[dkaile]

Full Year 2011 Worldwide Top 105 Ranking Table below.
World 2011: (Updated 07/04/2012 and included sales from India)

Source : Best Selling Cars – Matt's blog » World 2011: Now with the Top 100 best-selling models!

Position Model 2011
1 Toyota Corolla 1,141,709
2 Ford Focus 882,551
3 VW Golf 864,452
4 VW Polo 788,789
5 Ford Fiesta 767,465
6 Hyundai Elantra 751,967
7 Wuling Sunshine 731,689
8 Chevrolet Cruze 704,691
9 Ford F-Series 698,319
10 VW Jetta 695,159
11 VW Passat 628,097
12 Toyota Camry 621,679
13 Saipa Pride 618,265
14 Opel Corsa 591,505
15 Nissan Tiida/Versa 568,319
16 Toyota Yaris/Vios 556,092
17 Honda Civic 555,071
18 Suzuki Alto 549,931
19 Hyundai Accent 541,519
20 Honda CR-V 530,000
21 Hyundai Sonata 499,168
22 Toyota Hilux 490,000
23 Honda Accord 488,000
24 VW Gol/Voyage 479,135
25 Chevrolet Silverado 468,977
26 Renault Clio 460,000
27 Opel Astra 457,957
28 Hyundai Tucson/ix35 420,649
29 Kia Cerato/Forte 410,709
30 Foton Forland 403,000
31 Suzuki Swift/Dzire 399,446
32 Honda Fit 399,000
33 Toyota RAV4 395,244
34 Skoda Octavia 389,000
35 Buick Excelle 388,657
36 BMW 3 Series 384,464
37 Wuling Rongguang/Xingwang 382,762
38 Nissan Qashqai 382,741
39 Mazda3 381,780
40 Chevrolet Aveo 373,888
41 Mercedes C-Class 371,382
42 Toyota Prius 367,627
43 Chevrolet Spark 362,377
44 ChangAn Mini Bus 354,000
45 Dacia Logan 352,424
46 BMW 5 Series/GT 332,601
47 Kia Sportage 331,033
48 Audi A4 326,427
49 Ford Escape 323,305
50 Dodge RAM 1500-5500 310,368
51 Suzuki Wagon R 307,739
52 Peugeot 405/Pars 306,000
53 VW Tiguan 299,632
54 Fiat Uno 297,234
55 Citroen C4 290,000
56 Nissan Altima 287,990
57 Peugeot 207 285,000
58 Fiat Punto 282,188
59 Dacia Sandero 282,045
60 Renault Megane 281,575
61 Ford Fusion (US version) 279,699
62 Skoda Fabia 266,800
63 Fiat Palio 260,279
64 Ford Transit 254,403
65 Nissan Micra 254,294
66 DongFeng Mini Bus 253,000
67 Citroen C3 252,000
68 VW Lavida 247,475
69 Mecedes E-Class 244,341
70 Nissan Teana/Maxima 241,233
71 Hyundai i10 227,666
72 Chevrolet Malibu 225,101
73 Honda City 225,000
74 Audi A6 221,805
75 Kia Sorento 220,783
76 Nissan Sentra/Tsuru 219,747
77 Chevrolet Celta/Prisma 218,628
78 Kia Optima 218,020
79 Nissan Juke 217,673
80 Chevrolet Equinox 215,743
81 Toyota Highlander 215,692
82 Kia Picanto 213,250
83 FAW Xiali N3/N5 207,000
84 Peugeot 308 204,000
85 GMC Sierra 202,965
86 Hyundai i30 201,648
87 Chevrolet Sail 200,946
88 Mini 196,024
89 Fiat Panda 191,365
90 Fiat 500 190,969
91 Hyundai Santa Fe 190,866
92 BYD F3 190,000
93 Kia Rio/Pride 187,717
94 Renault Kangoo 187,284
95 Seat Ibiza 183,889
96 Kia Soul 180,109
97 Hyundai i20 179,863
98 Chevrolet Impala 179,817
99 Dacia Duster 179,520
100 Ford Mondeo 178,134
101 Toyota Avanza 177,228
102 Mazda6 177,000
103 BMW 1 Series 176,418
104 Nissan Livina 175,760
105 Peugeot 206 175,000

Source: Manufacturers, usual sources for each country

Notes:
Sales of Toyota Corolla include Corolla IX, X, Altis, Blade, Corolla hatch and Matrix, sales of Toyota Camry include Aurion as it is called Camry in most countries
Sales of VW Golf include Golf Plus, Golf IV, V and VI and does not include Jetta or Bora.
Sales of VW Jetta include Jetta 2, 5, 6, Sagitar (China) and Clasico (Latin America).
Sales of VW Gol include Voyage (sedan) and Parati (station wagon).
Sales of VW Passat include Passat V, VI, VII, Magotan and CC
Sales of Skoda Octavia include Laura (India) and Octavia I and II.
Sales of Hyundai Elantra include Elantra III, IV and V, i35 and Avante, exclude i30 and Elantra Touring.
Sales of Hyundai Accent include Solaris, Verna and i25.
Sales of Buick Excelle include Excelle, Excelle GT and Verano.
Sales of Opel Astra include Vauxhall Astra, Chevrolet Astra and Buick Excelle XT. Sales of Chevrolet Aveo include Sonic, Lova and Holden Barina.
Sales of Chevrolet Spark include Spark I, II, Beat, Matiz and Holden Barina Spark.
Sales of Opel Corsa include Vauxhall, Chevrolet Corsa, Chevrolet Classic and Chevy.
Sales of Chevrolet Cruze include Holden Cruze.
Sales of Suzuki Alto include Alto 5 (India), Alto 7 and Japanese Alto
Sales of Renault Clio include Clio II and III, sales of Dacia Logan include Renault Logan

Comments are welcome...

[SmartCat]

Surprising number of Chinese companies/models in the list. And what's more surprising is that almost all of their sales were probably in mainland China!

Some of those specimens will land up on our shores thanks to GM.

[scuderiamania]

The 92nd most popular car is the BYD F3. Its a chinese car which has the front end of a corolla and rear of the previous generation city. Is there a complete lack of imagination among the chinese?

[SmartCat]

Originally Posted by scuderiamania

The 92nd most popular car is the BYD F3. Its a chinese car which has the front end of a corolla and rear of the previous generation city. Is there a complete lack of imagination among the chinese?

It's a phase - part of growing up - that car manufacturers from every Asian country went through.

- First, it was the Japanese in the 1970s. There were more than a few jokes & wry comments on the tinny & light feel of the Jap cars. Then people discovered the value of reliability, and now Japanese cars are considered among the best.

- Next, it was the Koreans in 1990s. They looked weird and made boring cars. Only now, consumers in developed markets are realizing that Hyundai/Kia makes some really good value for money cars. And yes, they fixed the look of the cars by getting them designed in Europe.

Chinese companies are making millions of cars every year. Give them a decade or two and they will pull their socks up. Next in line is Indian companies like M&M and Tata - its only a matter of time before they end up on that big list.

[ajmat]

Clubing Octavias with Passat is inaccurate, it should be clubbed with the Golf/ Jetta with which it shares the platform

[AWD]

Corolla topping the charts is surprising for me. Never could think that its still so popular.
Toyota can improve its numbers in India if they reduce the price a little & offer a good diesel engine.

Also Toyota should revive the Corolla name, there's no need to add Altis, etc. More importantly design it in a better way.

[dkaile]

Originally Posted by ajmat

Clubing Octavias with Passat is inaccurate, it should be clubbed with the Golf/ Jetta with which it shares the platform

Octavia is not clubbed with Passat. Sorry to get the note in the same line.

[GTO]

No surprise seeing the Corolla on top! It's immensely practical, small / big enough (depending on which market we are talking about) and very fuel efficient (relative to its segment).

On the other hand, I'm pleasantly surprised to see 4 VWs & 3 Fords in the Top 20 list. The Focus & Fiesta wouldn't have been as competent, if it weren't for Alan Mulally's commitment to improving product quality. Remember, he didn't even stop development costs when Ford didn't have money in the bank. As for VW, just goes to show the immensely aggressive nature of the VW of this decade.

Hyundai also nearly had 3 cars in the top 20. Not a single Honda in the top 15? Wake up, and make the cars that the market really wants.

[esteem_lover]

Surprising that the Civic is a distant 17 and the City even distant at 73.

On the other hand, guys who own the i10 can be happy that they own a more unique car than the E-Class.

[Ford5]

A Hyundai Sonata 2011 model outsold the Accord globally.... amazing. Really speaks volumes about hyundai's ability to copy and fine tune things.

[carboy]

Originally Posted by esteem_lover

Surprising that the Civic is a distant 17 and the City even distant at 73.

City is not sold in a lot of countries, it's a small car mainly for the Asian market, I think. It's not sold in the US, for eg.

The entry level offering for Honda in the USA would be a Civic.

Originally Posted by esteem_lover

On the other hand, guys who own the i10 can be happy that they own a more unique car than the E-Class.

How is the i10 more unique than the E-Class?

Anyway, again, i10 is not sold in the US.

[fuel_addict]

Not surprised to see Corolla on top but 4 VWs in the top 11 is phenomenal. Living up to their literal meaning.

Swift/DZire at #31 was little unexpected. Guessing these are mostly numbers from sales in India, UK and few European markets.

[rameshnanda]

I was curious to know where do the manufacturers stand for the top selling 105 cars.
And here is the list.

1 VW 4,002,739
2 Toyota 3,965,271
3 Ford 3,383,876
4 Hyundai 3,013,346
5 Chevy 2,950,168
6 Nissan 2,347,757
7 Honda 2,197,071
8 Kia 1,761,621
9 Suzuki 1,257,116
10 Fiat 1,222,035
11 Wuling 1,114,451
12 Opel 1,049,462
13 Peugeot 970,000
14 Renault 928,859
15 BMW 893,483
16 Dacia 813,989
17 Skoda 655,800
18 Saipa 618,265
19 Merc 615,723
20 Mazda 558,780
21 Audi 548,232
22 Citroen 542,000
23 Foton 403,000
24 Buick 388,657
25 ChangAn 354,000
26 Dodge 310,368
27 DongFeng253,000
28 FAW 207,000
29 GMC 202,965
30 Mini 196,024
31 BYD 190,000
32 Seat 183,889

[shortbread]

Originally Posted by GTO

Not a single Honda in the top 15? Wake up, and make the cars that the market really wants.

It was surprising to see how far the Civic has fallen behind the likes of Golf, Focus and of course the Corolla which has more than twice it sales. But I was shocked to find out that the Hyundai Elantra and Chevrolet Cruze outsells the Civic now, something unimaginable a decade ago.

Even the likes of Camry, Passat, Tiida from a segment above do better figures than the Civic.

[mohit]

Well the 2012 Civic has been a big letdown. Not one problem from the older gen was addressed. If its not apathy on Honda's part then what is?
Hyundai, Ford and GM have done a much better job with the newer models than Honda and Toyota.