The Most Popular Car in Every Country Around the World

Car brand popularity varies in different countries around the world. What’s most popular in one location may be completely unavailable in another. Have you ever wondered what car make and model is the most popular in the world? AutomotiveTouchup.com created a graphic that visualizes which car makes and models are most common all around the world.

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The main portion of the graphic includes a choropleth-style map overlaying car brand logos over countries to indicate that particular country’s most popular manufacturer. This visualization clearly shows the regions in which patterns of car popularity appear, for instance, Toyota’s popularity in Africa and Oceania.

The bottom portion of the graphic visualizes the most popular make and model in each country as well as its market share. Some of the more interesting discoveries are that Toyota Land Cruisers own 52.4% of the market share in Yemen and the Suzuki Alto has 50% of the market share in Sri Lanka.

What Are the Most Popular Cars in the World?

According to the data presented in the graphic, these are the most popular car brands in the world:

1. Toyota: most popular in 44 countries
2. Volkswagen: most popular in 17 countries
3. Renault: most popular in 5 countries
4. Hyundai: most popular in 5 countries
5. Chevrolet: most popular in 5 countries

Overall, the most popular car model in the world is the Toyota Hilux. It’s the most popular car in 14 countries. These are the rest of the most popular car models in the world:

1. Toyota Hilux: most popular in 14 countries
2. Toyota Corolla: most popular in 6 countries
3. Toyota Land Cruiser: most popular in 6 countries
4. Skoda Octavia: most popular in 6 countries
5. Toyota RAV4: most popular in 5 countries
6. Renault Clio: most popular in 5 countries