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Hyundai HB20S

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A very healthy first half of May for new car sales in Brazil, up 6% to 155,653 registrations which brings the year-to-date total to 1,259,979 units, up 8% on 2012. While the Brazilian models ranking is traditionally extremely stable to the point of being borderline boring, this year we have events every second week! If the VW Gol unsurprisingly stays on top with 10,586 sales and 6.8%, 4 Fiats follow for potentially the first time ever in the country… The Uno is back in great shape at 10,073 units and 6.5% (vs. 5.7% year-to-date), the Palio is #3 with 8,326 sales and 5.3%, the Strada is up 2 spots on April to #4 at 5,766 units and 3.7% and the Siena is up 3 to #5 with 5,612 sales and 3.6%. An extraordinary performance from Fiat indeed.

Fiat Strada

A far as the two superstar newcomers, roles are reversed this month: the Chevrolet Onix is back up 3 spots to #6 at 5,362 units and 3.4%, however still below its year-to-date level of 3.5%, while its sedan version the Prisma is up 2 ranks to #15 with 2,794 sales and 1.8%. The Hyundai HB20 was tickling the Fiat Palio for 4th position a couple of months back, it is now down to #9 at 4,831 units but its sedan version the HB20S is up 37 spots to #22 with 2,104 sales and 1.4%. Notice also the Peugeot 208 up 12 ranks to #33.

Previous post: Brazil April 2013: Hyundai HB20 all set, now HB20S lands

One year ago: Brazil mid-May 2013: Chevrolet Celta #3, Montana at best-ever

Full mid-May 2013 Top 150 models and Top 20 brands Ranking Tables below.

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Hyundai HB20S

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The Brazilian new car market is up a whopping 29% year-on-year in April to 316,705 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,104,341 units, up 9% on 2012. This month the Top 6 most popular models are identical to the year-to-date ranking. The VW Gol leads at 6.8% share, followed by the Fiat Uno at 5.5% and the Fiat Palio at 5.3%. The Hyundai HB20 seems to have stabilised around (never-seen-before-for-Hyundai-in-Brazil) 4% market share and ranks 4th once again with 12,118 sales and 3.8%.

VW Voyage

The VW Voyage is up 3 spots on March to a brilliant 7th place, its highest ranking since the nameplate was reintroduced 4 years ago, while the Chevrolet Onix is down 4 to #9. The Ford Ecosport is up 3 to #13, the new gen Chevrolet Prisma is stable at #17, the Toyota Etios Hatch is up 4 to #25 and the Etios Sedan is up one to #31.

Peugeot 208

We welcome two new models in the Brazilian ranking this month: the Peugeot 208 directly breaks into the Top 50 at #45 with 1,659 units and 0.5% but the big event is the arrival of the Hyundai HB20S (for Sedan), landing at #59 with 967 sales and 0.3%. Notice also the JAC J2 up to #64 with the JAC J3 (#92) the only other Chinese model in the Top 100. Looks like increased import duties have done the trick of keeping Chinese models at bay so far…

Previous post: Brazil Mid-April 2013: Hyundai HB20 and VW Voyage shine

Previous month: Brazil March 2013: Hyundai HB20 knocks at podium’s door

One year ago: Brazil April 2012: VW Gol back with a vengeance

Full April 2013 Top 150 models and Top 20 brands Ranking Tables below.

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VW Voyage

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After a one month hiatus, thanks to the tip of a French fan of BSCB Mamy Furax, the Brazilian mid-month summaries can now resume! Over the first half of April, Brazil new car sales are up a booming 20% year-on-year to 160,566 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 948,207 units, up 5% on 2012. The top of the models ranking seems to have stabilised somehow after a very eventful start of 2013: the VW Gol is at 7.1% share over the period, very close to its YTD 7.2%, and is followed by the Fiat Uno at 5.8% vs. 5.6% and the Fiat Palio at 5.1% vs. 5.6%.

The Hyundai HB20 is on the podium’s doorstep again thanks to 6,819 sales and 4.2% share, but this time the best performer within the Top 10 is the VW Voyage boosted by its facelift and up 4 spots on March to land in 6th place at 5,957 units and 3.7% share. The Chevrolet Onix is down a painful 5 ranks to #10, while the Chevrolet Prisma is stable at #17, the Toyota Etios HB up a further 5 spots to #22 and the Sedan up one to #31.

Previous month: Brazil March 2013: Hyundai HB20 knocks at podium’s door

One year ago: Brazil mid-April 2012: VW Gol back to #1, new gen Fiat Siena up

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Hyundai HB20

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More limited data for now on Brazil as my traditional Fenavabre source has not been updated for a month. And the big event in March is once again the irremediable progression of the Hyundai HB20: up a further 23% on a record month of February to reach an unbelievable 12,537 sales. While it is still in 4th position the Top 3 models are not out of reach anymore, which is an incredible feat in itself. Both the VW Gol at 19,228 units (-9%) and the Fiat Uno at 15,328 sales (-34%!) feel the impact of the HB20 arrival while the Palio is up a modest 4% to 13,459 units and saves its spot on the podium for a mere 922 sales…

Chevrolet Prisma

The Chevrolet Onix also beats its monthly volume record for the third time in a row but is a lot shyer than the HB20 at #5 with 9,408 units, up 4% on last month. The only other big move in the Top 50 models this month is the return of the Chevrolet Prisma now that the new generation is on sale – it is now a booted version of the Onix – up a whopping 88 spots on February to #17 with 4,264 sales, itself up 73% year-on-year. Notice also the Toyota Hilux up 101% to #24, Honda City up 56% to #27 and the Toyota Etios Sedan up a timid 2 ranks to #32, its highest ranking so far in Brazil.

Previous month: Brazil February 2013: Hyundai HB20 confirms 4th position

One year ago: Brazil March 2012: Fiat Uno leads with highest ever margin on Gol

Full March 2013 Top 50 models Ranking Table below.

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DKW Vemag Vemaguet

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Today I am taking you on a trip back in time, 50 years back exactly to what models were successful in Brazil in 1963… If Historical Data is something you are interested in, you should check out the dedicated Historical page on this blog: it covers no less than 67 countries with data up to the 1940s for some! The complete Brazilian Historical Data page (30 articles) is here… Back to 1963 and at that time the Brazilian car market was still in its very infancy: it only took 38,259 units (a little more than what the VW Gol currently sells in a single month) for the VW Fusca to top the ranking…

Aero Willys

The second spot was held by a long forgotten model: indeed this period sees the success in Brazil of a few models produced by the American brand Willys-Overland: the Aero Willys, a 1952 model whose American production stopped in 1955 before the tooling was shipped to Brazil to be launched there in 1960, was #2 in the country in 1963 with 14,528 units produced, just above the legendary VW Kombi at 14,446…

Willys Rural

The Willys Rural ranked #4 with 13,214 units, ahead of the Willys Jeep at 12,392, the brand’s core skill, ranked #5 with . The Willys Rural was also very successful, ranking 4th in 1962 with 11,903 units and peaking at 14,899 units in 3rd in 1964. It would be renamed Ford Rural when Ford acquired Willys-Overland do Brasil in 1967.

Renault-Willys Gordini

A Renault-Willys joint-venture produced the Dauphine and Gordini in Brazil at that time, both models being quite popular with the Gordini ranking #6. Finally Vemag produced DKW cars under licence in Brazil between 1958 and 1967 with some success: the DKW-Vemag Belcar ranks #7 in 1963 (7,280 units) while the DKW-Vemag Vemaguet ranked is #8 at 6,101 units.

Full Brazil 1954-2012 Historical Data articles here

Full Year 1963 Top 15 Ranking Table below.

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Hyundai is in the process of revolutionising the Brazilian car market with the HB20.

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Whereas it was up 5% halfway through the month, the Brazilian new car market is surprisingly down 6% year-on-year in February to 222,496 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 519,338 units, up 6% on 2012. While the VW Gol holds onto its pole position with 15,715 sales and 7.1% followed by a very dynamic Fiat Palio at 13,131 units and 5.9% and a weak Fiat Uno with 11,109 sales and 5%, the huge event this month in Brazil is the Hyundai HB20 confirming the 4th spot it held at mid-month, reaching 10,179 units for a record 4.6% share. This is the first time a Korean model has managed to sell above 10,000 monthly units and to rank within the monthly Top 5 in Brazil, with the HB20 single-handedly pushing Hyundai up to #5 brand this month with 6.6% share vs. #9 and 2.6% one year ago!

Hyundai HB20

The other recent launch to shine this month is the Chevrolet Onix, holding itself within the Top 5 for the 2nd month in a row at #5 with 9,037 sales and a record 4.1% share. Other great performers include the Chevrolet Cruze Hatchback up 8 spots on January to a best-ever #31 and the JAC J2 brilliantly taking the lead of Chinese models for the first time, up 50 ranks to #67 at 642 units and 0.3%. Finally, notice the Toyota Etios Hatchback up 5 spots to #27 and the Etios Sedan up 14 to #34, both reaching their best-ever month-end rankings but still disappointing.

Previous post: Brazil mid-February 2013: Hyundai HB20 up to 4th place!

Previous month: Brazil January 2013: Chevrolet Onix breaks into Top 5

One year ago: Brazil February 2012: Fiat Uno, Palio and 500 strong

Full February 2013 Top 150 models and Top 20 brands Ranking Tables below.

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Hyundai HB20

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New car sales in Brazil are up 5% year-on-year over the first half of February to 142,947 registrations. Traditionally very stable, the Brazilian models ranking is up for an eventful year in 2013… If the VW Gol stays on top with 10,264 sales and 7.2%, the rest of the Top 10 is turned upside down over the period. The Fiat Palio is back up to 2nd place at a very impressive 9,018 units and 6.3%, the nameplate’s highest market share in the country in over 3 years, passing its lil sis the Fiat Uno, down to #3 with 7,019 sales and 4.9%.

Chevrolet Onix

But the massive event of the period is obviously the unheard-of 4th place of the locally produced Hyundai HB20, up 5 spots on its full January ranking to deliver a record 6,404 units for a 4.5% market share, levels that the Korean brand could only dream of achieving before the HB20 came along… This is the first time a Korean model ranks within the Brazilian Top 5 and the slight slowdown experienced at the start of the year ended up being only temporary, as the HB20 is now only 600 units behind the Fiat Uno! This performance enables Hyundai to jump up to #5 brand over the period with 6.5% market share.

JAC J2

The Chevrolet Onix is also responsible for the completely changed Brazilian Top 10, remaining at a fantastic 5th position thanks to 6,055 sales and 4.2%, a market share record for the model so far. Other high achievers over the period include the Honda Civic up 33 spots on last month to #19, Chevrolet Cruze Hatch up 8 to #31 and the JAC J2 flamboyantly becoming the best-selling Chinese model in the country, up 49 to #68. Notice also the Toyota Etios Hatch up 6 to #26 and Etios Sedan up 13 to #35, still very shy figures.

Previous post: Brazil January 2013: Chevrolet Onix breaks into Top 5

One year ago: Brazil mid-February 2013: Fiat Palio on podium for 1st time in 2 years

Full mid-February 2013 Top 20 brands and Top 150 models Ranking Tables below.

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Chevrolet Onix

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Robust start of the year for the Brazilian new car market: up 17% year-on-year to 296,853 registrations. Below the VW Gol at 22,338 sales and 7.5%, the Fiat Uno is back to #2 at 18,025 units and 6.1% while the Fiat Palio is down to #3 but up to 5.8% share thanks to 17,358 sales. But the big event this month is the arrival inside the Top 5 of the Chevrolet Onix, up 2 spots on December to #5 at 10,724 units and 3.6% and already the brand’s best-seller in the country.

The Hyundai HB20 is down 2 ranks on last month to #9 with 9,030 sales and 3% share. Notice also the Ford Ecosport solid at #14, the Fiat Punto up to #17, its highest ranking since last August, the Toyota Etios Hatch up 15 spots to #32, the Chevrolet Cruze Hatch up 3 to #39 and now selling better than the Sedan and the Toyota Etios Sedan up 13 to #48.

Previous post: Brazil mid-January 2013: Chevrolet Onix up to #7, Hyundai HB20 #12

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Previous month: Brazil December 2012: Hyundai HB20 #7, Chevrolet Onix #8

One year ago: Brazil January 2012: Chevrolet Cobalt confirms Top 10 spot

Full January 2013 Top 150 models and Top 20 brands Ranking Tables below.

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Chevrolet Onix

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Brazil is the first cab off the rank for 2013 data with sales figures for the first half of the month now available: and new car sales are off to an amazing start in the country, up 27% year-on-year to 151,192 registrations. Below the VW Gol currently unbeatable with 11,955 sales and 7.9%, the Fiat Uno reclaims the 2nd spot it lost to the Palio last month thanks to 8,671 units and 5.7% vs. 8,386 and 5.5% for the Palio, which actually delivers a higher market share than over the full month of December.

Chevrolet Cruze

After dropping from #6 at mid-month to #8 in December, the Chevrolet Onix is back up to #7 with 4,924 sales and 3.3% (vs. 3.1% in December) while the Hyundai HB20 may already have hit its best, falling from #7 in December to #12 at mid-January with 3,921 units and 2.6%. The Ford Ecosport maintains itself at a very satisfying 14th place vs. #25 in 2012, the Chevrolet Spin is up one to #26, the Ford Ranger up 5 to #35, Chevrolet Cruze Hatch up 9 to a best-ever #33 and now selling better than the Sedan, the Toyota Etios Hatch is also up 9 to a record #38 and the Toyota Etios Sedan up to #52.

Previous post: Brazil Full Year 2012: VW Gol reaches 25 years at #1, Fiat Palio #3

Previous month: Brazil December 2012: Hyundai HB20 #7, Chevrolet Onix #8

One year ago: Brazil mid-January 2012: Chevrolet Cobalt in Top 10

Full mid-January 2013 Top 150 Ranking Table below.

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VW Gol

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The Brazilian new car market is up 6% year-on-year in 2012 to reach a record 3,634,421 registrations, consolidating its #4 spot worldwide below Japan and ahead of Germany. August 2012 was the biggest sales month in the history of automobile in Brazil with 405,511 registrations, the first time above 400,000 monthly units. The VW Gol lodges a third stable year of sales in a row: from 293,783 units in 2010 (8.8% share) to 293,454 in 2011 (8.6%) and 293,293 in 2012 (8.1%)… The Gol has now been the best-selling car in Brazil for 18 consecutive years, and 25 of the last 26 years with the only other model ranking #1 over the period being the Fiat Uno in 1994.

Fiat Uno

The fight for the pole position was tight at the start of the year, with the Fiat Uno reaching #1 in March and delivering its highest ever monthly volume in August at 30,373 units, the first time it broke the 30,000 monthly sales barrier in the nameplate’s 28 year-career. The Uno finished 2012 at 255,838 units, down 6% on 2011. Note the VW Gol was at a 12-year high in August with 32,632 sales, its record remaining 34,964 in August 1997.

Fiat Palio

Helped by the new generation launched in late 2011, the Fiat Palio is up 76% and 4 spots on 2011 to land on the podium for the first time since 2009 at #3 with 186,384 units and 5.1%. It peaked at 21,572 sales in August, its highest since July 2008. The Fiat Uno and Palio remain the only 2 models to have dethroned the VW Gol in the Brazilian monthly rankings in the last 10 years: the Fiat Palio did it in September 2006, October 2006 and August 2007 and Fiat Uno in February 2011, December 2011 and March 2012…

VW Fox

Another excellent performer this year is the VW Fox/CrossFox up 38% to #4 with 167,685 units and 4.6%, its best-ever year in the country. The Fox managed to beat its volume record over 3 consecutive months, bringing it to 23,318 sales in August, its first time above 20,000 and its market share record at 5.8%. Notice also the Fiat Strada hitting a record 12,981 sales in August but down 1% over the Full Year to #6, the Ford Fiesta Hatch up 32% to #7, the Fiat Siena up 15% at #8 and the Renault Sandero breaking into the year-end Brazilian Top 10 for the first time, up 20% to #10 and delivering a record 11,743 units in August.

Previous post: Brazil December 2012: Hyundai HB20 up to #7, Chevrolet Onix #8

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