For starters, the top two are the only ones to break the 1 million mark, while the rise and fall of others demonstrates that SUVs and crossovers are not the all-conquering sales force you might think the world over.

There are also a few names in there that will be strangers to most Western ears, but they show how large and important the markets are in China and Russia. We’ve ranked the top 20 global sellers in ascending order and the numbers come from Global Auto Database that collates figures from more than 300 official sources: