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…
Fiat Palio In 1997 the two best selling cars in Brazil reach levels they haven't managed to beat since. In spite of the strong competition coming from the Fiat Palio, the VW Gol increases its sales by 1% on 1996 at 361,402 units, its best ever year in Brazil. In…
Fiat Palio in Quatro Rodas, 1996 The VW Gol has been dominating the Brazilian market for nearly 10 years, its reign only interrupted by the Fiat Uno in 1994. However the Fiat Uno is now 13-years old, so Fiat orchestrated its biggest launch in Brazil early in the year when…
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 Kia Rio is the best-selling vehicle in Mexico in 2022. Discover close to 70 years worth of Mexican Historical Data here. New light vehicle sales in Mexico lift 7% year-on-year in 2022 to 1,086,060 units for a second consecutive year of 7-digit volumes. We are however still way below pre-pandemic…
The Nissan Versa is the best-seller in Mexico for the 6th consecutive year. Discover over 65 years worth of Mexican Historical Data here. New light vehicle sales in Mexico climb 6.8% year-on-year in 2021 to get back above the 1 million unit mark at 1,014,680 registrations. Nissan (+4.9%), while not being…
The Fiat Cronos is the best-selling vehicle in Argentina for the first time. Consult over 60 years of Argentinean Historical Data here. The Argentinean new vehicle market is up 11.5% year-on-year in 2021 to 381,777 registrations. There is a change of guard atop the brands charts: Toyota soars 68.4% to…
The Toyota Hilux ranks #2 in Argentina in September. New vehicle sales in Argentina return to negative territory in September at -8.7% to 31.681 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 22.6% to 303.370. Toyota (+39.6%) completely bucks the negative trend and posts the largest year-on-year gain in the Top…
The Toyota Corolla Cross breaks into the Argentinean Top 10 in August. New vehicle sales in Argentina edge up 2.5% year-on-year in August to 31.167 units, still a poor result given August 2020 volumes were down -30.9% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is now up 27.7% to 271.689.…
The VW Amarok ranks #2 overall in Argentina in April. The new vehicle market in Argentina is up an extravagant 634.3% year-on-year in April to 32.200 units as April 2020 was a quarantine month. Sales are however down -13.6% on April 2019, a more meaningful comparison set. The year-to-date tally is…
The VW Taos is up to #15 in Mexico in March. Picture autocosmos.com.mx New light vehicle sales in Mexico edge up 9.1% year-on-year in March to 95.513 units, keeping in mind March 2020 was down -25.5% on the year prior. The Q1 volume is now down -12.7% to 259.039. The Top…
The Fiat Strada topples the Chevy Onix as the YTD best-seller. As March 2020 corresponded to the first week of lockdown measures, this year the Brazilian market is back up 13.7% year-on-year to 177.109 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -6.5% to 497.885. However the March 2021 level remains…
The Suzuki Jimny breaks into the Mexican Top 20 in February. Picture autocosmos.com.mx The Mexican new light vehicle market sinks another -21.1% year-on-year in February to 82.323 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -21.8% to 163.526. Brand leader Nissan (-19.2%) manages to keep its loss below the market rate and…
Fiat Strada sales are up 80.6% year-on-year in February. New light vehicle sales in Brazil drop -17.8% year-on-year in February to 158.237 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -14.8% to 320.793. Fiat (+26.2%) continues to be completely oblivious to the market decline and simply scores the largest and only…
Toyota Hilux sales are up 119.3% year-on-year in January. New light vehicle sales in Mexico drop -22.5% year-on-year in January to 81.203 units for what is an 11th straight double-digit fall. Brand leader Nissan (-15.6%) resists better than the market and sees its share rise to 21.8% vs. 20.5% over…