World 7 months 2012: Toyota Camry, Suzuki Swift & Kia Rio shine

September 23, 2012
Matt Gasnier
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Kia Rio

* See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! *

After going through a Top 150 models ranking worldwide for July 2012, let’s have a closer look at the year-to-date ranking to track down longer-term trends. The Top 2 models are unchanged vs. 2011: the Toyota Corolla leads the way with an estimated 690,216 sales followed by the Ford Focus at 575,281 units. Helped by the new generation, the Toyota Camry jumps an impressive 8 spots on 2011 onto the podium with 458,080 sales but only 30,000 units separate the #3 from the #10 so these rankings will almost certainly change by the end of the year. The VW Golf is down from #3 in 2011 to #4 over the period at 454,041 units, and the upcoming 7th generation could help bring it back onto the worldwide podium by year-end.

Toyota Aurion (aka Camry) in Bondi beach, Australia September 2012

Compared to the Full Year 2011 ranking, the Ford Fiesta is stable at #5, the Chevrolet Cruze, Ford F-Series and VW Passat are all up 2 spots to #6, #7 and #8 respectively. The Hyundai Elantra is down 3 to #9 and the Nissan Versa/Tiida/Sunny is up 5 to #10. Further down, great performers include the Suzuki Swift/DZire boosted by its exceptional Indian performance and up 14 ranks to #17 with 320,230 sales, the Kia Rio/K2 is up a massive 61 spots to #32 with 239,497 units thanks to great scores in China and Russia.

Suzuki Swift DZire

The Kia Optima is up 30 ranks to #48 with 186,753 sales, the Chevrolet Malibu is up 22 to #50 at 181,411 units, the Wuling Hongguang makes its first appearance in the worldwide ranking at #57, the Renault/Dacia Duster is up 33 to #66 and broke into the worldwide Top 50 in July, the Toyota Prius c/Aqua lands directly at #69 and the Honda NBOX ranks #80.

Previous post: World July 2012: Discover the Top 150 best-selling models!

Previous year-to-date update: World 6 months 2012: Discover the Top 120 best-selling models!

Full July 2012 Top 150 Ranking Table below.

World 7 months 2012:

Pos	Model	7m 2012	Jul	Jun	2011
1	Toyota Corolla	690,216	1	1	1
2	Ford Focus	575,281	2	2	2
3	Toyota Camry	458,080	9	9	11
4	VW Golf	454,041	6	4	3
5	Ford Fiesta	446,717	7	6	5
6	Chevrolet Cruze	433,297	11	8	8
7	Ford F-Series	431,570	5	7	9
8	VW Passat	429,939	8	10	10
9	Hyundai Elantra	429,187	4	12	6
10	Nissan Tiida/Versa/Sunny	426,170	12	5	15
11	VW Polo/Vento	416,210	10	11	4
12	VW Jetta	395,677	3	3	14
13	Hyundai Accent	365,723	14	16	18
14	Honda CR-V	354,817	16	14	19
15	Honda Civic	341,764	13	15	17
16	Toyota Hilux	325,921	15	13	21
17	Suzuki Swift/Dzire	320,230	32	21	31
18	Wuling Sunshine	319,789	24	31	7
19	Opel Astra/Buick Excelle XT/GT/Verano	306,529	20	17	26
20	Hyundai Sonata	301,242	19	24	20
21	Toyota Yaris/Vitz/Vios	296,229	22	19	16
22	Honda Accord	285,842	21	20	22
23	Honda Fit/Jazz	276,754	18	22	32
24	VW Gol/Voyage	267,947	17	23	23
25	Renault Clio/Thalia	264,152	36	25	25
26	Toyota RAV4	253,527	25	32	33
27	Chevrolet Silverado	252,181	30	28	24
28	VW Tiguan	251,501	26	29	53
29	Opel/Chevrolet Corsa	250,143	29	18	13
30	Suzuki Alto/A-Star/Celerio	242,613	58	35	30
31	Nissan Qashqai/Dualis	241,245	37	26	38
32	Kia Rio/Pride/K2	239,497	34	34	93
33	Toyota Prius	236,622	28	37	42
34	Saipa Pride	236,361	51	61	12
35	Wuling Rongguang/Xingwang	227,447	49	60	37
36	Renault/Dacia Logan	226,444	31	36	45
37	Ford Escape/Kuga	223,987	33	27	49
38	Hyundai Tucson/ix35	219,080	23	30	27
39	Skoda Octavia	214,911	47	39	34
40	Foton Forland	213,993	56	59	29
41	Dodge RAM	210,210	35	40	50
42	Nissan Altima	202,754	40	62	56
43	Kia Sportage	197,657	41	53	47
44	Suzuki Wagon R	196,717	44	47	51
45	Mazda3	192,773	52	48	39
46	Buick Excelle/Chevrolet Optra	192,114	48	51	35
47	BMW 3 Series	189,654	69	38	36
48	Kia Optima/K5	186,753	43	54	78
49	Suzuki Carry/Every	183,831	50	41	n/a
50	Chevrolet Malibu	181,411	85	33	72
51	Renault/Dacia Sandero	178,793	42	44	59
52	Ford Fusion (US)	177,388	46	55	61
53	Chevrolet Aveo II/Sonic	175,893	59	43	40
54	Kia Forte/Cerato	171,998	63	63	28
55	ChangAn Minibus	170,855	133	56	44
56	Fiat Palio/Siena	170,086	27	42	63
57	Wuling Hongguang	168,539	53	66	n/a
58	Nissan Sentra/Pulsar/Tsuru	165,701	88	87	76
59	BMW 5 Series	163,738	54	64	46
60	Mercedes C Class	162,222	55	45	41
61	Audi A4	160,182	57	58	48
62	Fiat Uno	159,194	39	57	54
63	Peugeot 207	155,888	111	113	57
64	Chevrolet Spark II/III/Beat	155,668	78	67	43
65	Daihatsu Cuore/Mira	155,457	64	69	n/a
66	Renault/Dacia Duster	152,955	45	52	99
67	Renault Megane	151,385	67	49	60
68	Audi A6	151,307	60	68	74
69	Toyota Prius c/Aqua	148,241	38	46	–
70	Chevrolet Equinox	143,553	62	71	80
71	Peugeot 405/Pars	142,337	68	84	52
72	Chevrolet Sail	139,606	86	86	87
73	VW Santana/Vista	132,052	71	50	n/a
74	Isuzu D-Max/KB	130,140	72	78	n/a
75	Citroen C4	129,289	87	97	55
76	VW Bora (China)	129,215	74	77	84
77	Ford Transit	127,246	75	81	64
78	Toyota Highlander/Kluger	126,720	66	73	81
79	Nissan March/Micra	126,263	73	91	65
80	Honda NBOX	125,678	61	70	n/a
81	Fiat 500	124,764	90	72	90
82	Toyota Avanza	121,076	76	88	101
83	VW Lavida	119,478	132	157	68
84	Skoda Fabia	119,299	118	111	62
85	Nissan Juke	119,003	96	96	79
86	Fiat Punto	118,448	102	94	58
87	Peugeot 308	118,058	112	105	84
88	Subaru Legacy/Liberty/Outback	117,893	83	83	n/a
89	Toyota Prius a/+/v	116,991	92	120	n/a
90	GMC Sierra	116,385	91	93	85
91	Mercedes E Class	114,464	98	79	69
92	Chevrolet Impala	113,387	n/a	85	98
93	Fiat Panda	113,097	113	90	89
94	Honda City/Ballade	112,269	77	75	73
95	Citroen C3	111,981	121	92	67
96	Dodge Grand Caravan	111,291	101	103	n/a
97	Hyundai Santa Fe	110,855	82	65	91
98	Chevrolet Celta/Prisma	110,216	70	99	77
99	Daihatsu Tanto	110,045	79	98	n/a
100	Nissan Frontier/Navara	109,356	109	89	n/a
101	Kia Sorento	108,712	80	95	75
102	Jeep Grand Cherokee	108,079	99	114	n/a
103	Renault Scenic	107,376	107	76	n/a
104	Renault Kangoo	106,989	115	101	94
105	Mazda2	106,309	104	125	n/a
106	VW Fox	105,211	65	82	n/a
107	Nissan Livina	105,075	124	74	104
108	Toyota Innova	104,384	n/a	104	n/a
109	Ford Explorer	104,062	106	102	n/a
110	Mini Cooper/Clubman	103,930	137	80	88
111	Nissan Teana/Maxima	103,004	141	110	70
112	Jeep Wrangler	102,655	93	100	n/a
113	Mitsubishi L200/Triton/Strada	101,121	150	108	n/a
114	Subaru Impreza/XV	100,763	110	127	n/a
115	Chevrolet Avalanche/Tahoe/Suburban	100,466	94	107	n/a
116	Daihatsu Move	100,171	108	117	n/a
117	Mazda6	99,759	129	138	102
118	Hyundai i30	99,371	120	116	86
119	Audi Q5	98,388	117	124	n/a
120	Kia Soul	97,369	119	131	96
121	Hyundai i20	96,575	100	112	97
122	Honda Odyssey	96,008	95	115	n/a
123	Ford Edge	95,897	114	121	n/a
124	Nissan Rogue	95,560	105	136	n/a
125	FAW Xiali N3/N5	94,291	n/a	n/a	83
126	Kia Picanto/Morning	91,719	123	123	82
127	Hyundai i10	90,772	149	152	71
128	Chevrolet Colorado/S10	89,363	81	128	n/a
129	Honda Freed	89,292	126	132	n/a
130	Peugeot 206	89,198	n/a	n/a	105
131	Tata Vista	88,592	89	n/a	n/a
132	Ford Mondeo	88,293	140	130	100
133	Chery QQ	85,622	138	139	n/a
134	Dodge Journey/Fiat Freemont	85,170	97	119	n/a
135	Suzuki Alto (Japan)	84,870	128	141	n/a
136	VW Touran	84,343	127	118	n/a
137	Buick LaCrosse	83,648	147	133	n/a
138	Toyota Tacoma	83,626	125	135	n/a
139	Ford E-Series	82,758	n/a	129	n/a
140	Ford Ka	81,559	148	126	n/a
141	Toyota Sienna	80,084	122	137	n/a
142	Lada Kalina	79,493	135	134	n/a
143	BYD F3	77,068	n/a	153	92
144	Great Wall Voleex C30	76,527	n/a	n/a	n/a
145	Iran Khodro Samand/Soren	76,339	143	160	n/a
146	Toyota Alphard/Vellfire	76,218	n/a	150	n/a
147	Toyota Prado	74,660	130	162	n/a
148	Ford C-Max	73,411	n/a	145	n/a
149	Lada Priora	73,319	136	146	n/a
150	Emgrand EC7	72,675	139	122	n/a

Source: All usual sources the 80 countries updated monthly on Best Selling Cars Blog. Many thanks to Austin for helping to 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). Sales of VW Gol include Voyage (sedan) and Parati (station wagon). Sales of VW Passat include Passat V, VI, VII 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, Chevrolet Classic and Chevy. 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, Symbol and Thalia, sales of all Dacia models include Renault sales.

Matt Gasnier

Comments (5)

ausrutherford says:
September 24, 2012 at 7:50 am
busang :
Nissan Rogue + Qashqai maybe?
Same platform, different products as of now. The next gens will probably be merged though.
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busang says:
September 24, 2012 at 6:46 am
Nissan Rogue + Qashqai maybe?
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Steam says:
September 23, 2012 at 8:56 pm
Jetta + Bora = 524.892 sales and position 3.
Jetta + Bora + Lavida = 644.370 sales and position 2
Jetta + Bora + Lavida + Golf … 😉
I hope everybody gets lucky somehow. 😀
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Anthony says:
September 23, 2012 at 6:55 pm
Should the VW Bora not be grouped with the Jettas,as they are diffirent generations of the same car ???
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1. matgasnier says:
  September 23, 2012 at 10:57 pm
  Hi Anthony, the Bora sold in South America as ‘Clasico’ is counted within Jetta sales as it is one generation of the same car. The Bora currently sold in China is a separate car altogether and therefore is no longer counted as a Jetta.
  Hope this helps
  cheers
  Matt
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