Brazil November 2016: Onix, HB20 shine, Jeep Compass lands

The new generation Jeep Compass has already landed in Brazil.

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Just as the Brazilian economy doesn’t show any sign of improvement, the new car market has a bit of a respite in November with sales down “just” 8% year-on-year to 173.561, leading to a year-to-date tally down 21% to 1.787.362. Chevrolet continues to go upstream with deliveries up 7% to 32.820 for a much improved 18.9% market share, distancing Fiat at 15.6% (-10%) while Hyundai cements its newfound podium ranking at #3 with 10.2% of the market (+7%). Ford slides down 13% and Volkswagen, although still down a very steep 36%, claws back up from a hellish 7th place and 6.9% share in October to 5th and 9.2%. Notice also Toyota up 8%, Nissan boosted up 41% by the Kicks and Peugeot up 3% while on the other side of the scale Honda drops 24%, Land Rover 32%, BMW 45% and Audi 50%.

The Chevrolet Onix is headed towards a 2nd consecutive year atop the Brazilian sales charts. 

In the models ranking, the two best-selling nameplates continue to sail off out of reach from the competition: the market leader, the Chevrolet Onix, is about to post a second consecutive year atop the Brazilian sales charts and thanks to sales up 31% year-on-year in November it delivers its 2nd best-ever monthly result at 15.700, beaten only by the 17.951 units hit back in December 2014. The Hyundai HB20 is aiming at similar heights with 12.136 units (+15%), the nameplate’s third highest since its October 2012 launch below 12.921 in December 2014 and 12.537 in March 2013. Keeping in mind this month’s result is achieved in a drastically weaker market than three years ago, these are outstanding performances for both manufacturers.

First ever Top 10 ranking in Brazil for the Hyundai HB20S.

The Top Five is unchanged on October with the Ford Ka (-4%), Renault Sandero (+12%) and Chevrolet Prisma (-9%) in tow, the latter overtaking the Toyota Corolla (#9 this month) to snap the #4 spot YTD. The Fiat Palio freefalls 43% year-on-year but gains 4 spots on last month to #6, the VW Gol is back from the dead (#29 in October) to #7 but down 19% while the Hyundai HB20S gains 33% to break into the Top 10 for the first time in a career that now spans over 3.5 years (April 2013 launch). Among recent launches, the Fiat Toro ranks #11 (-3 on October), the Fiat Mobi #13 (-1) and the Nissan Kicks #34 (+1) but the main event in November is the new generation Jeep Compass surging 52 spots to #23 with over 2.500 sales thanks to a Brazilian launch ahead of every other world market. As a result the Honda HR-V (-38%) and Jeep Renegade (-44%) suffer.

Previous month: Brazil October 2016: Volkswagen crashes again, Toro best-selling Fiat

One year ago: Brazil November 2015: Chevrolet Onix closes in on first annual win

Full November 2016 Top 20 brands and Top 150 models below.