Fenavabre publishes detailed car sales data twice a month, so we have access to the Brazilian models ranking for the first half of November. The market is up a massive 30% over '09 with 160,583 registrations. The Gol/Uno fight seems to be over already with the Gol reaching 9.9% at…
The Brazilian market keeps on delivering very solid figures month after month: it is at 287,537 registrations in October (+2% - third market in the world after China and the USA), and 2,656,461 units over 10 months 2010 (+7%). The models ranking is very stable with the VW Gol at…
The Brazilian market is in very good shape in 2010 and even if September shows a slight decrease compared to Sept 09 (-2%), the year to date sales total shows an increase of 7% over 2009. In fact, Brazil has passed Germany, be it in September (291,409 sales vs 259,748…
In spectacular fashion, car sales in Brazil grow 13% this year to pass the 3 million units mark for the first time ever at 3,009,482 registrations. The VW Gol is the best selling model in the country for the 22nd year out of the last 23 with 303,051 units changing…
VW Gol At 2,671,338 registrations (+14%), the Brazilian car market is now the 4th biggest in the world, below the USA, China, Japan and Germany. Car sales in Brazil simply doubled in 5 years! On top for the 21st year, the VW Gol saw its vastly improved 5th generation launch…
Fiat Palio The car market explodes in Brazil in 2007: +28% at 2,342,059 units! That's way above France (2,064,999) and just under Italy (2,506,323) and Great Britain (2,404,007)... The VW Gol is still the best seller (243,164 sales, 10.4% share) but this year the Fiat Palio was breathing down its…
After +9% in 2004 and +10% in 2005, the Brazilian car market accelerates its growth, up 13% in 2006 at 1,830,402 registrations... The VW Gol celebrates 19 years on top of the Brazilian ranking out of the last 20, and delivers 189,132 units this year for a 10.3% market share.…
Brazilian car sales are up a healthy 10% this year at 1,620,657 registrations. The VW Gol's reign reaches Year 18, even though the 4th generation launched this year left car critics unimpressed with a leap backwards in interior design. VW's cash cow sells 179,457 units (-1%) for a 11.1% market…
At 1,478,859 registrations, the Brazilian market is up 9% in 2004. No change on top, the VW Gol is number 1 for the 17th year, but sees its gargantuan market share slip down a little bit each year, this time at 12% thanks to 177,111 sales (-2%). Boosted by the…
Chevrolet Corsa Brazilian car sales are down 3% in 2003 at 1,352,220 registrations. The VW Gol stays comfortable leader albeit at -13% and 180,659 units for a 13.4% share. In actual fact, the Top 7 stays unchanged year-on-year, with the Chevrolet Corsa at #2 with 121,122 sales (-8%). VW Gol…
In 2002, nearly 1.4 million new cars changed hands in Brazil, 1,391,202 exactly. The VW Gol is the best selling car in the country for the 15th year at 208,300 sales for a 15% market share. The Chevrolet Corsa, based on a 10-year old model, takes the 2nd place with 9.5%…
Solid year for the traditional two Brazilian best-sellers: the VW Gol delivers 265,898 units, ahead of the Fiat Palio at 163,706 sales, the Fiat Uno at 114,539 sales and the Chevrolet Celta at 90,159 units. Quatro Rodas figures now split hatchback and sedans versions, which means the Chevrolet Corsa Sedan…
I could only access data for the first 5 months of 1998, when the VW Gol ranked #1 with over 21,000 sales each month, adding up to 119,044 units and 17.4% market share over the period. The Gol is also the best selling car in Brazil in 1999 and 2000.…
Fiat Palio In 1997 the two best selling cars in Brazil reach levels they haven't managed to beat since. In spite of the strong competition coming from the Fiat Palio, the VW Gol increases its sales by 1% on 1996 at 361,402 units, its best ever year in Brazil. In…
Fiat Palio in Quatro Rodas, 1996 The VW Gol has been dominating the Brazilian market for nearly 10 years, its reign only interrupted by the Fiat Uno in 1994. However the Fiat Uno is now 13-years old, so Fiat orchestrated its biggest launch in Brazil early in the year when…