World Best Selling Compact Cars. The top in the 2018

World Best Selling Compact Cars segment in the 2018 fell down 7.8% with 14.2 million global sales. On top of the list the Toyota Corolla, as usual, followed by the Honda Civic and the Volkswagen Golf.

Global Sales

Models included in our global ranking for the “Compact” or “C segment” (under the EU segmentation) represented by cars with a length between 4.1 and 4.4 meters and aggregated for the scope of this report only with regard to sedan, hatchback, coupe and wagon, excluding the SUV and MPV, reported in a different report.

The “Compact Car” segment (all bodies) in the 2018 counted 14.2 million sales, down 7.8%.

Global Compact sales by Brand

The global leader within the Compact segment was Volkswagen with 2.02 million units sold in the 2018 (-10.6%), ahead of the Toyota with 1.79 million (-6.2%) and Hyundai with 1.38 million (-4.9%).

In fourth place Honda with 1.11 million sales (-1.8%), followed by Chevrolet falling down 3.9% with 621.989 and Kia with 613.690 (-2.5%).

Global Compact sales by Manufacturer

Volkswagen Group was the global leader in the Compact Car segment with 2.67 million sales in 2018 (-10.2%), ahead of Hyundai-Kia with 1.98 million (-5%) and Toyota Group 1.87 million (-6%).

In fourth place Honda Motor with 1.11 million units sold (-1.8%), followed by Renault-Nissan Alliance 1.02 million (-9.4%) and P.S.A. losing volume – down 22.7% – with 676.153.

Best Selling Models

In the 2018, like in all recent years, the Toyota Corolla was on top of the list with 1.19 million units (-1.1%). Produced in Japan since the 1966, the Corolla is the best-selling nameplate in the World since 20 years and is also the best-selling car in absolute in the history, with over 45 million sold so far. Since 2012, the 11th generation is on sales and distributed in 170 countries. Strange to say, Corolla is not market leader in any single country in the World.

In second place, the Honda Civic with 831.248 sales (+1.9%). Launched in the 1972, it is actually at the 10th generation (since 2016), available with 3/4/5 doors. The 2017 volume was boosted by the last generation distribution in all countries (over 140) including Europe, where the model is produced in UK (for hatch version) and Turkey (for the sedan).

In third place the Volkswagen Golf with 790.571 sales (-10.1%). Produced since 1974, the Golf has been the best-selling car in Europe since the 1976 and actually is at the 7th generation (since 2012). It is only hatchback (3/5 doors and wagon) because the twin on sedan version is called Jetta. Available with two electric versions, the e-Golf launched in early 2014, and the Golf GTE, the plug-in version launched in the 2015.

Down the podium the Hyundai Elantra with 620.888 sales (-1.4%) ahead of the Volkswagen Jetta with 493.396 units (-8.3%) and the Ford Focus with 453.893 sales (-30.6%).

In seventh place the Mazda3 with 354.184 (-10.5%) followed by the Volkswagen Sagitar with 309.902 units (-5.2%), the Nissan Sentra with 300.220 (-2.8%) and in 10th place the Audi A3 with 287.908 (-7.9%).

In the table below, data for the others models between 11th and 100th place are hidden. Wishing to know more, please contact us.

Data Source

This report is done utilizing data extracted from our GAD (Global Auto Database) the wider Auto Sales Database actually existing in the World, with sales data by region/area/country broken down by type/size/body-style/brand/model from January 2010 to the last month. Data are collected by over 300 sources, including all the official providers (local Minister of Transportations or Associations of car Manufacturers).

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