1 -  BUICK EXCELLE Sold exclusively in China, the Buick Excelle is based on a design from GM's South Korean subsidiary, GM Daewoo Auto & Technology. GM's strong performance in China, paced by Buick, is one of the few bright spots for the bankrupt U.S. carmaker. (Current No. 1 in the U.S.: the Ford F-Series pickup truck.)

2 - NEW HYUNDAI ELANTRA Hyundai has been gobbling up market share with a Chinese version of its popular Elantra sedan. Introduced last year by Beijing Hyundai Motor, the South Korean carmaker's Chinese joint venture, the China-only model features front and rear bodywork that gives it a more angular look than Elantras sold elsewhere. (U.S. No. 2: Toyota Camry.)

3 - VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Volkswagen's first joint venture in China — Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive — was established in 1984, and the old VW Jetta has been one of the most popular cars in China ever since, making Volkswagen China's oldest and most successful foreign automaker. Jettas are pervasive in big cities, in use as personal cars, taxis and military and police vehicles. Sales are still going strong for a car designed some 25 years ago. (U.S. No. 3: Chevy Silverado.)

4 - BYD F3 Shenzhen-based BYD Auto, a subsidiary of a Chinese company that makes cell-phone batteries, has been around only since 2003, but its F3 sedan, which is powered by an engine made by Japan's Mitsubishi and sells for about $13,000, has been a big hit. In December, BYD began selling the world's first mass-produced plug-in hybrid vehicle, the BYD F3DM. (U.S. No. 4: Honda Accord.)

5 - VOLKSWAGEN SANTANA Like the Jetta, the Santana is a well-traveled design that still appeals to Chinese. The Santana flopped when it debuted in Germany in 1981 and was sold for a while in the U.S. as the Quantum. The first Santana rolled off the Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive production line in 1983. Word is, the car will finally be retired in 2012. (U.S. No. 5: Honda Civic.)

6 - OLD HYUNDAI ELANTRA In China, the launch of a new model doesn't necessarily doom its predecessor to the junkyard. After the debut of a China-only Elantra last year, the Beijing Hyundai Motor joint venture kept on cranking out the older version, principally to sell on the cheap to taxi-fleet operators. (U.S. No. 6: Toyota Corolla.)

7 - CHERY QQ GM sued China's Chery Automotive Group over the QQ, alleging the little "city car" was a thinly disguised clone of its Chevy Spark. The case was settled out of court, and the QQ went on to outsell the Spark in China by a wide margin, probably because the bare-bones QQ sells for around $7,000. Small cars have been selling well in China this year as a result of government subsidies and tax breaks put in place to encourage the sale of fuel-efficient vehicles during the economic slowdown. (U.S. No. 7: Ford Fusion.)

8 - XIA LI Tianjin FAW Xiali Automobile launched China's first economy-car brand, Xia Li, in the 1980s. Today, it's estimated that 1 out of every 11 sedans on Chinese roads is a Xia Li (literal translation: summer profit). Top-selling Xia Li models in years past were based on old designs from Japan's Daihatsu Motors. Later models have been based on Toyotas. (U.S. No. 8: Nissan Altima.)

9 - HONDA ACCORD What has been a top-selling Japanese car in the U.S. for nearly 20 years is now among the best-selling cars in China, even though its price, in excess of $20,000, makes it an "executive" car on the mainland. Honda started building the midsized sedan at a factory in southern China in 1999. (U.S. No. 9: Ford Escape.)

10 - TOYOTA CAMRY Toyota is a relative newcomer to China. A Chinese version of the Camry, a perennial leader in the U.S., debuted in 2006, and it's now among the best-selling mid-to-high-end cars. But Toyota's overall sales on the mainland have slumped this year because the company lacks a stable of smaller, more affordable vehicles. (U.S. No. 10: Chevy Impala.)