World Best Selling Cars 2026. The Top 50 Models

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World Best Selling Model Ranking in 2026. The Tesla Model Y sees renewed momentum and climbs into 2nd. The Toyota RAV4 plummets into 9th while the Volkswagen Tiguan secures a top 10 spot.

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

Looking at YTD sales up to february 2026, the Toyota Corolla -up 1 spot- was the leader with a 1.3% share (+6.5%). It reported gains in Asia (+8.4%) and America (+5.2%).

The Tesla Model Y -up 3 spots- followed in 2nd, rising 30.4% and with a share of 1.1%. It reported gains in America (+22.6%),  Asia (+38%) and Europe (+27.7%). 

The Ford F-Series ranked 3rd with a 1% share (-14.6%). It fell inn Asia (-14.6%) and Europe (-43.5%). 

The Honda CR-V ranked in 4th (+5.7%), followed by the Chevrolet Silverado in 5th (+2.9%). 

The Toyota Camry  followed in 6th (+13.9%) and the Volkswagen Tiguan in 7th (+19.2%).

The Hyundai Tucson ranked 8th (+0.1%) ahead of the Toyota RAV4 -up 4 spots- in 9th (-42.7%) and the Kia Sportage -up 2 spots- which closed the Top 10 (-0.6%).

EV Market Trend and Outlook

EV sales stumble in 2026, with YTD figures up to february 2026 losing 17%. 

The Tesla Model Y retained the leadership while gaining 30.4% and with a share of 8.3%; while the Xiaomi YU7 surged 448 spots into 2nd securing 3.8% of the segment. The Geely Xingyuan ranked 3rd (-0.6%) followed by the Tesla Model 3 (-35.8%) and the Aito M7 (+167.8%). 

Tables with sales figures

In the tables below we report sales for the Top 50 models.

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