World Car Market up to September 2023 reports the EV Tesla Model Y (+65.9%) as the segment leader, dethroning the Toyota Corolla (-2.0%). The Toyota Hilux (-2.8%) underperforms in the first 8 months of the year.
In this unique report, we rank the best-selling cars and light commercial in the World, aggregating data for all the 162 countries we track on monthly basis. Data reported is updated with the last available registrations figures sourced by local official authorities, country by country
Despite it being very hard to remove the traditional models from the very top of our Top 100 Ranking List, new EV models are ramping up across the global leaderboard with the automotive industry moving more and more towards electrification.
Looking at the cumulative data up to September 2023, the best-selling car in the World becomes the Tesla Model Y -up 3 spots- with 883,982 units sold (+65.9%).
Second place is in the hands of previous year’s leader the Toyota Corolla, with current YTD sales at 815,035 down 2.0% from the previous year.
The first pick-up in the rankings is the Ford F-Series, in 3rd with 672,117 sales and a 19.6% year-on year growth.
The Toyota RAV4 falls 2 spots into 4th reporting 651,117 cumulative sales, a 1.5% loss from the sales period last year
In 5th place ranks the Honda CR-V -up 1 spot- with 493,767 sales (+8.1%), followed by the Toyota Camry -up 1 spot- with 463,836 sales (-5.5%) and the Hyundai Tucson -up 3 spots- with 463,059 new registrations (+12.1%).
The Chevrolet Silverado ranks in 8th with 453,640 sales (+4.9%), followed by the Toyota Hilux with 435,834 (-2.8%) and the Ram pick-up with 395,234 new registrations (-6.1%).
The most remarkable performances for the other models within the Top 100 are mostly related to electric vehicles like the BYD Dolphin in 37th (+75.0%)and the BYD Yuan Plus in 41st (+105.7%).
Tables with sales figures
In the tables below we report sales for the Top 100 models.