Market slumps -24%, Hyundai and Chery break records – Best Selling Cars Blog

Chery is up to a record #9 in Brazil in February.

New light vehicle sales in Brazil fall another -24% year-on-year in February to just 120,192 units after dropping -28.3% last month and -17.8% in February 2021. The year-to-date volume is down -26.2% to 236,789 sales, 84,000 less than over the same period a year ago. Fiat (-21.2%) performs slightly better than the market to see its share rise to 22% vs. 20% in January. Chevrolet (-30.2%) is still losing share year-on-year but improves from 11.2% last month to 14.5% in February. Hyundai (-12.7%) is up to a record third place also hit in September, October and November 2016 and breaks its Brazilian share record at 11.1% vs. 11% in September 2016. Toyota (+29.6%) aligns the best – and only – gain in the Top 8, distancing an imploding Volkswagen (-57.1%) at #5, the first time it leaves the podium since November 2016. Renault (-13.7%) climbs onto 6th place ahead of Jeep (-20.2%) and Honda (-45.1%). Chery (+96.5%) almost doubles its volume year-on-year to land at a record #9, overtaking Nissan (-51.4%) while Peugeot (+122%) and Citroen (+116.1%) also stun.

Model-wise, the Fiat Strada (-22%) remains the best-seller with 6.1% share while the Chevrolet Onix (-36.3%) slowly but surely climbs back the ladder, up one spot on January to #2 and #1 Passenger Car. The Hyundai HB20 (-20.2%) follows but stays #2 year-to-date above the Onix for now. The VW T-Cross (-73%) is up three ranks on last month to #4 while the Jeep Compass (-2.8%) scores the best hold in the Top 10 and stays in 5th place. Below, the Renault Kwid (-13.1%) and Hyundai Creta (-13.7%) resist but the Fiat Argo (-30.5%), Mobi (-30.8%) and Chevrolet Onix Plus (-30.9%) sink. Best-selling recent launch this month, the Toyota Corolla Cross is up 5 ranks on January to #11 and distances the Fiat Pulse down 13 spots to #24 after almost hitting the Top 10 in January, the Jeep Commander (#26), Chery Tiggo 3X (#39) and VW Taos (#43).

Previous month: Brazil January 2022: Jeep breaks share record, Fiat Pulse just outside Top 10, market off -28.3%

One year ago: Brazil February 2021: Fiat (+26.2%) hits highest share in 6.5 years, ignores market down 17.8%

Full February 2022 Top 20 brands and Top 120 models below.

Brazil February 2022 – brands:

Pos	Brand	Feb-22	%	/21	Jan	2022	%	/21	Pos	FY21
1	Fiat	26,414	22.0%	-21.2%	1	49,713	21.0%	-22.8%	1	1
2	Chevrolet	17,432	14.5%	-30.2%	2	30,536	12.9%	-40.8%	2	3
3	Hyundai	13,377	11.1%	-12.7%	4	25,958	11.0%	-13.8%	3	4
4	Toyota	13,290	11.1%	29.6%	6	23,270	9.8%	13.7%	5	5
5	Volkswagen	11,499	9.6%	-57.1%	3	24,581	10.4%	-53.9%	4	2
6	Renault	9,151	7.6%	-13.7%	7	17,679	7.5%	-16.1%	7	7
7	Jeep	8,355	7.0%	-20.2%	5	19,707	8.3%	-12.8%	6	6
8	Honda	4,018	3.3%	-45.1%	8	8,746	3.7%	-36.2%	8	8
9	Chery	3,241	2.7%	96.5%	11	6,372	2.7%	61.7%	10	10
10	Nissan	2,784	2.3%	-51.4%	10	6,253	2.6%	-45.9%	11	9
11	Peugeot	2,593	2.2%	122.0%	9	6,676	2.8%	145.1%	9	12
12	Citroen	1,776	1.5%	116.1%	12	4,264	1.8%	161.4%	12	13
13	Mitsubishi	1,422	1.2%	11.6%	14	2,651	1.1%	7.2%	13	14
14	Ford	989	0.8%	-73.6%	13	2,462	1.0%	-79.3%	14	11
15	BMW	834	0.7%	-1.2%	15	1,490	0.6%	-9.1%	15	15
16	Mercedes	402	0.3%	-21.9%	16	923	0.4%	-17.4%	16	17
17	Land Rover	357	0.3%	-32.0%	19	692	0.3%	-7.7%	19	19
18	Volvo	351	0.3%	-8.8%	18	796	0.3%	-22.7%	17	16
19	Kia	337	0.3%	2.1%	20	658	0.3%	-9.0%	20	20
20	Audi	288	0.2%	-55.9%	17	758	0.3%	-31.7%	18	18
21	MAN	268	0.2%	36.0%	23	440	0.2%	-3.7%	22	21
22	Iveco	242	0.2%	24.7%	22	467	0.2%	6.9%	21	22
23	Porsche	185	0.2%	-8.4%	24	318	0.1%	n/a	23	23

Brazil February 2022 – models:

Pos	Model	Feb-22	%	/21	Jan	2022	%	/21	Pos	FY21
1	Fiat Strada	7,314	6.1%	-22.0%	1	14,030	5.9%	-24.6%	1	1
2	Chevrolet Onix	6,541	5.4%	-36.3%	3	11,744	5.0%	-43.6%	3	5
3	Hyundai HB20	6,161	5.1%	-20.2%	2	11,795	5.0%	-24.6%	2	2
4	VW T-Cross	5,118	4.3%	-7.3%	7	8,879	3.7%	-17.5%	5	11
5	Jeep Compass	4,503	3.7%	-2.8%	5	9,408	4.0%	-2.6%	4	6
6	Chevrolet Onix Plus	4,489	3.7%	-30.9%	9	7,920	3.3%	-41.9%	7	12
7	Fiat Argo	4,321	3.6%	-30.5%	14	6,997	3.0%	-37.8%	10	3
8	Renault Kwid	4,262	3.5%	-13.1%	12	7,442	3.1%	-15.4%	8	13
9	Hyundai Creta	4,163	3.5%	-13.7%	6	8,338	3.5%	-6.2%	6	10
10	Fiat Mobi	4,162	3.5%	-30.8%	15	6,689	2.8%	-38.1%	11	9
11	Toyota Corolla Cross	3,732	3.1%	new	16	6,210	2.6%	new	13	21
12	Chevrolet Tracker	3,419	2.8%	-32.2%	18	5,794	2.4%	-39.9%	14	14
13	Fiat Toro	3,178	2.6%	-43.5%	10	6,471	2.7%	-40.4%	12	7
14	Toyota Corolla	2,729	2.3%	-3.1%	20	4,871	2.1%	-3.4%	18	16
15	Fiat Siena	2,637	2.2%	120.1%	45	3,303	1.4%	34.5%	24	37
16	Toyota Hilux	2,558	2.1%	-3.9%	13	5,470	2.3%	-8.3%	15	15
17	VW Nivus	2,417	2.0%	-30.3%	29	3,801	1.6%	-45.3%	22	18
18	Honda City	2,326	1.9%	326.8%	35	3,337	1.4%	190.4%	23	60
19	Jeep Renegade	2,229	1.9%	-61.8%	4	7,227	3.1%	-44.1%	9	4
20	Chevrolet S10	2,225	1.9%	38.9%	43	2,964	1.3%	-28.1%	28	20
21	Toyota Yaris Hatch	2,067	1.7%	5.3%	36	3,022	1.3%	-20.5%	26	27
22	Hyundai HB20S	2,055	1.7%	6.3%	17	4,446	1.9%	15.5%	19	25
23	Peugeot 208	1,847	1.5%	194.1%	21	3,836	1.6%	172.8%	21	36
24	Fiat Pulse	1,843	1.5%	new	11	5,035	2.1%	new	17	58
25	VW Gol	1,710	1.4%	-70.8%	8	5,145	2.2%	-57.6%	16	8
26	Jeep Commander	1,614	1.3%	new	28	3,051	1.3%	new	25	67
27	Citroen C4 Cactus	1,587	1.3%	170.4%	19	3,870	1.6%	260.3%	20	32
28	Fiat Fiorino	1,576	1.3%	-23.2%	30	2,919	1.2%	-21.9%	29	28
29	Renault Duster	1,550	1.3%	7.9%	27	2,995	1.3%	0.8%	27	26
30	Renault Logan	1,363	1.1%	33.2%	49	1,970	0.8%	-9.5%	36	50
31	Toyota Yaris Sedan	1,202	1.0%	-13.6%	53	1,795	0.8%	-37.1%	40	43
32	Nissan Kicks	1,112	0.9%	-65.6%	24	2,794	1.2%	-55.7%	30	19
33	Nissan Versa	1,058	0.9%	4.2%	42	1,854	0.8%	-12.1%	38	46
34	Toyota Hilux SW4	997	0.8%	17.8%	40	1,886	0.8%	21.9%	37	38
35	Chery Tiggo 8	878	0.7%	192.7%	44	1,548	0.7%	119.9%	44	47
36	Fiat Cronos	839	0.7%	86.4%	23	2,571	1.1%	73.6%	32	23
37	Honda HR-V	826	0.7%	-77.7%	22	2,618	1.1%	-58.8%	31	17
38	Hyundai Tucson	820	0.7%	215.4%	66	1,040	0.4%	104.3%	53	97
39	Chery Tiggo 3X	786	0.7%	new	34	1,809	0.8%	new	39	63
40	Mitsubishi L200	783	0.7%	20.8%	41	1,609	0.7%	29.3%	42	39
41	Ford Ranger	769	0.6%	-41.2%	31	1,990	0.8%	-38.4%	34	31
42	Chery Tiggo 7	730	0.6%	886.5%	56	1,242	0.5%	375.9%	49	65
43	VW Taos	667	0.6%	new	39	1,613	0.7%	new	41	55
44	Chery Tiggo 5X	649	0.5%	1.1%	52	1,247	0.5%	-22.2%	48	41
45	Nissan Frontier	565	0.5%	-33.1%	38	1,515	0.6%	-8.7%	45	45
46	Renault Oroch	542	0.5%	-40.6%	26	1,989	0.8%	1.4%	35	44
47	VW Amarok	506	0.4%	1846.2%	37	1,460	0.6%	582.2%	46	53
48	Renault Master	480	0.4%	-23.6%	46	1,103	0.5%	0.6%	50	49
49	Renault Captur	480	0.4%	13.7%	54	1,047	0.4%	-33.8%	52	52
50	Chevrolet Cruze Sedan	477	0.4%	66.8%	58	935	0.4%	55.6%	54	57
51	Honda Civic	471	0.4%	-71.9%	33	1,604	0.7%	-52.9%	43	34
52	Renault Sandero	469	0.4%	-63.3%	50	1,076	0.5%	-56.3%	51	42
53	BMW 320i	447	0.4%	451.9%	63	706	0.3%	104.0%	57	61
54	Peugeot 2008	445	0.4%	60.6%	25	2,076	0.9%	197.8%	33	54
55	Fiat Ducato	319	0.3%	105.8%	59	771	0.3%	122.8%	56	78
56	VW Virtus	301	0.3%	-86.1%	48	913	0.4%	-77.5%	55	29
57	VW Polo	295	0.2%	-88.5%	64	548	0.2%	-89.1%	63	33
58	Mitsubishi Pajero	273	0.2%	33.8%	85	351	0.1%	-13.8%	70	91
59	VW/MAN Express	268	0.2%	36.0%	72	440	0.2%	-3.7%	65	70
60	Peugeot Expert	261	0.2%	55.4%	60	659	0.3%	60.3%	61	66
61	VW Saveiro	247	0.2%	-90.2%	32	1,427	0.6%	-71.6%	47	24
62	Honda City Hatch	245	0.2%	new	n/a	247	0.1%	new	81	–
63	Mitsubishi Outlander	224	0.2%	-8.6%	71	408	0.2%	-5.8%	67	80
64	Volvo XC60	198	0.2%	11.2%	70	396	0.2%	-2.5%	68	72
65	Iveco Daily 35-150	191	0.2%	23.2%	76	340	0.1%	-9.6%	71	85
66	VW Voyage	187	0.2%	-91.1%	57	666	0.3%	-84.5%	60	22
67	Citroen Jumpy	185	0.2%	33.1%	69	383	0.2%	34.4%	69	76
68	Chery Arrizo 6	166	0.1%	-40.3%	62	436	0.2%	-9.4%	66	71
69	Mercedes C Class	164	0.1%	25.2%	78	302	0.1%	-17.9%	75	111
70	Kia K2500	155	0.1%	38.4%	75	306	0.1%	47.8%	74	83
71	Hyundai HR	143	0.1%	-43.7%	81	255	0.1%	-55.7%	80	75
72	Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross	140	0.1%	-12.5%	77	279	0.1%	-17.7%	78	84
73	Land Rover Discovery	129	0.1%	21.7%	82	221	0.1%	29.2%	82	88
74	BMW X1	127	0.1%	-26.6%	79	263	0.1%	-19.1%	79	68
75	Audi Q5	126	0.1%	162.5%	73	292	0.1%	108.6%	77	96
76	BMW X5	123	0.1%	186.0%	88	197	0.1%	33.1%	84	139
77	Chevrolet Trailblazer	113	0.1%	-6.6%	61	460	0.2%	-11.4%	64	74
78	Range Rover	99	0.1%	n/a	n/a	159	0.1%	n/a	87	122
79	Mercedes GLB	93	0.1%	-31.6%	68	312	0.1%	23.3%	72	81
80	Volvo XC40	89	0.1%	-43.7%	67	308	0.1%	-33.6%	73	69
81	Ford Bronco	89	0.1%	new	89	160	0.1%	new	86	n/a
82	Fiat Doblo	89	0.1%	-80.1%	93	148	0.1%	-82.5%	88	59
83	Chevrolet Spin	88	0.1%	-87.7%	55	601	0.3%	-59.9%	62	40
84	Fiat 500E	88	0.1%	new	110	107	0.0%	new	95	141
85	Honda WR-V	79	0.1%	-90.5%	51	679	0.3%	-51.5%	58	48
86	Suzuki Jimny	73	0.1%	n/a	n/a	129	0.1%	n/a	92	n/a
87	Range Rover Evoque	68	0.1%	-71.5%	n/a	137	0.1%	-53.1%	90	104
88	Ford Territory	64	0.1%	-39.0%	80	183	0.1%	-33.0%	85	86
89	Mini Cooper	64	0.1%	25.5%	87	139	0.1%	29.9%	89	103
90	Audi A3 Sedan	56	0.0%	93.1%	92	116	0.0%	0.0%	93	124
91	Honda Fit	55	0.0%	-90.1%	74	209	0.1%	-84.8%	83	56
92	Chevrolet Cruze Hatch	53	0.0%	-46.5%	108	74	0.0%	-64.9%	105	94
93	Nissan Leaf	49	0.0%	n/a	100	90	0.0%	n/a	96	117
94	JAC E-JS1	48	0.0%	new	103	78	0.0%	#DIV/0!	101	n/a
95	Fiat Uno	46	0.0%	-97.7%	47	668	0.3%	-83.4%	59	30
96	Iveco Daily 30-130	46	0.0%	228.6%	91	109	0.0%	541.2%	94	101
97	Land Rover Defender	44	0.0%	-48.8%	83	132	0.1%	-13.7%	91	125
98	Mercedes Sprinter 314	43	0.0%	-38.6%	102	75	0.0%	-44.0%	104	108
99	Ram 2500	42	0.0%	-63.5%	65	294	0.1%	-29.8%	76	87
100	Mercedes Sprinter 416	40	0.0%	-45.9%	99	84	0.0%	-40.0%	99	107
101	Kia Carnival	39	0.0%	3800.0%	95	88	0.0%	1660.0%	97	150
102	Kia Cerato	38	0.0%	-44.9%	98	82	0.0%	-58.2%	100	102
103	Ford Maverick	34	0.0%	new	–	34	0.0%	new	115	n/a
104	Audi A3	28	0.0%	180.0%	96	76	0.0%	153.3%	103	n/a
105	Effa V21	28	0.0%	27.3%	104	57	0.0%	35.7%	109	112
106	Peugeot Partner	26	0.0%	-29.7%	101	65	0.0%	12.1%	108	113
107	Porsche 911	23	0.0%	-70.1%	113	39	0.0%	-72.1%	112	106
108	Porsche Panamera	23	0.0%	n/a	114	37	0.0%	n/a	113	n/a
109	Porsche Boxster	23	0.0%	360.0%	120	33	0.0%	17.9%	117	130
110	Porsche Taycan	22	0.0%	-69.9%	109	43	0.0%	-59.8%	111	120
111	Ford Mustang	21	0.0%	-25.0%	97	69	0.0%	-38.9%	107	116
112	Audi A5	16	0.0%	-72.4%	111	34	0.0%	-55.8%	116	123
113	BMW 330E	15	0.0%	-51.6%	112	32	0.0%	-39.6%	118	110
114	Effa V22	12	0.0%	50.0%	119	24	0.0%	60.0%	120	131
115	VW Jetta	10	0.0%	-96.9%	105	36	0.0%	-95.0%	114	79
116	Mercedes Sprinter	9	0.0%	-43.8%	116	22	0.0%	-42.1%	122	128
117	Mercedes AMG-GTS	9	0.0%	n/a	n/a	12	0.0%	n/a	129	n/a
118	BMW M340i	8	0.0%	-42.9%	n/a	14	0.0%	-30.0%	126	n/a
119	BMW M3	8	0.0%	n/a	n/a	13	0.0%	n/a	127	136
120	Porsche Cayman	7	0.0%	0.0%	n/a	15	0.0%	15.4%	125	n/a

Source: Fenabrave