1.22 Million Units Sold Globally Last Year, 64% Increase
4 of the 'Top 5' Are Japanese Brands Including Toyota
Korea Ranks 5th in Brand Market Share by Country... Tucson 15th
Last year, the best-selling vehicle worldwide was the Model Y, a sports utility vehicle (SUV) from the American electric car company Tesla.
South Korea's Hyundai Tucson and Avante made it into the 'Top 20'.
According to a report by the American automotive magazine Automotive News, citing statistics from market research firm Jato Dynamics on the 15th, the Model Y recorded 1,223,000 new car registrations worldwide last year, making it the best-selling vehicle. This represents a 64% increase compared to the previous year.
According to Jato Dynamics statistics, new cars include newly sold passenger cars and light trucks in 151 countries last year. This is the first time that an electric vehicle has become the best-selling vehicle globally in this statistic.
Following were the Toyota RAV4 (Wildlander, 1,075,000 units), Honda CR-V (Breeze, 846,000 units), Toyota Corolla (Levin, 803,000 units), and Toyota Corolla Cross (Frontlander, 715,000 units), ranking 2nd to 5th respectively. Apart from Tesla, Japanese brands swept the 'Top 5'.
Within the 'Top 10', there were seven Japanese brands (five Toyotas, one Honda, one Nissan) and three American brands (two Teslas, one Ford).
Among Korean vehicles, Hyundai's sports utility vehicle (SUV) Tucson ranked highest at 15th place, with sales increasing 25% year-on-year to 423,000 units. Following was the sedan Avante (Elantra), which increased by 5% to 399,000 units, ranking 17th.
Among Chinese brands, BYD's electric sedan 'Qin' made significant progress, ranking 12th with 473,000 units sold. Jato Dynamics reported that Chinese automakers led by BYD sold 13.4 million new cars worldwide last year, surpassing American companies like Ford, which sold 11.9 million units, propelling China to 3rd place in the overall rankings.
Brand market share by country was in the order of Japan (29.1%), Europe (24.9%), China (17.9%), the United States (15.2%), and South Korea (8.5%).
Jato Dynamics also reported that last year, SUVs and crossovers sold 36.72 million units worldwide, achieving the highest market share ever recorded. This accounts for nearly half of the global vehicle sales.
Jato Dynamics stated, "Last year's global vehicle sales results were very unusual," adding, "because electric vehicles surpassed traditional leaders such as the Toyota RAV4 and Corolla."
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