Car Sales by Country

2021

F&I Tools key points
China was the #1 car sales country in 2021, a rank it has held for over ten years. Total sales in China were up 7%, boosted by electric vehicle sales doubling since last year.

Indonesia posted the greatest gains, up 67% in sales volume, climbing past 4 countries to rank #15 on the list.

India is the country with the greatest growth potential, up 27% in 2021, and predicted to overtake Japan for the #3 spot by 2025.

**Top 25 Car Sales by Country Last Year**
Rank	Country	Cars Sold	Year ↑↓%	Top Brands
1.	China	21,482,374	↑ 7%	Volkswagen 2,428,137 Toyota 1,944,487 Honda 1,561,535
2.	United States	14,947,180	↑ 3%	Toyota 1,932,974 Ford 1,804,698 Chevy 1,469,232
3.	Japan	4,448,376	↓ 3%	Toyota 1,389,246 Suzuki 609,379 Honda 579,711
4.	India	3,082,974	↑ 27%	Maruti Suzuki 1,365,212 Hyundai 498,797 Tata 331,284
5.	Germany	2,637,341	↓ 10%	Volkswagen 489,478 Mercedes 224,977 BMW 223,121
6.	Brazil	1,974,538	↑ 1%	Fiat 429,864 Volkswagen 302,097 Chevrolet 242,045
7.	South Korea	1,712,894	↓ 9%	Hyundai 727,219 Kia 535,138 Genesis 139,547
8.	Russia	1,667,135	↑ 4%	Lada 350,714 Kia 208,433 Hyundai 173,892
9.	France	1,659,386	↑ 1%	Peugeot 286,127 Renault 269,432 Citroen 162,344
10.	United Kingdom	1,647,232	↑ 1%	Volkswagen 148,426 Ford 118,327 BMW 117,983
11.	Canada	1,638,532	↓ 1%	Ford 237,175 Toyota 198,531 Honda 130,879
12.	Italy	1,458,235	↑ 5%	Fiat 223,711 Volkswagen 125,848 Toyota 84,923
13.	Australia	1,049,831	↑ 13%	Toyota 223,597 Mazda 101,113 Hyundai 72,914
14.	Mexico	1,014,723	↑ 7%	Nissan 204,174 Chevrolet 127,300 VW 98,436
15.	Indonesia	887,196	↑ 67%	Toyota 296,239 Daihatsu 164,873 Mitsubishi 107,522
16.	Iran	876,435	↑ 11%	Peugeot 296,149 Saipa 277,344 Khodro 71,392
17.	Spain	859,524	↑ 1%	Seat 71,314 Peugeot 67,248 Toyota 62,356
18.	Turkey	737,359	↓ 5%	Fiat 121,283 Renault 81,371 VW 68,247
19.	Thailand	734,389	↓ 7%	Toyota 251,124 Isuzu 178,942 Honda 86,131
20.	Saudi Arabia	586,749	↑ 25%	Toyota 161,034 Hyundai 111,179 Nissan 47,983
21.	Poland	520,573	↑ 22%	Toyota 79,672 Skoda 45,483 VW 39,664
22.	South Africa	464,183	↑ 22%	Toyota 114,652 VW 70,794 Hyundai 33,428
23.	Belgium	383,566	↓ 11%	BMW 38,962 VW 34,575 Peugeot 28,479
24.	Argentina	381,846	↑ 12%	Toyota 73,121 VW 55,539 Fiat 50,340
25.	Netherlands	322,789	↓ 10%	VW 31,282 Kia 30,131 Toyota 23,176

Previous Reports: 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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