Car Sales by Country

2023 Full Year

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China was the #1 car sales country in 2023.

China auto sales increased 28% year-over-year to over 30 million vehicles, and outpaced 2nd place USA by nearly 15 million units.

India sold over 4 million vehicles for the first time in history, and the United Kingdom increased 18% to move up a spot in the top 10.

The Philippines posted tremendous gains, up 22%, to make the top 25 list of the largest car sales by country.

**Top 25 Car Sales by Country Last Year**
Rank	Country	Cars Sold	Year ↑↓%	Top Brands
1.	China	30,094,767	↑ 28%	Volkswagen 2,495,337 Toyota 1,908,334 Geely 1,421,522
2.	United States	15,604,278	↑ 14%	Ford 1,904,174 Toyota 1,890,933 Chevy 1,715,625
3.	Japan	4,779,639	↑ 14%	Toyota 1,549,362 Suzuki 652,894 Daihatsu 594,521
4.	India	4,108,263	↑ 9%	Maruti Suzuki 1,795,246 Hyundai 605,811 Tata 557,232
5.	Germany	2,845,764	↑ 7%	Volkswagen 521,646 Mercedes 278,143 Audi 249,268
6.	Brazil	2,309,243	↑ 10%	Fiat 405,723 Volkswagen 290,636 Chevrolet 274,122
7.	United Kingdom	1,905,522	↑ 18%	Volkswagen 165,365 Ford 146,821 Audi 139,482
8.	France	1,776,921	↑ 16%	Renault 279,121 Peugeot 243,877 Citroen 126,422
9.	Canada	1,664,327	↑ 9%	Ford 235,819 Toyota 197,344 Chevy 136,224
10.	Italy	1,568,623	↑ 19%	Fiat 175,364 Volkswagen 124,593 Toyota 101,311
11.	South Korea	1,450,921	↓ 13%	Hyundai 765,232 Kia 564,139 Ssangyong 63,824
12.	Mexico	1,363,774	↑ 25%	Nissan 244,327 Chevrolet 185,462 Toyota 105,221
13.	Turkey	1,285,232	↑ 55%	Fiat 195,237 Renault 138,422 Ford 105,695
14.	Australia	1,219,186	↑ 13%	Toyota 217,819 Mazda 102,435 Ford 89,774
15.	Indonesia	1,006,844	↓ 4%	Toyota 337,822 Daihatsu 189,433 Honda 139,465
16.	Spain	950,779	↑ 17%	Toyota 80,426 Kia 68,522 Seat 60,453
17.	Russia	939,421	↑ 37%	Lada 354,214 Haval 119,274 Chevrolet 118,624
18.	Malaysia	801,467	↑ 11%	Perodua 330,325 Proton 155,322 Toyota 109,421
19.	Thailand	775,847	↓ 9%	Toyota 266,734 Isuzu 152,143 Honda 94,525
20.	Saudi Arabia	730,149	↑ 17%	Toyota 221,347 Hyundai 114,765 Nissan 49,312
21.	Poland	542,367	↑ 12%	Toyota 98,633 Skoda 52,639 VW 40,212
22.	South Africa	534,129	↑ 1%	Toyota 143,242 VW 67,244 Suzuki 49,829
23.	Belgium	479,545	↑ 31%	BMW 51,236 VW 45,285 Mercedes 35,274
24.	Argentina	449,782	↑ 10%	Toyota 94,271 VW 57,875 Renault 52,415
25.	Philippines	430,627	↑ 22%	Toyota 198,274 Mitsubishi 75,622 Ford 32,585

Previous Reports: 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018

Discrepancy in Numbers

Pinpointing sold vehicles per country per year is not as simple as it may sound. We end up with ballpark numbers due to many factors:

Are we counting fleet vehicles sold to businesses and rental companies in our list?

Are we including heavy duty trucks in the list?

Should Europe be considered in total, or should we consider each individual country within Europe separately?

Should we list parent companies, or only list the brands they own?

Are we counting the amount of vehicles that are shipped to dealers or are we counting the number of new car registrations?

The goal is to count new vehicle registrations for automobiles purchased for personal use, but many other types of sales may end up in one set of data but not another.

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