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Venezuela April 2012: Civetchi Pick-up/Dongfeng Rich up to #7

May 5th, 2012 Leave a comment Go to comments

Civetchi Pick-up/Dongfeng Rich

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New car sales in Venezuela are in the green again, up 5% year-on-year in April to 9,908 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 43,152 units, up 22% on 2011. For the first time since November 2011, the Ford Fiesta is the best-selling model in Venezuela this month with 893 sales and 9% share, kicking the Chevrolet Aveo down to #2 at 813 units and 8.2%. The Aveo is still on top by far in the year-to-date ranking though with 5,943 sales and 13.8% vs. 2,995 and 6.9% for the Fiesta. The Ford F350 stays robust and rounds up the podium again.

Below the Mitsubishi Lancer in excellent shape at #4, government deliveries push the Toyota Land Cruiser up to #5 while the Ford Explorer excels at 5.5% share in 6th place. But the big event this month is the 7th position of the Dongfeng Pick-up, assembled locally and sold under the name Civetchi Pick-up! Selling no less than 499 units for a 5% market share, the Chinese commercial vehicle launched in January this year and is up 346% on its March sales figure, making Venezuela the latest Latin American country to succumb to the Chinese charms after Brazil, Uruguay, the Dominican Republic, Peru, Paraguay and Cuba.

Previous month: Venezuela March 2012: Chevrolet Aveo #1, Peugeot 408 lands

One year ago: Venezuela April 2011: Fiat Siena #3

Full April 2012 Top 40 Ranking Table below.

Venezuela April 2012:

Pos Model Apr % Mar 2012 % Pos 2011
1 Ford Fiesta 893 9.0% 2 2,995 6.9% 2 2
2 Chevrolet Aveo 813 8.2% 1 5,943 13.8% 1 1
3 Ford F350 714 7.2% 3 2,196 5.1% 3 3
4 Mitsubishi Lancer 635 6.4% 6 2,051 4.8% 4 6
5 Toyota Land Cruiser 616 6.2%  - 616 1.4% 28  -
6 Ford Explorer 548 5.5% 8 1,438 3.3% 9 15
7 Civetchi Pickup 499 5.0% 31 723 1.7% 22  -
8 Jeep Grand Cherokee 481 4.9% 9 1,564 3.6% 8 5
9 Toyota Corolla 434 4.4% 7 1,834 4.3% 6 7
10 Jeep Cherokee 380 3.8% 18 976 2.3% 16 16
11 Hyundai Elantra 330 3.3% 11 1,226 2.8% 12 10
12 Chevrolet Luv 297 3.0% 5 1,797 4.2% 7 11
13 Toyota Fortuner 279 2.8% 10 1,384 3.2% 10 13
14 Ford F250 253 2.6% 12 865 2.0% 19 19
15 Chevrolet Cruze 248 2.5% 4 1,993 4.6% 5 22
16 Kia Sportage 204 2.1% 19 793 1.8% 20 18
17 Hyundai Getz 197 2.0% 22 893 2.1% 18 9
18 Kia Rio 180 1.8% 26 672 1.6% 25 17
19 Chevrolet NPR 154 1.6% 21 722 1.7% 24 25
20 Chevrolet C3500 152 1.5% 14 1,304 3.0% 11 8
21 Chevrolet Optra 145 1.5% 17 1,030 2.4% 13 4
22 Toyota Hilux 137 1.4% 27 606 1.4% 29 23
23 Chevrolet Silverado 133 1.3% 15 938 2.2% 17 12
24 Ford Cargo 1721 91 0.9% 29 286 0.7% 32 26
25 Dodge Caliber 84 0.8% 20 753 1.7% 21 24
26 Daihatsu Terios 83 0.8% 34 295 0.7% 31 30
27 Mitsubishi Canter 74 0.7% n/a 125 0.3% 42 29
28 Ford Cargo 815 68 0.7% 32 230 0.5% 35 n/a
29 VW SpaceFox 63 0.6% 24 626 1.5% 27 n/a
30 Kia Pregio 60 0.6% n/a 239 0.6% 34 n/a
31 Citroen Berlingo 60 0.6% n/a 180 0.4% 38  -
32 Iveco Daily 53 0.5% 35 228 0.5% 36 31
33 Fiat Siena 51 0.5% 28 723 1.7% 23 27
34 Chevrolet Spark 50 0.5% 13 665 1.5% 26 14
35 Chevrolet NHR 50 0.5% 30 343 0.8% 30 n/a
36 Iveco Eurocargo 50 0.5% n/a 177 0.4% 39 n/a
37 Iveco Trakker 38 0.4% n/a 117 0.3% 43 n/a
38 Peugeot 207 35 0.4% 23 1,016 2.4% 14 28
39 Iveco Stralis 29 0.3% n/a 107 0.2% 44 n/a
40 Peugeot 408 23 0.2% 25 255 0.6% 33  -

Source: CAVENEZ

Categories: Venezuela
  1. Jose Sanchez
    August 20th, 2012 at 22:00 | #1
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    Los Chery son ensamblados en Tejerias, cerca de la Victoria.

  2. Luis
    May 9th, 2012 at 11:23 | #2
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    Hi Matt,

    according to this article. http://www.guiamotor.com/DetalleNoticia.aspx?noticiaId=89, cars sold and distributed by Venirauto ZGT Corporation (Chery) are not being reported monthly and cannot be tracked by CAVENEZ.

    Thanks,
    Luis

    • matgasnier
      May 9th, 2012 at 15:17 | #3
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      Excellent insight Luis thank you very much for sharing!
      cheers
      Matt

  3. Luis
    May 8th, 2012 at 09:08 | #4
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    Where are the Chery being assembled in Venezuela? Are they not being counted by CAVENEZ?

    • matgasnier
      May 8th, 2012 at 16:40 | #5
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      Hi Luis,
      CAVENEZ figures show Chery at zero for the last few months, so either it is not accounted for/shared by Chery or they have momentarily stopped production. Can anyone from Venezuela/in the know confirm please?
      thanks
      Matt

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