The Fiat Strada comfortably leads the Brazilian charts in January. 159,377 new light vehicles hit Brazilian roads in January, a measured +4.8% year-on-year uptick. Fiat (+11.4%) beats the market to 21.6% share, followed by Volkswagen (-3.9%) and Chevrolet (+3.8%), both underperforming. Toyota (-15.7%) and Hyundai (-30.5%) properly sink to round…
The Fiat Strada end the year at #1. Discover 70 years of Brazilian Historical Data here The Brazilian new car market gains 300,000 units or 13.8% year-on-year in 2024 to 2,479,38 sales. This is the highest annual volume since pre-pandemic 2019 (2,658,927). Fiat (+9.6%) remains the uncontested leader with over…
The Hyundai HB20S is up to a record 8th place in Brazil in November. 240,700 new light vehicles hit Brazilian roads in November, a splendid +19.4% year-on-year improvement. Like last month, this is the strongest November volume in 10 years: since the 279,826 units hit in November 2014. The year-to-date…
VW Polo sales are up 34.6% year-on-year in Brazil. New light vehicle sales in Brazil are up a splendid 20.7% year-on-year in October to 249,402 units, this is largest October result since 2014 (291.412). This way the year-to-date tally is up 14.7% to 1,996,421, the highest at this stage of…
The new Kardian helps Renault sales up in September. New light vehicle sales in Brazil gain a splendid 18.6% year-on-year in September to 222,243 units. Once again this is the best September volume since pre-pandemic September 2019 (223,240). The year-to-date tally is now up 13.9% to 1,747,019. Fiat (+14.8%) can't…
The Fiat Strada is the most popular vehicle in Brazil again. New light vehicle sales in Brazil climb 13.3% year-on-year in August to 222,795 units. This is the best August volume and first one above 200,000 units since pre-pandemic August 2019. The year-to-date tally is now up 13.2% to 1,524,776.…
The Fiat Strada is back to #1 in Brazil. The Brazilian new car market advances +5.4% year-on-year in July to 227,300 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume up 13.4% to 1,304,380. Fiat (+13.6%) posts a stellar performance in the brands leadership and rises to 22.2% share with over 50,000 units, its…
The Hyundai HB20 signs its 4th ever monthly win in Brazil. 202,474 new light vehicles found a buyer in Brazil in June, a fantastic 12.7% year-on-year improvement. The H1 2024 volume is up 15.3% to 1,077,080. This is the first time since 2021 that the H1 tally is above the…
The Nissan Kicks equals its ranking record in May. The Brazilian new car market gains 10.2% year-on-year in May to 183,214 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume up 15.9% to 874,570. Fiat (+12.3%) outpaces the overall growth and once again stands at over double the market share it holds back…
VW Saveiro sales are up 70.5% year-on-year in April. The Brazilian new light vehicle market surges by a splendid 37.2% year-on-year in April to 208,078 units. This brings the year-to-date tally up 17.5% to 691,3700. Although a great performance, we remain over 100,000 units or -13.7% below the 801,330 sales achieved…
The BYD Dolphin Mini aka Seagull instantly ranks as the best-selling Chinese model in Brazil. New light vehicle sales in Brazil disappoint in March at -5.7% year-on-year to 175,982 units. Keep in mind however that March 2023 was up a staggering 38.3% on the year prior. The Q1 volume is…
The Fiat Mobi ranks at #4 in Brazil in February. The Brazilian new light vehicle market advances 29.7% year-on-year in February to 155,283 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 22.8% to 307,339. Fiat (+29%) matches the market to a splendid 22.1% share. In fact the podium is unchanged on…
BYD is inside the Brazilian Top 10 for the 2nd straight month. 152,062 new light vehicles hit Brazilian roads in January, up 16.6% year-on-year. Brands leaders Fiat (+7.9%) and Volkswagen (+10.5%) can't quite catch up with the market growth and lodge 20.3% and 14.6% share, below their respective Full Year…
The VW Polo is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Brazil in 2023. The Brazilian new light vehicle market gains 11.3% year-on-year in 2023 to get back above the 2m annual mark at 2,179,363. For reference the pre-pandemic 2019 result was 2,658,927, and the all time record is 3,634,421 reached in 2012. So…
The Hyundai Creta breaks its monthly volume record in November. 201,649 new light vehicles hit Brazilian roads in November, a 5.1% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date volume is now up 10.7% or 187,000 units to 1,942,792. Fiat (-1.5%) goes against the positive market but still manages a very solid 22% share…