Photo: The most popular car brands in the world (toyota.com.au) Author: Konstantin Shirokun
The analytical agency Focus2move, which studies the markets of 159 countries, has compiled a list of the most successful automakers. Toyota confidently holds the lead.
This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to Focus2move.
In January of this year, it managed to deliver 706,544 cars worldwide and take a 10.8 percent share of the global car market. At the same time, demand for Toyota fell by 6.6 percent compared to January 2024.
Volkswagen is in second place by a wide margin, with 395,777 cars sold in January. Sales for the year have fallen by 4.3 percent. Honda rounds out the top three with 277,991 cars sold and the most noticeable drop in demand – by 22.5 percent. Interest in Honda is rapidly falling in China, the world's largest auto market, where more and more residents are choosing green energy.
Ford came in fourth in January, moving up one spot, although losing 5.4 percent of buyers. The American manufacturer sold 270,437 cars. Hyundai came in fifth with 263,208 cars sold (-9.8 percent).
Next come Nissan (226,543 units, -14.1 percent), Kia (219,302, -3.7 percent), Chevrolet (213,008, -5.5 percent) and BYD (208,713, -4.7 percent). Geely is in 10th place this time with 190,557 cars sold. The Chinese brand increased its sales by 26.5 percent, moving up four positions in the ranking.
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