The Toyota Corolla Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia in May. New vehicle sales in Colombia continue to struggle in May at -30% year-on-year to 15,695 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off 24% to 76,434. A caveat to this ghastly performance is the fact May 2022 was euphoric at +52.5%…
The VW Polo is the best-selling vehicle in Brazil in June. New light vehicle sales in Brazil climb 8.6% year-on-year in June to 179,691, leading to a year-to-date volume up 9.8% to 934,519. The top 3 manufacturers lift much faster than the market, indicating a concentration of market towards tried…
The VW Polo ranks #2 in Brazil in May. 166,361 new light vehicles found a Brazilian buyer in May, sending the market back into negative territory at -4.9% year-on-year. The year-to-date volume is now up 10% to 754,851. Fiat (-11.6%) falls faster than the market but easily stays atop the…
The Mazda2 is the most popular vehicle in Colombia for the first time. The situation is worsening for the Colombian new vehicle market in April at -33.2% year-on-year to just 13,777 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally off -22.2% to 60,739. Renault (-35.4%) falls faster than the market but…
The Nissan NP300 is the best-selling vehicle in Mexico in April. The Mexican new light vehicle market continues on its excellent 2023 run with sales up another 17% year-on-year to 97,610. This means the year-to-date volume is up 22.5% or almost 76,000 units to 412,736. Nissan (+10.9%) trails the market…
The Honda HR-V scores its first Brazilian Top 10 finish since October 2017. New light vehicle sales in Brazil progress 11.2% year-on-year in April to 151,721 units, although a strong YoY result we are 7.4% below April 2021 (163,902) and 31.4% below pre-pandemic April 2019 (221,321). Fiat (-2.8%) goes against…
The Toyota Hilux is the most popular vehicle in Colombia for the first time. New vehicles sales in Colombia continue to evolve markedly below they year-ago levels, with March down another -17.2% year-on-year to 17,270 units. This leads to a Q1 result off -18.3% to 46,962. Renault (-18.3%) hold onto…
The new Chevrolet Montana ranks #20 in March. The new light vehicle market in Brazil is up a splendid 38.3% year-on-year in March to 186,583 units, leading to a first quarter volume up 16.6% to 436,802 sales. We are however still below pre-pandemic March 2019 (199.550). Fiat (+43%) maintains itself…
The Toyota Corolla Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia in February. The Colombian new vehicle market continues to freefall at -17.7% in February to 15,820 sales. The year-to-date tally stands at 29,692, off -18.9% over the first two months of 2022. Renault (-21%) reclaims the brands top spot it…
Nissan Kicks sales are up 214.3% year-on-year in February. New light vehicle sales in Brazil edge down -2.7% year-on-year in February to 119,775 units, a pretty poor result when taking into account that February 2022 was off -24% on the year prior. Thanks to a strong start of the year…
The Mazda2 is up to 2nd place in Colombia in January. New car sales in Colombia plunge -20.2% year-on-year in January to just 13,872 units, the worst tally for the month since 2007. In the brands ranking, Chevrolet (-28.2%) overtakes Renault (-30.4%) to snap its first monthly win since last…
The Chevrolet Onix is the best-selling vehicle in Brazil in January. The Brazilian new vehicle market advances 11.9% year-on-year in January to 130,460 registrations, keeping in mind January 2022 was off -28.3% on the year prior so still very low levels. In the brands ranking, Fiat (+22.7%) almost doubles the…
The Suzuki Swift is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia in 2022. Consult 50 years worth of Colombian Historical Data here. The Colombian new vehicle market rises 4.8% year-on-year in 2022 to 262,595 units. Renault (+2.9%) remains the best-selling carmaker in the country while Chevrolet (+18.6%) catches up in 2nd place.…
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 Hyundai HB20 ranks #2 in Brazil for the 4th time in the past 5 years. Discover Brazilian Historical Data spanning over 65 years here. The Brazilian new light vehicle market edges down -0.8% year-on-year in 2022 to 1,957,699 registrations, with December sales up 4.5%. Fiat (-0.2%) is stable like…