Colombia July 2017: Chevrolet back to #1, Nissan up 29%

The Nissan Kicks ranks 16th in July in Colombia, helping Nissan up 29%.

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The Colombian new car market is up 6% year-on-year in July to 18.625 registrations, however the July 2016 base was particularly low, impacted by the “truck stop” of mid-2016. In fact, July 2017 is the third weakest result for the month in the past decade, above July 2016 (17.545) and July 2009 (16.273). The year-to-date total is now down just 2% to 131.726 units. In the brands ranking, Chevrolet (-7%) reclaims the top spot it holds year-to-date off Renault (+3%), #1 in June. Nissan (+29%), Kia (-12%) and Mazda (+4%) round up the Top 5 with Suzuki (+25%), Volkswagen (+26%), Toyota (+81%) and Hyundai (+96%) all impressive inside the Top 10. Further down, Honda (+33%), Foton (+34%), Subaru (+51%), Mitsubishi (+56%), Audi (+111%), Peugeot (+400%) and Citroen (+737%) also impress. In the models ranking, the Renault Sandero remains sovereign with a strong 9.3% share, distancing the Chevrolet Sail (7.2%) and Spark (6%) with the Kia Picanto (4.6%) and Renault Logan (4.5%) rounding up the Top 5. The Hyundai Tucson leaps up to #15, the Nissan Kicks is up to #16, the Chevrolet Sonic up to #20 and the Suzuki Vitara up to #23.

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Full July 2017 Top 30 brands and Top 50 models below.