Argentina December 2012: Ford Ecosport gets a boost
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New car sales in Argentina are down 4% year-on-year in December to 37,063 registrations, bringing the Full Year 2012 total to 840,679 units, down 2% on 2011. After being passed by the VW Gol Power in November, the Chevrolet Classic reclaims its traditional pole position this month with 1,935 sales and 5.2%, kicking the Gol Power down to #2 at 1,504 units and 4.1%. The Ford Ka shines in December and is up 4 spots on last month to round up the podium thanks to 1,432 sales and 3.9%. The Renault Kango stays robust at #4 with 1,224 units and 3.3%.
Boosted by the arrival of the new model, the Ford Escosport shoots up 24 ranks on November to land at #8 with 1,043 sales and 2.8%, just ahead of the Ford Ranger still very solid at #9 and 1,002 units. The Ford Fiesta Kinetic also gets a kick, up 14 spots to #15, while the Chevrolet Spin is up 17 to #21 and the Chevrolet Sonic up 15 to #29. We welcome two newcomers in the Argentinean ranking this month: the Renault Clio Mio at #49 with 199 sales and the Citroen Nuevo C3 at #57 and 141 units.
Full Year post: Argentina Full Year 2012: Chevrolet Classic #1, Renault Duster shines
Previous month: Argentina November 2012: VW Gol Power takes the lead
One year ago: Argentina Full Year 2011: Chevrolet Classic #1 in record year
Full December Top 100 Ranking Table below.
Argentina December 2012:
| Pos | Model | Dec | % | Nov | 2012 | % | Pos | 2011 |
| 1 | Chevrolet Classic | 1,935 | 5.2% | 2 | 42,313 | 5.0% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | VW Gol Power | 1,504 | 4.1% | 1 | 29,634 | 3.5% | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | Ford Ka | 1,432 | 3.9% | 7 | 22,387 | 2.7% | 9 | 15 |
| 4 | Renault Kangoo | 1,224 | 3.3% | 4 | 21,486 | 2.6% | 10 | 11 |
| 5 | Peugeot 207 Compact | 1,183 | 3.2% | 6 | 30,451 | 3.6% | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | Toyota Hilux | 1,129 | 3.0% | 5 | 23,117 | 2.7% | 7 | 8 |
| 7 | VW Suran | 1,086 | 2.9% | 3 | 26,133 | 3.1% | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | Ford Ecosport | 1,043 | 2.8% | 32 | 21,252 | 2.5% | 11 | 6 |
| 9 | Ford Ranger | 1,002 | 2.7% | 8 | 16,192 | 1.9% | 17 | 20 |
| 10 | Chevrolet Celta | 934 | 2.5% | 14 | 19,091 | 2.3% | 13 | 22 |
| 11 | VW Gol Trend | 903 | 2.4% | 9 | 32,991 | 3.9% | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Peugeot Partner | 788 | 2.1% | 11 | 15,558 | 1.9% | 18 | 21 |
| 13 | Ford Focus II | 758 | 2.0% | 16 | 18,036 | 2.1% | 15 | 12 |
| 14 | Fiat Siena | 753 | 2.0% | 10 | 14,965 | 1.8% | 20 | 16 |
| 15 | Ford Fiesta Kinetic | 744 | 2.0% | 29 | 10,673 | 1.3% | 26 | 23 |
| 16 | Renault Duster | 698 | 1.9% | 17 | 19,201 | 2.3% | 12 | 48 |
| 17 | Chevrolet Aveo | 687 | 1.9% | 24 | 16,400 | 2.0% | 16 | 10 |
| 18 | Chevrolet Agile | 677 | 1.8% | 12 | 18,348 | 2.2% | 14 | 13 |
| 19 | Renault Sandero | 665 | 1.8% | 15 | 22,472 | 2.7% | 8 | 5 |
| 20 | VW Amarok | 646 | 1.7% | 18 | 14,565 | 1.7% | 22 | 18 |
| 21 | Chevrolet Spin | 544 | 1.5% | 38 | 1,041 | 0.1% | 86 | - |
| 22 | Peugeot 308 | 537 | 1.4% | 13 | 13,682 | 1.6% | 24 | 121 |
| 23 | Toyota Corolla | 498 | 1.3% | 19 | 15,288 | 1.8% | 19 | 26 |
| 24 | Fiat Palio | 460 | 1.2% | 22 | 10,489 | 1.2% | 27 | 30 |
| 25 | Chevrolet S10 | 454 | 1.2% | 31 | 7,536 | 0.9% | 36 | 33 |
| 26 | VW Voyage | 448 | 1.2% | 26 | 14,943 | 1.8% | 21 | 17 |
| 27 | VW Vento | 413 | 1.1% | 23 | 8,723 | 1.0% | 31 | 27 |
| 28 | Citroen Berlingo | 411 | 1.1% | 28 | 7,487 | 0.9% | 37 | 44 |
| 29 | Chevrolet Sonic | 404 | 1.1% | 44 | 3,700 | 0.4% | 54 | - |
| 30 | Peugeot 408 | 396 | 1.1% | 25 | 11,554 | 1.4% | 25 | 37 |
| 31 | VW Bora | 354 | 1.0% | 37 | 5,417 | 0.6% | 43 | 9 |
| 32 | VW Fox | 347 | 0.9% | 30 | 14,460 | 1.7% | 23 | 24 |
| 33 | Fiat Qubo | 338 | 0.9% | 21 | 5,708 | 0.7% | 41 | - |
| 34 | Fiat Uno 2010 | 313 | 0.8% | 56 | 10,393 | 1.2% | 28 | 19 |
| 35 | Renault Fluence | 299 | 0.8% | 33 | 9,357 | 1.1% | 29 | 29 |
| 36 | VW Saveiro | 297 | 0.8% | 41 | 5,072 | 0.6% | 46 | 52 |
| 37 | Citroen C3 Picasso | 297 | 0.8% | 36 | 3,263 | 0.4% | 59 | 67 |
| 38 | Fiat Strada | 294 | 0.8% | 35 | 7,659 | 0.9% | 35 | 39 |
| 39 | Citroen C3 Aircross | 288 | 0.8% | 43 | 3,910 | 0.5% | 52 | 51 |
| 40 | Renault Clio | 280 | 0.8% | 20 | 23,219 | 2.8% | 6 | 14 |
| 41 | Chevrolet Meriva | 280 | 0.8% | 27 | 8,307 | 1.0% | 32 | 34 |
| 42 | Renault Logan | 277 | 0.7% | 42 | 9,230 | 1.1% | 30 | 25 |
| 43 | Chevrolet Cruze | 270 | 0.7% | 50 | 7,811 | 0.9% | 33 | 56 |
| 44 | Fiat Uno Fire | 269 | 0.7% | 55 | 7,013 | 0.8% | 38 | 28 |
| 45 | Citroen C4 | 252 | 0.7% | 40 | 7,771 | 0.9% | 34 | 32 |
| 46 | Renault Master | 238 | 0.6% | 39 | 5,183 | 0.6% | 45 | 49 |
| 47 | Peugeot 206 | 232 | 0.6% | 46 | 4,747 | 0.6% | 48 | 43 |
| 48 | Mercedes Sprinter | 213 | 0.6% | 47 | 3,713 | 0.4% | 53 | 59 |
| 49 | Renault Clio Mio | 199 | 0.5% | - | 208 | 0.0% | 132 | - |
| 50 | Ford Fiesta One | 191 | 0.5% | 34 | 5,451 | 0.6% | 42 | 31 |
| 51 | Renault Symbol | 189 | 0.5% | 49 | 4,284 | 0.5% | 50 | 38 |
| 52 | Fiat Palio Weekend | 166 | 0.4% | 72 | 3,362 | 0.4% | 56 | 45 |
| 53 | Citroen C3 | 151 | 0.4% | 51 | 4,013 | 0.5% | 51 | 47 |
| 54 | VW Gol Country | 149 | 0.4% | 60 | 1,889 | 0.2% | 71 | 79 |
| 55 | Honda City | 146 | 0.4% | 53 | 3,684 | 0.4% | 55 | 54 |
| 56 | Chery QQ | 145 | 0.4% | 59 | 2,675 | 0.3% | 63 | 75 |
| 57 | Citroen Nuevo C3 | 141 | 0.4% | - | 173 | 0.0% | 139 | - |
| 58 | Fiat 500 | 139 | 0.4% | 48 | 4,790 | 0.6% | 47 | 122 |
| 59 | Fiat Fiorino | 133 | 0.4% | 57 | 6,084 | 0.7% | 40 | 35 |
| 60 | Iveco Daily | 118 | 0.3% | 58 | 1,810 | 0.2% | 72 | 77 |
| 61 | Fiat Idea | 114 | 0.3% | 67 | 2,638 | 0.3% | 64 | 50 |
| 62 | Toyota Hilux SW4 | 106 | 0.3% | 61 | 2,465 | 0.3% | 66 | 62 |
| 63 | Chevrolet Prisma | 101 | 0.3% | 66 | 3,299 | 0.4% | 57 | 81 |
| 64 | Citroen Xsara Picasso | 101 | 0.3% | 74 | 2,211 | 0.3% | 69 | 60 |
| 65 | Chevrolet Montana | 99 | 0.3% | 62 | 3,229 | 0.4% | 60 | 63 |
| 66 | Toyota RAV4 | 98 | 0.3% | 54 | 3,282 | 0.4% | 58 | 69 |
| 67 | Honda Fit | 94 | 0.3% | 45 | 6,359 | 0.8% | 39 | 40 |
| 68 | Honda Civic | 93 | 0.3% | 52 | 2,751 | 0.3% | 62 | 68 |
| 69 | Fiat Ducato | 92 | 0.2% | 80 | 1,035 | 0.1% | 87 | 87 |
| 70 | Ford Kuga | 89 | 0.2% | 63 | 1,599 | 0.2% | 75 | 73 |
| 71 | Renault Megane III | 83 | 0.2% | 65 | 2,295 | 0.3% | 68 | 80 |
| 72 | VW Passat | 81 | 0.2% | 69 | 1,567 | 0.2% | 76 | 85 |
| 73 | Hyundai Tucson | 70 | 0.2% | 97 | 1,274 | 0.2% | 81 | 93 |
| 74 | Chery Tiggo | 69 | 0.2% | 64 | 2,502 | 0.3% | 65 | 66 |
| 75 | Honda CR-V | 62 | 0.2% | 68 | 3,205 | 0.4% | 61 | 53 |
| 76 | VW Tiguan | 59 | 0.2% | 73 | 1,182 | 0.1% | 82 | 86 |
| 77 | VW CrossFox | 52 | 0.1% | 76 | 4,341 | 0.5% | 49 | 58 |
| 78 | Chery Face | 52 | 0.1% | 84 | 837 | 0.1% | 92 | 99 |
| 79 | Renault Koleos | 51 | 0.1% | 70 | 1,768 | 0.2% | 73 | 82 |
| 80 | Mercedes C Class | 49 | 0.1% | 75 | 1,991 | 0.2% | 70 | 74 |
| 81 | Nissan Frontier | 47 | 0.1% | 77 | 1,391 | 0.2% | 79 | 57 |
| 82 | BMW 1 Series | 47 | 0.1% | 71 | 868 | 0.1% | 90 | 113 |
| 83 | Chevrolet Captiva | 45 | 0.1% | 86 | 791 | 0.1% | 94 | 94 |
| 84 | Jeep Patriot | 41 | 0.1% | 88 | 809 | 0.1% | 93 | 114 |
| 85 | Peugeot 3008 | 39 | 0.1% | 93 | 1,659 | 0.2% | 74 | 84 |
| 86 | Audi Q5 | 39 | 0.1% | 85 | 1,026 | 0.1% | 88 | 101 |
| 87 | Mini Cooper | 39 | 0.1% | n/a | 511 | 0.1% | 106 | 128 |
| 88 | Hyundai i10 | 37 | 0.1% | 91 | 691 | 0.1% | 95 | 76 |
| 89 | Audi A3/S3 | 36 | 0.1% | 82 | 1,392 | 0.2% | 78 | 88 |
| 90 | Audi A1 | 35 | 0.1% | 81 | 1,451 | 0.2% | 77 | 91 |
| 91 | Ford Transit | 35 | 0.1% | 78 | 600 | 0.1% | 100 | 100 |
| 92 | Hyundai Santa Fe | 34 | 0.1% | 94 | 1,074 | 0.1% | 85 | 92 |
| 93 | Jeep Grand Cherokee | 33 | 0.1% | 90 | 541 | 0.1% | 104 | 152 |
| 94 | Nissan Tiida | 32 | 0.1% | 87 | 1,315 | 0.2% | 80 | 41 |
| 95 | VW Scirocco | 32 | 0.1% | 89 | 540 | 0.1% | 105 | - |
| 96 | Fiat Linea | 31 | 0.1% | n/a | 854 | 0.1% | 91 | 83 |
| 97 | Audi A4/S4 | 30 | 0.1% | 79 | 1,167 | 0.1% | 83 | 89 |
| 98 | Ford Mondeo | 30 | 0.1% | n/a | 427 | 0.1% | 113 | 132 |
| 99 | Kia Sorento | 29 | 0.1% | 99 | 470 | 0.1% | 110 | 105 |
| 100 | Jeep Compass | 29 | 0.1% | 98 | 371 | 0.0% | 117 | 151 |
Source: ACARA, www.autoblog.com.ar








