Venezuela October 2012: State orders keep Land Cruiser high
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The Venezuelan new vehicle market is up 5% year-on-year in October to 10,955 registrations, split between 8,411 locally produced models (-9%) and 2,544 imports (+117%!). Year-to-date, the total stands at 110,273 units, up 11% on 2011. The Chevrolet Aveo holds the pole position once again with 1,137 sales and 10.4% share, reinforcing its 2012 year-to-date leadership at 15,713 units and 14.2%. The Mitsubishi Lancer continues to impress, up one spot on September to #2 with 744 sales and 6.8% while the Toyota Corolla rounds up the podium at 571 units and 5.2%.
Government orders keep the Toyota Land Cruiser at a very high level, #4 again this month with 556 sales and 5.1% and now up to #10 year-to-date at 3.1% share, with the ’76′ version (pictured above) accounting for the majority of the sales. Notice also the Chevrolet NPR up 5 spots to #9, the Kia Rio robust again at #11, the Mack Granite up to #19 at 206 units and 1.9% and the Kia Pregio up 11 ranks to #23.
Previous month: Venezuela September 2012: Renault Duster lands at #20
One year ago: Venezuela October 2011: Ford Fiesta most popular
Full October 2012 Top 30 Ranking Table below.
Venezuela October 2012:
| Pos | Model | Oct | % | Sep | 2012 | % | Pos | 2011 |
| 1 | Chevrolet Aveo | 1,137 | 10.4% | 1 | 15,713 | 14.2% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Mitsubishi Lancer | 744 | 6.8% | 3 | 5,378 | 4.9% | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Toyota Corolla | 571 | 5.2% | 5 | 5,397 | 4.9% | 5 | 7 |
| 4 | Toyota Land Cruiser | 556 | 5.1% | 4 | 3,437 | 3.1% | 10 | - |
| 5 | Chevrolet Cruze | 547 | 5.0% | 2 | 6,327 | 5.7% | 3 | 22 |
| 6 | Ford F350 | 482 | 4.4% | 7 | 5,795 | 5.3% | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Ford Explorer | 482 | 4.4% | 15 | 4,102 | 3.7% | 7 | 15 |
| 8 | Jeep Grand Cherokee | 450 | 4.1% | 10 | 3,803 | 3.4% | 8 | 5 |
| 9 | Chevrolet NPR | 435 | 4.0% | 14 | 2,522 | 2.3% | 14 | 25 |
| 10 | Toyota Fortuner | 422 | 3.9% | 6 | 3,744 | 3.4% | 9 | 13 |
| 11 | Kia Rio | 353 | 3.2% | 9 | 1,902 | 1.7% | 20 | 17 |
| 12 | Ford Fiesta | 347 | 3.2% | 8 | 6,866 | 6.2% | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Jeep Cherokee | 321 | 2.9% | 11 | 3,199 | 2.9% | 12 | 16 |
| 14 | Chevrolet Optra | 299 | 2.7% | 28 | 2,274 | 2.1% | 17 | 4 |
| 15 | Chevrolet C3500 | 271 | 2.5% | 13 | 2,918 | 2.6% | 13 | 8 |
| 16 | Chevrolet LUV | 220 | 2.0% | 17 | 3,304 | 3.0% | 11 | 11 |
| 17 | Chevrolet Silverado | 216 | 2.0% | 26 | 2,389 | 2.2% | 16 | 12 |
| 18 | Toyota Hilux | 210 | 1.9% | 19 | 1,751 | 1.6% | 22 | 23 |
| 19 | Mack Granite | 206 | 1.9% | n/a | 717 | 0.7% | 36 | n/a |
| 20 | Kia Sportage | 185 | 1.7% | 16 | 2,038 | 1.8% | 18 | 18 |
| 21 | Mitsubishi Canter | 156 | 1.4% | 21 | 886 | 0.8% | 28 | 29 |
| 22 | Ford F250 | 152 | 1.4% | 25 | 2,003 | 1.8% | 19 | 19 |
| 23 | Kia Pregio | 137 | 1.3% | 34 | 802 | 0.7% | 32 | n/a |
| 24 | Mitsubishi L300 | 133 | 1.2% | 24 | 712 | 0.6% | 37 | n/a |
| 25 | Hyundai Elantra | 125 | 1.1% | 23 | 2,455 | 2.2% | 15 | 10 |
| 26 | Iveco Daily | 103 | 0.9% | 31 | 771 | 0.7% | 33 | 31 |
| 27 | Scania Camiones | 97 | 0.9% | n/a | 256 | 0.2% | 49 | n/a |
| 28 | Hyundai Getz | 75 | 0.7% | 30 | 1,757 | 1.6% | 21 | 9 |
| 29 | Ford Cargo 1721 | 69 | 0.6% | 27 | 743 | 0.7% | 35 | 26 |
| 30 | Iveco Trakker | 63 | 0.6% | 42 | 268 | 0.2% | 48 | n/a |
Source: www.cavenez.com







