Hyundai Elantra

World 5 months 2013: Hyundai Elantra biggest gainer in Top10

Hyundai Elantra
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As is now the tradition on BSCB, after exploring worldwide May sales in detail we have a further look at the year-to-date ranking to try and extract longer-term trends. And this month for the first time we can have a look at the year-on-year progression of the Top 20 models as May 2012 was when I started featuring more detailed worldwide models rankings on BSCB… First the elephant in the room: the Ford Focus has passed the Toyota Corolla to become the worldwide’s best-seller over the period thanks to sales up 13% to 462,168 units, boosted by a very strong performance in China. The Toyota Corolla is down 5% to 456,884 sales or just 5,000 less than the Focus, and the new generation sedan is about to launch in some parts of the world, so the race is still totally open for the title of 2013 world Number One nameplate. One thing is certain: both models will sell more than one million units in 2013. Very exciting times indeed.
Toyota Camry (Russian version)
We are now used to see the Hyundai Elantra on the third step of the worldwide podium or higher, but one year ago it was only #8. In fact the Elantra lodges the biggest year-on-year gain in the Top 10, up 28% and 5 spots to 389,463 sales, the difference mainly coming from China where the last generation launched in July 2012. The Ford F-Series is not far behind and has benefitted from a vastly improved economic climate in both the US and Canada, delivering sales levels not seen for the nameplate since 2006! It is up 21% year-on-year and 6 ranks to #4 and 358,301 units.
The Honda CR-V is now inside the worldwide Top 10
The next 5 models are down on their 2012 score, led by the Toyota Camry manhandled by the Honda Accord in the US (-7%), the VW Golf suffering from a relatively wobbly generation change (-4%), the VW Passat easing down in China (-1%), VW Polo cooling off in Europe (-3%) and the Chevrolet Cruze simply starting to get a little old (-8%). Reversely, the Honda CR-V benefits from the new generation progressively spreading across the world, up 4 ranks and 9% to brilliantly break into the Top 10 at #10 with 275,418 sales.
The Wuling Hongguang is sold as the Chevrolet Enjoy in India.
Outside the Top 10, notice the VW Jetta up a fantastic 18 spots and 41% (last year’s figures have been amended with the Bora and Chinese Jetta retrenched) mainly thanks to its success in China to #13 and 253,722 units, the Toyota Hilux up 11% to #14 with its Thai production now back to full steam, the Honda Accord up 12% to #19 thanks to a revival in the US and the Wuling Hongguang/Chevrolet Enjoy up a mammoth 84% to #20 with 223.224 sales. There are two Wulings in the worldwide Top 22 with the Sunshine at #22 albeit down 7 ranks and 10% year-on-year.
Toyota RAV4
Further down, the Toyota RAV4 gains 5 spots on last month to #33, the Kia K3 is up 4 to #41, the BMW 3 Series up 3 to reclaim its spot inside the worldwide Top 50 at #50, the Jeep Wrangler up 12 to #101, Nissan Rogue up 19 to #109, the Great Wall Wingle back up to #147 and the Ford Ecosport up 12 to #155.
Previous post: World May 2013: Toyota Corolla leads, Ford F-Series on podium
Previous month: World 4 months 2013: Ford Focus #1, VW Golf up to #5
One year ago: World May 2012: Toyota Camry up to #4
Full 5 months 2013 Top 250 Ranking Table below.
World 5 months 2013 – year-on-year comparison:

Pos	Model	5m 2013	/12	5m 2012	Pos
1	Ford Focus	462,168	13%	408,583	2
2	Toyota Corolla	456,884	-5%	483,111	1
3	Hyundai Elantra	389,463	28%	303,854	8
4	Ford F-Series	358,301	20%	299,270	10
5	Toyota Camry	312,683	-7%	335,530	3
6	VW Golf	308,784	-4%	320,891	4
7	VW Passat/Magotan	306,278	-1%	308,271	7
8	VW Polo/Vento	287,504	-3%	297,847	11
9	Chevrolet Cruze	283,719	-8%	309,455	6
10	Honda CR-V	275,418	9%	252,181	14
11	Ford Fiesta	274,397	-14%	319,349	5
12	Renault Sandero/Logan	257,182	-5%	270,695	12
13	VW Jetta/Bora/Clasico/Sagitar	253,722	41%	179,377	31
14	Toyota Hilux	246,211	11%	222,792	18
15	Suzuki Swift/Dzire	242,940	0%	242,496	16
16	Hyundai Accent	242,438	-9%	266,790	13
17	Honda Civic	241,850	0%	240,945	17
18	Nissan Tiida/Versa/Sunny/Almera	238,556	-21%	302,338	9
19	Honda Accord	224,849	12%	200,463	20
20	Wuling Hongguang/Chevrolet Enjoy	223,224	84%	121,136	58
21	Opel Astra/Buick Excelle XT/GT/Verano	222,079	3%	215,623	19
22	Wuling Sunshine	220,840	-10%	245,979	15

World 5 months 2013 Top 250 models:

Pos	Model	5m 2013	4m
1	Ford Focus	462,168	1
2	Toyota Corolla	456,884	2
3	Hyundai Elantra	389,463	3
4	Ford F-Series	358,301	4
5	Toyota Camry	312,683	7
6	VW Golf	308,784	5
7	VW Passat/Magotan	306,278	6
8	VW Polo/Vento	287,504	8
9	Chevrolet Cruze	283,719	9
10	Honda CR-V	275,418	10
11	Ford Fiesta	274,397	11
12	Renault Sandero/Logan	257,182	14
13	VW Jetta/Bora/Clasico/Sagitar	253,722	13
14	Toyota Hilux	246,211	15
15	Suzuki Swift/Dzire	242,940	12
16	Hyundai Accent	242,438	18
17	Honda Civic	241,850	19
18	Nissan Tiida/Versa/Sunny/Almera	238,556	16
19	Honda Accord	224,849	21
20	Wuling Hongguang/Chevrolet Enjoy	223,224	17
21	Opel Astra/Buick Excelle XT/GT/Verano	222,079	20
22	Wuling Sunshine	220,840	23
23	Chevrolet Silverado	218,406	24
24	Renault Clio/Symbol	211,383	22
25	Nissan Sentra/Sylphy/Tsuru	206,727	25
26	Ford Escape/Kuga	206,011	26
27	Nissan Altima/Teana/Maxima	203,928	27
28	Toyota Yaris/Vitz/Vios	198,404	29
29	Hyundai Tucson/ix35	196,092	28
30	Ford Fusion(US)/Mondeo	195,593	31
31	Hyundai Sonata	190,471	32
32	VW Lavida	184,579	30
33	Toyota RAV4	182,921	38
34	Dodge RAM	177,834	36
35	VW Tiguan	175,611	34
36	VW Gol/Voyage	172,247	37
37	Wuling Rongguang/Chevrolet N300	169,551	35
38	Kia Rio/Pride/K2	167,338	41
39	ChangAn Minibus	166,752	33
40	Renault Duster	164,553	40
41	Kia Forte/Cerato/K3	160,665	45
42	Nissan Qashqai/Dualis	160,506	44
43	Suzuki Alto/A-Star/Celerio	158,900	39
44	Foton Forland	158,144	43
45	Suzuki Wagon R	156,291	42
46	Honda Fit/Jazz	153,169	46
47	Chevrolet Aveo/Sonic/ZAZ Vida	152,233	47
48	Fiat Palio/Siena	150,486	49
49	Toyota Prius	148,794	48
50	BMW 3 Series	145,855	53
51	Opel/Chevrolet Corsa	142,963	54
52	Kia Sportage	142,616	51
53	Chevrolet Malibu	142,251	52
54	Toyota Prius c/Aqua	131,948	50
55	Skoda Octavia	130,702	55
56	Peugeot 208	128,396	59
57	Buick Excelle/Chevrolet Optra	127,534	56
58	Hyundai Santa Fe	127,330	60
59	Kia Optima/K5	127,060	58
60	Dodge Grand Caravan/Chrysler Town & Country	124,110	55
61	Suzuki Carry/Every	122,901	57
62	Toyota Avanza/Daihatsu Xenia	120,295	61
63	BMW 5 Series/GT	119,639	62
64	Audi A4	118,073	63
65	Mazda3	115,781	64
66	Isuzu D-Max/KB	113,814	65
67	Honda City/Ballade	113,432	68
68	Chevrolet Equinox	110,633	70
69	Mercedes C Class	110,602	66
70	Chevrolet Sail	105,559	67
71	Citroen C4	104,409	71
72	Audi A6	102,755	72
73	Honda NBOX	100,610	69
74	Chevrolet Spark/Beat/Matiz	99,429	73
75	VW Jetta (China)	97,351	74
76	BYD F3	95,540	75
77	Ford Explorer	95,083	77
78	Subaru Impreza/XV	94,519	76
79	VW Bora (China)	94,446	80
80	Ford Transit	93,836	79
81	Nissan Frontier/Navara/NP300	92,737	78
82	GMC Sierra	92,546	83
83	Toyota Highlander/Kluger	91,242	81
84	Saipa Pride	89,643	82
85	Mazda6	88,557	87
86	Fiat Uno	88,130	88
87	Renault Megane	87,041	84
88	Nissan Juke	86,078	85
89	VW Santana/Vista	84,220	86
90	Daihatsu Move	83,580	90
91	Peugeot 308	82,882	91
92	Subaru Legacy/Liberty/Outback	80,878	94
93	Jeep Grand Cherokee	80,282	96
94	Fiat 500	80,076	93
95	Mazda CX-5	79,810	92
96	Audi Q5	78,465	97
97	Nissan Note	77,613	89
98	Emgrand EC7	76,139	95
99	Chevrolet Avalanche/Tahoe/Suburban	75,998	102
100	Hyundai i20	74,965	98
101	Jeep Wrangler	74,715	113
102	Great Wall Haval H6	74,657	100
103	Subaru Forester	73,647	109
104	Toyota Tacoma	72,786	107
105	Daihatsu Cuore/Mira	72,608	99
106	Fiat Punto	72,404	106
107	Wuling PN Series	71,969	101
108	Buick Encore/Opel Mokka/Chevrolet Trax	71,272	103
109	Nissan Rogue	71,070	128
110	Ford Edge	70,969	116
112	Fiat Panda	70,416	110
113	Mercedes E Class	69,362	119
114	Chrysler 200/Lancia Flavia	68,975	117
115	Lada Granta	68,770	120
116	Peugeot 207	68,548	104
117	Chevrolet Impala	68,380	105
118	Toyota Innova	68,346	108
119	Toyota Etios	67,599	118
120	Kia Sorento	67,556	123
121	Chery QQ	66,682	112
122	Kia Picanto/Morning	66,345	126
123	Hyundai/Dodge i10	66,323	122
124	Toyota Land Cruiser Series 70/200	65,899	127
125	Chevrolet Onix/Prisma	65,619	134
126	Honda Odyssey	65,517	140
127	Dodge Journey/Fiat Freemont	65,288	121
128	Toyota Prius a/+/v	64,766	124
129	Buick Regal/Opel Insignia	64,465	125
130	Great Wall Voleex C30	64,382	115
131	Skoda Fabia	64,098	129
132	Mazda2	63,973	114
133	Ford C-Max	63,433	136
134	Kia Soul	62,886	133
135	Hyundai i30	62,783	132
136	Nissan March/Micra/Renault Pulse	61,041	137
137	VW Fox	60,647	135
138	Chevrolet Captiva/Opel Antara	60,271	141
139	Daihatsu Tanto	59,794	131
140	Peugeot 405/Pars	59,181	130
141	Audi A3	58,885	155
142	Hyundai HB20	58,825	150
143	Ford Econovan	58,478	153
144	Dodge Dart/Fiat Viaggio	58,380	145
145	Renault Kangoo	58,193	138
146	Suzuki Alto (Japan)	58,044	142
147	Great Wall Wingle/Steed	57,916	n/a
148	Citroen C3	57,749	144
149	Toyota Fortuner/Hilux SW4	57,666	139
150	Toyota Sienna	57,436	154
151	Dodge Avenger	57,430	147
152	BMW 1 Series	57,059	146
153	Ford Ranger	55,813	152
154	Buick LaCrosse	55,609	151
155	Ford Ecosport	55,443	167
156	Chevrolet Colorado/S10	55,442	148
157	Honda N-ONE	55,225	143
158	Fiat Strada	55,162	157
159	Honda Pilot	54,174	162
160	Mitsubishi L200/Triton/Strada	53,695	156
161	VW Touran	53,645	160
162	Suzuki Ertiga	53,391	149
163	Peugeot 3008	52,427	163
164	Mahindra Bolero	52,195	158
165	Mini Cooper/Clubman	51,968	166
166	Mercedes A Class	50,882	164
167	Toyota Crown	50,000	161
168	Seat Ibiza	49,961	169
169	Hyundai Azera/Grandeur	49,454	168
170	DongFeng Future	49,143	165
171	FAW Xiali N3/N5/N7	48,569	159
172	GMC Terrain	48,391	170
173	Renault Fluence/Samsung SM3	48,361	171
174	Dodge Charger	47,463	174
175	Great Wall Haval M4	47,304	172
176	Renault Scenic	46,869	173
177	Toyota Prado	46,576	179
178	Lexus RX	46,389	181
179	Chevrolet Traverse	45,323	178
180	Hyundai Eon	45,283	176
181	VW Up!	45,163	180
182	BYD L3	44,705	177
183	Toyota Tundra	44,431	188
184	BMW X1	44,337	190
185	Nissan Serena	43,860	175
186	Mercedes B Class	43,320	184
187	Chery Tiggo	43,276	183
188	Nissan Livina	43,169	200
189	Mitsubishi Lancer	42,956	185
190	Nissan Pathfinder	42,778	194
191	Chery Fulwin 2/ZAZ Forza	42,157	186
192	Kia Cee’d	41,984	193
193	Hyundai Porter	41,653	192
194	Tata Vista	41,410	191
195	Mercedes GLK Class	41,222	195
196	Chevrolet Celta	41,058	182
197	Honda Freed	40,827	189
198	GMC Acadia	39,690	203
199	Ford Taurus	39,414	199
200	Toyota Avalon	39,058	204
201	Roewe 350	38,925	201
202	Renault Master	38,791	198
203	Chevrolet Camaro	38,775	207
204	Renault Twingo	38,553	196
205	Mitsubishi Outlander Sport/RVR/ASX	38,205	206
206	Ford Mustang	37,513	224
207	BMW X3	37,334	210
208	Suzuki Palette/Spacia	36,991	220
209	Peugeot 508	36,195	208
210	Toyota Porte/Spade	36,188	202
211	Citroen C3 Picasso/Aircross	36,170	225
212	Skoda Superb	36,148	205
213	Venucia D50/R50	36,069	218
214	Honda Brio/Amaze	36,067	239
215	Smart Fortwo	36,007	213
216	Jeep Patriot	35,995	217
217	Toyota Alphard/Vellfire	35,644	209
218	Iran Khodro Samand/Soren	35,524	187
219	Citroen C-Elysee	35,462	223
220	Lexus ES	35,349	221
221	Chery A5/E5	34,862	197
222	Fiat Ducato	34,754	232
223	Citroen Berlingo	34,751	226
224	Audi Q3	34,509	244
225	Lada Kalina	34,379	214
226	Ford Transit Connect	34,025	236
227	BYD S6	33,832	212
228	Peugeot Partner	33,806	229
229	Chrysler 300/Lancia Thema	33,681	234
230	Suzuki SX4	33,502	227
231	Suzuki Big Dipper/Super Panda	32,952	216
232	Ford B-Max	32,859	230
233	Toyota Noah/Voxy	32,754	219
234	Toyota Mark X/Reiz	32,590	211
235	JMC Carrying	32,574	237
236	Nissan X-Trail	32,525	215
237	VW Beetle	32,396	242
238	Peugeot 408	32,349	228
239	GMC Yukon	32,082	n/a
240	VW Transporter	32,016	241
241	ChangAn Yuexiang V3	32,004	238
242	Toyota Corolla (Jp)	31,900	233
243	Nissan Moco	31,780	222
244	Audi A1	31,180	247
245	JMC Tiger	30,910	231
246	VW CC	30,737	235
247	VW Saveiro	30,669	243
248	ChangAn Honor	30,353	246
249	VW Caddy	30,179	n/a
250	Jeep Compass	30,119	n/a

Source: Manufacturers, all usual sources for the monthly rankings. Many thanks to Austin for helping compile this table!
Note: This ranking is an estimation based on official data in 60 countries, Gulf Cooperation Council figures are estimated.
Notes:
Sales of Toyota Corolla include Corolla IX, X, XI and Auris but not the Japanese Corolla or Matrix when separated. Sales of Toyota Camry include Aurion. Sales of VW Golf include Golf IV, V and VI but not Jetta or Bora. Sales of VW Jetta include Jetta 5, 6, Bora (LatAm), Sagitar (China) and Clasico (Latin America) but not Chinese Bora nor Chinese Jetta. Sales of VW Gol include Voyage (sedan) and Parati (station wagon). Sales of VW Passat include Passat V, VI, VII (US and European versions) and Magotan, not CC. 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 Opel Astra include Vauxhall Astra, Buick Excelle XT/GT and Verano. Sales of Chevrolet Aveo include Sonic, Lova, ZAZ Vida and Holden Barina. Sales of Chevrolet Spark include Spark I, II, III, Beat, Matiz, Daewoo Matiz, Baojun Lechi and Holden Barina Spark. Sales of Opel Corsa include Vauxhall, Chevrolet Corsa and Classic. Sales of Chevrolet Cruze include Holden Cruze. Sales of Buick Excelle include Chevrolet Lacetti, Nubira and Optra. Sales of Suzuki Alto include Alto 5 (India) and Alto 7/Celerio/A-Star but not Alto Kei car (Japan). Sales of Renault Clio include Clio II, III, IV, Symbol and Thalia. Sales of all Renault models include Dacia sales. Sales of Dacia/Renault Logan-Sandero include Renault Tondar 90, Nissan NP200, Mahindra Verito and Lada Largus.