Argentina April 2012: Has the market peaked out?

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Argentina April 2012: Has the market peaked out?

May 5th, 2012 matgasnier Leave a comment Go to comments

Ford Ka

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After being on fire for 28 consecutive months of year-on-year growth from October 2009 until January 2012, the Argentinean new car market dropped by 4% last February but was up again by 35% last month. In April it is down again at -8% to 59,958 registrations and for the first time dealerships admit there is a slowdown in the demand of new cars. Shock! Horror! Has the Argentinean car market finally peaked out? The next few months will confirm or infirm the trend.

Toyota Hilux

In the meantime the Chevrolet Classic is not disturbed and stays on top of the models ranking with 2,740 sales and 4.6% ahead of the VW Gol Trend at 2,536 units and 4.2%. Boosted by its facelift, the Toyota Hilux climbs on the podium at #3 with 2,075 sales and 3.5%, a level it hadn’t reached in at least 4 years! The Peugeot 207 Compact is down to #4 just above the Ford Ka up 10 spots to #5 at 2,012 sales and 3.4%, possibly its highest ever ranking in Argentina.

Other great performers this month include the Renault Duster up to #12, the Peugeot 308 up 14 ranks to a best-ever #18 with 1,187 units and 2% share, and the Fiat Fiorino Qubo and Fiat 500 both breaking into the monthly Argentinean Top 50 for the very first time at #43 and #44 respectively.

Previous month: Argentina March 2012: Ford Ecosport up to 4th place

One year ago: Argentina April 2011: VW Gol takes off

Full April 2012 Top 50 Ranking Table below.

Argentina April 2012:

Pos	Model	Apr	%	Mar	2012	%	Pos	2011
1	Chevrolet Classic	2,740	4.6%	1	14,465	4.6%	1	1
2	VW Gol Trend	2,536	4.2%	2	12,539	4.0%	2	3
3	Toyota Hilux	2,075	3.5%	6	7,747	2.5%	8	8
4	Peugeot 207 Compact	2,044	3.4%	3	11,384	3.6%	3	2
5	Ford Ka	2,012	3.4%	15	6,666	2.1%	13	15
6	VW Suran	1,998	3.3%	5	9,878	3.2%	4	7
7	Ford Ecosport	1,989	3.3%	4	9,321	3.0%	6	6
8	VW Gol Power	1,843	3.1%	7	9,685	3.1%	5	4
9	Renault Clio	1,669	2.8%	9	7,851	2.5%	7	14
10	Renault Sandero	1,644	2.7%	12	7,280	2.3%	10	5
11	Renault Kangoo	1,438	2.4%	18	5,078	1.6%	22	11
12	Renault Duster	1,427	2.4%	14	6,601	2.1%	15	48
13	VW Fox	1,416	2.4%	10	7,380	2.4%	9	24
14	VW Voyage	1,276	2.1%	19	5,384	1.7%	19	17
15	Toyota Corolla	1,257	2.1%	17	5,731	1.8%	18	26
16	Chevrolet Agile	1,235	2.1%	11	6,827	2.2%	12	13
17	Fiat Siena	1,207	2.0%	16	5,743	1.8%	17	16
18	Peugeot 308	1,187	2.0%	32	2,991	1.0%	32	121
19	Chevrolet Aveo	1,103	1.8%	13	6,923	2.2%	11	10
20	VW Amarok	1,099	1.8%	22	5,309	1.7%	21	18
21	Chevrolet Celta	1,061	1.8%	8	6,656	2.1%	14	22
22	Peugeot Partner	1,045	1.7%	24	3,995	1.3%	26	21
23	Ford Focus II	1,014	1.7%	23	6,470	2.1%	16	12
24	Peugeot 408	899	1.5%	25	4,439	1.4%	23	37
25	Fiat Uno 2010	882	1.5%	20	5,348	1.7%	20	19
26	Ford Ranger	854	1.4%	21	4,127	1.3%	24	20
27	Ford Fiesta Kinetic	830	1.4%	28	4,094	1.3%	25	23
28	Fiat Strada	696	1.2%	26	3,678	1.2%	27	39
29	Renault Fluence	665	1.1%	29	3,243	1.0%	29	29
30	Fiat Palio	639	1.1%	38	2,325	0.7%	39	30
31	Citroen C4	632	1.1%	33	2,796	0.9%	33	32
32	Fiat Fiorino	614	1.0%	30	3,053	1.0%	31	35
33	Fiat Uno Fire	540	0.9%	31	3,332	1.1%	28	28
34	Honda Fit	525	0.9%	50	2,261	0.7%	40	40
35	Fiat Punto	510	0.9%	37	2,736	0.9%	34	36
36	VW Vento	484	0.8%	40	2,438	0.8%	36	27
37	Citroen Berlingo	482	0.8%	42	2,426	0.8%	37	44
38	Ford Fiesta One	480	0.8%	27	2,182	0.7%	42	31
39	Chevrolet S10	468	0.8%	36	2,529	0.8%	35	33
40	VW CrossFox	459	0.8%	39	2,207	0.7%	41	58
41	Chevrolet Cruze	422	0.7%	35	2,402	0.8%	38	56
42	VW Saveiro	415	0.7%	45	1,262	0.4%	53	52
43	Fiat Fiorino Qubo	412	0.7%	60	687	0.2%	68	-
44	Fiat 500	402	0.7%	54	1,135	0.4%	56	122
45	Chevrolet Meriva	360	0.6%	41	2,152	0.7%	43	34
46	Citroen C3	319	0.5%	48	1,644	0.5%	46	47
47	Peugeot 206	311	0.5%	55	1,100	0.4%	57	43
48	Renault Symbol	297	0.5%	56	1,291	0.4%	52	38
49	Fiat Palio Weekend	294	0.5%	44	1,695	0.5%	45	45
50	Dodge Journey	282	0.5%	46	1,415	0.5%	50	55