Brazil 2005: new gen Gol on top, Corsa and Palio follow
Brazilian car sales are up a healthy 10% this year at 1,620,657 registrations. The VW Gol’s reign reaches Year 18, even though the 4th generation launched this year left car critics unimpressed with a leap backwards in interior design. VW’s cash cow sells 179,457 units (-1%) for a 11.1% market share.
The Chevrolet Corsa reclaims the #2 spot, a position it has held 3 out of the last 4 years, with 129,862 sales (8%), just above the Fiat Palio at 126,457 units (-1%) and the Chevrolet Celta at 119,898 (-2%). The Fiat Uno is up 29% but stays 5th at 119,496 sales, followed by the Ford Fiesta (+35%), VW Fox (+35%) and Ford Ecosport (+17%).
Full Year Top 50 Ranking Table and all monthly Top 50′s below.
You can check out every monthly passenger car Top 50 here.
Brazil Full Year 2005:
| Pos | Model | 2005 | % | 05/04 | 2004 | % | Pos |
| 1 | VW Gol | 179,457 | 11.1% | 1% | 177,111 | 12.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Chevrolet Corsa | 129,862 | 8.0% | 4% | 125,035 | 8.5% | 3 |
| 3 | Fiat Palio | 126,457 | 7.8% | -1% | 128,218 | 8.7% | 2 |
| 4 | Chevrolet Celta | 119,898 | 7.4% | -2% | 122,691 | 8.3% | 4 |
| 5 | Fiat Uno | 119,496 | 7.4% | 29% | 92,813 | 6.3% | 5 |
| 6 | Ford Fiesta | 99,939 | 6.2% | 35% | 74,254 | 5.0% | 6 |
| 7 | VW Fox | 78,242 | 4.8% | 44% | 54,428 | 3.7% | 7 |
| 8 | Ford Ecosport | 45,467 | 2.8% | 17% | 38,736 | 2.6% | 10 |
| 9 | Fiat Siena | 43,529 | 2.7% | 7% | 40,757 | 2.8% | 8 |
| 10 | Fiat Strada | 40,983 | 2.5% | 38% | 29,728 | 2.0% | 14 |
| 11 | Toyota Corolla | 35,720 | 2.2% | -4% | 37,345 | 2.5% | 12 |
| 12 | Renault Clio | 35,271 | 2.2% | -8% | 38,208 | 2.6% | 11 |
| 13 | Honda Fit | 35,084 | 2.2% | 19% | 29,560 | 2.0% | 15 |
| 14 | Chevolet Astra | 34,477 | 2.1% | -14% | 40,046 | 2.7% | 9 |
| 15 | Peugeot 206 | 32,971 | 2.0% | -10% | 36,437 | 2.5% | 13 |
| 16 | Fiat Palio Weekend | 27,147 | 1.7% | 16% | 23,414 | 1.6% | 17 |
| 17 | Chevrolet Meriva | 21,253 | 1.3% | 3% | 20,713 | 1.4% | 21 |
| 18 | VW Polo | 20,828 | 1.3% | -16% | 24,807 | 1.7% | 16 |
| 19 | Honda Civic | 20,321 | 1.3% | -2% | 20,728 | 1.4% | 20 |
| 20 | VW CrossFox | 18,247 | 1.1% | new | 0 | 0.0% | - |
| 21 | Ford Ka | 17,274 | 1.1% | -22% | 22,080 | 1.5% | 18 |
| 22 | Ford Focus | 16,755 | 1.0% | -3% | 17,345 | 1.2% | 23 |
| 23 | Chevrolet Montana | 16,729 | 1.0% | -22% | 21,552 | 1.5% | 19 |
| 24 | Toyota Hilux | 15,489 | 1.0% | 130% | 6,721 | 0.5% | 40 |
| 25 | VW Saveiro | 13,975 | 0.9% | -22% | 17,904 | 1.2% | 22 |
| 26 | Chevrolet S-10 | 13,752 | 0.8% | 2% | 13,507 | 0.9% | 26 |
| 27 | VW Kombi | 13,143 | 0.8% | 6% | 12,395 | 0.8% | 28 |
| 28 | VW Parati | 12,987 | 0.8% | -13% | 14,960 | 1.0% | 24 |
| 29 | Citroen C3 | 12,811 | 0.8% | 65% | 7,753 | 0.5% | 34 |
| 30 | Mitsubishi L200 | 12,592 | 0.8% | 0% | 12,626 | 0.9% | 27 |
| 31 | Fiat Fiorino | 12,512 | 0.8% | 39% | 8,979 | 0.6% | 33 |
| 32 | Citroen Xsara Picasso | 11,703 | 0.7% | -1% | 11,830 | 0.8% | 30 |
| 33 | Chevrolet Vectra | 11,410 | 0.7% | 256% | 3,203 | 0.2% | 48 |
| 34 | Fiat Stilo | 10,128 | 0.6% | 0% | 10,168 | 0.7% | 32 |
| 35 | Peugeot 206 SW | 10,096 | 0.6% | new | 0 | 0.0% | - |
| 36 | Chevrolet Zafira | 9,740 | 0.6% | -20% | 12,121 | 0.8% | 29 |
| 37 | VW Golf | 9,643 | 0.6% | -32% | 14,185 | 1.0% | 25 |
| 38 | Mitsubishi Pajero | 9,588 | 0.6% | 29% | 7,436 | 0.5% | 36 |
| 39 | Renault Scenic | 9,004 | 0.6% | -18% | 10,942 | 0.7% | 31 |
| 40 | Fiat Idea | 8,897 | 0.5% | new | 0 | 0.0% | - |
| 41 | Fiat Doblo | 8,670 | 0.5% | 38% | 6,296 | 0.4% | 41 |
| 42 | Ford Ranger | 8,537 | 0.5% | 13% | 7,579 | 0.5% | 35 |
| 43 | Peugeot 307 | 8,353 | 0.5% | 92% | 4,355 | 0.3% | 45 |
| 44 | Toyota Fielder | 7,549 | 0.5% | 56% | 4,854 | 0.3% | 44 |
| 45 | Ford Courier | 7,007 | 0.4% | -1% | 7,050 | 0.5% | 38 |
| 46 | Nissan Frontier | 6,050 | 0.4% | -12% | 6,880 | 0.5% | 39 |
| 47 | Chevrolet Blazer | 5,068 | 0.3% | 45% | 3,505 | 0.2% | 46 |
| 48 | VW Santana | 4,697 | 0.3% | -35% | 7,192 | 0.5% | 37 |
| 49 | Audi A3 | 4,478 | 0.3% | -21% | 5,662 | 0.4% | 42 |
| 50 | Fiat Ducato | 4,027 | 0.2% | 20% | 3,369 | 0.2% | 47 |
Source: FENAVABRE







