Brazil June 2015: Fiat Palio #1, Jeep Renegade approaches Top 20

The Jeep Renegade is up to #22 in Brazil this month.

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No sign of recovery for the Brazilian new car market: down another 18% year-on-year in June to 204.627 registrations and down 20% year-to-date to 1.269.853. Despite falling 28% on June 2014, Fiat remains the most popular manufacturer in Brazil with 36.678 sales and 17.9% share while Volkswagen (-34%) outpaces Chevrolet (-37%) to rank 2nd in June. Ford (-7%) and Hyundai (-6%) gain market share as does Renault (-12%), however Toyota (+5%) and most impressively Honda (+31%) are the heroes in the Top 10 and the only manufacturers to gain ground year-on-year. Jeep ranks #11 with sales up more than 10-fold year-on-year thanks to the arrival of the locally-produced Renegade, Mercedes is up 87% to #14, Audi up 29% to #16 and BMW up 24% to #17.

Honda HR-V

The Fiat Palio is the best-selling nameplate in Brazil for the 11th time in the past 13 months despite falling faster than the market at -25% to 10.582 units and 5.2%, while the Hyundai HB20 stays at a record-breaking 2nd place for the 2nd month in a row thanks to sales down just 4% to 9.165. The Chevrolet Onix is back up one spot on May to #3, the Fiat Strada up two to #4 and the VW Gol remains at #5 with sales down a horrendous 45% year-on-year. The Renault Sandero is up to #8, Toyota Corolla up to a brilliant #9 ranking, the Honda HR-V confirms its blockbuster status at #12 and 5.229 sales and the Jeep Renegade is up a further 5 spots to approach the Top 20 at #22 and 3.059 units.

Previous month: Brazil May 2015: Ford Ka on podium, Honda HR-V superstar

One year ago: Brazil June 2014: Fiat Palio tops charts for the first time in 7 years

Full June 2015 Top 20 brands and Top 120 models below.