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…
The new generation lifts the Chevrolet Tracker to its very first Top 10 finish. Brazil is in the midst of a worsening COVID-19 crisis, and its new car market is down -76.8% year-on-year in April to 51.362 units, estimated to be the lowest monthly volume in 27 years and pulling…
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…
The Toyota Corolla celebrates 15 straight years as the world's best-seller. Consult 60 years of Worldwide Historical Data here. 29/04 update: Now with the Top 15 groups and Top 30 brands. 24/04 update: Now with a Top 10 sneak peek, Renault-sourced data and complete Turkey and Puerto Rico/USVI sales. For…
The Fiat Argo (+30.8%) posts the only gain among the Top 12 models. The coronavirus crisis has hit Brazilian new car sales in March at -21.9% to 155.810 registrations, the weakest March volume in 14 years, since 2006 (148.234). The year-to-date tally is now down -8.2% to 532.549. However Brazil's…
The Chevrolet Onix repeats at #1 in Argentina in March. On March 20, the Argentinean government imposed one of the strictest Coronavirus lockdowns in the world, meaning automotive factories, dealerships and registration offices closed for the rest of the month. As such, these sales figures are for the March 1-19…
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 Chevrolet Onix is the best-selling vehicle in Argentina in February. New vehicle sales in Argentina skid down -31.7% year-on-year in February to just 27.204 registrations - the weakest February volume since 2004 - bringing the year-to-date tally down -27.8% to 71.921. An old and somewhat questionable theory of the…
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 VW Gol is up 28.8% in a market down -25.3% in January. Although Argentinean new vehicle sales dive another -25.3% year-on-year in January to 44.717 units, this is incredibly the smallest decline in 17 months, since August 2018 exactly. That's a testimony to how much damage has been done…
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 Chevrolet Onix reaches record share and volume in 2019. Discover Brazilian Historical Data spanning over 65 years here. The Brazilian new light vehicle market continues its recovery, with 2019 marking a third straight year of significant gains at +7.6%, equivalent to nearly 200.000 additional annual sales to 2.658.927, the…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Argentina in 2019. Consult almost 60 years of Argentinean Historical Data here. New vehicle sales in Argentina freefalls down -42.7% year-on-year in 2019 to just 459.592 units compared to over 800.000 in 2018 and a forecast of just -20% and 650.000 at…
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…
Jeep is the only carmaker in the Top 15 to gain ground in November. No respite for new vehicle sales in Argentina, down another devastating -35.2% year-on-year in November to 25.624 units, even though November 2018 was already down -44.9% on the previous year. The year-to-date volume is now -43.3%…