Vietnam January 2013: Toyota Camry takes off
Toyota Camry
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Vietnamese new car sales start the year up a whopping 75% in January to 7,363 registrations. While the Toyota Fortuner was on an amazing run of 8 consecutive months in pole position which enabled it to take the lead of the market for the first time over the Full Year 2012, in January it’s the Toyota Camry that shoots up to #1 with 741 sales and an excellent 10.1% share thanks to the new model.
The Toyota Corolla is solid at #2 with 519 units and 7% vs. 5.7% in FY2012 while the Toyota Fortuner drops to #3 with 477 sales and 6.5%, just above the Toyota Vios at 464 units and 6.3%. The Toyota Innova at #5 makes the Top 5 100% Toyota for the 2nd month in a row and only the third time in the last 12 months. Very strong month for the Kia Forte at #6 and 4.2% vs. 2.6% in 2012, while the Kia Picanto (new generation) lodges a second month inside the Top 10 at #8 and the Honda Civic is up 7 spots to #9. Notice the ranking now includes Mazda models.
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Full January 2013 Top 30 Ranking Table below.
Vietnam January 2013:
| Pos | Model | Jan | % | Dec | 2012 | % | Pos |
| 1 | Toyota Camry | 741 | 10.1% | 2 | 3,146 | 3.9% | 6 |
| 2 | Toyota Corolla Altis | 519 | 7.0% | 3 | 4,579 | 5.7% | 2 |
| 3 | Toyota Fortuner | 477 | 6.5% | 1 | 6,129 | 7.6% | 1 |
| 4 | Toyota Vios | 464 | 6.3% | 5 | 4,207 | 5.2% | 4 |
| 5 | Toyota Innova | 363 | 4.9% | 4 | 4,233 | 5.3% | 3 |
| 6 | Kia Forte | 306 | 4.2% | 7 | 2,098 | 2.6% | 8 |
| 7 | Chevrolet Spark | 244 | 3.3% | 9 | 2,345 | 2.9% | 7 |
| 8 | Kia Picanto | 189 | 2.6% | 8 | 496 | 0.6% | 24 |
| 9 | Honda Civic | 160 | 2.2% | 16 | 754 | 0.9% | 17 |
| 10 | Kia Carens | 154 | 2.1% | 13 | 1,171 | 1.5% | 10 |
| 11 | Chevrolet Cruze | 144 | 2.0% | 12 | 1,158 | 1.4% | 11 |
| 12 | Ford Focus | 135 | 1.8% | 11 | 884 | 1.1% | 15 |
| 13 | Ford Ranger | 126 | 1.7% | 10 | 635 | 0.8% | 21 |
| 14 | Ford Everest | 112 | 1.5% | 18 | 931 | 1.2% | 13 |
| 15 | Ford Fiesta | 96 | 1.3% | 17 | 915 | 1.1% | 14 |
| 16 | Kia Sorento | 91 | 1.2% | 19 | 645 | 0.8% | 20 |
| 17 | Toyota Hiace | 91 | 1.2% | n/a | 268 | 0.3% | 30 |
| 18 | Kia Rio | 77 | 1.0% | n/a | 425 | 0.5% | 26 |
| 19 | Ford Escape | 76 | 1.0% | 21 | 540 | 0.7% | 22 |
| 20 | Chevrolet Lacetti | 75 | 1.0% | 23 | 822 | 1.0% | 16 |
| 21 | Mazda3 | 71 | 1.0% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 22 | Chevrolet Captiva | 69 | 0.9% | n/a | 164 | 0.2% | n/a |
| 23 | Mazda2 | 61 | 0.8% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 24 | Chevrolet Aveo | 54 | 0.7% | 25 | 729 | 0.9% | 19 |
| 25 | Mazda CX-5 | 44 | 0.6% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 26 | Toyota Hilux | 34 | 0.5% | 15 | 1,229 | 1.5% | 9 |
| 27 | Kia Morning | 33 | 0.4% | 26 | 3,469 | 4.3% | 5 |
| 28 | Mitsubishi Pajero Sport | 33 | 0.4% | 22 | 537 | 0.7% | 23 |
| 29 | Kia Sportage | 31 | 0.4% | n/a | 225 | 0.3% | n/a |
| 30 | Toyota Prado | 23 | 0.3% | 24 | 264 | 0.3% | n/a |
Source: www.vietnamcar.com
hi matt!!! it appears that ford ranger is the best selling pickup truck in the country, is it the new model they are selling? thanks!!!
The Ford Focus sold in Vietnam is the MKII, the model produced between 2006 and 2011 in Germany… a huge success. This models continues in Brazil, Argentina, Chili and Malasya…