The Peugeot 208 hits a record 10.5% share in Argentina in April.
The Argentinean new light vehicle market gains 9.7% year-on-year in April to 32,385 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 12.8% over the same period in 2022. Toyota (+21.6%) easily retains the brands top spot with a dominant 22.9% share, Renault (+31.3%) accelerates to 2nd place overall with 12.7% share vs. #5 and 10.8% year-to-date. The French manufacturer topples Fiat (-7.3%) down to #3. Peugeot (+36.2%) also vastly outpaces the market and gains one spot on March to #4. Volkswagen (-6.4%) is in difficulty and rounds out the Top 5. Nissan (+35.1%), Jeep (+22%) and Ford (+17.9%) also shine in the remainder of the Top 10 whereas Citroen (-26.2%) and Chevrolet (-10.2%) tank.
Model-wise, the Fiat Cronos (+15.4%) is faithful to its traditional pole position but this month it is threatened by the Peugeot 208, up 61.7% to a record 10.5% share and ending the month only 84 sales below the Cronos. Strikingly, the entire Top 10 beats the market with double-digit gains. The Toyota Hilux (+26.5%) follows in third place while the VW Amarok (+61.4%) and Ford Ranger (+46.4%) make it three pickups in the Top 5. The Nissan Frontier (+63%) delivers the largest gain in the Top 10 with the Toyota Etios (+51.1%), Renault Sandero (+44.9%), Kangoo (+33.1%) and Toyota Yaris (+14.2%) also very dynamic.
Previous month: Argentina March 2023: Peugeot 208 (+57.1%), Toyota Etios (+59.6%) shine in market up 15.9%
One year ago: Argentina April 2022: Peugeot (+60.2%), Mercedes (+32.9%) defy market down -2.6%
Full April 2023 Top 40 brands and Top 50 models below.
Argentina April 2023 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Apr-23 | % | /22 | Mar | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Toyota | 7,414 | 22.9% | 21.6% | 1 | 32,400 | 22.1% | 25.1% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Renault | 4,101 | 12.7% | 31.3% | 3 | 15,788 | 10.8% | 18.3% | 5 | 4 |
| 3 | Fiat | 4,089 | 12.6% | -7.3% | 2 | 22,046 | 15.0% | -3.0% | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Peugeot | 3,841 | 11.9% | 36.2% | 5 | 15,895 | 10.8% | 13.0% | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Volkswagen | 3,608 | 11.1% | -6.4% | 4 | 17,431 | 11.9% | 31.0% | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Ford | 2,791 | 8.6% | 17.9% | 6 | 13,242 | 9.0% | 36.7% | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | Chevrolet | 2,296 | 7.1% | -10.2% | 7 | 11,267 | 7.7% | 16.7% | 7 | 6 |
| 8 | Nissan | 1,535 | 4.7% | 35.1% | 8 | 5,822 | 4.0% | 4.2% | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Jeep | 875 | 2.7% | 22.0% | 10 | 3,520 | 2.4% | -13.9% | 10 | 11 |
| 10 | Citroen | 753 | 2.3% | -26.2% | 9 | 4,133 | 2.8% | -27.3% | 9 | 9 |
| 11 | Mercedes | 339 | 1.0% | -27.1% | 11 | 1,922 | 1.3% | 0.5% | 11 | 10 |
| 12 | Honda | 100 | 0.3% | 4.2% | 12 | 469 | 0.3% | 15.5% | 12 | 14 |
| 13 | Iveco | 90 | 0.3% | -28.0% | 13 | 386 | 0.3% | -13.6% | 13 | 12 |
| 14 | Audi | 73 | 0.2% | 102.8% | 14 | 294 | 0.2% | 203.1% | 14 | 23 |
| 15 | Hyundai | 59 | 0.2% | -25.3% | 17 | 157 | 0.1% | -48.5% | 19 | 21 |
| 16 | BMW | 41 | 0.1% | -37.9% | 19 | 144 | 0.1% | -58.5% | 20 | 18 |
| 17 | DS | 40 | 0.1% | -57.0% | 16 | 241 | 0.2% | -18.6% | 15 | 20 |
| 18 | Kia | 40 | 0.1% | -42.0% | 15 | 200 | 0.1% | -34.9% | 16 | 22 |
| 19 | Coradir | 40 | 0.1% | 900.0% | 22 | 101 | 0.1% | 1920.0% | 23 | 28 |
| 20 | Chery | 32 | 0.1% | -55.6% | 18 | 179 | 0.1% | -58.5% | 17 | 17 |
| 21 | Foton | 25 | 0.1% | 150.0% | 20 | 167 | 0.1% | 203.6% | 18 | 24 |
| 22 | Lexus | 24 | 0.1% | 60.0% | 21 | 131 | 0.1% | 129.8% | 21 | 29 |
| 23 | BAIC | 18 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 27 | 72 | 0.0% | 24.1% | 24 | 31 |
| 24 | Haval | 18 | 0.1% | 125.0% | 33 | 54 | 0.0% | -1.8% | 28 | 37 |
| 25 | Mitsubishi | 18 | 0.1% | 100.0% | 28 | 47 | 0.0% | 23.7% | 30 | 36 |
| 26 | Shineray | 15 | 0.0% | -25.0% | 32 | 54 | 0.0% | -47.6% | 27 | 26 |
| 27 | Ram | 14 | 0.0% | -81.8% | 23 | 119 | 0.1% | -73.7% | 22 | 19 |
| 28 | Changan | 12 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 24 | 60 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 26 | 32 |
| 29 | Zanella | 12 | 0.0% | -29.4% | 35 | 32 | 0.0% | -60.0% | 32 | 30 |
| 30 | Subaru | 10 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 36 | 31 | 0.0% | -8.8% | 33 | 33 |
| 31 | Volvo | 9 | 0.0% | 125.0% | 26 | 63 | 0.0% | 31.3% | 25 | 15 |
| 32 | Great Wall | 9 | 0.0% | 200.0% | 31 | 33 | 0.0% | 230.0% | 31 | 43 |
| 33 | Kyc | 8 | 0.0% | -69.2% | 25 | 50 | 0.0% | -57.3% | 29 | 25 |
| 34 | Agrale | 8 | 0.0% | 166.7% | n/a | 21 | 0.0% | 40.0% | 37 | n/a |
| 35 | Alfa Romeo | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 29 | 29 | 0.0% | 26.1% | 34 | 41 |
| 36 | Mini | 4 | 0.0% | -66.7% | 34 | 21 | 0.0% | -55.3% | 36 | 35 |
| 37 | DFSK | 3 | 0.0% | -83.3% | 30 | 26 | 0.0% | -66.7% | 35 | 27 |
| 38 | JAC | 2 | 0.0% | -86.7% | – | 12 | 0.0% | -77.4% | 38 | 34 |
| 39 | Suzuki | 2 | 0.0% | -60.0% | 38 | 10 | 0.0% | -67.7% | 39 | 40 |
Argentina April 2023 – models:
| Pos | Model | Apr-23 | % | /22 | Mar | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Fiat Cronos | 3,470 | 10.7% | 15.4% | 1 | 19,000 | 12.9% | 9.7% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Peugeot 208 | 3,386 | 10.5% | 61.7% | 2 | 13,838 | 9.4% | 47.4% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Toyota Hilux | 2,368 | 7.3% | 26.5% | 4 | 9,762 | 6.7% | 21.7% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | VW Amarok | 2,139 | 6.6% | 61.4% | 6 | 8,732 | 6.0% | 29.6% | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Ford Ranger | 1,867 | 5.8% | 46.4% | 5 | 8,183 | 5.6% | 79.5% | 6 | 10 |
| 6 | Toyota Etios | 1,803 | 5.6% | 51.1% | 3 | 8,753 | 6.0% | 48.2% | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | Renault Kangoo | 1,398 | 4.3% | 33.1% | 7 | 5,945 | 4.1% | 34.6% | 7 | 9 |
| 8 | Toyota Yaris | 1,007 | 3.1% | 14.2% | 10 | 3,981 | 2.7% | 28.7% | 10 | 8 |
| 9 | Renault Sandero | 985 | 3.0% | 44.9% | 8 | 3,542 | 2.4% | 14.1% | 12 | 6 |
| 10 | Nissan Frontier | 916 | 2.8% | 63.0% | 9 | 3,690 | 2.5% | 55.3% | 11 | 15 |
| 11 | Toyota Corolla Cross | 897 | 2.8% | -1.2% | 13 | 4,109 | 2.8% | 22.9% | 8 | 11 |
| 12 | Chevrolet Cruze | 866 | 2.7% | -33.8% | 14 | 3,466 | 2.4% | -35.0% | 14 | 7 |
| 13 | Toyota Corolla | 679 | 2.1% | -14.2% | 16 | 2,944 | 2.0% | -15.1% | 16 | 12 |
| 14 | Renault Logan | 627 | 1.9% | 47.2% | 15 | 2,147 | 1.5% | 11.4% | 20 | 16 |
| 15 | Chevrolet Tracker | 626 | 1.9% | 60.9% | 12 | 4,041 | 2.8% | 206.4% | 9 | 26 |
| 16 | Chevrolet Onix | 612 | 1.9% | 18.4% | 20 | 2,690 | 1.8% | 68.8% | 17 | 18 |
| 17 | Jeep Renegade | 585 | 1.8% | 73.6% | 22 | 2,442 | 1.7% | -11.3% | 18 | 19 |
| 18 | Renault Stepway | 572 | 1.8% | 25.2% | n/a | 1,829 | 1.2% | 29.3% | 21 | n/a |
| 19 | VW Taos | 558 | 1.7% | 6.7% | 11 | 3,490 | 2.4% | 56.4% | 13 | 13 |
| 20 | VW Polo | 537 | 1.7% | 181.2% | 17 | 3,070 | 2.1% | 535.6% | 15 | 17 |
| 21 | Toyota SW4 | 528 | 1.6% | 54.4% | 18 | 2,247 | 1.5% | 41.1% | 19 | 30 |
| 22 | Nissan Kicks | 395 | 1.2% | 15.5% | 27 | 1,440 | 1.0% | -20.2% | 24 | 23 |
| 23 | Citroen C3 | 358 | 1.1% | 8850.0% | 23 | 1,252 | 0.9% | 1663.4% | 29 | 64 |
| 24 | Peugeot Partner | 354 | 1.1% | 2.0% | 21 | 1,379 | 0.9% | -24.4% | 26 | 20 |
| 25 | Mercedes Sprinter | 293 | 0.9% | -18.6% | 24 | 1,560 | 1.1% | 2.4% | 23 | 21 |
| 26 | Jeep Compass | 260 | 0.8% | -18.2% | 33 | 860 | 0.6% | -22.2% | 31 | 33 |
| 27 | Renault Alaskan | 249 | 0.8% | -26.3% | 28 | 1,037 | 0.7% | -29.6% | 30 | 24 |
| 28 | Citroen Berlingo | 244 | 0.8% | -4.7% | 25 | 1,759 | 1.2% | 5.8% | 22 | 27 |
| 29 | Ford Ecosport | 235 | 0.7% | -51.9% | 26 | 1,383 | 0.9% | -33.2% | 25 | 22 |
| 30 | Renault Oroch | 190 | 0.6% | 322.2% | 37 | 509 | 0.3% | 85.1% | 41 | 58 |
| 31 | VW Nivus | 188 | 0.6% | -49.5% | 19 | 1,337 | 0.9% | 36.8% | 27 | 25 |
| 32 | Ford Maverick | 187 | 0.6% | 47.2% | 32 | 1,265 | 0.9% | 290.4% | 28 | 38 |
| 33 | Fiat Pulse | 172 | 0.5% | -30.9% | 38 | 691 | 0.5% | 168.9% | 36 | 31 |
| 34 | Nissan Versa | 163 | 0.5% | 15.6% | 62 | 260 | 0.2% | -72.5% | 49 | 41 |
| 35 | Ford Territory | 153 | 0.5% | -35.4% | 30 | 758 | 0.5% | -41.3% | 35 | 32 |
| 36 | Ford Transit | 133 | 0.4% | -8.3% | 35 | 777 | 0.5% | 63.2% | 33 | 40 |
| 37 | Fiat Strada | 131 | 0.4% | -54.8% | 31 | 595 | 0.4% | -52.7% | 38 | 28 |
| 38 | Citroen C4 Cactus | 124 | 0.4% | -81.2% | 45 | 817 | 0.6% | -74.3% | 32 | 14 |
| 39 | Ford Bronco | 111 | 0.3% | 177.5% | 36 | 588 | 0.4% | 7.7% | 39 | 44 |
| 40 | Toyota Hiace | 106 | 0.3% | 96.3% | 48 | 444 | 0.3% | 49.0% | 42 | 50 |
| 41 | Fiat Toro | 94 | 0.3% | -77.7% | 29 | 762 | 0.5% | -54.6% | 34 | 29 |
| 42 | Chevrolet S10 | 94 | 0.3% | -59.5% | 43 | 683 | 0.5% | -30.0% | 37 | 34 |
| 43 | Ford F-150 | 94 | 0.3% | 279.2% | 52 | 192 | 0.1% | -19.3% | 52 | 72 |
| 44 | VW Tiguan | 94 | 0.3% | 1242.9% | 124 | 154 | 0.1% | 396.8% | 56 | 76 |
| 45 | Iveco Daily | 90 | 0.3% | -28.0% | 51 | 377 | 0.3% | -15.7% | 43 | 43 |
| 46 | Fiat Fiorino | 90 | 0.3% | -43.8% | 42 | 298 | 0.2% | 72.3% | 47 | 46 |
| 47 | Fiat Argo | 80 | 0.2% | -12.1% | 41 | 275 | 0.2% | -69.9% | 48 | 42 |
| 48 | Honda HR-V | 72 | 0.2% | -11.1% | 47 | 373 | 0.3% | 8.4% | 44 | 49 |
| 49 | Chevrolet Spin | 56 | 0.2% | -23.3% | 49 | 216 | 0.1% | 2.4% | 51 | 62 |
| 50 | Hyundai Creta | 56 | 0.2% | -28.2% | 60 | 139 | 0.1% | -52.6% | 57 | 56 |
Source: ACARA
