DETROIT – Chevrolet sold a record 4,984,126 million vehicles around the world in 2013.

“2013 was a significant year for the Chevrolet brand with 25 product launches around the world including all-new versions of our most iconic nameplates – Corvette, Impala and Silverado,” said Alan Batey, senior vice president, Global Chevrolet. “The strength of our new products coupled with a greatly transformed retail experience allowed Chevrolet to attract more consumers to the brand and achieve record global sales.”

Chevrolet sales in the United States, China, Brazil and Mexico, its four largest markets, were up a combined 4 percent. The top five Chevrolet sales markets in 2013 were:

The Cruze sedan remained Chevrolet’s best-selling nameplate globally. Since being launched in 2008, Chevrolet has sold over 2.5M Cruzes.

Chevrolet will continue to build excitement for the brand this week with the debut of the all-new Corvette Z06 and the C7.R racecar at the 2014 North American International Auto Show.