Never before had Argentineans bought that many cars in a year: 662,591 registrations in 2010 is the new record for this market, up 29% on 2009. In December the VW Amarok (#12, 892 sales) is ranked above the Toyota Hilux (#19, 625 sales) in Argentina for the very first time.…
The Argentinian market is on fire in 2010 at +44% in November. For the very first time, it is led by the Renault Sandero, with 2,929 registrations and 5.4% of the market, ahead of the Chevrolet Corsa Classic at 5.1%. It is possibly the first time the Sandero leads the…
The Argentinean car market is up a very healthy 28% in October at 48,873 registrations, and 25% year-to-date at 544,636. The Chevrolet Corsa Classic is on top with 6.3% market share in October and 5.7% year-to-date. The French take up the two remaining spots on the podium with the Peugeot…
Chevrolet Corsa New car sales drop 16% in 2009 in Argentina at 515,008 registrations. Big changes atop the models ranking: the VW Gol is no longer the best selling car in Argentina. That is if we follow the official ACARA statistic that separate sales of the 4th gen Gol (#3…
VW Gol - Picture by Mario Amati, all rights reserved. * See the Top 40 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Argentinean car sales and going gangbusters over the period: up 17% at 450,040 units in 2006, up 26% at 567,850 sales in 2007…
VW Gol * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The Argentinean car market was hit full frontal by the crisis in 2002, falling under 100,000 units. It recovers pretty swiftly over the next few years: up 48% in 2003 at…
Renault Clio * See 'Read more' for the Top 10 best-selling models! Many thanks to Bruno for the data * The Argentinean car market is struggling over the period, with the top seller well under 15,000 units for the first time in over 15 years... The Renault Clio surprisingly takes…
VW Gol * See 'Read more' for the Top 10 best-selling models! Many thanks to Bruno for the data * The VW Gol enjoys its third consecutive year atop the Argentinean models ranking with 22,168 sales in 2000, followed by the Chevrolet Corsa at 18,893 units. For its first full…
Chevrolet Corsa, VW Gol & Fiat Palio * See 'Read more' for the Top 10 best-selling models, many thanks to Bruno for the data * After one year off in 1997, the VW Gol reclaims the title of best-selling car in Argentina in 1998 with 29,486 sales and retains it…
Renault 19 * See 'Read more' for the Top 10 best-selling models! Many thanks to Bruno for the data * While the Renault Megane has already replaced it in Europe, the Renault 19 manages to snap away from the VW Gol the title of best-selling car in Argentina in 1997…
VW Gol * See 'Read more' for the Top 10 best-selling models! Thanks to Bruno for sharing the data * The VW Gol had an interesting career in Argentina: a little bit like in Brazil, it was not an instant hit but once on top of the models rankings it…
Renault 9 * Many thanks to Bruno for making this post possible! * For 1995 there is no reliable data available for Argentina, just the fact that the Fiat Duna and Renault 9 fight for the pole position, with the Renault 9 eventually taking the lead for the first (and…
Fiat Duna * See 'Read more' for the Top 10 best-selling models, many thanks to Bruno for the data! * In 1994 the Fiat Duna delivers its 5th consecutive year atop the Argentinean models ranking with 46,147 sales and a robust 11% market share. The Fiat Spazio is not far…
Fiat Duna * Many thanks to Bruno for making this post possible! * Over the period the Fiat Duna, a Fiat Uno Sedan, is the best-selling car in Argentina, also helped by a facelift at the end of 1990. At this stage no sales data or more detailed ranking available,…
Fiat Spazio * Many thanks to Bruno for making this post possible! * After ranking third in 1988, the Fiat 127, named Spazio in Argentina, surprises the automotive world and takes the lead of the country's sales charts in 1989. In fact, its accession to the throne marks a year…