Albeit at a slow pace, but the global car market continued to grow in 2017. Compared to 2016, sales growth amounted to 2%, these are the data of the online publication focus2move. Moreover, the largest increase was observed in the SUV segment (their sales grew by 12%).
Perhaps, in 2018, the car market in Russia, unlike the world one, will face a decline, because the government plans to increase the utilization fee by 15%. And this means that foreign cars will go up significantly. Until this happens, you can have time to look for a suitable car. And we will help in this by introducing top 10 best-selling cars in the world, statistics at the beginning of 2018.
10. Volkswagen Polo
One of the best hatchbacks in the world is spacious, quiet, even at high speed, and beautiful. Not all users are satisfied with the quality of interior decoration, but the low fuel consumption (8.5 liters in the city and 6.5 liters on the highway), good handling and high ground clearance more than compensate for all the minor flaws.
This car is among the top ten popular cars with automatic transmission in Russia according to Avtostat.
In 2017, Volkswagen Polo sold around the world with a "circulation" of 656.179 copies.
9. Chevrolet Silverado
This pickup truck is very popular in America, although it is rarely seen on Russian roads. During the year, its sales amounted to 660 530 units. However, the leader in popularity among pickups in the United States is still the Ford F-Series.
8. Ford Focus
For many people, the Ford Focus is a de facto family hatchback. This car boasts excellent handling and rich equipment, but many rivals offer more space and comfort inside the cabin.
If you need a car to travel around the city, then a 1.0 liter Ecoboost gasoline engine is ideal. If you have to travel a lot along the tracks, then a more reasonable choice is a 1.5-liter diesel.
Last year, 671,923 copies of this car went to the new owners.
In Russia, Focus is the best-selling of all Fords (according to 2017). 15086 Russian car owners opted for this car (+ 36% compared to 2016).
7. Volkswagen Tiguan
After the release of the second generation Tiguan, sales of this car went up sharply. If in 2016 over 552 thousand models were sold in the world, then in 2017 the sales growth amounted to 34.5% - 703.143 units. These results include sales of both the first and second generations of Tiguan.
High acceleration dynamics, quick warm-up of the cabin, the ability to drive 700 km at one gas station and a three-year warranty make this crossover a profitable and practical acquisition.
6. Honda CR-V
This compact crossover can not be called the best-selling in Russia. For the whole year, car dealers managed to sell only 2,435 cars, and this is still with Civic. But in the world, the number of cars sold exceeded 748 thousand units.
5. Toyota RAV4
RAV4 has become the most popular crossover in the world. In 2017, he set a sales record. In total, 807,401 copies of this car were sold, which is 11% higher than in 2016.
Along with a host of advantages, such as an aggressive design, a rich set of electronics in the cabin, the ability to easily get into strong Russian frosts, the RAV4 also has negative features - poor noise insulation, high gas consumption (on the highway, on average - 12 liters, in the city - 14 liters) and mediocre quality plastic in the cabin.
4. Honda Civic
Take a popular car, make it a little more comfortable, increase engine power, and then add a stylish body that looks like a prototype from a futuristic movie. The result is a new generation Honda Civic - the best-selling car in America.
In 2017, demand for this sedan increased by as much as 21.7%. In total, a little more than 819 thousand Civic were sold in the world, and the lion's share of sales fell on the American and Asian markets.
3. Volkswagen Golf
In third place in the list of the most popular cars in the world is the European bestseller, combining a comfortable ride with a beautiful appearance, a spacious and stylish interior. It costs a little more than some competitors (from 1,127 million rubles), and its ground clearance is not too large (142 mm), but in any other respect the Golf is an excellent car. Over the past 12 months, car dealers have sold 952,826 vehicles of this brand.
2. Ford F-Series
The most popular pickup truck in the United States took second place on the focus2move list, thanks to 1.076 million sales. This is 8.7% more than in 2016. Due to the low price (from 27 thousand dollars), heavy carrying capacity and unpretentiousness in maintenance, this car is an excellent "workhorse" that can withstand both urban conditions and impassability.
1. Toyota Corolla
The first place in the ranking of the most popular cars in the world went to the Japanese passenger car. Its sales in 2017 exceeded 1,224 million copies. At the same time, this car is not very popular in Russia, domestic car owners purchased only 4.3 thousand Corolla models.
However, despite the leading position of Toyota Corolla in the world, the demand for this sedan is slowly declining. Compared to 2016, sales fell by 6.6%.
All sales data for the most popular cars were taken by focus2move experts from their own automotive database of over 300 sources, including all official foreign auto suppliers.
