The Kwid (+98.1%) helps boost Renault sales up 47.1% in Brazil. New light vehicle sales in Brazil are back to stunning shape with May deliveries up a whopping 20.2% year-on-year to 234.173, the second double--digit gain this year after last February and the 24th month in positive out of the…
Suzuki sales soar 23.2% year-on-year in a market down -10.2%. New light vehicle sales in Mexico are back in hell in April at -10.2% year-on-year to 98.118 units, leading to a YTD tally down -3.7% to 430.170. Leaders Nissan (-18.9%) and Chevrolet (-15.7%) take the market down with them, as…
Renault remains the most popular carmaker in Argentina. It's an 11th straight month of double-digit fall for new vehicles in Argentina at a scary -51.3% to 37.257 units, leading to a YTD tally in total perdition at -49.6% to 175.791. Renault (-48.4%) manages to fall slightly slower than the market to…
Jeep signs a 2nd consecutive record volume month in Brazil. After a freak -0.2% decline last month, Brazilian new car sales are back in frank positive in April at +5.4% to 221.321 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 8.7% to 801.330, the highest at this time of year since 2015…
The CX-5 (+118%) helps Mazda up 45.8% in Mexico this month. The Mexican market keeps its decline to a minimum in March at a slim -1.2% year-on-year to 117.135 units, which could signal a return to form later in the year. The YTD tally is down -1.5% after three months…
Renault is the most popular carmaker in Argentina for the 4th time in the past 8 months. Things are taking a sinister turn in Argentina when it comes to new car sales with March marking a 10th consecutive month of double-digit drops at an abysmal -53.7% to just 38.864 units,…
The Ertiga helps Suzuki sales surge 35.3% in Mexico this month. After a freak gain last month prompted by a readjustment of Chevrolet sales, the Mexican new light vehicle market returns to the decline that has characterised it for the past 1.5 years with February down -5.5% to 103.692 units…
Renault is the most popular carmaker in Argentina in February. The Argentinean new vehicle market endures a scathing 9th straight month of double-digit declines in February at -41.8% to 39.826 units, leading to a year-to-date volume imploding down 46.8% to 99.670. For the third time in the past 7 months after last…
The Cavalier (+252.3%) helps Chevrolet up 110.7% in Mexico this month. After 19 consecutive months of year-on-year declines, in January the Mexican new car market records its first uptick since May 2017 at +1.8% and 111.225 units. However, the reason behind this gain is a little controversial as it is solely…
The VW Suran is boosted up 38.4% by heavy discounts. After skidding down 11% over the Full Year 2018, new vehicle sales in Argentina start 2019 with a daunting 49.7% year-on-year drop to 59.844 units, yet the comparison set was particularly intimidating as January 2018 marked the largest monthly volume…
The Nissan Versa is the best-selling vehicle in Mexico for the third year in a row. Consult close to 30 years of Mexican Historical Data here. If 2017 was the year Mexican sales suddenly switched from record-breaking growth to steep fall, 2018 was in negative all through, with December marking the…
It's another record year for the Chevrolet Onix in Brazil. Consult Brazilian Historical Data spanning the last 60 years here. Recovery is confirmed in Brazil with 2018 marking the 2nd consecutive year of growth at +13.7% to 2.470.654 registrations, even accelerating the pace after +9.4% in 2017. We are still…
The Toyota Hilux is the most popular vehicle in Argentina in 2018. Consult over 55 years worth of Argentinean Historical Data here. This article has now been updated with the Top 333 All-models. The Argentinean new vehicle market ends 2018 with a 11% year-on-year drop - equivalent to almost 100.000…
The Chevrolet Aveo is the best-selling vehicle in Mexico in November. New light vehicle sales in Mexico endure an 18th straight month of year-on-year decline in November at -5.4% to 133.806 units, bringing the year-to-date tally down 6.7% to 1.279.630. Our much improved coverage of this market continues with complete models…
The Kwid helps Renault contain its fall to -31% in November. It's getting worse and worse for new vehicle sales in Argentina: -44.9% in November at 39.565 registrations after October down 36.5%, September down 33.6%, August down 22.8%, July down 14.4% and June down 9.4%. Year-to-date volumes are now down 9.9% at 767.871 units. Renault…