Defending Its Reign For The 7th Year, Ford Mustang As World’s Best-Selling Sports Coupe

Celebrating its 58th birthday with another successful year, the Ford Mustang reigns for the seventh consecutive time as the world’s best-selling sports coupe.

The Mustang upholds its throne for 2021 thanks to the 5.0-liter V8 performance Mustang Mach 1, and the track-ready Mustang Shelby GT500.

Ford Blue’s president, Kumar Galhotra, expressed, “When enthusiasts around the world get into a Mustang, they unlock that feeling of freedom and experience the open road. That feeling, along with iconic design, awesome powertrains and a passionate global community all contribute to making the Mustang a sales leader for the seventh year in a row.”

To break it down, according to Ford internal data, the United States remains home to the strongest demand for the Mustang, representing 76 percent of global sales. 

Other markets that saw growth in the Mustang sales in 2021 include New Zealand, up 54.3 percent, Brazil, up 37.3 percent, and South Korea, up 16.6 percent. 

Moreover, for those who wanted a Mustang of their own, customers' retail orders nearly doubled in 2021 compared to the year prior.

Plus, Mustang Mach-E, the newest member of the Mustang family, also had a successful 2021 as one of the hottest products at Ford. 

In addition to a strong first full-year of sales, the Mustang Mach-E earned a trophy-case worth of press awards. 

E.g., the North American Utility Vehicle of the Year honor, Car and Driver’s 2021 EV of the Year, 2021 Wards 10 Best award and a 2022 Kelley Blue Book Best Buy Award. 

Not to forget, the Mustang Mach-E was also recently named as a finalist for the 2022 World Car of the Year.

That being said, Ford looks to continue this successful momentum with five new special editions in the Mustang line-up.

Namely, Mustang Ice White, which is also available on Mustang Mach-E, Shelby GT500 Heritage Edition, GT California Special, Coastal Limited and Stealth.

Eight new hues are also added. Notably, Ford Performance-exclusive Code Orange on Shelby GT500, and Brittany Blue Metallic, specifically for Shelby GT500 Heritage and Coastal Limited models. 

Whereas, these spans the line-up. Atlas Blue Metallic, Cyber Orange Metallic Tri-Coat, Dark Matter Gray Metallic, Eruption Green Metallic, Grabber Blue Metallic and Mischievous Purple Metallic.

All facts and figures were based on Ford’s analysis of registration data from S&P Global Mobility as reported in February 2022.