Venezuela March 2012: Chevrolet Aveo #1, Peugeot 408 lands
Peugeot 408
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Massive month for car sales in Venezuela, up 48% year-on-year in March to 15,243 units, which brings the year-to-date total to 33,244 registrations, up 29% on 2011. No surprises in pole position: after leading the market for 7 consecutive years up until 2011, the Chevrolet Aveo looks like it’s headed the same way for 2012 with 2,329 sales and 15.3% share in March and 5,130 and 15.4% year-to-date, 2.5 times what the Ford Fiesta, #2 year-to-date, sold. The Fiesta is up to 7.8% however this month.
Back on the podium for the first time since last November, the Ford F-350 sells 814 units for a 5.3% market share, followed by the Chevrolet Cruze solid at 4.9% and the Chevrolet LUV up 2 spots on last month at 4.8%. The Ford Explorer and F-250 are both up 14 ranks to #8 and #12 respectively while the Chevrolet Spark is up 8 to #13. A newcomer gets noticed this month: the Peugeot 408 imported from Argentina, landing directly at #25 with 232 sales, while the Civetchi Pick-up (aka DongFeng Rich) reappears at #31 after one month off.
Previous month: Venezuela February 2012: Chevrolet Cruze and Peugeot 207 shine
One year ago: Venezuela March 2012: Ford Fiesta leads, new Ford Ranger #5
Full March 2012 Top 35 Ranking Table below.
Venezuela March 2012:
| Pos | Model | Mar | % | Feb | 2012 | % | Pos | 2011 |
| 1 | Chevrolet Aveo | 2,329 | 15.3% | 1 | 5,130 | 15.4% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Ford Fiesta | 1,189 | 7.8% | 2 | 2,102 | 6.3% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Ford F350 | 814 | 5.3% | 5 | 1,482 | 4.5% | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Chevrolet Cruze | 744 | 4.9% | 3 | 1,745 | 5.2% | 3 | 22 |
| 5 | Chevrolet Luv | 725 | 4.8% | 7 | 1,500 | 4.5% | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | Mitsubishi Lancer | 724 | 4.7% | 6 | 1,416 | 4.3% | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Toyota Corolla | 615 | 4.0% | 9 | 1,400 | 4.2% | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Ford Explorer | 585 | 3.8% | 22 | 890 | 2.7% | 14 | 15 |
| 9 | Jeep Grand Cherokee | 560 | 3.7% | 10 | 1,083 | 3.3% | 10 | 5 |
| 10 | Toyota Fortuner | 456 | 3.0% | 11 | 1,105 | 3.3% | 9 | 13 |
| 11 | Hyundai Elantra | 452 | 3.0% | 17 | 896 | 2.7% | 13 | 10 |
| 12 | Ford F250 | 400 | 2.6% | 26 | 612 | 1.8% | 21 | 19 |
| 13 | Chevrolet Spark | 378 | 2.5% | 21 | 615 | 1.8% | 20 | 14 |
| 14 | Chevrolet C3500 | 355 | 2.3% | 4 | 1,152 | 3.5% | 8 | 8 |
| 15 | Chevrolet Silverado | 355 | 2.3% | 14 | 805 | 2.4% | 16 | 12 |
| 16 | Mazda BT-50 | 343 | 2.3% | 13 | 991 | 3.0% | 11 | 31 |
| 17 | Chevrolet Optra | 323 | 2.1% | 12 | 885 | 2.7% | 15 | 4 |
| 18 | Jeep Cherokee | 320 | 2.1% | 15 | 596 | 1.8% | 22 | 16 |
| 19 | Kia Sportage | 287 | 1.9% | 27 | 589 | 1.8% | 23 | 18 |
| 20 | Dodge Caliber | 274 | 1.8% | 16 | 669 | 2.0% | 19 | 24 |
| 21 | Chevrolet NPR | 265 | 1.7% | 20 | 568 | 1.7% | 24 | 25 |
| 22 | Hyundai Getz | 257 | 1.7% | 18 | 696 | 2.1% | 17 | 9 |
| 23 | Peugeot 207 | 256 | 1.7% | 8 | 981 | 3.0% | 12 | 28 |
| 24 | VW SpaceFox | 242 | 1.6% | 24 | 563 | 1.7% | 25 | n/a |
| 25 | Peugeot 408 | 232 | 1.5% | - | 232 | 0.7% | 29 | - |
| 26 | Kia Rio | 227 | 1.5% | 23 | 492 | 1.5% | 26 | 17 |
| 27 | Toyota Hilux | 187 | 1.2% | 25 | 469 | 1.4% | 27 | 23 |
| 28 | Fiat Siena | 176 | 1.2% | 19 | 672 | 2.0% | 18 | 27 |
| 29 | Ford Cargo 1721 | 136 | 0.9% | n/a | 195 | 0.6% | 32 | 26 |
| 30 | Chevrolet NHR | 133 | 0.9% | 29 | 293 | 0.9% | 28 | n/a |
| 31 | Civetchi Pickup | 112 | 0.7% | - | 224 | 0.7% | 30 | - |
| 32 | Ford Cargo 815 | 104 | 0.7% | n/a | 162 | 0.5% | 36 | n/a |
| 33 | Mack Granite | 82 | 0.5% | n/a | 165 | 0.5% | 35 | n/a |
| 34 | Daihatsu Terios | 70 | 0.5% | 28 | 212 | 0.6% | 31 | 30 |
| 35 | Iveco Daily | 59 | 0.4% | 30 | 175 | 0.5% | 34 | 31 |
Source: www.cavenez.com
