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Brazil mid-May 2011: VW Gol leads, Saveiro in Top 10

May 18th, 2011 Leave a comment Go to comments

VW Saveiro

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The Brazilian car market returns to outstanding growth, up 30% year-on-year over the first half of May at 139,886 registrations. For the first time since February, the VW Gol leads the ranking half way through the month at 12,351 sales (8.8%), this time well ahead of the Fiat Uno at 10,664 units and 7.6%. But who knows what surprises the rest of the month will bring…

For the first time since 2001, the VW Saveiro, a Gol pick-up, jumps into the Top 10, up 5 spots on April to #9 with 3,429 sales and 2.5% share. On the other hand, the Fiat Palio is down to #10, possibly its lowest level since the original launch in 1996. Lucky the new gen is coming soon!

Great performers over the period include the JAC J3 still on the up at #37 (+11 places over April), the VW Jetta breaking into the Top 50 at #45 (+11), the BMW X1 at #79 (+11) and the Peugeot 408 at #82 (+12). Chinese Chery QQ is not exactly a new model but it has just launched in Brazil and is already #86 with 253 sales!

Full Top 100 Ranking Table below.

Brazil mid-May 2011:

Pos Model 1/2 May % Apr 1/2 2011 % Pos
1 VW Gol 12,351 8.8% 1 2 103,197 8.7% 1
2 Fiat Uno 10,664 7.6% 2 1 94,363 7.9% 2
3 Chevrolet Corsa Sedan 6,121 4.4% 4 6 44,014 3.7% 5
4 Chevrolet Celta 6,020 4.3% 3 3 51,299 4.3% 3
5 VW Fox/CrossFox 4,933 3.5% 7 7 50,350 4.2% 4
6 Fiat Strada 4,766 3.4% 5 5 42,672 3.6% 6
7 Fiat Siena 3,978 2.8% 9 9 36,024 3.0% 8
8 Ford Fiesta Hatch 3,665 2.6% 6 4 36,199 3.0% 7
9 VW Saveiro 3,429 2.5% 14 15 25,391 2.1% 12
10 Fiat Palio 3,368 2.4% 8 8 34,628 2.9% 9
11 VW Voyage 3,258 2.3% 11 12 27,736 2.3% 11
12 Chevrolet Agile 3,158 2.3% 12 11 27,804 2.3% 10
13 Renault Sandero 3,051 2.2% 10 10 23,987 2.0% 13
14 Ford Ka 2,405 1.7% 13 14 23,915 2.0% 14
15 Toyota Corolla 2,311 1.7% 17 16 18,203 1.5% 16
16 Chevrolet Prisma 2,137 1.5% 15 13 19,257 1.6% 15
17 Ford Ecosport 1,903 1.4% 16 17 15,201 1.3% 17
18 Chevrolet S10 1,820 1.3% 19 19 14,169 1.2% 20
19 Renault Logan 1,768 1.3% 20 20 14,143 1.2% 21
20 Ford Fiesta Sedan 1,708 1.2% 22 21 13,019 1.1% 24
21 Hyundai i30 1,632 1.2% 21 22 14,684 1.2% 19
22 Chevrolet Montana 1,631 1.2% 18 18 14,770 1.2% 18
23 Peugeot 207 Hatch 1,496 1.1% 29 33 12,479 1.0% 26
24 Kia Cerato 1,471 1.1% 28 29 8,965 0.8% 33
25 Toyota Hilux 1,448 1.0% 27 27 11,688 1.0% 29
26 Fiat Punto 1,433 1.0% 26 26 11,186 0.9% 30
27 Citroen C3 1,382 1.0% 24 23 13,421 1.1% 23
28 Honda Fit 1,324 0.9% 25 24 13,788 1.2% 22
29 Honda City 1,305 0.9% 23 25 12,239 1.0% 27
30 Honda Civic 1,203 0.9% 30 32 9,764 0.8% 31
31 VW Kombi 1,187 0.8% 37 40 8,696 0.7% 34
32 Fiat Idea 1,088 0.8% 34 34 8,296 0.7% 36
33 Fiat Palio Weekend 1,024 0.7% 36 37 8,584 0.7% 35
34 Chevrolet Astra 992 0.7% 35 36 8,292 0.7% 37
35 VW Space Fox 945 0.7% 44 43 8,174 0.7% 38
36 Fiat Fiorino 918 0.7% 39 35 7,234 0.6% 41
37 JAC J3 915 0.7% 48 51 2,558 0.2% 78
38 Chevrolet Corsa Hatch 906 0.6% 33 30 12,596 1.1% 25
39 Renault Clio 903 0.6% 31 28 11,737 1.0% 28
40 Mitsubishi L200 903 0.6% 40 42 7,491 0.6% 40
41 Kia Soul 875 0.6% 32 31 7,091 0.6% 42
42 Chevrolet Meriva 866 0.6% 41 38 7,824 0.7% 39
43 Ford Focus 864 0.6% 38 39 9,359 0.8% 32
44 Fiat Doblo 846 0.6% 45 45 6,088 0.5% 47
45 VW Jetta 829 0.6% 56 72 1,882 0.2% 92
46 Chevrolet Vectra 803 0.6% 46 44 6,377 0.5% 46
47 VW Golf 743 0.5% 50 48 6,427 0.5% 45
48 Peugeot 207 Sedan 741 0.5% 43 54 6,732 0.6% 44
49 Hyundai ix35 720 0.5% 49 47 4,662 0.4% 56
50 Citroen C3 Aircross 712 0.5% 42 41 6,864 0.6% 43
51 Hyundai Tucson 665 0.5% 47 46 5,787 0.5% 49
52 Fiat Bravo 653 0.5% 58 55 3,669 0.3% 61
53 Mitsubishi Pajero 622 0.4% 51 53 5,844 0.5% 48
54 Honda CR-V 588 0.4% 59 58 5,300 0.4% 51
55 Nissan Livina 563 0.4% 53 52 5,774 0.5% 50
56 Fiat Ducato 560 0.4% 52 49 5,006 0.4% 53
57 Hyundai Azera 552 0.4% 60 60 3,378 0.3% 67
58 Citroen C4 543 0.4% 57 69 4,320 0.4% 57
59 Ford Ranger 537 0.4% 55 59 4,859 0.4% 54
60 Mitsubishi ASX 536 0.4% 64 62 3,404 0.3% 65
61 VW Polo Sedan 530 0.4% 62 57 4,704 0.4% 55
62 Fiat Linea 512 0.4% 61 61 4,085 0.3% 58
63 JAC J3 Turin 500 0.4% 69 73 1,408 0.1% 102
64 Chevrolet Captiva 484 0.3% 54 50 5,147 0.4% 52
65 Hyundai HR 453 0.3% 68 65 3,381 0.3% 66
66 VW Amarok 449 0.3% 63 63 3,363 0.3% 69
67 Kia K2500 427 0.3% 67 64 3,662 0.3% 62
68 Kia Sportage 407 0.3% 77 77 2,023 0.2% 90
69 Nissan Frontier 394 0.3% 66 67 3,796 0.3% 59
70 Chevrolet Vectra hatch 391 0.3% 70 71 2,993 0.3% 73
71 Ford Fusion 382 0.3% 65 56 3,593 0.3% 63
72 VW Polo 375 0.3% 73 79 3,349 0.3% 70
73 Ford Courier 372 0.3% 79 76 2,729 0.2% 74
74 Kia Sorento 346 0.2% 86 82 2,636 0.2% 76
75 Peugeot 307 340 0.2% 76 88 3,276 0.3% 71
76 Hafei Ruiyi 340 0.2% 81 75 2,631 0.2% 77
77 Toyota Hilux SW4 332 0.2% 82 78 2,691 0.2% 75
78 Nissan Sentra 303 0.2% 83 80 3,537 0.3% 64
79 BMW X1 295 0.2% 90 91 1,595 0.1% 96
80 Citroen C4 Pallas 293 0.2% 78 87 3,139 0.3% 72
81 Hyundai Sonata 288 0.2% 88 89 2,356 0.2% 83
82 Peugeot 408 282 0.2% 94 108 968 0.1% 117
83 Renault Megane GT 271 0.2% 72 68 2,505 0.2% 79
84 Nissan Tiida 268 0.2% 84 83 3,364 0.3% 68
85 Nissan Tiida Sedan 259 0.2% 91 97 2,197 0.2% 89
86 Chery QQ 253 0.2% - - 280 0.0% 145
87 Iveco Daily 3514 250 0.2% 99 94 1,662 0.1% 94
88 Kia Picanto 245 0.2% 71 66 3,763 0.3% 60
89 Renault Master 242 0.2% 89 85 2,496 0.2% 80
90 Mitsubishi Outlander 242 0.2% 98 100 1,262 0.1% 108
91 Toyota RAV4 238 0.2% 102 96 1,443 0.1% 100
92 Citroen C4 Picasso 234 0.2% 80 81 2,252 0.2% 86
93 VW Parati 234 0.2% 110 109 1,667 0.1% 93
94 Hyundai Santa Fe 228 0.2% 85 86 2,455 0.2% 81
95 Citroen Xsara Picasso 228 0.2% 75 74 2,326 0.2% 85
96 Hafei Towner 223 0.2% 100 99 1,414 0.1% 101
97 VW Tiguan 218 0.2% 93 90 2,222 0.2% 87
98 Chevrolet Malibu 218 0.2% - - 850 0.1% 124
99 Renault Fluence 214 0.2% 74 70 1,572 0.1% 97
100 Renault Symbol 205 0.1% 87 84 2,382 0.2% 82

Source: FENAVABRE, www.tela.com.br

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  1. Marcelo de Vasconcellos
    May 22nd, 2011 at 08:28 | #1
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    Matt, saw my first QQ today! A red one. COuldn’t believe. Funny thing was, it didn’t look too out of place. JAC will force makers to add content and will soon drop out. But QQ is at bottom of pile! Look for it to pass JAC ssoon. Also look for Linea to go up and up. Fiat is aggressively pricing it.

    See ya

    • matgasnier
      May 24th, 2011 at 23:13 | #2
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      Very very interesting what you’re saying about JAC not staying strong for long… I wouldn’t have guessed. It will be fascinating to follow the Chery QQ’s progression in the next few months!
      Cheers
      Matt

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