A name you probably never heard before until now. This is the Wuling Hongguang.
From sub compact city car to full-size luxury sedan, these are the 10 biggest-selling models around the globe in 2016.
A segment: Hyundai i10
Of the 4.68 million sub-compact cars sold in 2016, Hyundai's city car (also known as the Grand or the Xcent in certain regions) made up the majority of sales, though, thanks to booming demand for new cars in India — due in part to easier access to credit, the Renault Kwid is catching up.
B segment: Volkswagen Polo
Its bigger brother, the Golf, might have slipped up thanks to the continued fall-out from Dieselgate, but elsewhere, Volkswagen's compact Polo sits on top of a segment representing 10.29 million vehicle sales last year.
C Segment: Toyota Corolla
Before the rise of SUVs and crossovers, the mid-size car was the world's most popular choice. And although sales aren't what they used to be (15.48 million), the biggest seller is still a Toyota — the Corolla.
D Segment: Toyota Camry
As well as being America's most popular car, the Toyota Camry can claim to be the world's most popular full-size sedan/hatchback, though it's facing competition from the Chevrolet Malibu which saw its share of the 7.63 million car market increase the most over the course of 2016.
E Segment: BMW 5 Series
The world's most popular executive car (European definition) or mid-size luxury car (US) is the BMW 5-Series. The segment contracted by 2.4% over 2016 to 2.09 million vehicles, but this drop in demand could have been due to a number of cars in this segment being refreshed or replaced towards the end of the year — the 5 Series included.
F Segment: BMW 7 Series
The 5-Series' big brother, the 7 Series is also the king of the full-size luxury car market — a segment that's seen an 11.7% expansion over the past 12 months and now accounts for 312,000 car sales around the world. However, the real picture is slightly clouded as vehicles such as the Range Rover or Volvo XC90 which are first and foremost luxury vehicles, are counted in the SUV sales category.
Pickup truck: Ford F-Series
Nearly 5 million pickups were sold around the world in 2016 and most of those were of the Ford F-Series variety, making it the world's most popular vehicle. And the pickup market is about to get even more exciting over the next year as Mercedes enters the segment.
Sportscar: Ford Mustang
Ford can also claim to make the world's most popular sportscar in the form of the current-generation Mustang, its first muscle car to be offered officially in Europe as well as the US. The demand for sportscars contracted by just 1.1% over the course of 2016 to 563,000 cars and over the same period, demand for the Mazda MX-5 Miata rose significantly, helped in no small part by it being named 2016 World Car of the Year in April.
MPV: Wuling Hongguang
A vehicle type invented in Japan and perfected in the US, the minivan/MPV was once the only choice for the average American family with an active lifestyle. Yet it's a Chinese car, the Wuling Hongguang that is currently outselling everything from the Honda Odyssey to the Chrysler Pacifica.
SUV: Nissan X-Trail/Rogue
After several years at the top, the Honda CR-V has been overtaken by the Nissan X-Trail/Rogue as the world's most popular SUV. Over the course of 2016, 24.32 million crossovers and SUVs were registered around the world, or 28.8% of all vehicles sold this year.
