Argentina August 2022: Toyota (+42%), Renault (+42.9%), Peugeot (+78.6%) shine, sales up 19.3%

Toyota holds 20.3% of the Argentinean market in August.

37,882 new vehicles found a buyer in Argentina in August, a very solid 19.3% year-on-year uptick. The year-to-date tally now stands at 286,414, up 5.4% on the year prior and one of the rare markets in the world with a YTD volume in positive. Toyota (+42%) once again doubles the market rise to increase the gap with its flowers both for the month (20.3% share) and year-to-date (19.9%). Volkswagen (+14.5%) stays at #2 above Fiat (-7.1%) in difficulty. Renault (+42.9%) and Peugeot (+78.6%) also sport fantastic gains to round out the Top 5. Citroen (+38.1%) and Ford (+29.4%) also shine below while outside the Top 10 Foton (+240%) and Audi (+55.2%) stand out. There are also some very harsh falls in the ranking such as Chery (-44.9%), BMW (-45.7%), Hyundai (-48.8%) and DS (-58.1%).

The Fiat Cronos (-22.5%) continues to dominate the models charts but sees its market share thaw to 7.3% vs. 9.9% year-to-date. The Peugeot 208 (+142.2%) is lurking behind with 6.3% of the market, in line with the 6.2% it commands YTD. The Toyota Hilux (+13.2%) and VW Amarok (+70.9%) ensure the Top 4 models are identical to July and YTD. The rest of the Top 9 all outpace the market, with the Renault Sandero (+130.1%) the most dynamic followed by the Toyota Yaris (+69.1%), Renault Kangoo (+52.7%), Toyota Etios (+45.5%) and Corolla Cross (+43.7%). The Fiat Pulse (#22) is the best-selling recent launch in the country, it distances the Ford Maverick (#27) and Bronco (#39).

Previous month: Argentina July 2022: Peugeot 208 threatens Fiat Cronos for #1, market up a shining 16.8%

One year ago: Argentina August 2021: Toyota (+40.1%), Fiat (+39.6%) tilt market into positive (+2.5%), Cronos hits record share

Full August 2022 Top 45 All brands and Top 170 All models below.

Note: Market totals include heavy commercial vehicles, the below rankings don’t.

Argentina August 2022 – brands:

Pos Brand Aug-22 % /21 Jul 2022 % /21 Pos FY21
1 Toyota 7,690 20.3% 42.0% 1 57,070 19.9% 13.0% 1 1
2 Volkswagen 4,733 12.5% 14.5% 2 32,956 11.5% -22.4% 3 2
3 Fiat 4,164 11.0% -7.1% 3 41,922 14.6% 17.9% 2 3
4 Renault   3,936 10.4% 42.9% 4 26,324 9.2% 8.4% 4 4
5 Peugeot 3,210 8.5% 78.6% 5 24,189 8.4% 41.8% 5 7
6 Chevrolet 2,234 5.9% 0.4% 6 20,308 7.1% 0.3% 6 6
7 Ford 2,164 5.7% 29.4% 7 16,790 5.9% -10.4% 7 5
8 Citroen 1,237 3.3% 38.1% 8 9,470 3.3% 31.9% 8 9
9 Nissan 1,159 3.1% 12.6% 9 9,371 3.3% -5.8% 9 8
10 Mercedes 891 2.4% -13.7% 10 7,720 2.7% 10.3% 10 11
11 Jeep 707 1.9% -30.5% 11 6,469 2.3% -14.4% 11 10
12 Iveco 585 1.5% 7.1% 12 3,842 1.3% 12.7% 12 12
13 Scania 177 0.5% 27.3% 13 1,128 0.4% 12.5% 13 14
14 Honda 99 0.3% -34.9% 14 759 0.3% -40.8% 14 13
15 Agrale 95 0.3% 8.0% 16 649 0.2% 16.1% 17 22
16 Audi 90 0.2% 55.2% 20 306 0.1% -48.8% 23 21
17 Volvo 75 0.2% 10.3% 15 684 0.2% 4.0% 15 17
18 Foton  68 0.2% 240.0% 18 236 0.1% 162.2% 24 28
19 Chery 54 0.1% -44.9% 19 665 0.2% 8.8% 16 16
20 BMW 44 0.1% -45.7% 17 585 0.2% 6.6% 19 18
21 Kia 43 0.1% -32.8% 23 462 0.2% 8.2% 22 23
22 Hyundai 41 0.1% -48.8% 26 503 0.2% -9.0% 20 19
23 DS 31 0.1% -58.1% 21 469 0.2% 0.6% 21 20
24 Kyc 28 0.1% 86.7% 24 231 0.1% 113.9% 25 25
25 Shineray 18 0.0% -14.3% 27 166 0.1% 55.1% 27 29
26 Lexus 17 0.0% 21.4% 34 129 0.0% -24.1% 28 26
27 DongFeng (DFSK+DFM) 15 0.0% -54.5% 25 183 0.1% -33.5% 26 24
28 Zanella 13 0.0% -7.1% 29 125 0.0% 267.6% 29 37
29 Ram 10 0.0% -92.6% 22 600 0.2% -24.8% 18 15
30 Changan 9 0.0% 28.6% 32 83 0.0% 5.1% 31 34
31 Subaru 9 0.0% -40.0% 30 79 0.0% -9.2% 33 33
32 JAC 6 0.0% -50.0% 41 79 0.0% -26.9% 32 32
33 Isuzu 6 0.0% -25.0% 28 38 0.0% -30.9% 41 38
34 BAIC 5 0.0% -68.8% 35 94 0.0% -12.1% 30 27
35 Mini 5 0.0% -80.0% 38 78 0.0% -7.1% 34 30
36 Mitsubishi 5 0.0% -54.5% 36 67 0.0% -1.5% 37 35
37 Great Wall 5 0.0% 150.0% 43 21 0.0% -32.3% 43 44
38 Jetour 4 0.0% -50.0% 33 70 0.0% 89.2% 36 39
39 FAW 3 0.0% n/a 37 24 0.0% 2300.0% 42 53
40 Alfa Romeo 2 0.0% -77.8% 42 39 0.0% 18.2% 40 42
41 Haval  1 0.0% -93.3% 40 73 0.0% -40.2% 35 31
42 Suzuki 1 0.0% -66.7% 31 54 0.0% 100.0% 38 40
43 Hino 1 0.0% -87.5% 39 44 0.0% -31.3% 39 36
44 Sany 1 0.0% n/a 46 11 0.0% n/a 46 47
45 JMC 0 0.0% -100.0% 45 12 0.0% -33.3% 44 45

Argentina August 2022 – models:

Pos Model Aug-22 % /21 Jul 2022 % /21 Pos FY21
1 Fiat Cronos 2,766 7.3% -22.5% 1 28,406 9.9% 6.0% 1 1
2 Peugeot 208 2,369 6.3% 142.2% 2 17,682 6.2% 75.5% 2 4
3 Toyota Hilux 1,929 5.1% 13.2% 3 16,478 5.8% -8.2% 3 2
4 VW Amarok 1,824 4.8% 70.9% 4 14,378 5.0% 8.9% 4 3
5 Toyota Etios 1,638 4.3% 45.5% 7 11,734 4.1% 9.1% 5 7
6 Toyota Yaris 1,605 4.2% 69.1% 6 8,830 3.1% 7.8% 8 8
7 Renault Sandero/Stepway 1,574 4.2% 130.1% 8 9,359 3.3% 84.5% 7 13
8 Renault Kangoo 1,182 3.1% 52.7% 11 8,325 2.9% 55.7% 9 12
9 Toyota Corolla Cross 1,170 3.1% 43.7% 9 7,575 2.6% 236.8% 11 23
10 Ford Ranger 1,163 3.1% -3.6% 14 8,135 2.8% -15.6% 10 6
11 Toyota Corolla 1,043 2.8% 210.4% 10 7,199 2.5% 21.9% 12 9
12 Chevrolet Cruze 1,029 2.7% 75.3% 5 11,483 4.0% 102.6% 6 11
13 VW Polo 984 2.6% 242.9% 12 3,466 1.2% 49.2% 19 37
14 VW Taos 944 2.5% 174.4% 13 5,307 1.9% 635.0% 14 39
15 Citroen C4 Cactus 734 1.9% 69.5% 15 5,409 1.9% 70.2% 13 16
16 Chevrolet Onix 673 1.8% 7.9% 17 3,742 1.3% -45.2% 17 10
17 Renault Logan 660 1.7% 117.1% 16 4,039 1.4% 47.1% 16 24
18 Nissan Frontier 544 1.4% 17.7% 18 4,434 1.5% 32.5% 15 15
19 VW Nivus 471 1.2% 4.2% 24 2,597 0.9% -33.4% 30 19
20 Mercedes Sprinter 441 1.2% 9.7% 28 3,065 1.1% 24.7% 22 28
21 Peugeot Partner 389 1.0% 33.2% 23 3,338 1.2% 18.6% 20 20
22 Fiat Pulse 387 1.0% new 19 2,313 0.8% new 31  –
23 Nissan Kicks 380 1.0% 50.2% 31 2,849 1.0% -22.2% 24 18
24 Renault Alaskan 370 1.0% -3.4% 29 2,777 1.0% 41.4% 26 30
25 Citroen Berlingo 366 1.0% 262.4% 30 2,798 1.0% 117.7% 25 34
26 Jeep Compass 358 0.9% 3.2% 26 2,285 0.8% -19.3% 32 29
27 Ford Maverick 339 0.9% new 25 1,827 0.6% new 37  –
28 Chevrolet Tracker 324 0.9% -50.3% 22 2,730 1.0% -36.2% 28 17
29 Fiat Toro 303 0.8% 103.4% 20 3,013 1.1% -9.9% 23 22
30 Peugeot 2008 274 0.7% 20.7% 32 1,884 0.7% 2.4% 36 36
31 Jeep Renegade 253 0.7% -61.3% 37 3,614 1.3% -20.9% 18 14
32 Fiat Strada 247 0.7% -18.2% 21 2,700 0.9% 15.5% 29 31
33 Ford Ecosport 245 0.6% 1066.7% 33 3,124 1.1% 59.5% 21 27
34 Toyota SW4 202 0.5% -18.9% 27 2,769 1.0% -18.5% 27 21
35 VW T-Cross 189 0.5% 9.2% 36 1,661 0.6% -56.0% 39 25
36 Fiat Fiorino 169 0.4% 12.7% 43 787 0.3% -34.2% 46 43
37 Fiat Mobi 168 0.4% -18.4% 34 1,894 0.7% 197.8% 35 52
38 Chevrolet S10 163 0.4% -44.7% 35 1,806 0.6% -13.0% 38 35
39 Ford Bronco  153 0.4% new 48 927 0.3% new 43 50
40 Iveco Daily 136 0.4% 4.6% 40 932 0.3% 42.7% 42 47
41 Nissan Sentra 111 0.3% 40.5% 42 737 0.3% 4.8% 48 55
42 Nissan Versa 107 0.3% -50.0% 47 1,205 0.4% -32.5% 41 32
43 Ford Transit 107 0.3% 15.1% 39 924 0.3% 19.7% 44 54
44 VW Virtus 96 0.3% -6.8% 41 877 0.3% -38.2% 45 42
45 Jeep Commander 95 0.3% new 49 529 0.2% new 53  –
46 Honda HR-V 90 0.2% -20.4% 45 644 0.2% -2.6% 50 53
47 VW Saveiro 85 0.2% 193.1% 63 445 0.2% -47.4% 55 48
48 Renault Duster 84 0.2% -62.8% 62 371 0.1% -79.4% 63 41
49 Ford Territory 82 0.2% -26.8% 38 2,108 0.7% 76.4% 34 40
50 Fiat Argo 79 0.2% 25.4% 44 1,226 0.4% 39.6% 40 49
51 Peugeot 3008 79 0.2% 11.3% 52 430 0.2% 21.8% 56 65
52 Citroen Jumper 59 0.2% 136.0% 57 281 0.1% 26.0% 66 74
53 Toyota Hiace 56 0.1% -46.7% 50 606 0.2% 17.7% 51 56
54 Ford Kuga 56 0.1% 366.7% 69 233 0.1% -11.4% 72 76
55 Foton Tm1 56 0.1% 460.0% 55 154 0.1% 214.3% 79 111
56 VW Tiguan 53 0.1% -15.9% 60 162 0.1% -78.8% 78 57
57 Peugeot Expert 50 0.1% 150.0% 53 412 0.1% 128.9% 58 79
58 Citroen Jumpy 45 0.1% 95.7% 51 397 0.1% 215.1% 59 83
59 Fiat Ducato 43 0.1% 43.3% 64 237 0.1% 7.2% 71 77
60 Hyundai Creta 40 0.1% -44.4% 71 488 0.2% 8.2% 54 60
61 Peugeot Boxer 38 0.1% 40.7% 58 271 0.1% -9.1% 68 71
62 Chery Tiggo 4 33 0.1% -43.1% 56 390 0.1% 55.4% 60 68
63 Toyota RAV4 31 0.1% -67.7% 72 261 0.1% -46.1% 69 59
64 Renault Captur 30 0.1% -55.9% 46 704 0.2% -44.1% 49 44
65 Citroen C5 Aircross 29 0.1% -17.1% 70 134 0.0% -40.2% 82 75
66 Kyc Mamut 28 0.1% 86.7% 65 231 0.1% 113.9% 73 84
67 Coradir S2-100 25 0.1% n/a 74 104 0.0% n/a 92  –
68 Chevrolet Equinox 24 0.1% 380.0% 68 224 0.1% 40.9% 74 92
69 VW Vento 22 0.1% -50.0% 80 105 0.0% -78.8% 91 61
70 Audi Q3 22 0.1% 175.0% 78 83 0.0% -29.7% 97 97
71 Audi Q2 22 0.1% 633.3% 115 35 0.0% 6.1% 129 151
72 Chery Tiggo 2 21 0.1% 10.5% 87 256 0.1% 77.8% 70 81
73 Audi Q5 21 0.1% -16.0%  – 31 0.0% -71.6% 131 102
74 DS 7 20 0.1% -53.5% 54 312 0.1% 12.6% 65 69
75 Audi A1 18 0.0% 5.9% 90 80 0.0% -53.8% 99 87
76 Renault Koleos 16 0.0% 220.0% 97 73 0.0% 82.5% 101 122
77 Renault Duster Oroch 15 0.0% -93.5% 107 344 0.1% -84.7% 64 38
78 Nissan X-Trail 15 0.0% -16.7% 76 140 0.0% 10.2% 81 93
79 Shineray T30 15 0.0% 0.0% 92 134 0.0% 131.0% 83 107
80 Mercedes A Class 15 0.0% 50.0% 67 125 0.0% -1.6% 86 72
81 Ford F-150 14 0.0% -78.8% 91 280 0.1% -19.8% 67 63
82 Toyota C-HR 14 0.0% -56.3% 77 85 0.0% -5.6% 96 105
83 Chevrolet Spin 13 0.0% -56.7% 59 372 0.1% -23.9% 62 62
84 Zanella Z Truck  13 0.0% -7.1% 95 129 0.0% 279.4% 84 119
85 Kia Rio 13 0.0% -23.5% 99 122 0.0% 8.9% 87 90
86 VW Gol 12 0.0% -99.2% 75 2,154 0.8% -82.5% 33 5
87 BMW 3 Series 11 0.0% -54.2% 93 102 0.0% -17.1% 93 94
88 Mercedes GLC 11 0.0% -8.3% 94 96 0.0% 37.1% 94 96
89 Ram 1500 10 0.0% -92.5% 61 593 0.2% -19.2% 52 51
90 Mercedes Vito 10 0.0% 0.0% 88 181 0.1% 88.5% 76 98
91 BMW 1 Series 10 0.0% 0.0% 82 125 0.0% 14.7% 85 88
92 Mercedes GLB 10 0.0% 42.9% 73 108 0.0% -32.1% 90 82
93 Peugeot 5008 10 0.0% 42.9% 105 47 0.0% -17.5% 119 123
94 Volvo XC90 10 0.0% n/a 139 18 0.0% 500.0% 150 198
95 BMW X1 9 0.0% 28.6% 84 121 0.0% 116.1% 88 115
96 Mercedes C Class 9 0.0% 800.0% 66 57 0.0% 83.9% 112 152
97 Kia Seltos 9 0.0% 350.0% 126 41 0.0% 156.3% 125 166
98 Kia K2500 8 0.0% -61.9% 79 172 0.1% 44.5% 77 89
99 DS 3 Crossback 8 0.0% -74.2% 109 144 0.1% -23.8% 80 80
100 Changan MD201  8 0.0% 300.0% 101 70 0.0% 84.2% 103 118
101 Audi A4 7 0.0% 250.0% 86 57 0.0% -8.1% 111 129
102 Kia Cerato 7 0.0% -30.0% 132 22 0.0% -68.6% 139 114
103 Mercedes GLA 6 0.0% -50.0% 81 81 0.0% -10.0% 98 101
104 Honda Fit 6 0.0% -80.6% 117 62 0.0% -85.1% 110 67
105 Chevrolet Trailblazer 5 0.0% -75.0% 83 119 0.0% -43.6% 89 73
106 Mitsubishi L200 5 0.0% -54.5% 114 67 0.0% 3.1% 107 109
107 BMW 2 Series 5 0.0% -77.3% 85 66 0.0% -48.8% 108 91
108 DFSK C32 5 0.0% 25.0% 106 49 0.0% -12.5% 115 116
109 Lexus UX 5 0.0% 150.0% 162 49 0.0% -41.0% 117 112
110 Great Wall Wingle 5 0.0% 150.0% 131 21 0.0% -32.3% 140 n/a
111 JAC T6 5 0.0% n/a  – 18 0.0% 20.0% 148 n/a
112 Renault Master 4 0.0% -20.0% 100 88 0.0% -63.0% 95 78
113 Jetour X70 4 0.0% -50.0% 104 70 0.0% 89.2% 104 127
114 DFSK C31 4 0.0% -78.9% 96 68 0.0% -44.3% 106 95
115 Volvo XC60 4 0.0% 0.0% 118 47 0.0% 80.8% 120 147
116 Mini Cooper 4 0.0% -83.3% 124 46 0.0% -32.4% 122 103
117 DFSK C35 4 0.0% -33.3% 103 41 0.0% -36.9% 124 108
118 BMW X3 4 0.0% -20.0% 165 29 0.0% -21.6% 133 139
119 Subaru Outback 4 0.0% 33.3% 120 8 0.0% -55.6% 172 168
120 Citroen C4 Lounge 3 0.0% -96.8% 158 373 0.1% -35.0% 61 58
121 Kia Carnival 3 0.0% n/a 110 65 0.0% 364.3% 109 180
122 BMW 4 Series 3 0.0% n/a 160 47 0.0% 1466.7% 118 183
123 Honda CR-V 3 0.0% n/a 102 46 0.0% -56.6% 121 104
124 Subaru Forester 3 0.0% -50.0% 108 41 0.0% 7.9% 126 133
125 Kia Sportage 3 0.0% -75.0% 125 39 0.0% -52.4% 127 106
126 Lexus NX 3 0.0% -50.0% 166 26 0.0% -31.6% 137 137
127 Ford Ka 3 0.0% -95.6%  – 22 0.0% -99.4% 138 26
128 BAIC X55 3 0.0% -40.0% 130 20 0.0% 11.1% 141 140
129 Lexus IS 3 0.0% 0.0% 119 20 0.0% 33.3% 144 167
130 Lexus RX 3 0.0% 50.0% 168 20 0.0% 0.0% 145 164
131 Agrale Ma 8.7 3 0.0% n/a 116 14 0.0% n/a 154  –
132 VW Golf 3 0.0% -70.0% 135 14 0.0% -92.4% 158 85
133 Faw Actis 3 0.0% new 123 6 0.0% new 180  –
134 DS 4 3 0.0% new  – 4 0.0% new 192  –
135 BAIC X35 2 0.0% -71.4% 113 68 0.0% 106.1% 105 135
136 Volvo XC40 2 0.0% 100.0% 112 30 0.0% -52.4% 132 113
137 Subaru XV 2 0.0% -66.7%  – 27 0.0% -10.0% 136 145
138 Nissan Leaf 2 0.0% -33.3% 133 16 0.0% 77.8% 151 191
139 Fiat Uno 2 0.0% n/a 145 7 0.0% -81.6% 175 150
140 Peugeot 308 1 0.0% -99.4% 156 747 0.3% -37.6% 47 45
141 Citroen C3 1 0.0% -99.3% 159 76 0.0% -92.3% 100 46
142 BMW X2 1 0.0% -88.9% 89 71 0.0% 102.9% 102 128
143 Suzuki Jimny 1 0.0% 0.0% 98 54 0.0% 237.5% 113 136
144 Renault Kwid 1 0.0% -98.6%  – 50 0.0% -98.1% 114 33
145 Ford Mustang  1 0.0% -50.0% 111 49 0.0% 88.5% 116 142
146 JAC S2 1 0.0% -85.7% 163 36 0.0% -29.4% 128 130
147 Mini Countryman 1 0.0% 0.0% 127 32 0.0% 113.3% 130 154
148 Haval H6 1 0.0% -80.0% 128 29 0.0% 0.0% 134 156
149 Jeep Gladiator  1 0.0% -80.0% 167 20 0.0% -33.3% 143 141
150 Foton Gratour T3 1 0.0% -50.0% 121 18 0.0% 5.9% 147  –
151 Chevrolet Prisma 1 0.0% -80.0% 122 14 0.0% -80.0% 155 120
152 Ford Mondeo 1 0.0% -93.3% 169 14 0.0% -86.8% 156 86
153 Changan M201 1 0.0% -75.0%  – 13 0.0% -45.8% 159  –
154 Alfa Romeo Stelvio 1 0.0% -50.0% 134 12 0.0% 20.0% 160 174
155 Toyota Land Cruiser 1 0.0% 0.0%  – 12 0.0% 9.1% 161 185
156 Shineray X30 1 0.0% -75.0% 137 11 0.0% -65.6% 163  –
157 Chevrolet Cobalt 1 0.0% -50.0%  – 10 0.0% -58.3% 164 158
158 BMW X4 1 0.0% n/a  – 9 0.0% -25.0% 167 176
159 Shineray T32 1 0.0% 0.0% 171 9 0.0% 0.0% 168  –
160 Mercedes E Class 1 0.0% -50.0% 141 8 0.0% 14.3% 171 195
161 Lexus RC 1 0.0% 0.0%  – 6 0.0% 20.0% 183 202
162 Shineray X7 1 0.0% 0.0%  – 3 0.0% 50.0% 202 214
163 Toyota Supra  1 0.0% n/a  – 3 0.0% 200.0% 205 206
164 Lexus LS 1 0.0% n/a  – 2 0.0% n/a 219  –
165 Lexus LX 1 0.0% n/a  – 2 0.0% 100.0% 220 245
166 Hyundai Ioniq  1 0.0% 0.0%  – 1 0.0% -75.0% 251 201
167 VW Touareg 1 0.0% n/a  – 1 0.0% -96.6% 252 161
168 Chevrolet Corvette 1 0.0% n/a 1 0.0% 0.0% 253  –
169 Alfa Romeo Mito 1 0.0% n/a  – 1 0.0% n/a 254  –

Source: ACARA

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