JATO Dynamics has released its list of the top-selling car brand and models in 2018, which analyses the top 54 markets in the world. According to the company, 86 million vehicles (passenger and commercial) were sold in these markets last year, representing a year-on-year decline (from 2017) of 0.5%.
Jumping into the part you’re probably more interested in, Toyota managed to retain its top spot by selling 8,091,277 vehicles this year – a 3% gain from 2017. Coming in second place is Volkswagen with 6,746,204 units (+1%), while rounding up the top three is Ford, which continues its sales decline to 5,329,290 units (-11%).
Looking at the list, positions four to eight are unchanged from 2017, with Honda taking the fourth spot followed by Nissan, Hyundai, Chevrolet and Suzuki. Rounding up the top ten is Kia (ninth) and Mercedes-Benz (tenth). The Korean carmaker managed to reverse its less favourable performance in 2017 to achieve a 4% sales growth to 2,638,782 units.
Other gainers on the list include BMW, Mazda, Jeep, Geely, Skoda and Mitsubishi, while decliners are Renault, Peugeot, Fiat, Buick, Opel/Vauxhall and Baojun. Non-movers beyond the top ten are Subaru and Citroen, both dropping one place from their 2017 positions.
From an individual model perspective, the Ford F-Series trucks once again dominate the sales chart with 1,076,153 units sold, followed by the Toyota Corolla at 934,348 units. Both models saw very little to no growth from 2017 figures, but still managed to keep the same positions as in 2017.
Moving on, the Honda Civic climbed to the third spot with 812,767 units, while fourth through sixth is an all-SUV affair, with the Toyota RAV4, Nissan X-Trail/Rogue and Honda CR-V. The Volkswagen Golf slipped from its third spot in 2017 to occupy seventh place in 2018, with 731,561 units sold.
Other noteworthy models that made it into the 25-model list include the VW Passat (eighth), Honda HR-V/XR-V/Vezel (tenth), VW Tiguan (twelvth), Toyota Camry/Aurion (13th), VW Polo (14th), Hyundai Avante/Elantra (16th), Honda Accord (20th), Mercedes-Benz C-Class (24th) and Mazda CX-5 (25th).
Analysing JATO’s data, SUVs once again drove sales in the global market, with 29.77 million units sold in 2018, a volume growth of 7%. This comes at the expense of other car types, with MPVs posting a drop by 14% to six million units, while hatchbacks, sedans and station wagons saw volume fell by 8%.
On the other hand, pick-up trucks experienced an increase in global volume by 5% to 5.2 million units, largely thanks to the Thailand and Brazil markets. As a side note, 84% of the F-Series’ global volume was recorded in the United States.
In other segments, battery electric vehicles saw a significant sales growth of 74% to 1.26 million sales in 2018, backed by Chinese demand for EVs, the diesel crisis in Europe, and the Tesla Model 3 being available in more markets – it is also the world’s best-selling EV.
In terms of sales by region, China is the largest market with 28.08 million vehicles sold, accounting for over 30% of global sales. Meanwhile, the entire Europe took second place in the global rankings with 17.7 million sales, and the United States in third with 17.3 million units.
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Gongxi!! Toyota Namba One !
Wow, Toyota is No 1. I hope our regular fake troll john with his 20 dupes don’t come here and say it is FAKE news.
Cannot stop laughing! No wonder everybody buys Perodua Myvi. It uses a pure Toyota engine. In just 3 months Perodua sold 110,000 Myvis…..this is proof how good the car is!
Honda popular in boleh land only..
Worldwide so so and not known..
Where to hide face now that Toyota is top in the world?
All the fake news is now fake. 10 million people buy Toyota per annum. They cannot be wrong.
I think I better bilip 10 million buyers than one frustrated keyboard warrior who condemns Toyota cars here
Japanese
1. Toyota
4. Honda
5. Nissan
China
17. Geely
Toyota is a good brand globally. But not in Malaysia. This is because Toyota is UMW and UMW is Government owned.
Our previous Government was so lembap that the Government did not insist Toyota Japan should give us higher safety spec on our Toyotas.
So even Toyota Camry, cost RM150k also, had no VSC and only 2 airbags until 2 years ago.
But the Global Camry had 9 airbags and VSC as standard. Same with Corolla.
This is the failings of our previous Government who did not insist Toyota Japan should give Malaysians higher spec cars.
Don’t blame the Japanese. They want to maximise profits as a business. Blame the previous Government who should have insisted higher spec cars for the rakyat.
Look at Singapore. Camry there got 9 airbags since 10 years now. Cause Singapore Government insist on it for their rakyat.
Correct. Toyota is good, only our local UMW is the problem. But john thinks Toyota is the same as UMW
Where is our regular troll who always condemns Toyota cars with his 30 dupes names?
Today he is hiding.
China cars only 2? No 17 and No 25.
China market so big also, still only 2?
Japanese cars got 7 in Top 25
I think Japanese cars better selling!
Lembap guys in UMW don’t know how to negotiate a better deal for Malaysians. Gaji buta only
People in Malaysia like to hantam Toyota. But it is the MITI and UMW guys who cannot bargain for a better deal for Malaysians.
MITI, UMW and MAI just goyang kaki in opis. Your job is to get a better deal for Malaysians. Otherwise, bar Toyota from Malaysia totally.
Ooopps cannot….Toyota is owned by the Government
Our previous Government was so lembap and failings. But luckily, we Msians mudah lupa…
All the cybertroopers here like to condemn Japanese cars. But it looks like here, the Japanese cars are the top in the world. Amongst models, top 10 is mostly Japanese cars including Corolla.
The funny fact is, largest Japanese car buyers are China. OMG OMG OMG. Even the Chinese themselves are buying Japanese cars.
Ask yourself this question….if China cars are so good, why do the Chinese in China willing to pay more for a Japanese car???
Toyota is No 1 for so many years running. They make so much of money. They don’t have to hide their face to ask for bantuan and tongkat or bailouts.
We are proud of Toyota!
Looks like Geely is the highest ranking Chinese brand on the list. Habislah Kunta and the gang! Been talking BS about the brand, but the fact is Geely sold more cars than some Japanese brands. Where to dig a hole and stick his head?
Don’t be so proud. No 17 is nothing to be proud of. This is why you aim low in life, Malaysia also so far behind Singapore. Be like Singapore, aim for No 1, then fall to No 3 in country ranking.
Proton 70k unit help boosted Geely total sales. Long live GeelyP1 !!!
He can put that head into the rear hole that was constantly spewing bollocks. Lolz!
That YB always talk syiok sendiri, nobody bother him
Geely is No 17. Is this highest ranking? Highest ranking is Top 5
Now we know the history of Toyota in Malaysia. Singapore Corolla Altis all got over 8 airbags
Failure of Government officers in the past
The troll even have so much time to downvote comments not favorable to him. Showroom must be very empty, indeed.
Yup. When his snores isnt chasing away potential customers, he spends the rest of his waking hours leaving bollocks in PT.
Please work hard john. Don’t be lazy and always ask for tongkat or bantuan. that’s why proton cannot maju.
If you work hard, one day then proton can succeed
Tahniah dan syabas Geely, kebanggaan seluruh rakyat Malaysia.
And malaysian still get cheated by cheap quality BRV.
P2 here i come
Everybody is buying P2 now. This is why P2 sales are always 4X Proton sales at the end of the day!
Perodua is the one that deceives the most.
It seems our world is getting more polluted and petroleum resources will end soon. So many cars OTR.
Where is geely? Oops it’s not sold worldwide wei! Got no RV oso
Your eyes got problem or you just can’t accept the fact? Geely is at the 11th spot, higher than Mitsubishi and Subaru.
see the pic again.
Where is Perodua? Oops it’s not sold worldwide wei! Got no RV oso
Perodua Axia and Bezza is sold in Singapore. Look at sgcarmart website.
Wow, even Proton also now cannot sell in Singapore
Mata buta jgn mari buat komen laa wei!
Someone here has a problem reading charts. It’s right there.
Lulu, you forgot to wear your presbyopia specs again?
Geely and Proton could happily get married because they are truly love partners. Both companies have same love….both also got no RV
Don’t ask where is Geely…..but where is Proton?
At least Geely never ask for bailouts.
“backed by Chinese demand for EVs, the diesel crisis in Europe, and the Tesla Model 3 being available in more markets – it is also the world’s best-selling EV.”
Are you sure about that? I heard that the best-selling EV in the world is the Nissan Leaf.
In 2018, it’s TM3
any wonder why Thailand is leapfrogging us in the Automotive industry? stop saying our population is half theirs, we should be selling close to 1m cars too. No thanks to decades of tarriffs…
Truth hurting. Global investors shunned Malaysia for years because of 1MDB scandal.
Now the tide finally turns…
Pre-GE14 investors flowing in.
Post-GE14 investors running away.
The tsunami finally turned and consumed the county…
You are right. Global investors termed Malaysia as kleptocratic country.
This is why they invested in Thailand to make Thailand the Detroit of Asia
Our population is half theirs, and our boom occurs years ago. Now pretty much every house owns a car.
When u see Toyota, VW and Ford on top of the chart, the biggest chunk seems to be from a properly spec-ed Toyota, not stripped down version from UMW-T
blame our previous Government who allowed us to get low stripped Toyota for Malaysians
the bodoh john says that the previous govt cared for safety of rakyat! even tho reality is otherwise.
Hello. Global can announce car brands and models why can’t Malaysia do the same ? Every month only inidicates the sales performance based on brands, mana transparency la ? Give us Malaysian Rakyat the full info la on car sales performance, why so stingy with the infos ???
cause malu/ This will show how poor Proton models selling. Mostly X70 only selling.
They have to keep production lines open to give abang abangs free jobs.
Malu to show like Iriz only sold 300 units the past 6 months. by right must close the line down
JATO messed up: The Corolla sold 1.1 mio units, not 950.000
Renault sold 3.7 mio cars, not 2,3 mio!
Both in Malaysia only can sell pickup, paseenger nobody like to own