Top 10 Best-Selling Car Brands in the World: Toyota Takes the Lead

Toyota topped the list of the world's best-selling cars in 2021, according to data released by Focus2Move.

Toyota held a 10.5% share of the global automotive market. The Japanese car brand recorded sales of 8.7 million units last year. Toyota has been the world's best-selling car brand since 2010.

"We always see Toyota leading. Indeed, this Japanese brand benefits from a strategy of concentrating on one strong brand, while other manufacturers create several different brands aimed at reaching more consumers," wrote Focus2Move in its report.

Meanwhile, Volkswagen took second place as the best-selling car brand. Last year, Volkswagen recorded sales of 5.2 million units, or a 6.4% market share.

Honda came in third with 4.3 million units. This was followed by Ford, reporting 4.1 million units, and Hyundai with 3.8 million units.

Nissan was the sixth best-selling car brand with sales of 3.7 million units. This was followed by Kia with sales of 2.9 million units.

Kia managed to overtake Chevrolet, which is now the eighth best-selling brand in the world with sales of 2.6 million units.

Mercedes-Benz occupied ninth place with sales of 2.4 million units, and BMW was tenth with sales of 2.2 million units.