Calendar year

2021

What the archive documents for calendar year 2021. “Introduced” and “in production” are listed separately; model years, where a market uses them, are shown apart from calendar years.

Across the archive in 2021

Production started BYD Dolphin BYD · August 2021
Production started GMC Hummer EV GMC · November 2021
Production started Honda Civic (eleventh generation) Honda · 2021
Production started Hyundai Ioniq 5 Hyundai · March 2021
Production started Leapmotor C11 Leapmotor · 2021
Production started Lucid Air Lucid · September 2021
Production started Rivian R1T Rivian · 2021
Production started Toyota Land Cruiser (J300) Toyota · March 2021
Production started Zeekr 001 Zeekr · October 2021
Production ended Lotus Elise Lotus · 2021
Production ended BYD F3 BYD · 2021
Production ended Toyota Land Cruiser (J200) Toyota · March 2021
Production ended Mitsubishi i-MiEV Mitsubishi · 2021
Production ended Mahindra XUV500 Mahindra · 2021
Production ended Genesis G90 (first generation) Genesis · 2021
Production ended Honda Civic (tenth generation) Honda · 2021

Other models in production during 2021

Introduced earlier; their documented production covers 2021. Introduced-this-year models are listed above.

Chevrolet Suburban Lada Niva (VAZ-2121) Mini Hatch Mahindra Scorpio (first generation) Chery Tiggo Great Wall Wingle Fiat 500 (2007) Wuling Hongguang BYD Qin Renault Zoe Tesla Model S BMW i3 Changan CS75 Ford Mustang (S550) Tesla Model X Chery Tiggo 7 Chevrolet Bolt (first generation) Mercedes-Benz E-Class (W213) Lynk & Co 01 Tata Nexon Tesla Model 3 BMW 3 Series (G20) Nio ES8 Li One Porsche 911 (992) Porsche Taycan Volkswagen Golf Mk8 Volkswagen ID.3 BYD Han Chevrolet Corvette (C8) Hongqi H9 Leapmotor T03 Ora Good Cat Polestar 2 Tesla Model Y Wuling Hongguang Mini EV

Detailed reference: events in calendar year 2021

First shown Kia Sportage (NQ5) 8 June 2021^[1]
Production started Kia Sportage (NQ5) 2021^[1]
Facelift or update Volkswagen Tiguan (AD1) — Facelift (long wheelbase / Tiguan Allspace) May 2021^[2]
Facelift or update Toyota RAV4 (XA50) — Facelift (2021) September 2021^[3]
Facelift or update Mazda CX-5 (KF) — Facelift (2022 model year) 14 September 2021^[4]
Production ended Hyundai Tucson (TL) 2021^[5]
Production ended Kia Sportage (QL) 2021^[1]

Detailed generations in production during 2021

Production years from the sources; a generation counts if 2021 falls within its first and last production year.

Audi2015–2026

Audi Q7 (4M)

Second generation

BMW2018–2026

BMW X5 (G05)

Fourth generation

Honda2016–2023

Honda CR-V (RW1)

Fifth generation

Hyundai2015–2021

Hyundai Tucson (TL)

Third generation

Hyundai2020–present

Hyundai Tucson (NX4)

Fourth generation

Kia2015–2021

Kia Sportage (QL)

Fourth generation

Kia2021–present

Kia Sportage (NQ5)

Fifth generation

Mazda2016–2025

Mazda CX-5 (KF)

Second generation

Mercedes-Benz2018–present

Mercedes-Benz GLE (V 167)

Fourth generation

Nissan2013–2022

Nissan X-Trail / Rogue (T32)

Third generation X-Trail / second generation Rogue · sold as X-Trail / Rogue / X-Trail Honor / X-Trail Classic

Nissan2020–present

Nissan X-Trail / Rogue (T33)

Fourth generation X-Trail / third generation Rogue · sold as Rogue / X-Trail

Porsche2017–present

Porsche Cayenne (E3)

Third generation

Toyota2018–2025

Toyota RAV4 (XA50)

Fifth generation · sold as Wildlander / Suzuki Across / RAV4 Prime / RAV4 PHV / RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid

Volkswagen2016–2024

Volkswagen Tiguan (AD1)

Second generation · sold as Tiguan / Tiguan Allspace / Tiguan L / Tiguan X

Volvo2015–present

Volvo XC90, second generation

Second generation

Sold as model year 2021

Audi Q7 (4M) model years 2016–2026, market not stated^[6]
BMW X5 (G05) model years 2019–2026, North America^[7]
Honda CR-V (RW1) model years 2017–2022, United States^[8]
Hyundai Tucson (TL) model years 2016–2021, market not stated^[5]
Kia Sportage (QL) model years 2017–(end not documented), North America^[1]
Kia Sportage (QL) model years 2017–2022, market not stated^[1]
Mazda CX-5 (KF) model years 2017–2025, North America^[9]
Mercedes-Benz GLE (V 167) model years 2020–present, North America^[10]
Nissan X-Trail / Rogue (T33) model years 2021–2027, North America^[11]
Porsche Cayenne (E3) model years 2019–present, market not stated^[12]
Toyota RAV4 (XA50) model years 2019–2025, North America^[3]
Volkswagen Tiguan (AD1) model years 2018–2024, North America^[13]
Volvo XC90, second generation model years 2016–present, United States^[14]

Sources

Kia Sportage — Wikipedia Reference work (read 9 October 2026)
VW Tiguan II — Wikipedia (de) Reference work (read 9 October 2026)
Toyota RAV4 — Wikipedia Reference work (read 9 October 2026)
2022 Mazda CX-5 Receives Elegant Enhancements — Mazda USA News, 14 September 2021 Manufacturer (read 9 October 2026)
Hyundai Tucson — Wikipedia Reference work (read 9 October 2026)
Audi Q7 — Wikipedia Reference work (read 9 October 2026)
BMW X5 (G05) — Wikipedia Reference work (read 9 October 2026)
Honda CR-V (fifth generation) — Wikipedia Reference work (read 9 October 2026)
Mazda CX-5 — Wikipedia Reference work (read 9 October 2026)
Mercedes-Benz GLE — Wikipedia Reference work (read 9 October 2026)
Nissan Rogue — Wikipedia Reference work (read 9 October 2026)
Porsche Cayenne — Wikipedia Reference work (read 9 October 2026)
Volkswagen Tiguan — Wikipedia Reference work (read 9 October 2026)
Volvo XC90 — Wikipedia Reference work (read 9 October 2026)

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