World Best Selling Model Ranking in 2025. Full-year sales show the Toyota RAV4 surpassing by a small margin the Model Y which dropped 10.3%. The Toyota Camry surged 8.7% in 8th to offset the Toyota Corolla’s losses in 3rd.
In this unique report, we rank the best-selling cars and light commercial in the World, aggregating data for all the 162 countries we track on monthly basis. Data reported is updated with the last available registrations figures sourced by local official authorities, country by country
Despite recent claims that the Model Y is the world’s best-selling car, the latest 2025 tracking data and projections suggest Toyota is likely to reclaim the full-year lead, with the RAV4 in first place and the Corolla also ahead. Tesla remains among the top-sellers worldwide, but faces mounting pressure from Chinese brands such as BYD and Geely.
At the same time, EV adoption continues to diverge sharply by region. Government support for EVs in China is narrowing as the policymakers try to curb the price war. Europe wavers on his phase-out process while the US EV sector is expected to stumble in 2026. Overall market momentum is increasingly shifting toward hybrids and plug-in hybrids, which are expected to outpace pure EVs growth by end of 2025.
Looking at full-year data for 2025, the Toyota RAV4 -up 2 spots- was the new market leader with a 1.2% share (+1.3%). The model was carried by growth in Asia (+6.8%) and America (+2.1%), its two major markets.
The Tesla Model Y -down 1 spot- followed in 2nd, dropping 10.3% and with losses in Asia (-4.5%), Europe (-16.7%) and America (-15.6%). Despite still being the best selling EV model, the brand faces intensified competition with pressure from policy shifts and chinese carmakers.
The Toyota Corolla -down 1 spot- ranked 3rd (-8.6%). It fell mainly in Asia, its biggest market (-12.6%) but also in Europe (-12.4%) while stagnating in America (+0.3%).
The Ford F-Series ranked in 4th (+8.2%), followed by the Honda CR-V in 5th (-1.4%).
The Chevrolet Silverado followed in 6th (+2.1%) and the Hyundai Tucson in 7th (+5.5%).
The Toyota Camry ranked 8th (+8.7%) ahead of the Toyota Hilux -up 1 spot- in 9th (+1.1%) and the Volskwagen Tiguan -up 2 spots- which closed the Top 10 (+2.9%).
Notably, the Tesla Model 3 in 12th also reported losses (-5.1%), highlighting the challenges that the brand faces. The Geely Xingyuan in 14th was also notably a standout model, climbing 2,225 spots and confirming the brand’s momentum. The Wuling Hongguang Mini EV followed in 15th with a similarly impressive performance and solidifying its spot as top EV contender.
EV Market Trend and Outlook
The Geely Xingyuan eyes top spot, seeking to overtake Tesla. The EV sector in 2025 showed a trend of expansion, surging 13% to a 17% share of the total.
The Tesla Model Y retained the leadership despite losing 10.3% while the Tesla Model 3 moved up into 2nd even though it reported losses of 5.1%. This is mostly due to the fall of the BYD Song, which previously held the 2nd spot but dropped 30.1% into 5th.
The Wuling Hongguang Mini EV surged 4 spots into 3rd while the Geely Xingyuan skyrocketed 610 spots into 4th.
Tables with sales figures
In the tables below we report sales for the Top 50 models.
