Argentina is now the country in the world where the Toyota Etios has ranked the highest.
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This is it: in January, Argentinean car dealers announced that the combined effect of a tax hike on imported models and the devaluation of the local currency meant the car market could drop by as much as 40% in 2014 after reaching a record 955,000 sales in 2013 (more on this – in Spanish – here). Dramatic? Perhaps not so much after all. March sales are down a horrendous 35% year-on-year to just 50,724 registrations, bringing the 1st Quarter figure down 13% to 217,407 units. Renault is the most popular brand in the country for the third time in the last 5 months thanks to 7,970 sales and 15.7% share, albeit only 15 units above Volkswagen this month! Ford (14%), Fiat (12.6%), Peugeot (10.1%), Toyota (9.9%) and Chevrolet (9.3%) follow.
The VW Gol Trend is the best-seller in Argentina so far in 2014.
With the VW Gol Trend, the Argentinean models ranking has a different leader for the 5th month in a row after the Renault Clio Mio in November, the Renault Duster in December, Ford Ecosport in January and Ford Fiesta Kinetic in February. The Gol Trend sells 2,496 units for a 4.9% share, is #1 year-to-date at 8,380 sales and 3.9% and has now ranked #1 four times over the past 8 months. But the big event in Argentina this month is elsewhere: in 2nd place where we find the Toyota Etios, launched last September and imported from Brazil, with 2,365 sales and 4.7%. This is the highest monthly ranking the Etios has ever reached anywhere in the world, beating the #3 spot it hit in South Africa.
Toyota Etios, ‘my first Toyota’ says the Argentinean advertising campaign.
Leader last month, the Ford Fiesta Kinetic is down to a still very impressive third place in March, the Toyota Hilux is up one spot to #4 and remains #2 year-to-date and the Chevrolet Classic, #1 for 4 years in a row up to 2013, is back up 7 ranks to #5 but is still stuck at a paltry 13th place year-to-date. Other great performers this month include the Ford Focus III up 15 spots to #12, the Renault Nuevo Logan at #18 and the Fiat Punto up 10 ranks to #22. The Chery Tiggo is the best-selling Chinese model at #58 ahead of the Chery QQ (#69) and Fulwin (#82).
Previous month: Argentina February 2014: Ford Fiesta Kinetic leader for the first time
One year ago: Argentina March 2013: Renault Clio Mio up to third place
Full March 2014 Top 196 All-models and Top 30 brands Ranking Tables below.
Argentina March 2014 – brands:
Pos
Brand
Mar-14
%
Feb
2014
%
Pos
FY13
1
Renault
7,970
15.7%
2
29,708
13.7%
2
2
2
Volkswagen
7,955
15.7%
1
34,805
16.0%
1
1
3
Ford
7,093
14.0%
3
25,294
11.6%
4
4
4
Fiat
6,369
12.6%
4
25,702
11.8%
3
5
5
Peugeot
5,117
10.1%
5
24,483
11.3%
5
6
6
Toyota
5,034
9.9%
7
17,809
8.2%
7
7
7
Chevrolet
4,710
9.3%
6
23,611
10.9%
6
3
8
Citroen
2,149
4.2%
8
10,275
4.7%
8
8
9
Honda
465
0.9%
11
2,440
1.1%
10
10
10
Mercedes
297
0.6%
9
3,532
1.6%
9
9
11
Chery
270
0.5%
13
1,102
0.5%
13
12
12
Nissan
259
0.5%
12
1,285
0.6%
12
14
13
Iveco
143
0.3%
10
1,630
0.7%
11
11
14
Ram
97
0.2%
n/a
144
0.1%
22
-
15
Hyundai
83
0.2%
17
501
0.2%
15
15
16
Kia
64
0.1%
19
267
0.1%
17
19
17
Audi
51
0.1%
16
647
0.3%
14
13
18
Dodge
37
0.1%
15
160
0.1%
20
20
19
Jeep
35
0.1%
20
286
0.1%
16
17
20
Mitsubishi
34
0.1%
23
151
0.1%
21
25
21
BMW
27
0.1%
21
238
0.1%
18
16
22
Alfa Romeo
12
0.0%
29
54
0.0%
26
24
23
Suzuki
12
0.0%
28
44
0.0%
27
40
24
Volvo
9
0.0%
18
202
0.1%
19
21
25
Smart
9
0.0%
24
83
0.0%
23
28
26
Mini
6
0.0%
25
78
0.0%
24
23
27
Porsche
5
0.0%
32
19
0.0%
30
29
28
Land Rover
4
0.0%
27
62
0.0%
25
27
29
Chrysler
3
0.0%
31
21
0.0%
29
31
30
Subaru
2
0.0%
26
34
0.0%
28
26
31
Ferrari
2
0.0%
34
5
0.0%
31
36
Argentina March 2014 – models:
Pos
Model
Mar-14
%
Feb
2014
%
Pos
FY13
1
VW Gol Trend
2,496
4.9%
2
8,380
3.9%
1
2
2
Toyota Etios
2,365
4.7%
13
5,666
2.6%
11
60
3
Ford Fiesta Kinetic
2,180
4.3%
1
6,633
3.1%
5
16
4
Toyota Hilux
1,951
3.8%
5
7,426
3.4%
2
7
5
Chevrolet Classic
1,912
3.8%
12
4,879
2.2%
13
1
6
Renault Clio Mio
1,911
3.8%
4
6,447
3.0%
6
3
7
Ford Ecosport
1,826
3.6%
9
7,225
3.3%
3
4
8
Renault Duster
1,663
3.3%
7
6,387
2.9%
7
5
9
Peugeot 208
1,572
3.1%
3
6,757
3.1%
4
24
10
VW Suran
1,416
2.8%
6
5,943
2.7%
9
9
11
Fiat Siena
1,365
2.7%
8
5,991
2.8%
8
11
12
Ford Focus III
1,347
2.7%
27
3,679
1.7%
20
57
13
Renault Kangoo
1,346
2.7%
19
3,792
1.7%
18
12
14
Renault Sandero
1,338
2.6%
15
4,540
2.1%
15
10
15
Ford Ranger
1,200
2.4%
17
3,748
1.7%
19
13
16
Fiat Palio
1,070
2.1%
14
4,596
2.1%
14
18
17
Peugeot 308
1,045
2.1%
10
5,912
2.7%
10
14
18
Renault Nuevo Logan
1,044
2.1%
18
3,855
1.8%
17
122
19
VW Amarok
982
1.9%
11
4,914
2.3%
12
22
20
Peugeot Partner
969
1.9%
16
4,211
1.9%
16
17
21
Peugeot 207 Compact
830
1.6%
20
3,257
1.5%
22
6
22
Fiat Punto
796
1.6%
32
2,410
1.1%
29
40
23
Citroen C4
685
1.4%
24
3,216
1.5%
23
43
24
VW Voyage
647
1.3%
23
3,009
1.4%
24
23
25
Fiat Uno 2010
631
1.2%
31
2,082
1.0%
33
32
26
Fiat Strada
618
1.2%
28
2,412
1.1%
28
34
27
Citroen Nuevo C3
586
1.2%
25
2,750
1.3%
26
27
28
VW Gol Power
543
1.1%
21
2,868
1.3%
25
8
29
Toyota Corolla
513
1.0%
22
3,375
1.6%
21
21
30
VW Vento
499
1.0%
35
2,096
1.0%
32
30
31
Peugeot 408
479
0.9%
30
2,440
1.1%
27
29
32
VW Fox
459
0.9%
33
1,960
0.9%
36
26
33
VW Saveiro
449
0.9%
36
1,863
0.9%
39
44
34
Fiat Fiorino
449
0.9%
50
1,266
0.6%
47
46
35
Citroen Berlingo
418
0.8%
39
1,699
0.8%
40
38
36
Chevrolet Agile
415
0.8%
26
1,952
0.9%
37
20
37
Ford Ka
409
0.8%
29
1,998
0.9%
35
15
38
Chevrolet Aveo
406
0.8%
42
1,642
0.8%
41
36
39
Fiat Palio Weekend
402
0.8%
46
1,220
0.6%
48
54
40
Chevrolet S10
342
0.7%
43
1,936
0.9%
38
31
41
Chevrolet Prisma
314
0.6%
45
1,602
0.7%
42
42
42
Renault Fluence
301
0.6%
38
1,494
0.7%
44
37
43
Chevrolet Spin
295
0.6%
41
2,197
1.0%
31
33
44
VW Bora
291
0.6%
40
1,487
0.7%
45
35
45
Fiat Qubo
273
0.5%
37
1,561
0.7%
43
41
46
Chevrolet Onix
259
0.5%
44
2,034
0.9%
34
39
47
Chevrolet Celta
227
0.4%
34
2,215
1.0%
30
19
48
Renault Nuevo Master
212
0.4%
53
872
0.4%
56
67
49
Mercedes Sprinter
209
0.4%
49
1,081
0.5%
49
52
50
Citroen C3 Picasso
186
0.4%
48
1,050
0.5%
50
49
51
Citroen C3 Aircross
186
0.4%
52
916
0.4%
54
50
52
Fiat Doblo
186
0.4%
57
642
0.3%
59
63
53
Fiat Uno Fire
183
0.4%
51
962
0.4%
53
45
54
Honda Civic
170
0.3%
55
1,024
0.5%
51
55
55
Chevrolet Tracker
168
0.3%
47
1,311
0.6%
46
73
56
Iveco Daily
143
0.3%
58
532
0.2%
62
71
57
Fiat 500
135
0.3%
54
837
0.4%
57
65
58
Chery Tiggo
133
0.3%
65
535
0.2%
61
62
59
Chevrolet Cruze
130
0.3%
59
1,003
0.5%
52
51
60
Honda Fit
129
0.3%
63
726
0.3%
58
59
61
Nissan March
110
0.2%
67
390
0.2%
68
91
62
Toyota Hilux SW4
103
0.2%
62
423
0.2%
65
64
63
Fiat Idea
102
0.2%
66
415
0.2%
66
68
64
VW CrossFox
101
0.2%
61
516
0.2%
63
69
65
Ram Laramie
97
0.2%
96
144
0.1%
94
173
66
Fiat Ducato
91
0.2%
72
304
0.1%
75
85
67
Honda CR-V
90
0.2%
76
295
0.1%
77
66
68
Toyota RAV4
87
0.2%
69
413
0.2%
67
61
69
Chery QQ
78
0.2%
75
354
0.2%
69
58
70
Peugeot Boxer
71
0.1%
71
303
0.1%
76
114
71
Nissan Versa
68
0.1%
79
314
0.1%
74
117
72
Nissan Tiida
65
0.1%
64
435
0.2%
64
77
73
Chevrolet Sonic
61
0.1%
56
916
0.4%
55
48
74
Peugeot Hoggar
54
0.1%
68
266
0.1%
78
123
75
Chevrolet Cobalt
53
0.1%
60
614
0.3%
60
47
76
Ford Kuga
53
0.1%
89
191
0.1%
86
86
77
Fiat Linea
51
0.1%
85
232
0.1%
82
107
78
Peugeot Expert
46
0.1%
74
261
0.1%
80
141
79
Citroen DS3
44
0.1%
73
255
0.1%
81
106
80
Renault Logan
43
0.1%
86
225
0.1%
84
28
81
Chevrolet Spark
42
0.1%
70
321
0.1%
73
112
82
Chery Fulwin
41
0.1%
111
139
0.1%
96
133
83
Ford Transit
39
0.1%
91
99
0.0%
110
98
84
Renault Symbol
38
0.1%
93
141
0.1%
95
56
85
Renault Megane III
37
0.1%
83
322
0.1%
72
75
86
Dodge Journey
37
0.1%
78
152
0.1%
92
78
87
Chevrolet Montana
35
0.1%
84
152
0.1%
93
79
88
Chevrolet Captiva
33
0.1%
82
347
0.2%
70
96
89
Hyundai i10
30
0.1%
90
163
0.1%
88
93
90
VW Tiguan
29
0.1%
87
214
0.1%
85
87
91
Citroen Jumper
27
0.1%
95
123
0.1%
102
140
92
Kia K2500/K2900
26
0.1%
117
85
0.0%
112
149
93
Mercedes A Class
24
0.0%
102
187
0.1%
87
101
94
Renault Koleos
21
0.0%
99
102
0.0%
108
89
95
VW Passat
20
0.0%
77
226
0.1%
83
82
96
Ford Mondeo
19
0.0%
124
57
0.0%
124
157
97
Peugeot 3008
18
0.0%
80
323
0.1%
71
76
98
Honda City
18
0.0%
81
261
0.1%
79
72
99
Mitsubishi L200
18
0.0%
112
60
0.0%
123
139
100
Kia Rio
18
0.0%
135
36
0.0%
138
183
101
Ford Fiesta One
16
0.0%
98
133
0.1%
98
53
102
Fiat Bravo
15
0.0%
88
159
0.1%
90
95
103
Audi A1
15
0.0%
92
154
0.1%
91
81
104
Hyundai Tucson
15
0.0%
142
104
0.0%
106
70
105
Hyundai Santa Fe
15
0.0%
136
48
0.0%
127
147
106
Mercedes C Class
14
0.0%
114
132
0.1%
99
74
107
Renault Clio
14
0.0%
109
35
0.0%
139
134
108
Nissan Frontier
13
0.0%
106
105
0.0%
105
84
109
Jeep Compass
13
0.0%
119
82
0.0%
114
110
110
Jeep Grand Cherokee
12
0.0%
100
138
0.1%
97
103
111
Peugeot 5008
12
0.0%
97
129
0.1%
101
102
112
VW Scirocco
12
0.0%
103
112
0.1%
104
100
113
Suzuki Grand Vitara
12
0.0%
133
42
0.0%
131
241
114
BMW 3 Series
11
0.0%
104
103
0.0%
107
83
115
Mercedes CLA
11
0.0%
127
102
0.0%
109
170
116
Chery Face
11
0.0%
143
40
0.0%
135
130
117
Audi A4
10
0.0%
110
119
0.1%
103
88
118
Mercedes GLK
10
0.0%
108
72
0.0%
119
105
119
Hyundai Veloster
10
0.0%
149
46
0.0%
129
121
120
Alfa Romeo Mi.To
10
0.0%
163
30
0.0%
145
125
121
Audi A3
9
0.0%
126
163
0.1%
89
90
122
Smart Fortwo
9
0.0%
101
83
0.0%
113
132
123
Mitsubishi Outlander
9
0.0%
121
68
0.0%
120
143
124
Chevrolet Trailblazer
8
0.0%
115
79
0.0%
116
129
125
Mercedes ML Class
8
0.0%
130
52
0.0%
126
160
126
Kia Sorento
8
0.0%
-
37
0.0%
136
116
127
Kia Picanto
8
0.0%
118
22
0.0%
159
145
128
Chevrolet Camaro
7
0.0%
116
80
0.0%
115
189
129
Citroen DS4
7
0.0%
128
35
0.0%
140
126
130
Mitsubishi Lancer
7
0.0%
164
22
0.0%
160
185
131
Peugeot RCZ
7
0.0%
157
21
0.0%
161
154
132
Chery Skin
7
0.0%
154
20
0.0%
163
148
133
Peugeot 4008
6
0.0%
94
132
0.1%
100
175
134
Peugeot 508
6
0.0%
105
94
0.0%
111
97
135
Mercedes B Class
6
0.0%
120
75
0.0%
117
109
136
Mercedes E Class
6
0.0%
122
61
0.0%
121
137
137
Toyota 86 FT/GT
6
0.0%
134
30
0.0%
146
155
138
Hyundai H1
6
0.0%
151
29
0.0%
147
158
139
Mini Cooper
5
0.0%
107
74
0.0%
118
111
140
BMW 1 Series
5
0.0%
123
48
0.0%
128
92
141
Toyota Camry
5
0.0%
132
35
0.0%
141
142
142
Jeep Patriot
5
0.0%
137
27
0.0%
151
104
143
BMW 5 Series
5
0.0%
140
25
0.0%
154
164
144
VW Touareg
5
0.0%
141
21
0.0%
162
159
145
Volvo XC60
5
0.0%
181
12
0.0%
172
144
146
Audi A5
4
0.0%
129
60
0.0%
122
119
147
Toyota Land Cruiser
4
0.0%
113
42
0.0%
132
127
148
Audi Q3
4
0.0%
148
42
0.0%
133
94
149
Citroen C4 Aircross
4
0.0%
125
33
0.0%
142
199
150
Jeep Wrangler
4
0.0%
144
32
0.0%
143
135
151
Mercedes SLK
4
0.0%
156
23
0.0%
157
165
152
Audi Q7
4
0.0%
170
12
0.0%
173
166
153
Audi Q5
3
0.0%
146
57
0.0%
125
99
154
Hyundai i30
3
0.0%
147
46
0.0%
130
186
155
Range Rover Evoque
3
0.0%
131
42
0.0%
134
136
156
VW Sharan
3
0.0%
139
27
0.0%
149
169
157
Hyundai Genesis
3
0.0%
155
27
0.0%
150
151
158
BMW X3
3
0.0%
162
26
0.0%
152
124
159
Ford S-Max
3
0.0%
167
26
0.0%
153
161
160
Citroen C3
3
0.0%
166
7
0.0%
182
128
161
Chevrolet Meriva
3
0.0%
-
6
0.0%
183
118
162
VW Golf
3
0.0%
174
5
0.0%
186
163
163
Honda Accord
2
0.0%
150
37
0.0%
137
153
164
Peugeot 207
2
0.0%
138
28
0.0%
148
150
165
Kia Sportage
2
0.0%
158
25
0.0%
155
115
166
Alfa Romeo Giulietta
2
0.0%
152
24
0.0%
156
156
167
Volvo V40
2
0.0%
168
23
0.0%
158
195
168
Kia Soul
2
0.0%
176
20
0.0%
164
174
169
Volvo S60
2
0.0%
153
19
0.0%
166
172
170
Mercedes CLS
2
0.0%
160
18
0.0%
167
192
171
Audi A6
2
0.0%
179
12
0.0%
174
180
172
Subaru XV
2
0.0%
145
11
0.0%
176
167
173
BMW X6
2
0.0%
169
11
0.0%
177
146
174
Porsche Cayenne
2
0.0%
180
10
0.0%
179
162
175
Chrysler 300C
2
0.0%
-
9
0.0%
180
209
176
Nissan Murano
2
0.0%
-
8
0.0%
181
194
177
Porsche Boxster
2
0.0%
184
6
0.0%
184
211
178
Mercedes S Class
2
0.0%
-
2
0.0%
201
224
179
Fiat Nuevo Fiorino
2
0.0%
-
2
0.0%
206
-
180
Renault Master
2
0.0%
-
2
0.0%
208
80
181
Citroen C4 Picasso
1
0.0%
161
31
0.0%
144
108
182
Nissan X-Trail
1
0.0%
175
20
0.0%
165
138
183
Hyundai Elantra
1
0.0%
177
16
0.0%
168
196
184
BMW X1
1
0.0%
178
13
0.0%
171
152
185
Chrysler Town & Country
1
0.0%
165
12
0.0%
175
182
186
Audi TT
1
0.0%
-
11
0.0%
178
171
187
Land Rover Defender
1
0.0%
172
6
0.0%
185
214
188
Mercedes GL Class
1
0.0%
183
5
0.0%
187
210
189
Citroen C5
1
0.0%
-
4
0.0%
191
203
190
Jeep Cherokee
1
0.0%
188
3
0.0%
194
177
191
Mini Countryman
1
0.0%
189
3
0.0%
195
207
192
Ferrari 458
1
0.0%
-
3
0.0%
196
219
193
Citroen Xsara Picasso
1
0.0%
-
3
0.0%
197
113
194
Ferrari California
1
0.0%
193
2
0.0%
202
-
195
Porsche 911
1
0.0%
-
2
0.0%
203
197
196
Ford Focus II
1
0.0%
-
1
0.0%
209
25
Source: www.autoblog.com.ar, ACARA