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Argentina March 2012: Ford Ecosport up to 4th place

April 7th, 2012 Leave a comment Go to comments

The current gen Ford Ecosport is now in runout mode before the 2013 model (above) comes in.

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After losing ground for the first time in over 2 years last month, car sales in Argentina are frankly back in positive, growing by 35% year-on-year in March to 81,901 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 252,887 units, up 12% on 2011 which was already a record year. 2012 could well be the first time over 1 million vehicles are sold in Argentina in a single year!

Fiat Fiorino Qubo

No surprises on the podium, unchanged on last month: the Chevrolet Classic leads the way with 4,125 sales and 5% share, ahead of the VW Gol Trend (current generation) at 3,544 units and 4.3% and the Peugeot 207 Compact with 2,770 sales and 3.4%. The Ford Ecosport is back to levels it hadn’t seen in a year and in particular since the launch of the Renault Duster, probably starting to be in runout mode before the 2013 model (pictured above) comes in. It is up to #4 at 2,746 units while the Duster is up 9 spots on February to #14 with 1,697 sales.

Audi R8

Other great performers this month include the Chevrolet Celta up to #8, the Peugeot 308 up 17 ranks on February to a best-ever #32, the Fiat 500 also reaching its highest position ever in Argentina at #54 and the Fiat Fiorino Qubo landing directly at #60 with 275 sales for its very first month in the country. Notice also the Audi R8 selling one unit this month.

Previous month: Argentina February 2012: Chevrolet Classic leads, VW Fox up to #7

One year ago: Argentina March 2011: VW Gol leads, Peugeot 408 lands

Full March 2012 Top 185 Ranking Table below.

Argentina March 2012:

Pos Model Mar % Feb 2012 % Pos 2011
1 Chevrolet Classic 4,125 5.0% 1 11,725 4.6% 1 1
2 VW Gol Trend 3,544 4.3% 2 10,003 4.0% 2 3
3 Peugeot 207 Compact 2,770 3.4% 3 9,340 3.7% 3 2
4 Ford Ecosport 2,746 3.4% 8 7,332 2.9% 6 6
5 VW Suran 2,474 3.0% 5 7,880 3.1% 4 7
6 Toyota Hilux 2,462 3.0% 11 5,672 2.2% 10 8
7 VW Gol Power 2,357 2.9% 4 7,842 3.1% 5 4
8 Chevrolet Celta 2,043 2.5% 12 5,595 2.2% 12 22
9 Renault Clio 1,946 2.4% 6 6,182 2.4% 7 14
10 VW Fox 1,940 2.4% 7 5,964 2.4% 8 24
11 Chevrolet Agile 1,816 2.2% 13 5,592 2.2% 13 13
12 Renault Sandero 1,786 2.2% 14 5,636 2.2% 11 5
13 Chevrolet Aveo 1,718 2.1% 10 5,820 2.3% 9 10
14 Renault Duster 1,697 2.1% 23 5,174 2.0% 15 48
15 Ford Ka 1,559 1.9% 15 4,654 1.8% 16 15
16 Fiat Siena 1,408 1.7% 21 4,536 1.8% 17 16
17 Toyota Corolla 1,358 1.7% 20 4,474 1.8% 18 26
18 Renault Kangoo 1,332 1.6% 22 3,640 1.4% 22 11
19 VW Voyage 1,291 1.6% 18 4,108 1.6% 21 17
20 Fiat Uno 2010 1,275 1.6% 17 4,466 1.8% 19 19
21 Ford Ranger 1,243 1.5% 24 3,273 1.3% 24 20
22 VW Amarok 1,206 1.5% 16 4,210 1.7% 20 18
23 Ford Focus II 1,194 1.5% 9 5,456 2.2% 14 12
24 Peugeot Partner 1,115 1.4% 36 2,950 1.2% 28 21
25 Peugeot 408 988 1.2% 27 3,540 1.4% 23 37
26 Fiat Strada 959 1.2% 25 2,982 1.2% 27 39
27 Ford Fiesta One 872 1.1% 60 1,702 0.7% 43 31
28 Ford Fiesta Kinetic 836 1.0% 19 3,264 1.3% 25 23
29 Renault Fluence 791 1.0% 31 2,578 1.0% 30 29
30 Fiat Fiorino 787 1.0% 30 2,439 1.0% 31 35
31 Fiat Uno Fire 744 0.9% 26 2,792 1.1% 29 28
32 Peugeot 308 739 0.9% 49 1,804 0.7% 39 121
33 Citroen C4 687 0.8% 33 2,164 0.9% 33 32
34 Renault Logan 686 0.8% 29 2,987 1.2% 26 25
35 Chevrolet Cruze 680 0.8% 39 1,980 0.8% 35 56
36 Chevrolet S10 653 0.8% 32 2,061 0.8% 34 33
37 Fiat Punto 608 0.7% 35 2,226 0.9% 32 36
38 Fiat Palio 595 0.7% 42 1,686 0.7% 44 30
39 VW CrossFox 562 0.7% 37 1,748 0.7% 41 58
40 VW Vento 549 0.7% 34 1,954 0.8% 36 27
41 Chevrolet Meriva 546 0.7% 41 1,792 0.7% 40 34
42 Citroen Berlingo 516 0.6% 38 1,944 0.8% 37 44
43 Chevrolet Prisma 515 0.6% 28 1,848 0.7% 38 81
44 Fiat Palio Weekend 422 0.5% 47 1,401 0.6% 45 45
45 VW Saveiro 393 0.5% 55 847 0.3% 56 52
46 Dodge Journey 390 0.5% 75 1,133 0.4% 51 55
47 Renault Master 386 0.5% 44 1,202 0.5% 50 49
48 Citroen C3 382 0.5% 40 1,325 0.5% 46 47
49 Honda Civic 373 0.5% 89 526 0.2% 69 68
50 Honda Fit 372 0.5% 43 1,736 0.7% 42 40
51 Toyota RAV4 372 0.5% 64 918 0.4% 55 69
52 Chevrolet Montana 335 0.4% 53 982 0.4% 53 63
53 Fiat Idea 315 0.4% 51 1,208 0.5% 49 50
54 Fiat 500 312 0.4% 74 733 0.3% 62 122
55 Peugeot 206 299 0.4% 76 789 0.3% 58 43
56 Renault Symbol 298 0.4% 50 994 0.4% 52 38
57 Citroen C3 Aircross 297 0.4% 46 1,280 0.5% 48 51
58 VW Bora 293 0.4% 45 1,285 0.5% 47 9
59 Toyota Hilux SW4 285 0.3% 67 712 0.3% 63 62
60 Fiat Fiorino Qubo 275 0.3%  - 275 0.1% 89  -
61 Chery Tiggo 267 0.3% 52 967 0.4% 54 66
62 Citroen C3 Picasso 259 0.3% 58 811 0.3% 57 67
63 Chery QQ 254 0.3% 54 740 0.3% 60 75
64 Mercedes Sprinter 235 0.3% 56 743 0.3% 59 59
65 Citroen Xsara Picasso 204 0.2% 57 705 0.3% 64 60
66 Audi A1 173 0.2% 62 562 0.2% 67 91
67 Audi A3/S3 168 0.2% 73 451 0.2% 72 88
68 Renault Megane III 163 0.2% 63 614 0.2% 65 80
69 Renault Koleos 160 0.2% 66 391 0.2% 75 82
70 Mercedes C Class 153 0.2% 69 557 0.2% 68 74
71 Iveco Daily 144 0.2% 79 371 0.1% 79 77
72 Honda CR-V 140 0.2% 48 737 0.3% 61 53
73 Hyundai Tucson 137 0.2% 65 386 0.2% 76 93
74 VW Passat 126 0.2% 61 478 0.2% 71 85
75 Peugeot 3008 110 0.1% 71 366 0.1% 80 84
76 Audi A4/S4 101 0.1% 80 423 0.2% 74 89
77 VW Tiguan 101 0.1% 78 313 0.1% 84 86
78 Fiat Linea 97 0.1% 72 360 0.1% 81 83
79 Chevrolet Captiva 94 0.1% 99 245 0.1% 93 94
80 Honda City 89 0.1% 70 510 0.2% 70 54
81 VW Gol Country 87 0.1% 93 211 0.1% 100 79
82 Ford Focus One 86 0.1% 59 444 0.2% 73 71
83 Ford Kuga 86 0.1% 90 288 0.1% 87 73
84 Peugeot Hoggar 86 0.1% 91 237 0.1% 96 158
85 Fiat Ducato 84 0.1% 87 271 0.1% 91 87
86 Nissan Frontier 81 0.1% 68 564 0.2% 66 57
87 Peugeot Boxer 75 0.1% 88 239 0.1% 95 112
88 Chevrolet Spark 75 0.1% 95 216 0.1% 99 96
89 BMW 1 Series 75 0.1% 97 199 0.1% 101 113
90 Audi Q5 72 0.1% 86 297 0.1% 85 101
91 Chery Face 70 0.1% 83 275 0.1% 88 99
92 Jeep Patriot 69 0.1% 94 152 0.1% 106 114
93 Citroen DS3 68 0.1% 84 234 0.1% 97 111
94 Hyundai Santa Fe 66 0.1% 77 289 0.1% 86 92
95 Hyundai i10 66 0.1% 106 164 0.1% 104 76
96 Peugeot Expert 64 0.1% 96 220 0.1% 98 103
97 Chevrolet Classic SW 57 0.1% 92 383 0.2% 77 64
98 Audi A5/RS5 55 0.1% 98 177 0.1% 103 102
99 BMW 3 Series 50 0.1% 102 158 0.1% 105 108
100 Mini Cooper 50 0.1% 100 140 0.1% 108 128
101 Jeep Grand Cherokee 49 0.1% 82 242 0.1% 94 152
102 Ford F100 45 0.1% 81 272 0.1% 90 78
103 Nissan Sentra 42 0.1% 85 380 0.2% 78 61
104 Hyundai H1 42 0.1% 127 191 0.1% 102 95
105 Toyota Land Cruiser 42 0.1% 121 124 0.0% 114 115
106 Mercedes GLK 40 0.0% 109 151 0.1% 107 106
107 Peugeot RCZ 38 0.0% 116 101 0.0% 118 130
108 Citroen Jumper 38 0.0% 131 80 0.0% 124 126
109 Kia Soul 38 0.0% 171 48 0.0% 136 119
110 Mitsubishi L200 37 0.0% 105 136 0.1% 110 98
111 Citroen C4 Picasso 36 0.0% 104 137 0.1% 109 109
112 Kia Sportage 34 0.0% 103 113 0.0% 117 138
113 Peugeot 5008 34 0.0% 118 66 0.0% 128 n/a
114 Kia Sorento 33 0.0% 123 135 0.1% 111 105
115 Ford Mondeo 29 0.0% 114 114 0.0% 115 132
116 Jeep Compass 29 0.0% 117 63 0.0% 130 151
117 Kia K2500 28 0.0% 119 124 0.0% 113 97
118 BMW X1 27 0.0% 110 113 0.0% 116 137
119 Toyota Camry 27 0.0% 125 96 0.0% 119 145
120 VW Golf 25 0.0% 120 88 0.0% 122 107
121 Ford Transit 24 0.0% 113 133 0.1% 112 100
122 Mercedes E Class 23 0.0% 149 49 0.0% 135 139
123 VW Sharan 23 0.0% 144 44 0.0% 140 147
124 Jeep Cherokee 22 0.0% 122 73 0.0% 127 129
125 VW Touareg 20 0.0% 137 78 0.0% 126 173
126 Mitsubishi Outlander 20 0.0% 173 29 0.0% 149 155
127 BMW 5 Series 19 0.0% 138 44 0.0% 141 136
128 Chevrolet Astra 17 0.0% 101 249 0.1% 92 46
129 Peugeot 307 16 0.0% 112 315 0.1% 83 42
130 Hyundai Genesis 16 0.0% 107 92 0.0% 120 116
131 Audi Q7 16 0.0% 111 63 0.0% 129 171
132 Smart Fortwo 16 0.0% 132 55 0.0% 132 117
133 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 16 0.0% 133 51 0.0% 134 172
134 Nissan Tiida 15 0.0% 108 332 0.1% 82 41
135 Mercedes B Class 14 0.0% 128 79 0.0% 125 110
136 Ford S-Max 14 0.0% 140 52 0.0% 133 150
137 Renault Latitude 14 0.0% 136 42 0.0% 142 141
138 Audi TT 13 0.0% 126 62 0.0% 131 135
139 Hyundai i30 13 0.0% 129 45 0.0% 138 118
140 Porsche Cayenne 13 0.0% 143 39 0.0% 143 169
141 Subaru Forester 13 0.0% 151 26 0.0% 154 161
142 Volvo XC60 12 0.0% 158 33 0.0% 145 166
143 Honda Accord 11 0.0% 142 33 0.0% 144 134
144 Alfa Romeo Mi.To 10 0.0% 157 31 0.0% 147 124
145 Mercedes SLK 10 0.0% 154 28 0.0% 150 170
146 Subaru Outback 10 0.0% 152 22 0.0% 158 143
147 BMW Z4 10 0.0% 166 15 0.0% 164 n/a
148 Nissan Murano 9 0.0% 134 91 0.0% 121 127
149 SsangYong Actyon 9 0.0% 145 27 0.0% 151 n/a
150 Volvo C30 9 0.0% 147 26 0.0% 152 159
151 Audi A6 9 0.0% 161 19 0.0% 160 n/a
152 Range Rover 9 0.0% 176 11 0.0% 167 n/a
153 Volvo S60 8 0.0% 135 46 0.0% 137 n/a
154 Chevrolet Sonic 8 0.0% 115 32 0.0% 146  -
155 Chrysler Town & Country 8 0.0% 130 26 0.0% 153 n/a
156 Nissan X-Trail 7 0.0% 124 85 0.0% 123 142
157 Kia Cerato 7 0.0% 141 29 0.0% 148 123
158 Audi A7 7 0.0% 150 24 0.0% 157 n/a
159 Mercedes Viano 7 0.0% 148 22 0.0% 159 n/a
160 Jeep Wrangler 5 0.0% 146 45 0.0% 139 120
161 Citroen C5 5 0.0% 139 25 0.0% 155 148
162 BMW X5 5 0.0% 153 17 0.0% 162 160
163 Chevrolet Vectra 4 0.0% 170 25 0.0% 156 70
164 Subaru Impreza 4 0.0% 155 16 0.0% 163 144
165 Suzuki Fun 4 0.0% 172 13 0.0% 166 65
166 Subaru Legacy 4 0.0% 167 9 0.0% 170 177
167 BMW X6 3 0.0% 160 14 0.0% 165 154
168 Volvo S40 3 0.0% 165 10 0.0% 168 168
169 Alfa Romeo 159 3 0.0% 168 6 0.0% 174 176
170 Hyundai Veloster 3 0.0%  - 3 0.0% 177  -
171 Toyota Prius 2 0.0% 159 17 0.0% 161 157
172 Mitsubishi Lancer 2 0.0% 156 8 0.0% 172 167
173 Land Rover Freelander 1 0.0% 162 10 0.0% 169 n/a
174 Mitsubishi Nativa 1 0.0% 164 9 0.0% 171 n/a
175 Mercedes ML Class 1 0.0% 163 8 0.0% 173 153
176 VW Beetle 1 0.0%  - 4 0.0% 176 163
177 Chevrolet Corsa II 1 0.0%  - 2 0.0% 180 72
178 BMW X3 1 0.0%  - 2 0.0% 181 n/a
179 Audi R8 1 0.0%  - 1 0.0% 185 n/a
180 Chrysler PT Cruiser 1 0.0%  - 1 0.0% 186 104
181 Hyundai Sonata 1 0.0%  - 1 0.0% 187 n/a
182 Mercedes CLC 1 0.0%  - 1 0.0% 188 156
183 Seat Leon 1 0.0%  - 1 0.0% 189 140
184 Mitsubishi Montero 1 0.0%  - 1 0.0% 196 n/a
185 Suzuki Grand Vitara 1 0.0%  - 1 0.0% 201 125

Source: autoblog.com.ar

Categories: Argentina
  1. Alex
    April 8th, 2012 at 12:06 | #1
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    Chery is the only Chinese automaker in Argentina. Due to extreme protectionism most Chinese automakers don’t sell cars in Argentina yet.

  2. Augusto
    April 8th, 2012 at 11:22 | #2
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    Only Chery made inroads in the market as they are produced at the Socma (formerly retooled SEVEL) factory in Uruguay. The others haven’t taken by storm the market as happened in neighboring countries.

  3. Paul
    April 8th, 2012 at 08:59 | #3
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    Surprised. I thought the Chinese would have a couple in the lower reaches.

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