2012 was a year when the long reign of Toyota corolla as the best selling car in the world was challenged by Ford Focus and Ford even claimed that the Ford Focus has become the top selling car in the world(Ford says Focus tops world car sales in 2012 - chicagotribune.com). Both the cars crossed the astoundng figure of 1 million car sales worldover. The king of sales in 2012 is disputed among corolla and focus but whoever is the king, it shows that the corolla is being challenged by other contenders. Hyndai elantra is another major hit at number 3 worldwide and soon will be catching upto the corolla.
Some interesing stats:
- There are 8 Japanese cars out of top 20 worldwide, these include 4 Toyotas(corolla,camry,yaris,hilux), 2 Hondas(Civic,CRV),1 Nissan(Tiida/versa),1 Suzuki(swift).
- Hyundai has solidified its position as a major brand and there are 4 hyundais in top 25(Elantra,accent/verna,Sonata,Tucson) with elantra at no.3 and accent/verna at No.13.
- 15 out of top 25 models are asian, showing the world dominance of the japanese + koreans.
- There is only one chinese brand in top 40(Wuling sunshine) that too sells mostly in China so chinese invasion and take over in cars is still far away:).
Now the stats for the top 50 cars(complete list can be seen at excellent blog by Matt here : (Best Selling Cars – Matt's blog » World Full Year 2012: Discover the Top 1000 best-selling models!):
[TABLE="width: 0"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD="width: 23, align: left"]All
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]Model
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]2012 Sales number
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]1
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]Toyota Corolla
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]1,097,132
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]2
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]Ford Focus
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]1,036,683
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]3
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]Hyundai Elantra
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]829,192
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]4
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]Toyota Camry
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]797,466
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]5
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]Ford F-Series
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]785,028
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]6
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]Chevrolet Cruze
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]784,014
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]7
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]VW Passat/Magotan
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]782,694
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]8
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]Nissan Tiida/Versa/Sunny
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]774,846
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]9
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]VW Golf
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]750,466
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]10
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]Ford Fiesta
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]742,037
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]11
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]VW Polo/Vento
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]733,678
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]12
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]Toyota Yaris/Vitz/Vios
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]708,619
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]13
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]Hyundai Accent
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]683,871
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]14
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]Honda Civic
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]656,164
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]15
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]Toyota Hilux
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]637,706
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]16
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]Honda CR-V
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]635,256
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]17
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]Opel Astra/Buick Excelle XT/GT/Verano
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]554,695
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]18
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]VW Jetta/Bora/Clasico/Sagitar
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]552,937
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]19
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]Suzuki Swift/Dzire
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]532,462
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]20
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]Wuling Sunshine
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]523,724
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]21
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]Hyundai Sonata
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]508,944
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]22
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]Hyundai Tucson/ix35
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]494,453
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]23
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]Honda Accord
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]485,080
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]24
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]VW Gol/Voyage
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]482,594
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]25
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]Kia Rio/Pride/K2
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]480,060
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]26
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]Honda Fit/Jazz
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]476,876
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]27
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]Chevrolet Silverado
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]474,020
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]28
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]Chevrolet Aveo/Sonic
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]455,780
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]29
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]Opel/Chevrolet Corsa
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]455,385
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]30
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]VW Tiguan
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]429,013
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]31
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]Toyota RAV4
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]428,514
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]32
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]Renault Clio/Symbol
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]427,931
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]33
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]Suzuki Alto/A-Star/Celerio
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]414,409
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]34
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]Chevrolet Spark/Beat/Matiz
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]411,753
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]35
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]Skoda Octavia
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]409,600
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]36
[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]BMW 3 Series
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]406,752
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]37
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]Ford Escape/Kuga
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]403,841
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]38
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]Nissan Qashqai/Dualis
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]398,066
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]39
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]Toyota Prius
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]389,932
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]40
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]Kia Sportage
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]387,142
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]41
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]Wuling Rongguang/Chevrolet N300
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]380,342
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]42
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]Renault Logan
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]373,819
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]43
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]Dodge RAM
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]372,257
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]44
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]Mazda3
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]362,539
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]45
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]Kia Forte/Cerato/K3
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]352,226
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]46
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]Mercedes C Class
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]346,204
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]47
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]Buick Excelle/Chevrolet Optra
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]346,188
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]48
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]Saipa Pride
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]343,508
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]49
[/TD]
[TD="width: 215, align: left"]Fiat Palio/Siena/Dodge Forza
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]338,777
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]50
[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]BMW 5 Series/GT
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50, align: left"]337,929
[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
Now the ranking of cars produced in Pakistan:
[TABLE="width: 583"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]Position 2012
[/TD]
[TD]Model
[/TD]
[TD]Total sales 2012
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1
[/TD]
[TD]Toyota Corolla
[/TD]
[TD]1097132
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]14
[/TD]
[TD]Honda Civic
[/TD]
[TD]656164
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]15
[/TD]
[TD]Toyota Hilux
[/TD]
[TD]637706
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]19
[/TD]
[TD]Suzuki Swift/Dzire
[/TD]
[TD]532462
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]33
[/TD]
[TD]Suzuki Alto/A-Star/Celerio
[/TD]
[TD]414409
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]57
[/TD]
[TD]Suzuki Carry/Every
[/TD]
[TD]313105
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]62
[/TD]
[TD]Honda City/Ballade
[/TD]
[TD]293292
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]584
[/TD]
[TD]Suzuki Cultus
[/TD]
[TD]12852
[/TD]
[TD]Only in production is pakistan
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]647
[/TD]
[TD]Suzuki Liana
[/TD]
[TD]7812
[/TD]
[TD]Only in production is pakistan & china
[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
FORD FOCUS
Its tremendous success in China nearly pushed the Ford Focus to #1 worldwide in 2012?
HYUNDAI ELANTRA:
The Hyundai Elantra makes it #3 compact cars on the worldwide podium in 2012?
