In this article we are going over the Top 50 models ranking up to October 2023 of the largest European car market.

The undiscussed leader remains the Volkswagen Golf, now in its eighth generation model. Reporting 64,930 sales,  a 7.8% year-on-year loss.

The Volkswagen T-roc maintains 2nd spot with 59,337 new sales (+19.6%), in front of the Volkswagen Tiguan which sold 52,887 units (+15.9%).

The Opel Corsa maintains 4th spot with 44,662 sales (+10.8%), in front of the Volkswagen Passat -up 1 spot- with 40,571 sales (+23.9%), the Tesla Model Y at 40,257 (+66.5%) and the Mercedes C Class with 38,527 new sales (+41.8%).

The Mini falls 3 spots into 8th with 37,756 sales (+14.9%), followed by the Skoda Octavia with 36,324 registrations (+24.0%) and finally the Volkswagen ID.4 -up 39 spots- with 30,657 units sold (+107.4%).

Tables with sales figures

In the tables below we report sales for Top 50 models.

France Best Selling Cars ranking up to October 2023, reports the Renault Clio as new segment leader (+54.6%). Peugeot 208 BEV  and Tesla Model Y enter the top 10 booming more than 350%. The Peugeot 208 loses 42.9% in volume.

In France more than in any part of the World, local consumer’s prefer to purchase local manufacturer and vehicles produced by Renault or Stellantis dominate the ranking of best-selling cars.

Considering YTD data up to October 2023 the leader is the Renault Clio -up 2 spots- with 80,323 sales, an 54.6% year-on-year growth.

The Dacia Sandero in second place with 57,825 sales (+10.5%) in front of the  Citroen C3  –up 1 spot- with 50,740 sales (+2.2%).

In fourth place ranks the Renault Captur with 40,149 sales (+5.0%) followed by the Peugeot 208 with 39,963 (-42.9%) and Peugeot 308  with 37,023 (+6.5%)

In seventh place, we find the Peugeot 208 BEV -up 34 spots- with 35,699 units sold (+357.6%) followed by the Tesla Model Y -up 40 spots- at 29,291 (+350.1%), the  Dacia Duster with 27,317 sales (+5.4%) and in 10th place the Peugeot 3008 with 25,864 (-10.9%).

Tables with sales figures

In the tables below we report sales for the Top 50 models.

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Table of contents

• Country Overview
  • Geography
  • History
  • People & Politics
• Economic Outlook
  • Economy
  • Infrastructure
• Market Outlook
  • Market Heritage
  • Car Passenger’s segmentation
  • LCVs segmentation
  • Car Passengers Body Type mix
  • LCVs Body Type mix
  • Premium segment share
  • Chinese OEMs share
• Key Players
  • Top selling Groups 2022
  • Top selling Brands 2022
  • Premium Brands
  • Chinese Brands
• Market Data By Model
  • Top selling Models 2022
  • Top models by segment and body type
• Key Factors for market Evolution
  • Country development
  • Economic Outlook
  • Customer base evolution
  • Low-Carbon Transition Policy
  • Infrastructure & Investments
• 2023-2028 Volume Forecast
  • TIV evolution by segment
  • Cars and LCVs forecast
  • Segments forecast
  • Premium segment share forecast
  • Chinese OEMs share forecast
  • Forecast by Manufacturer

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Table of contents

• Country Overview
  • Geography
  • History
  • People & Politics
• Economic Outlook
  • Economy
  • Infrastructure
• Market Outlook
  • Market Heritage
  • Car Passenger’s segmentation
  • LCVs segmentation
  • Car Passengers Body Type mix
  • LCVs Body Type mix
  • Premium segment share
  • Chinese OEMs share
• Key Players
  • Top selling Groups 2022
  • Top selling Brands 2022
  • Premium Brands
  • Chinese Brands
• Market Data By Model
  • Top selling Models 2022
  • Top models by segment and body type
• Key Factors for market Evolution
  • Country development
  • Economic Outlook
  • Customer base evolution
  • Low-Carbon Transition Policy
  • Infrastructure & Investments
• 2023-2028 Volume Forecast
  • TIV evolution by segment
  • Cars and LCVs forecast
  • Segments forecast
  • Premium segment share forecast
  • Chinese OEMs share forecast
  • Forecast by Manufacturer

Price for market research: €2,500

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• Next Year’s Forecast
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Table of contents

• Country Overview
  • Geography
  • History
  • People & Politics
• Economic Outlook
  • Economy
  • Infrastructure
• Market Outlook
  • Market Heritage
  • Car Passenger’s segmentation
  • LCVs segmentation
  • Car Passengers Body Type mix
  • LCVs Body Type mix
  • Premium segment share
  • Chinese OEMs share
• Key Players
  • Top selling Groups 2022
  • Top selling Brands 2022
  • Premium Brands
  • Chinese Brands
• Market Data By Model
  • Top selling Models 2022
  • Top models by segment and body type
• Key Factors for market Evolution
  • Country development
  • Economic Outlook
  • Customer base evolution
  • Low-Carbon Transition Policy
  • Infrastructure & Investments
• 2023-2028 Volume Forecast
  • TIV evolution by segment
  • Cars and LCVs forecast
  • Segments forecast
  • Premium segment share forecast
  • Chinese OEMs share forecast
  • Forecast by Manufacturer

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Canada Best-Selling Cars ranking up to October 2023 shows the Ford F-Series still as the best seller (-16.0%). The Toyota RAV4 rises 35.0% into 3rd spot and the Honda CR-V surges 66.5% into 5th.

In the following article we are going to look at the best selling cars in Canada considering data up to October 2023.

The Ford F-series has maintained the throne for over 40 years, with sales in the first in 2022 reaching 79,287 (-16.0%).

The second-best model is the Ram Pick up with 66,855 sales (+7.0%) and the third is the Toyota RAV4 reporting 63,975 sales (+35.0%).

In fourth place ranks the GMC Sierra with 48,711 units sold (+12.3%) ahead of the Honda CR-V at 44,468 (+66.5%), the Chevrolet Silverado at 44,094 (-3.5%) and Nissan Rogue -up 8 spots- with 23,958 units sold (+46.8%).

The Honda Civic maintains 8th spot with 23,453 (-11.7%) ahead of the Toyota Corolla at 23,444 (-18.9%) and in 10th place the Hyundai Tucson -up 4 spots- reports 22,302 cumulative registrations (+23.1%)

Tables with sales figures

In the tables below we report sales for top 50 models.

Looking at USA’s best selling car ranking up to October 2023, the leader is -as in the last decades- the Ford F-Series with 634,406 sales (+21.1%), followed by the Chevrolet Silverado, with 441,451 (+3.8%). 

In third place the Ram Pick-Up with 367,290 sales (-7.6%), followed by the Toyota RAV4 with 340,184 (+0.5%).

In 5th place the Tesla Model Y rises 8 spots with 319,789 sales (+77.9%) ahead of the Honda CR-V reporting 286,397 sales so fare (+43.8%).

Toyota Camry ranks in 7th with 242,571 (-0.6%), the GMC Sierra with 235,914 (+22.4%) and the Nissan Rogue with 235,058 (+58.7%)

The Jeep Grand Cherokee closes the Top 10 falling 1 spot in the rankings with 211,300 sales (+11.8%).

Looking back, another astonishing success ranks in 36th place and is the Chevrolet Trailblazer with 103,300 sales (+115.0%).

Tables with sales figures

In the tables below we report sales for the top 50 Models

The Best Selling Car up to October 2023 is the Maruti Swift, rises into 1st position with 176,315 sales (+18.2%), followed by the Maruti WagonR with 176,156 new registrations (-8.5%) and the Maruti Baleno at 170,359 sales (+15.3%) .

The Maruti Vitara rises 4 spots into 4th securing 153,534 sales (+42.1%), in front of the Tata Nexon with 140,112 (-0.2%) and the Hyundai Creta with 136,254 registrations (+16.1%).

The Maruti Dzire ranks in 7th with 127,545 sales (-4.4%) in front of the Tata Punch with 12,012 sales (+13.8%).

In ninth place  ranks the Maruti Alto with 116,596 sales (-15.7%), followed by the Maruti Eeco, closing the top 10 with 115,750 units sold (+7.9%).

Tables with sales figures

In the tables below we report sales for Top 50 models.

Representing nearly 30% of global sales, the Chinese market is by far the largest in the World.

Over 1.000 models are sold in the country with a sales spread among several models and a low concentration among the top models, with the best-seller market share just above the 2%.

Looking at the passenger cars’ ranking up to October 2023, the BYD Qin Plus becomes the new leader, rising 6 spots with 355,017 new sales (+36.7%).

The Tesla Model Y jumps 3 spots into second reporting 346,462 sales and a 20.9% year-on-year increase in sales, followed by the BYD Song in 3rd place with 310,939 units sold (-10.1%).

Previous year’s leader Nissan Sylphy falls 3 spots into 4th with 290,782 sales (-25.9%), followed by the Volkswagen Lavida  with 278,110 (-6.8%), the Toyota Corolla with 269,863 sales (-0.5%) and the BYD Yuan Plus -up 21 spots- in 7th place with 248,285 sales (+96.0%)

The BYD Dolphin jumps 12 spots into 8th with 246,314 registrations (+61.2%), followed by the Volkswagen Sagitar up 6 spots in 9th with 220,450 units sold (+25.5%) and the Changan CS75  closing the Top 10 with 205,361 new sales (+8.7%).

Tables with sales figures

In the tables below we report sales for the top 100 Models

This report is produced extracting the registrations figures from the Global Database owned by our team, which track registrations i 159 countries, all brands, all models.

Looking at cumulative data up to October 2023, the leadership is solid in the hands of Toyota Group (data for all OEMs does not includes HCV and Buss, so Hino is not included under Toyota) which sold 8.82 million vehicles (+4.7%), losing 6.8% Africa, gaining 6.1% in the Asia and 9.1% in Europe.

The second is Volkswagen Group with 7.15 million sales (+9.1%) growing sharply in America (+16.6%) and Europe (+20.3%).

Hyundai-Kia ranks in 3rd spot reporting 5.91 million sales and a 4.4% increase in sales. This growth was sustained by surges in America (+7.9%) and Asia (+6.3%).

In 4th spot the Renault Nissan Alliance accumulates 5.63 million sales (+5.1%). The struggle in Asia (-15.3%) and Africa (-8.8%) is compensated by growths in both Americas (+22.2%) and Europe (+18.0%).

Stellantis maintains 5th spot with 5.52 million sales (+5.5%). It lost substantial sales in Asia (-13.3%), while growth was reported in Europe (+12.5%).

Behind, General Motors with 5.05 million sales (+1.6%) followed by Ford with 3.31 million units sold (+4.6%).

Honda Motor ranks in 8th with 3.29 million new registrations (+1.5%), losing both in Europe (-11.5%) and Asia (-9.8%).

In 9th place Suzuki with 2.55 million sales is up 5.3% sustained mainly by a +5.5% in Asia.

In 10th place ranks BYD -up 3 spots- with 2.11 million sales (+56.8%). The Chinese Group did better than Tesla (14th with sales up 29.4%) and is now the World Leader among EVs specialists.

Tables with sales figures

In the tables below we report sales for the top 30 groups.