Chile September 2025: Suzuki (+50.7%), Volkswagen(+183.5%) highlight market up 23.7%
The Suzuki Baleno ranks #2 in Chile in September.
New light vehicle sales in Chile surge 23.7% year-on-year in September to 31,871 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 4.6% to 231,870. Toyota (+9.2%) remains at its traditional pole position in the brands charts but Suzuki (+50.7%) is catching up fast, just 64 units below. Hyundai (+7.8%) drops one spot on last month to #3 with Kia (+18.3%) and Peugeot (+20.6%) rounding out the Top 5. Volkswagen (+183.5%) delivers the biggest YoY lift in the Top 10 while Changan (+67.9%) is also in outstanding shape. Geely (+188.7%), Omoda+Jaecoo (+148.8%), DFM (+135.3%), Foton (+121%), Chery (+73.9%), Jetour (+64.8%) and JAC (+51.1%) all post fantastic scores. All in all, Chinese carmakers are up 39.9% to reach 32.7% share vs. 31% so far this year.
Over in the models charts, the Toyota Hilux (+21.3%) is solid at #1, followed this time by the Suzuki Baleno (+69.3%) up three ranks on August to #2 and the Kia Soluto (+89.2%) up six to #3. The Chery Tiggo 2 is down one to #4 while the Mitsubishi L200 (+2.8%) disappoints at #5. The Mazda CX-5 (+81.6%) is up 20 spots on last month to #7 with the Hyundai Grand i10 (+38.2%) also lodging a significant YoY gain. The Suzuki Jimny surges to #10 vs. #19 so far this year and #31 over the Full Year 2024.
Previous month: Chile August 2025: Toyota Hilux and Hyundai Grand i10 on top
One year ago: Chile September 2024: 5 pickups in Top 5 in third straight positive market
Full September 2025 Top 74 All brands and Top XX models below.
Chile September 2025 – brands:
Pos | Brand | Sep-25 | % | /24 | Aug | 2025 | % | /23 | Pos | FY24 |
1 | Toyota | 2,484 | 7.8% | + 9.2% | 1 | 18,364 | 7.9% | + 7.5% | 1 | 1 |
2 | Suzuki | 2,420 | 7.6% | + 50.7% | 3 | 17,323 | 7.5% | + 20.3% | 2 | 4 |
3 | Hyundai | 1,991 | 6.2% | + 7.8% | 2 | 15,572 | 6.7% | + 13.3% | 3 | 2 |
4 | Kia | 1,910 | 6.0% | + 18.3% | 5 | 14,152 | 6.1% | + 1.8% | 4 | 5 |
5 | Peugeot | 1,599 | 5.0% | + 20.6% | 9 | 11,779 | 5.1% | – 2.8% | 6 | 6 |
6 | Ford | 1,412 | 4.4% | – 2.6% | 6 | 11,705 | 5.0% | + 6.5% | 7 | 7 |
7 | GWM | 1,397 | 4.4% | + 22.8% | 7 | 11,172 | 4.8% | + 9.0% | 8 | 8 |
8 | Chevrolet | 1,371 | 4.3% | – 8.2% | 4 | 13,105 | 5.7% | – 12.8% | 5 | 3 |
9 | Volkswagen | 1,290 | 4.0% | + 183.5% | 19 | 5,107 | 2.2% | + 36.4% | 16 | 18 |
10 | ChangAn | 1,244 | 3.9% | + 67.9% | 8 | 8,920 | 3.8% | + 23.7% | 9 | 11 |
11 | MG | 1,206 | 3.8% | + 22.3% | 12 | 6,755 | 2.9% | – 22.9% | 13 | 9 |
12 | Mazda | 1,169 | 3.7% | + 52.0% | 15 | 7,097 | 3.1% | + 18.3% | 11 | 14 |
13 | Mitsubishi | 1,097 | 3.4% | + 8.6% | 10 | 8,894 | 3.8% | + 11.4% | 10 | 10 |
14 | Chery | 1,035 | 3.2% | + 73.9% | 11 | 7,083 | 3.1% | + 30.5% | 12 | 15 |
15 | Citroen | 944 | 3.0% | + 39.2% | 23 | 5,595 | 2.4% | + 4.1% | 14 | 16 |
16 | Foton | 851 | 2.7% | + 121.0% | 20 | 4,636 | 2.0% | + 43.6% | 19 | 20 |
17 | Subaru | 681 | 2.1% | + 43.1% | 17 | 5,116 | 2.2% | + 11.3% | 15 | 17 |
18 | Omoda+Jaecoo | 627 | 2.0% | + 148.8% | 16 | 4,562 | 2.0% | + 116.9% | 20 | 27 |
19 | Jetour | 618 | 1.9% | + 64.8% | 18 | 3,359 | 1.4% | + 7.1% | 22 | 21 |
20 | JAC | 544 | 1.7% | + 51.1% | 14 | 4,454 | 1.9% | + 22.1% | 21 | 19 |
21 | KGM/Ssangyong | 475 | 1.5% | + 55.7% | 27 | 2,498 | 1.1% | – 15.9% | 24 | 22 |
22 | DFM | 473 | 1.5% | + 135.3% | 32 | 1,795 | 0.8% | + 47.3% | 31 | 32 |
23 | Maxus | 423 | 1.3% | – 46.7% | 24 | 4,760 | 2.1% | – 22.9% | 18 | 13 |
24 | Geely | 384 | 1.2% | + 188.7% | 21 | 2,460 | 1.1% | + 70.2% | 25 | 34 |
25 | Nissan | 366 | 1.1% | – 41.3% | 13 | 4,988 | 2.2% | – 28.7% | 17 | 12 |
26 | Ram | 336 | 1.1% | + 31.8% | 22 | 3,089 | 1.3% | + 18.9% | 23 | 24 |
27 | Mercedes | 301 | 0.9% | + 10.3% | 33 | 2,082 | 0.9% | + 24.8% | 28 | 30 |
28 | JMC | 272 | 0.9% | – 14.7% | 25 | 2,261 | 1.0% | – 1.6% | 27 | 25 |
29 | BMW | 247 | 0.8% | + 7.4% | 30 | 1,931 | 0.8% | – 7.7% | 30 | 28 |
30 | KYC | 216 | 0.7% | + 188.0% | 36 | 780 | 0.3% | + 3.4% | 38 | 42 |
31 | GAC Motor | 203 | 0.6% | – 24.8% | 31 | 1,620 | 0.7% | – 20.7% | 32 | 29 |
32 | BYD | 186 | 0.6% | + 48.8% | 37 | 1,274 | 0.5% | + 65.2% | 35 | 38 |
33 | Honda | 159 | 0.5% | – 50.8% | 35 | 1,333 | 0.6% | – 24.5% | 34 | 31 |
34 | DFSK | 154 | 0.5% | – 17.2% | 28 | 2,022 | 0.9% | – 10.8% | 29 | 26 |
35 | Opel | 141 | 0.4% | – 69.8% | 29 | 2,372 | 1.0% | – 16.4% | 26 | 23 |
36 | Jeep | 124 | 0.4% | + 34.8% | 26 | 1,501 | 0.6% | + 74.9% | 33 | 37 |
37 | Volvo | 116 | 0.4% | + 20.8% | 34 | 947 | 0.4% | + 0.3% | 36 | 36 |
38 | Tesla | 108 | 0.3% | – 31.6% | 53 | 663 | 0.3% | – 1.9% | 39 | 41 |
39 | Renault | 103 | 0.3% | + 5.1% | 41 | 548 | 0.2% | – 62.0% | 43 | 33 |
40 | Exeed | 96 | 0.3% | + 5.5% | 48 | 372 | 0.2% | – 44.2% | 47 | 45 |
41 | Audi | 95 | 0.3% | + 63.8% | 38 | 658 | 0.3% | + 13.3% | 40 | 43 |
42 | Cupra | 84 | 0.3% | + 71.4% | 42 | 483 | 0.2% | – 9.6% | 44 | 50 |
43 | Kaiyi | 72 | 0.2% | – 2.7% | 40 | 630 | 0.3% | – 13.2% | 41 | 40 |
44 | Karry | 72 | 0.2% | + 24.1% | 46 | 404 | 0.2% | – 32.4% | 46 | 47 |
45 | Seat | 70 | 0.2% | + 775.0% | 59 | 145 | 0.1% | – 26.4% | 59 | 59 |
46 | Mahindra | 65 | 0.2% | + 54.8% | 39 | 822 | 0.4% | + 16.8% | 37 | 39 |
47 | Shineray | 60 | 0.2% | + 25.0% | 47 | 313 | 0.1% | – 37.0% | 49 | 49 |
48 | Fiat | 51 | 0.2% | + 13.3% | 43 | 433 | 0.2% | – 22.1% | 45 | 48 |
49 | Lynk & Co | 50 | 0.2% | new | 58 | 161 | 0.1% | new | 58 | 74 |
50 | SWM | 48 | 0.2% | + 26.3% | 52 | 278 | 0.1% | – 62.8% | 52 | 44 |
51 | Lexus | 47 | 0.1% | + 38.2% | 44 | 306 | 0.1% | + 31.9% | 51 | 55 |
52 | Landking | 43 | 0.1% | new | 45 | 316 | 0.1% | new | 48 | 70 |
53 | Land Rover | 40 | 0.1% | + 73.9% | 57 | 241 | 0.1% | + 18.1% | 55 | 57 |
54 | Dongfeng | 37 | 0.1% | – 7.5% | 49 | 583 | 0.3% | + 25.1% | 42 | 46 |
55 | Mini | 35 | 0.1% | + 9.4% | 50 | 311 | 0.1% | + 36.4% | 50 | 56 |
56 | Porsche | 30 | 0.1% | – 14.3% | 56 | 191 | 0.1% | – 2.6% | 56 | 58 |
57 | JIM | 28 | 0.1% | – 15.2% | 51 | 257 | 0.1% | + 9.4% | 53 | 53 |
58 | ZX Auto | 23 | 0.1% | – 30.3% | 54 | 186 | 0.1% | + 0.0% | 57 | 54 |
59 | DS | 23 | 0.1% | + 64.3% | 60 | 133 | 0.1% | – 21.8% | 60 | 60 |
60 | Leapmotor | 22 | 0.1% | n/a | 67 | 25 | 0.0% | + 127.3% | 69 | 75 |
61 | Skoda | 16 | 0.1% | – 30.4% | 55 | 256 | 0.1% | – 44.5% | 54 | 51 |
62 | Farizon | 16 | 0.1% | n/a | – | 34 | 0.0% | + 112.5% | 67 | 68 |
63 | Smart | 13 | 0.0% | new | 61 | 75 | 0.0% | new | 64 | – |
64 | Nammi | 10 | 0.0% | new | 64 | 92 | 0.0% | new | 63 | 78 |
65 | Iveco | 7 | 0.0% | – 50.0% | 62 | 110 | 0.0% | – 2.7% | 61 | 63 |
66 | Gecko | 7 | 0.0% | new | – | 10 | 0.0% | new | 74 | – |
67 | Livan | 6 | 0.0% | + 500.0% | 69 | 20 | 0.0% | + 900.0% | 70 | 69 |
68 | BAIC | 5 | 0.0% | – 94.6% | 68 | 33 | 0.0% | – 97.3% | 68 | 35 |
69 | Alfa Romeo | 4 | 0.0% | + 33.3% | 63 | 44 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 66 | 65 |
70 | Ferrari | 4 | 0.0% | + 100.0% | – | 13 | 0.0% | – 18.8% | 72 | 72 |
71 | Riddara | 3 | 0.0% | new | 65 | 70 | 0.0% | new | 65 | 73 |
72 | Maserati | 1 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 70 | 12 | 0.0% | – 33.3% | 73 | 71 |
73 | Aston Martin | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 3 | 0.0% | n/a | 78 | – |
74 | Bentley | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 3 | 0.0% | + 200.0% | 79 | 79 |
– | Others | 9 | 0.0% | + 80.0% | – | 25 | 0.0% | – 28.6% | – | – |
– | Total Chinese | 10,424 | 32.7% | + 39.9% | – | 71,814 | 31.0% | + 8.3% | – | – |