Brazil mid-June 2012: VW Fox and Renault Sandero shine

Renault Sandero

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After a few months down, the Brazilian car market is back in positive in a big way during the first half of June, up 24% year-on-year to 175,659 sales. The year-to-date total stands at 1,467,572 units. The VW Gol holds the pole position once again with 14,127 sales and 8% share followed by the Fiat Uno at 12,758 units and 7.3% while the VW Fox/CrossFox manages to climb onto the podium with 8,790 sales and 5% share, its highest since February 2011!

The Fiat Palio is kicked down to #4 but stays solid at 4.9% share, ahead of the Ford Fiesta Hatch up 3 spots on May to #5 and the Chevrolet Celta down 2 to #6. The Renault Sandero hits its highest market share ever in Brazil at 3.4% thanks to 5,933 sales at #7, its previous record being 3.2% in mid-October 2011 when it also reached #6.

The Fiat Siena is back in the Top 10 at #8 thanks to the new generation, the Renault Duster is up 7 spots to #16, the Chevrolet Cruze Hatchback is up 19 to #38, the Peugeot 308 up 15 to #57 and the Chevrolet Sonic breaks into the Brazilian Top 100 for the first time at #83 with 343 sales.

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