The China-made Chevrolet Groove is the most popular vehicle in Chile in August. The Chilean new car market enjoys a second consecutive month in positive, although by a whisker at +0.1% to 28,335 sales. This is the biggest monthly volume of the year so far. The year-to-date tally is now…
The Suzuki Fronx has landed in Chile. 23,337 new light vehicles hit Chilean roads in May, which means that after a sliver of hope in April (+30.6%), the market is back in negative for the 21st time in the past 22 months at -8.9% year-on-year. This is a particularly poor…
The Maxus T60 is the best-selling vehicle in Chile in August. August puts an end to 17 consecutive months of year-on-year growth in Chile with light vehicle sales down -6.8% to 35,018 units. This means the year-to-date volume is now up 16.2% to 295,777. Passenger cars are down -7.6% to…
The Mitsubishi L200 aka Triton is the best-selling vehicle in Chile in March. The Chilean new light vehicle market posts another impressive gain in March at +27.5% year-on-year to 41,467 units, believed to be the largest March volume and the 2nd largest monthly total in over two years. The year-to-date…
The Great Wall Poer is up to a record #6 in February. Picture chileautos.cl New light vehicle sales rise 29.6% year-on-year in February to 31,745 units, a record for the month. The year-to-date tally stands at 69,026 units, up 39.5% over the same period in 2021. Passenger Cars are actually…
The Chery Tiggo 2 is the best-selling vehicle in Chile in 2021. Discover over 15 years of Chile Historical Data here. New light vehicle sales in Chile spectacularly rally back up 60.6% year-on-year in 2021 to 415,581 units, returning above pre-pandemic levels and scoring the 2nd largest ever annual volume…
The Great Wall Poer breaks into the Chilean Top 10 this month. New light vehicle sales in Chile grow 6.4% year-on-year in October to 38,551 units, the largest October volume in history. It brings the year-to-date tally up 66.8% to 335,824 sales, the second largest volume at this stage of…
The Chevrolet Groove aka Baojun 510 is the best-selling vehicle in Chile in August. August new car sales in Chile soar 97.3% year-on-year and 13.6% on August 2019 to 37.564 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 91.1% on 2020 to 254.646, also tilting into positive vs. the same period…
Chery holds 7.5% of the Chilean market in July. New light vehicle sales in Chile soar 233.6% year-on-year in July to 38.226 units, the largest monthly volume in almost 3 years: since September 2018 (39.263). This leads to a year-to-date tally up 90.1% to 217.082. More significantly, July 2021 volumes…
The Chevrolet Sail is the best-selling vehicle in Chile in June. The Chilean new light vehicle market is up 295.7% year-on-year in June to 35.499 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 74.1% to 178.856. Note June 2021 volumes are also up 24.8% on pre-pandemic June 2019, but down -4.4%…
The Chery Tiggo 2 misses out on the overall May top spot for just 15 sales. New light vehicle sales in Chile bounce back up 293.2% year-on-year in May to 34.130 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 52.9% to 143.358. Note May 2021 volumes are now up 9.4% on…
The MG ZS topped the Chilean monthly charts multiple times in 2020. Discover over 15 years of Chile Historical Data here. New light vehicle sales in Chile drop -30.6% year-on-year in 2020 to 258.835 vs. 372.878 in 2017, a loss of over 114.000 units. Brand leader Chevrolet (-23%) loses less ground…
The Renault 4 is the most popular vehicle in Colombian automotive history. March 2020 update: Historical info spanning 1970 to 1986 added, as well as complete monthly and annual Top 30 brands for 2012. Historical Data spanning exactly five decades is now available for Colombia on BestSellingCarsBlog. In the 1970s,…
Brilliance sales shoot up 473.7% in Chile thanks to the new Konect SUV. 14/03 update: Now with the Top 25 models. The Chilean new vehicle market dives -12.1% year-on-year in January to 32.104 registrations. Chevrolet (-5.7%) limits its fall to half that of the market and cements its brand leadership…
The Mitsubishi L200 is #1 in Chile for the 3rd straight year. Discover over 15 years of Chile Historical Data here. The November 2019 article has been updated with the Top 20 models. 12/02 update: Now with Top 25 models. The Chilean new light vehicle market dives a steep -10.6%…