World’s best-selling cars in 2022

Different car markets have different needs and tastes, so who is buying what around the world?

An estimated 79 million new cars were sold around the world in 2022, with Australia accounting for 1,081,429, or about 1.4 per cent of global demand – despite accounting for 0.3 per cent of the world’s population.

We know utes and SUVs reign supreme in Australia, with the Toyota HiLux topping our sales charts at 64,391 units (6 per cent of total sales), but what about the rest of the world?

These 22 countries make up 75 per cent of the global sales market, and tell some interesting stories about new-car sales trends.

As expected, the Ford F-Series pick-up tops the charts in the US – as it has done for the past 41-years – and in Canada.

Considering F-Series pick-ups in those two markets account for 739,000 sales alone means that new F-Series sales in North America make up 1 per cent of the global new car sales volume on their own.

Europe continues to be a small-car-focused market, with the Peugeot 208 and Toyota Yaris each taking top spot in two countries. The only top-selling electric car on the list is the Tesla Model Y, which accounted for 10 per cent of total new-car sales in Norway.

National pride is strong too, with 10 top-selling cars in our list hailing from the country in which they topped the charts.

Country	Make	Model	Vehicle type	Volume	Market share
Australia	Toyota	HiLux	Ute	64,391	6.0%
Canada	Ford	F-Series	Full-size pick-up	105,043	7.0%
China	BYD	Song	Mid-size SUV	459,424	2.1%
Denmark	Peugeot	208	City car	3,920	2.6%
France	Peugeot	208	City car	88,812	5.8%
Germany	Volkswagen	Golf	Small car	84,282	3.2%
India	Maruti (Suzuki)	Wagon R	City car	217,317	5.7%
Italy	Fiat	Panda	City car	105,384	8.0%
Japan	Honda	N-Box	‘Kei’ city car	202,197	4.8%
Korea	Kia	Sorento	Large SUV	68,902	5.0%
Mexico	Kia	Rio	City car	50,958	4.7%
Netherlands	Toyota	Yaris	City car	11,178	3.6%
New Zealand	Ford	Ranger	Ute	11,577	9.9%
Norway	Tesla	Model Y	Electric SUV	17,356	10%
Poland	Toyota	Corolla	Small car	21,819	5.2%
Portugal	Peugeot	2008	Small SUV	6,001	3.2%
Russia	Lada	Granta	City car	95,879	13.9%
Spain	Hyundai	Tucson	Mid-size SUV	21,985	2.7%
Sweden	Volvo	XC40	Small SUV	14,252	5.0%
Switzerland	Toyota	Yaris	City car	5,572	2.5%
UK	Nissan	Qashqai	Small SUV	42,704	2.6%
USA	Ford	F-Series	Full-size pick-up	633,957	4.7%

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