The top ten largest automakers in the world

It was another record year for global auto sales.

The auto industry loved a record year in 2013, but Toyota continued to hold off all contenders for the overall sales crown

If you think the automobile as we know it is going away anytime soon, think again. Two thousand thirteen marked the very first year ever fresh vehicle sales around the world topped eighty four million. Led by China, with more than twenty one million fresh vehicles registered there last year, total fresh cars and trucks sold annually worldwide was up more than 4% from two thousand twelve for a fourth consecutive record-breaking year. Based on last year’s numbers, here are the ten largest automakers in the world.

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2014 BMW three Series

Including all-time annual sales records for its BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce brands, Germany’s BMW Group was the best-selling luxury automaker in the world in 2013, with sales up from two thousand twelve by more than 6% to over 1.9 million vehicles sold for all three of its auto brands. With almost 350,000 copies sold last year, the BMW three Series was the BMW Group’s bestseller in 2013.

9th place: PSA Peugeot Citroen

A model poses in front of the fresh Citroen C4 Cactus during the media day of the 84th Geneva International Motor Demonstrate.

While eight of the ten bestselling automakers in two thousand thirteen eyed sales rise, France’s PSA Peugeot witnessed its sales fall last year, down almost 5% to over Two.8 million units sold globally. The leisurely recovering European economy has caused the French automaker to look to foreign markets for sales, which accounted for more than 42% of the total in 2013, up eighteen points compared to 2009, and led by a 26% rise in sales in China.

2014 Honda CR-V Touring

The very first of Japan’s “Big Three” — that includes Nissan and Toyota — to make the top Ten, Honda Motor Company spotted its global sales in two thousand thirteen hop by over 7%, to more than four million fresh cars and trucks sold. The Japanese automaker’s largest market resumes to be the United States, with more than 1.Five million Honda and Acura brand models sold there in two thousand thirteen — the second-best result in the automaker’s history. Worldwide, the Honda CR-V compact crossover was Honda Motor’s bestseller.

The Dodge Journey Crossroads brings mostly cosmetic switches.

The official merger of Italy’s Fiat and America’s Chrysler combined for sales of more than Four.Three million fresh cars and trucks in 2013, making the partnership the seventh-largest automaker in the world last year. While that’s up Three.6% over 2012, much of the growth came from Chrysler’s 14% increase in U.S. sales, driven by its popular Ram and Jeep brands. In 2013, Chrysler (including Dodge, Jeep, and SRT brands) sold Two.6 million vehicles, while Fiat sold more than 1.7 million worldwide.

2014 Ford Concentrate Titanium

America’s Ford Motor Company eyed its global sales increase over 11% to more than 6.Trio million fresh cars and trucks sold in 2013. With more than three million Ford and Lincoln brand vehicles moved, North America proceeds to be Ford Motor’s thickest market. While the F Series pickup is Ford’s fattest seller in Canada and the U.S., worldwide, the compact Concentrate was the world’s most popular nameplate in 2013. With sales of more than one million copies worldwide, it hammer out the second-place Toyota Corolla.

The two thousand fourteen Hyundai Elantra GT GLS still looks superb, and is practical as always. But it now has the sport cred to boot. And that’s a win-win.

Don’t be shocked that Hyundai-Kia outsold Ford Motor last year. Even with its lowest annual sales growth since 2003, the Korean automaker sold more than 7.Five million fresh cars and trucks in 2013, and is expected to thrust near eight million units for 2014. Last year, the automaker’s top-selling model was its compact Elantra/Avanti. With sales of more than 866,000 copies, it was the fourth best-selling nameplate on the planet.

4th place: Nissan-Renault Group

2013 Nissan Pathfinder

The French-Japanese alliance inbetween Renault and Nissan combined for more than 8.Two million fresh cars and trucks sold globally in 2013, split inbetween Five.1 million for its Nissan brand, Two.6 million for Renault/Dacia/Samsung and 530,000 for its Lada brand. Much of those sales came from China, where Nissan leads all Japanese automakers, selling a record of over 1.Two million vehicles in 2013, a build up of more than 17% from 2012.

The two thousand fourteen Volkswagen Jetta GLI Edition thirty gets a spring cleaning after being on the roads of Eastern Canada, a part of the country which unluckily has not yet received its spring cleaning.

With 9.7 million fresh cars and trucks sold in 2013, Germany’s Volkswagen Group (that includes a host of brands, like Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini and Porsche in Canada) is well on its way to its objective of surpassing GM and Toyota as the world’s largest automaker by 2018. VW Group sales in China — the automaker’s thickest market — rose more than 16% in 2013, to over Three.Two million units. With sales of more than 900,000 copies last year, the VW brand’s Jetta/Bora/Vento compact was the German automaker’s best-selling nameplate.

The diesel engine powering the Cruze is a modern clean-burning unit, which achieves notably good fuel-economy.

No longer the largest automaker in the world, America’s General Motors ranked just ahead of the VW Group and 2nd behind Toyota Motor last year in global sales with 9.71 million fresh cars and trucks sold. GM’s best-selling brand last year was Chevrolet, with sales just under five million units. GM’s top-selling nameplate worldwide was its Chevrolet Cruze. With sales of more than 729,000 copies in 2013, the Chevy compact was the fifth best-selling car globally.

2014 Toyota Corolla S.

After losing the title of “world’s largest automaker” in 2011, Japan’s Toyota Motor (including its Lexus and Scion brands in Canada), took the number one spot for the 2nd year in a row in 2013, with sales of 9.98 million fresh cars and trucks, a build up of almost 3% over 2012. Albeit it lost out to the Ford Concentrate for the title of “world’s best-selling car”, the Toyota Corolla was the Japanese automaker’s best-selling model worldwide last year.

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