The new Land Rover Defender has landed in Mexico... New light vehicle sales in Mexico remain in pretty bad shape in August at -28.4% year-on-year to 77.092 units. This is only a slightly better hold than in July (-31%), leading to a year-to-date tally down -31.2% to 586.434. For once Nissan…
The Chevrolet Onix secures its first Top 5 finish in Mexico. The Mexican new light vehicle market is slowly climbing up the recovery track with July volumes down another -31% year-on-year to 72.897, a slight improvement on June (-40.9%) that leads to a year-to-date tally down -31.6% to 509.342. For once Nissan…
Ram sales surge 27.8% year-on-year in a market down -40.9% The Mexican new light vehicle market continue to slowly walk back up at -40.9% year-on-year in June to 62.837 units, leading to a First Half volume down -31.7% to 436.445. This is a better result than May (-59%) and April (-64.5%) but business…
Toyota RAV4 sales surge 92.7% in a market down -59%. 1/07 update: Now with actuals for Top 40 All-brands and Top 285 All-models. In the two weeks since we published the April 2020 article, confirmed COVID-19 cases in Mexico have flared up from 71.105 to 129.184, with the country consistently…
Toyota Corolla sales are up 77.3% in Mexico in April. As we predicted last month, the Mexican new car market crumbles under the weight of the coronavirus crisis in April at -64.5% year-on-year to 34.903 registrations, pulling the year-to-date volume down -23.1% to 331.580 units. As it is the case in…
Ram is the only manufacturer in Mexico to post a year-on-year gain in March. As of March 31, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Mexico amounted to 1.315 and a partial lockdown had just been announced, scheduled to last until May 30. As a result, new car sales are…
Ram breaks into the Mexican Top 10 brands in February. 25/03/20 update: Now with actuals for Top 40 All-brands and Top 300 All-models. In February new vehicle sales in Mexico manage their first "true" year-on-year uptick in almost 3 years (since May 2017) at a shy +0.3% to 104.328. Indeed…
The Kia Seltos just misses out on a Top 10 finish for its first month in market. The Mexican new vehicle market is down -6% year-on-year in January to 104.832 units. Nissan (-10%) and Chevrolet (-10.5%) each lose more ground than the market but remain ultra-dominant at 20% and 15%…
The Nissan Versa is the best-selling vehicle in Mexico in 2019. Discover over 65 years worth of Mexican Historical Data here. The Mexican new light vehicle market endures a third consecutive year of decline in 2019: after -4.6% in 2017 and -7% in 2018, the fall accelerates to -7.6% to 1.317.937…
The Nissan Versa breaks its Mexican share record for the 2nd straight month. New light vehicle sales in Mexico endure a 29th year-on-year drop in the past 30 months in November at -7% to 124.819 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -7.6% year-to-date at 1.187.474. After ending a streak of…
The VW Beetle is estimated to have been #1 in Mexico from 1954 to 1990, then topped the local charts in 1991, 1993 and 1996. Picture by Lamazone. 15 years worth of complete brands and models data for Mexico have now been added through 11 new and 2 updated articles covering the 1991-2006…
The new generation lifts the Nissan Versa up 27.8% back to #1. It's a 28th year-on-year decline in the past 29 months for the Mexican new light vehicle market at -8.9% to 107.110 units in October, leading to a year-to-date volume down -7.6% to 1.062.647. For the first time since January…
The Chevrolet Aveo is #1 in Mexico in September. New light vehicle sales in Mexico drop for the 27th time in the past 28 months in September at -5.2% year-on-year to 100.747 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -7.5% to 955.512. Once again brand leader Nissan (-24.5%) falls much…
The new Kwid helps Renault up 19.8% in Mexico this month. The Mexican new vehicle market is down for the 26th time in the past 27 months in August at -9.3% to 107.664 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -6.8% to 852.051. As usual brand leader Nissan (-13.6%) falls faster…
The RAV4 (+128.7%) helps push Toyota up 14.1% in Mexico in July. It's a devastating 25th year-on-year drop in the past 26 months in July for new light vehicle sales in Mexico at -7.5% to 105.712 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -6.4% to 744.387. The Top 2 best-selling…