihatsu Tanto	15,990	103	40,360	117	151
107	Subaru Forester	15,986	134	39,485	122	168
108	Jeep Wrangler	15,909	121	38,873	124	107
109	Ford C-Max	15,881	155	35,959	135	162
110	Toyota Innova	15,564	91	46,486	96	110
112	Audi Q5	15,556	120	43,354	105	101
113	Emgrand EC7	15,471	125	46,388	97	142
114	Jeep Grand Cherokee	15,382	104	42,554	109	87
115	Chevrolet Impala	15,338	85	45,167	100	117
116	Mazda2	15,277	83	46,732	95	109
117	Fiat Panda	15,192	98	42,881	106	112
118	Ford Edge	15,052	114	40,499	116	122
119	Peugeot 405/Pars	14,985	77	47,831	94	100
120	Kia Sorento	14,665	124	38,691	125	91
121	Wuling PN Series	14,630	106	44,127	102	160
122	Honda Odyssey	14,615	151	32,299	156	125
123	Lada Granta	14,580	116	37,454	132	165
124	Buick Encore/Opel Mokka/Chevrolet Trax	14,517	97	42,069	112	550
125	Great Wall Voleex C30	14,499	161	41,256	113	149
126	Toyota Land Cruiser Series 70/200	14,490	115	38,572	128	140
127	Kia Soul	14,438	128	35,309	139	135
128	Mercedes E Class	14,283	149	37,691	131	77
129	Toyota Crown	14,228	144	30,956	160	318
130	Hyundai/Dodge i10	14,069	100	40,626	115	96
131	Buick Regal/Opel Insignia	13,967	123	39,804	121	93
132	Suzuki Alto (Japan)	13,956	137	34,514	142	237
133	Dodge Journey/Fiat Freemont	13,862	113	40,035	118	123
134	Fiat Punto	13,777	108	42,218	110	97
135	Chevrolet Onix/Prisma	13,700	167	33,461	151	534
136	Hyundai i30	13,693	130	36,035	134	102
137	Chery QQ	13,613	135	44,340	101	129
138	Nissan Serena	13,567	129	32,893	153	214
139	Peugeot 207	13,438	101	43,718	103	67
140	Mitsubishi L200/Triton/Strada	13,376	142	33,521	150	153
141	Skoda Fabia	13,239	122	39,096	123	76
142	Toyota Sienna	13,236	143	32,194	157	161
143	Dodge Avenger	13,223	141	33,808	147	203
144	Toyota Fortuner/Hilux SW4	13,018	131	35,831	136	144
145	Kia Picanto/Morning	12,991	119	38,272	130	92
146	FAW Xiali N3/N5/N7	12,977	179	32,330	155	206
147	Chevrolet Captiva/Opel Antara	12,744	165	35,527	137	121
148	Hyundai HB20	12,537	147	31,746	158	501
149	Dodge Dart/Fiat Viaggio	12,402	148	34,217	144	388
150	Ford Econovan	12,292	154	30,700	161	755
151	Mercedes A Class	12,189	174	30,354	163	267
152	Chery Tiggo	12,039	n/a	27,777	175	158
153	Mini Cooper/Clubman	11,970	177	28,664	170	103
154	Honda Pilot	11,935	152	29,989	165	169
155	Renault Kangoo	11,839	146	33,779	148	127
156	Nissan March/Micra/Renault Pulse	11,766	105	38,665	126	69
157	Mahindra Bolero	11,739	153	32,505	154	181
158	Citroen C3	11,698	162	35,241	140	98
159	Honda Freed	11,585	173	27,644	177	166
160	Chery A5/E5	11,546	n/a	26,931	182	599
161	DongFeng Future	11,452	184	30,382	162	268
162	Buick LaCrosse	11,449	159	34,036	145	146
163	Chevrolet Traverse	11,382	166	27,538	178	217
164	BYD L3	11,338	n/a	28,458	171	252
165	ChangAn Honor	11,297	157	21,084	218	n/a
166	Audi A3	11,283	183	25,417	186	134
167	VW Touran	11,234	170	30,990	159	141
168	Renault Scenic	11,225	175	28,413	172	156
169	Lexus RX	11,196	176	26,776	183	152
170	VW Fox	11,177	156	34,898	141	113
171	Chevrolet Colorado/S10	11,123	136	34,315	143	118
172	Peugeot 3008	11,017	168	29,873	166	197
173	Great Wall Haval M4	10,887	n/a	27,725	176	360
174	Ford Ranger	10,869	145	33,626	149	155
175	Iran Khodro Samand/Soren	10,683	127	33,352	152	182
176	Dodge Charger	10,608	133	29,132	169	219
177	GMC Acadia	10,510	n/a	23,106	204	235
178	Toyota Porte/Spade	10,375	187	24,672	193	319
179	Hyundai Azera/Grandeur	10,047	164	29,288	168	186
180	Mercedes B Class	10,046	197	25,492	185	157
181	Nissan Pathfinder	10,003	185	24,876	190	328
182	Nissan Moco	9,998	191	23,299	203	286
183	Suzuki Ertiga	9,902	112	33,978	146	218
184	Fiat Strada	9,847	171	30,233	164	179
185	BMW X1	9,809	n/a	24,734	192	145
186	Toyota Tundra	9,791	188	24,989	189	188
187	Toyota Corolla (Jp)	9,770	n/a	20,747	224	n/a
188	Toyota Prado	9,767	160	27,260	180	148
189	Toyota Noah/Voxy	9,743	196	22,546	208	230
190	Toyota Mark X/Reiz	9,702	n/a	21,877	212	249
191	Honda Brio	9,656	n/a	18,106	246	246
192	GMC Terrain	9,655	139	29,822	167	183
193	Toyota Alphard/Vellfire	9,260	192	22,819	205	195
194	Renault Fluence/Samsung SM3	9,204	169	27,482	179	164
195	Mercedes GLK Class	9,186	n/a	23,621	201	215
196	Mitsubishi Lancer	9,174	198	25,120	188	176
197	Honda Stepwagon	9,127	199	21,084	219	294
198	Citroen C-Elysee	9,095	n/a	20,229	227	320
199	Ford Taurus	8,993	n/a	22,636	206	231
200	VW Up!	8,975	n/a	25,135	187	173
201	Seat Ibiza	8,872	186	27,837	174	130
202	Mitsubishi Outlander Sport/RVR/ASX	8,828	n/a	21,665	214	185
203	Chevrolet Camaro	8,812	n/a	20,878	222	221
204	Ford Ecosport	8,795	n/a	24,855	191	314
205	Renault Twingo	8,704	178	24,535	195	199
206	JMC Carrying	8,656	n/a	17,629	n/a	n/a
207	Hyundai Eon	8,604	158	26,554	184	213
208	Chevrolet Celta	8,583	n/a	27,165	181	108
209	JMC Tiger	8,515	n/a	19,338	235	287
210	Toyota Avalon	8,498	195	22,225	210	377
211	Nissan X-Trail	8,494	181	24,109	199	180
212	Ford B-Max	8,437	n/a	18,921	239	556
213	Ford Mustang	8,406	n/a	18,708	240	225
214	Smart Fortwo	8,281	n/a	20,929	220	198
215	Fiat Ducato	8,227	n/a	17,035	n/a	269
216	Roewe 350	8,177	n/a	24,200	197	264
217	BMW X3	8,143	n/a	21,612	215	143
218	Jeep Patriot	8,112	190	21,892	211	228
219	Lexus ES	8,101	n/a	20,785	223	285
220	Chery Fulwin 2/ZAZ Forza	7,981	163	27,890	173	207
221	Renault Master	7,963	n/a	22,272	209	204
222	Citroen Berlingo	7,877	n/a	20,038	229	191
223	Ford Transit Connect	7,866	n/a	18,926	238	211
224	Tata Vista	7,845	n/a	24,578	194	131
225	Daihatsu Hijet Truck	7,828	n/a	18,355	242	309
226	Kia Cee’d	7,805	194	22,550	207	205
227	Suzuki Palette/Spacia	7,772	n/a	19,437	234	312
228	Hyundai Porter	7,770	189	23,758	200	194
229	VW CC	7,572	n/a	20,368	225	210
230	Skoda Superb	7,496	n/a	24,354	196	189
231	Daihatsu Hijet Cargo/Atrai	7,407	n/a	17,667	250	296
232	Peugeot 508	7,367	n/a	21,847	213	175
233	Chrysler 300/Lancia Thema	7,348	n/a	20,322	226	241
234	Peugeot 408	7,099	n/a	20,893	221	266
235	BYD S6	7,092	n/a	23,581	202	233
236	ChangAn Benben Love/Mini/Benni	7,090	n/a	21,374	217	284
237	Jeep Compass	7,043	n/a	17,758	249	200
238	GAZ Gazelle/Sable	7,022	n/a	17,406	n/a	223
239	Ford Ka (Europe)	7,002	n/a	14,511	n/a	317
240	Suzuki SX4	6,958	n/a	19,621	233	167
241	Venucia D50/R50	6,956	n/a	21,413	216	390
242	Peugeot Partner	6,955	n/a	18,618	241	178
243	GMC Yukon	6,918	n/a	17,176	n/a	259
244	VW Saveiro	6,900	n/a	19,075	237	247
245	Seat Leon	6,858	n/a	13,273	n/a	282
246	VW Transporter	6,801	n/a	17,944	248	132
247	Suzuki Splash/Ritz	6,752	n/a	17,613	n/a	220
248	VW Beetle	6,740	n/a	17,511	n/a	301
249	Baojun 630	6,715	n/a	14,317	n/a	277
250	Fiat 500L	6,654	n/a	14,486	n/a	618

Source: Manufacturers, all usual sources for the monthly rankings. Many thanks to Austin for helping compile this table!

Note: This ranking is an estimation based on official data in 60 countries.

Notes:

Sales of Toyota Corolla include Corolla IX, X, XI and Auris but not the Japanese Corolla or Matrix when separated. Sales of Toyota Camry include Aurion. Sales of VW Golf include Golf IV, V and VI but not Jetta or Bora. Sales of VW Jetta include Jetta 5, 6, Bora (LatAm), Sagitar (China) and Clasico (Latin America) but not Chinese Bora nor Chinese Jetta. 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, 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, Baojun Lechi 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/Celerio/A-Star but not Alto Kei car (Japan). Sales of Renault Clio include Clio II, III, IV, Symbol and Thalia. Sales of all Renault models include Dacia sales. Sales of Dacia/Renault Logan-Sandero include Renault Tondar 90, Nissan NP200, Mahindra Verito and Lada Largus.

Matt Gasnier

Comments (2)

TFord says:
June 27, 2013 at 5:52 am
Gooo Focus!! Gotta root for the underdog! The Corolla has been number one since, what, 2005? Time for a new king!
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Steam says:
June 21, 2013 at 4:19 pm
Great job, thanks Matt. 🙂
Corolla probably suffers from island-trouble.
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