Tesla Model Y overtakes Toyota Corolla as world’s best-selling car
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After almost two decades, the Toyota Corolla has been dethroned as the world's best-selling car.
The Tesla Model Y has taken the top spot on the sales chart, outselling the Corolla in 2023 as the world's most popular passenger car – the first time in history for an electric car.
According to data released by Jato Dynamics, Tesla sold a total of 1.22 million Model Y vehicles across the globe in 2023 – an increase of 64 per cent year-on-year.
While the Corolla is believed to have held the title consecutively since 2005, this year saw sales of the small Toyota fall by 19 per cent, to end up in fourth position.
Further solidifying the worldwide trend of buyers preferring SUVs, the Toyota RAV4 took second place, with 1.08 million sales, while the Honda CR-V took third overall with 846,000 vehicles sold.
1.Tesla Model Y 1,223,000
2.Toyota RAV4 1,075,000
3.Honda CR-V 846,000
4.Toyota Corolla 803,000
5.Toyota Corolla Cross 715,000
6.Toyota Camry 650,000
7.Ford F-150 623,000
8.Toyota HiLux 605,000
9.Nissan Sentra 534,000
10.Tesla Model 3 508,000
In Australia, a total of 28,769 buyers chose the Tesla Model Y last year.
The Toyota Corolla first snatched the global sales title from the original Volkswagen Beetle in 1997, but it was 2005 when the Corolla would eventually reclaim and hold onto the top sales spot – a crown it then held for 18 years in a row.
Ref: Tesla Model Y overtakes Toyota Corolla as world’s best-selling car (drive)
