Venezuela January-February 2016: Ford last man standing

The new generation Ford Explorer is available in Venezuela and leads sales charts in 2016. 

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Each year shows Venezuela sinking further towards a total stop of car sales activity: January is down 43% year-on-year to just 387 units while February slumps 75% to 325 sales, pulling the year-to-date total down 64% to 712 registrations. Ford is the only manufacturer to maintain organised sales in the country with a relatively up-to-date lineup, accounting for 55% of the market in January and 81.2% in February. Scania reports a 100-unit delivery of trucks in January but falls to zero in February, when only Mitsubishi, Iveco and Mack also report sales. Model-wise, the Ford Explorer leads the way with 32.6% share so far this year, with the Ford F-250 (13.9%) and Ecosport (10.7%) the other nameplates over 10% share.

Previous post: Venezuela Full Year 2015: Chevy Silverado #1, market down 96% on all-time high

One year ago (Jan): Venezuela January 2015: Market at standstill again with 683 sales

One year ago (Feb): Venezuela February 2015: Mitsubishi Lancer and Toyota Corolla survive

Full January and February 2016 Top 8 All-brands and Top 23 All-models below.