Colombia May 2020: Chevy Onix and Mazda CX-30 top market down -59.9%

The Mazda CX-30 secures its 2nd podium finish in 3 months on sale in Colombia.

18/06 update: Now with Top 80 models.

11/06 update: Now with Top 30 brands and models.

The April 2020 article has now been updated with the Top 70 All-models.

After grounding to an almost complete halt in April (-98.9%), the Colombian new vehicle market is off -59.9% year-on-year in May to 8.933 sales, pulling the year-to-date tally down -37.5% to 60.414. Renault (-63.7%) returns to the brands pole position it holds in 2020 with Chevrolet (-57.7%) back down to #2 but with a strong 18.5% share vs. 17.6% so far this year. Toyota (-36.4%) rallies back 10 spots on last month to land its first ever podium finish in Columbia at #3 after cracking the Top 5 for the first time last December. Mazda (-55.1%) is up two spots to #4 and steals the third place YTD off Nissan (-70.7%) in the process. Mercedes (-31%) resists best in the Top 10 with Suzuki (-56.9%) also beating the market but Ford (-78.2%), Kia (-74.8%) and Volkswagen (-63.4%) implode. Below, Scania (+252.3%), International (+95.8%), Kenworth (+27.6%), JMC (+21.6%) and Mitsubishi (+6.5%) impress with gains.

The Chevrolet Onix (-14%) repeats atop the models charts, lodging a 4th win in the past 6 months. The Mazda CX-30, surprise leader in March, rallies back up 4 spots to a spectacular 2nd place at 4% share. These two nameplates are the only non-Renaults in the Top 7, with an army of 5 French models in tow: the Sandero Stepway (-46.8%), Kwid (-64.9%), Duster (-62.9%), Logan (-69.8%) and Sandero (-74.8%). The Toyota Hilux (-22.6%) shoots up 7 spots to #8 and the Mazda2 (-70.3%) is back up 25 to #10. Absent from the April ranking, the Toyota Corolla returns directly at #11 vs. #26 so far in 2020, with the Suzuki Vitara (-43.6%) and Renault Captur (-33.3%) also making it into the May Top 20.

Previous month: Colombia April 2020: Market stops at -98.9%, Chevrolet holds 35.5% share

One year ago: Colombia May 2019: Renault (+18.8%) confirms newfound leadership, Kwid #4 in market back up (+8.3%)

Full May 2020 Top 30 brands and Top 80 models below.