Forbes magazine recently published the list of the 10 best-selling cars in the world in 2012 and crowned a new leader.
With nearly one million units, the Ford Focus edged the venerable Toyota Corolla (966,000 units), followed by the Volkswagen Jetta, Hyundai Elantra , and Ford Fiesta .
Rounding out the top 10 were the Volkswagen Golf , Toyota Camry (No. 1 in the U.S.), Volkswagen Polo, Chevrolet Cruze , and Honda Civic (No. 1 in Canada).
As you may have noticed, all of them are small, fuel-efficient cars, save for the Camry.
Toyota could have retained its seat atop sales charts if it hadn't been for a territorial dispute between Japan and China that sparked a boycott of Japanese cars by Chinese consumers in the latter half of the year. As a result, Toyota sales in China dropped about 25%.
Source: Forbes
With nearly one million units, the Ford Focus edged the venerable Toyota Corolla (966,000 units), followed by the Volkswagen Jetta, Hyundai Elantra , and Ford Fiesta .
Rounding out the top 10 were the Volkswagen Golf , Toyota Camry (No. 1 in the U.S.), Volkswagen Polo, Chevrolet Cruze , and Honda Civic (No. 1 in Canada).
As you may have noticed, all of them are small, fuel-efficient cars, save for the Camry.
Toyota could have retained its seat atop sales charts if it hadn't been for a territorial dispute between Japan and China that sparked a boycott of Japanese cars by Chinese consumers in the latter half of the year. As a result, Toyota sales in China dropped about 25%.
Source: Forbes
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