The Mitsubishi L200 is #1 both in June and YTD. The Chilean new car market is up a solid 7.6% year-on-year in June to 24,281 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 2.2% to 145,628. Toyota (+12.2%) reclaims the top spot it holds year-to-date with 7.8% share, distancing last month's…
The Peugeot Partner is the best-selling vehicles in Chile in May. Third consecutive month in positive for Chilean new light vehicle sales at +4.3% year-on-year in May to 24,337 units. The year-to-date tally is also in positive, just, at +1.2% to 121,347. Chinese brands trail the market slightly to 30.8%…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Chile in April. 26,132 new light vehicles found a buyer in Chile in April, a 2.5% year-on-year improvement. This way, the year-to-date volume tilts into positive at +0.4% to 97,010 units. Toyota (+33.8%) lodges a splendid performance and wrestles back control of…
The Chery Tiggo 2 is the most popular vehicle in Chile in March. 24,000 new light vehicles found a buyer in Chile in March, a light 2% year-on-year improvement. This is still a historically low result as March 2024 was off -37.4% on the year prior. The Q1 volume is…
The Suzuki Baleno ranks #5 in Chile in February. The Chilean new light vehicle market is down year-on-year for the second time in the past 8 months in February at -6.3% to 21,044 units. This is the weakest February in 10 years, since February 2015. As a result the year-to-date…
The Mitsubishi L200 is by far the most popular vehicle in Chile in January. The Chilean new light vehicle market confirms it is on the mend, securing a 6th year-on-year lift in the past 7 months. January sales are indeed up 2.9% to 25,834 units. We are however still way…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Chile once again. Discover 20 years of Chile Historical Data here. 302,366 new light vehicles found a buyer in Chile in 2024, a -3.7% year-on-year drop. This is yet another mediocre year as 2023 volumes were off -26.5% on the year prior.…
Toyota is the most popular carmaker in Chile. First year-on-year decline since June for the Chilean new light vehicle market at -2.1% to 25,103 units. The year-to-date tally is now down -4.3% to 274,405. Toyota (+4.2%) swims upstream with a small gain leading it to 8.1% share vs. 7.7% so…
GWM Haval Jolion sales are up 82.6% in October. The Chilean new car market confirms it is on the mend with a solid 10.3% year-on-year jump in October to 27,629 units. This is the year's second highest monthly volume after last August (28,335). The year-to-date tally remains in negative however…
The Ford Ranger is up 11 spots on August to #2. It's a third consecutive month of year-on-year gains for the Chilean new light vehicle market at +1% to 25,765 units. This reduces the year-to-date decline to -6.1% at 221,673 units. Toyota (+11.5%) vastly outpaces the market to reclaim the…
The China-made Chevrolet Groove is the most popular vehicle in Chile in August. The Chilean new car market enjoys a second consecutive month in positive, although by a whisker at +0.1% to 28,335 sales. This is the biggest monthly volume of the year so far. The year-to-date tally is now…
The Maxus T60 ranks 5th in Chile in July. 25,087 new light vehicles hit Chilean roads in July, making it only the 2nd positive month in 2 years at +8.8% year-on-year. The year-to-date tally remains in negative however at -8.1% to 167,573. Toyota (-7.5%) doesn't capitalise on the overall growth…
The GWM Poer is up to #2 in Chile in June. New light vehicle sales in Chile are stable in June at -0.5% to 22,567 units. The H1 2024 tally is down -10.5% to 142,486. Toyota (-22.3%) reclaims the top spot it holds year-to-date despite enduring the largest year-on-year fall…
The Suzuki Fronx has landed in Chile. 23,337 new light vehicles hit Chilean roads in May, which means that after a sliver of hope in April (+30.6%), the market is back in negative for the 21st time in the past 22 months at -8.9% year-on-year. This is a particularly poor…
Suzuki is the best-selling carmaker in Chile for the first time in over 2 years. After 20 consecutive months of year-on-year falls, the Chilean new light vehicle market bounces back up 30.6% year-on-year in April to 25,490 sales. Note April 2023 was off -48.4% on the year prior. The year-to-date…