Nissan Tsuru The Nissan Tsuru (a 1992 Sentra) dominates the Mexican market with 9% of sales, ahead of the Chevrolet Chevy (a restyled 1993 Opel Corsa) and the VW Jetta Clasico (a restyled 1998 Bora). At +78% over 2009, the Nissan Tiida climbs to 4th with close to 4% market…
In a market down 26% at 754,918 registrations, the entire Top 5 fares better than the market, resulting in improved shares. The Nissan Tsuru finishes the year in pole position for the 6th consecutive time with 54,463 sales (-21%) and 7.2% It is followed by the VW Jetta with 31,656…
Nissan Tsuru The Mexican car market is down 7% this year at 1,025,520 registrations. The Nissan Tsuru is the best selling car in the country for the 5th year in a row and it manages to improve its market share greatly from 5.8% in 2007 to 6.7% this year with…
In a very solid market at 1,099,866 registrations, the Nissan Tsuru keeps the top spot with 63,461 sales and 5.8%, ahead of the Chevrolet Chevy at 59,621 units and 5.4%. The VW Jetta is #3 with 44,395 sales (4%) followed by the VW Pointer at 28,300 units (2.6%) and the…
The Nissan Tsuru resumes its domination of the Mexican market. It's another record year for Mexican new car sales in 2005, up 4% to 1.157.137 units, only the 2nd time in history above one million. Nissan (+0.1%) edges up to retain the brands pole position with 20.3% share but Chevrolet…
The Chevrolet Chevy C2 is the best-selling model in Mexico in 2004. In 2004, the Mexican new light vehicle market crosses the symbolic million annual sales mark for the first time in history thanks to a solid 12.4% year-on-year uptick to 1.112.130 units. Nissan (+9.8%) cements its domination of the…
The VW Pointer is the best-selling vehicle in Mexico for the first time. After five consecutive record years, the Mexican new car market edges down in 2003 at -0.9% to a still extremely string 989.148 units. Nissan (+1.2%) is back above Chevrolet (-4.2%) for the #1 brands spot with Volkswagen…
The Nissan Platina lands directly at #5 in Mexico. New light vehicle sales in Mexico celebrates a 5th straight record year in 2002, up 7.1% to end up just a smidge below the symbolic million mark at 997.923 units. Chevrolet (+15.1%) reclaims the #1 brands spot off Nissan (+9.6%) with the…
The Nissan Tsuru (aka Sentra) sells over 100.000 units in Mexico in 2001. The Mexican new car market breaks its annual record for the 4th year in a row in 2001, lifting it 4.3% to 932.164. Nissan (+10.4%) reclaims the brands top spot for the first time since 1996, toppling…
The Chevrolet Joy/Swing, based on the Opel Corsa, is #2 in Mexico. It's a second consecutive record annual volume in Mexico in 1999 with sales up 5.9% to cross the 700.000 unit-milestone for what is believed is the first time in history at 716.938. Chevrolet (+1.7%) loses share for the…
The Chevrolet C/K Pickup lands at #5 in Mexico in 1997. New car sales in Mexico continue on their spectacular recovery in 1997 at +67.5% to 504.778 units. Chevrolet (+142%) more than doubles its sales year-on-year to leap from #3 to #1 brand, overtaking Nissan (+64%) while Ford (+89.4%) passes…
The VW Beetle reclaims the Mexican top spot in Mexico one last time. After imploding -70.4% in 1995, the Mexican new car market bounces back up 75.9% in 1996 to 301.355 units. Nissan (+40%) holds onto the brands top spot for the 2nd straight year while Volkswagen (+62.4%) catches up…
The Nissan Tsuru holds 14.6% share of the Mexican market in 1995. Complete and utter debacle for the Mexican new car market in 1995, hit full frontal at -70.4% to just 171.284 units. Nissan (-67.5%) bypasses Volkswagen (-79%) to become the most popular brand in Mexico for what is believed…
The VW Beetle is back to #1 in Mexico in 1993. Bit of a hiccup for new light vehicle sales in Mexico at -14.4% in 1993 to just 544.141 registrations. Brand leader Volkswagen (+5.2%) defies the odds and surges to a 30.1% market share, leaving Nissan (-13.1%) and Dodge (-29.4%)…
The Nissan Tsuru/Sentra overtakes the VW Beetle to become Mexico's #1. The Mexican new light vehicle market gains a round 10% in 1992 to 635.738 units, but remains extremely stable as far as the brands ranking is concerned with the Top 10 unchanged. Volkswagen (-3.1%) sees its share drop to…