The Toyota Corolla Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia in May.
New vehicle sales in Colombia continue to struggle in May at -30% year-on-year to 15,695 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off 24% to 76,434. A caveat to this ghastly performance is the fact May 2022 was euphoric at +52.5% on the year prior. Toyota (+2.5%) brilliantly goes against the dropping market to snap the pole position for what is believed to be the first time ever, dislodging a freefalling Renault (-46.8%). As a result Toyota climbs to #2 year-to-date, overtaking Chevrolet down -40.4% for the month. Kia (-28.6%) and Mazda (-31.5%) evolve roughly like the market with Suzuki (+2%) and Ford (+3.9%) the only additional gainers in the Top 10. Volkswagen (-61%) is hit particularly hard.
Model-wise, the Toyota Corolla Cross (+84.1%) is the overall best-seller for the 2nd time this year, winning comfortably with 5.7% share. The Corolla Cross misses out on the YTD top spot for just 30 sales. Leader over the Full Year 2022 but down to #4 so far this year, the Suzuki Swift (+298.8%) rallies back up to #2 in May. It distances the YTD top model, the Dacia Duster (-14.8%) The Toyota Hilux (+67.7%), Chevrolet Onix (+59.7%), Mazda2 (+63.9%) and Ford Ranger (+384.4%) post market-defying lifts in the remainder of the Top 10.
Previous month: Colombia April 2023: Mazda2 best-seller in worsening market (-33.2%)
One year ago: Colombia May 2022: Renault back to #1, Toyota (+126.2%) impresses in euphoric market (+52.5%)
Full May 2023 Top 10 brands and Top 75 models below.
Colombia May 2023 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | May-23 | % | /22 | Apr | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Toyota | 2,538 | 16.2% | 2.5% | 2 | 10,275 | 13.4% | 8.4% | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Renault | 2,291 | 14.6% | -46.8% | 1 | 12,333 | 16.1% | -31.2% | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Chevrolet | 1,954 | 12.4% | -40.4% | 4 | 10,004 | 13.1% | -40.1% | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Kia | 1,324 | 8.4% | -28.6% | 5 | 5,911 | 7.7% | -25.0% | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | Mazda | 1,312 | 8.4% | -31.5% | 3 | 6,456 | 8.4% | -4.3% | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Suzuki | 1,085 | 6.9% | 2.0% | 6 | 4,492 | 5.9% | -34.6% | 6 | 4 |
| 7 | Nissan | 714 | 4.5% | -27.4% | 7 | 3,133 | 4.1% | -32.6% | 7 | 8 |
| 8 | Volkswagen | 525 | 3.3% | -61.0% | 9 | 2,719 | 3.6% | -56.3% | 8 | 7 |
| 9 | Ford | 503 | 3.2% | 3.9% | 11 | 2,285 | 3.0% | 13.2% | 10 | 10 |
| 10 | Foton | 457 | 2.9% | -30.1% | 10 | 2,225 | 2.9% | -2.7% | 11 | 11 |
Colombia May 2023 – models:
| Pos | Model | May-23 | % | /22 | Apr | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Toyota Corolla Cross | 902 | 5.7% | 84.1% | 3 | 3,201 | 4.2% | 72.6% | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | Suzuki Swift | 682 | 4.3% | 298.8% | 7 | 2,678 | 3.5% | -24.9% | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Renault Duster | 633 | 4.0% | -14.8% | 2 | 3,231 | 4.2% | -11.1% | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Kia Picanto | 568 | 3.6% | -30.5% | 8 | 2,147 | 2.8% | -43.5% | 8 | 7 |
| 5 | Toyota Hilux | 498 | 3.2% | 67.7% | 4 | 2,498 | 3.3% | 64.2% | 6 | 15 |
| 6 | Chevrolet Onix | 479 | 3.1% | 59.7% | 5 | 2,684 | 3.5% | -35.8% | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Mazda2 | 472 | 3.0% | 63.9% | 1 | 2,598 | 3.4% | 43.6% | 5 | 16 |
| 8 | Renault Kwid | 434 | 2.8% | -53.5% | 6 | 2,192 | 2.9% | -23.1% | 7 | 5 |
| 9 | Mazda CX-30 | 359 | 2.3% | -63.8% | 9 | 1,124 | 1.5% | -64.8% | 14 | 9 |
| 10 | Ford Ranger | 310 | 2.0% | 384.4% | 14 | 1,331 | 1.7% | #VALUE! | 12 | 26 |
| 11 | Chevrolet Tracker | 296 | 1.9% | -46.6% | 10 | 1,804 | 2.4% | -17.9% | 9 | 11 |
| 12 | Chevrolet Joy | 293 | 1.9% | -74.3% | n/a | 672 | 0.9% | -82.6% | 25 | 4 |
| 13 | Renault Sandero Stepway | 269 | 1.7% | -66.5% | 12 | 1,591 | 2.1% | -47.5% | 10 | 6 |
| 14 | VW T-Cross | 242 | 1.5% | 195.1% | 15 | 929 | 1.2% | -6.0% | 16 | 31 |
| 15 | Mazda CX-5 | 224 | 1.4% | -29.3% | 13 | 1,365 | 1.8% | 32.0% | 11 | 17 |
| 16 | Renault Sandero | 223 | 1.4% | -71.3% | 16 | 1,330 | 1.7% | -54.2% | 13 | 8 |
| 17 | Suzuki Baleno | 217 | 1.4% | #DIV/0! | 49 | 542 | 0.7% | #VALUE! | 37 | 90 |
| 18 | Toyota Prado | 205 | 1.3% | -41.1% | 40 | 808 | 1.1% | -36.5% | 21 | 19 |
| 19 | Toyota RAV4 | 200 | 1.3% | -0.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 36 |
| 20 | Renault Logan | 183 | 1.2% | -64.5% | 20 | 889 | 1.2% | -67.5% | 19 | 10 |
| 21 | Toyota SW4 Fortuner | 180 | 1.1% | -25.0% | 23 | 898 | 1.2% | -13.5% | 18 | 18 |
| 22 | Renault Oroch | 173 | 1.1% | 45.4% | 19 | 1,006 | 1.3% | 135.6% | 15 | 25 |
| 23 | Kia Eko Taxi | 168 | 1.1% | -41.1% | 21 | 846 | 1.1% | -20.0% | 20 | 20 |
| 24 | Nissan Frontier NP300 | 150 | 1.0% | -40.5% | 18 | 597 | 0.8% | -46.0% | 32 | 24 |
| 25 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 135 | 0.9% | -45.8% | 25 | 749 | 1.0% | 102.4% | 23 | 45 |
| 26 | Mazda CX-50 | 130 | 0.8% | new | 45 | 761 | 1.0% | new | 22 | – |
| 27 | Kia Sportage | 128 | 0.8% | n/a | 30 | 606 | 0.8% | -16.9% | 31 | 29 |
| 28 | Nissan Kicks | 126 | 0.8% | 20.0% | 32 | 535 | 0.7% | -27.5% | 38 | 37 |
| 29 | Toyota Corolla | 124 | 0.8% | -42.1% | 27 | 684 | 0.9% | n/a | 24 | 28 |
| 30 | Nissan X-Trail | 123 | 0.8% | n/a | 22 | 665 | 0.9% | n/a | 26 | 80 |
| 31 | Toyota 4Runner | 122 | 0.8% | -60.8% | 60 | 431 | 0.6% | n/a | 41 | 41 |
| 32 | Foton FHR | 119 | 0.8% | n/a | 33 | 552 | 0.7% | n/ | 35 | 51 |
| 33 | Hyundai HB20S Accent | 114 | 0.7% | -67.1% | 11 | 903 | 1.2% | -1.8% | 17 | 27 |
| 34 | Chevrolet NPR | 109 | 0.7% | n/a | 61 | 346 | 0.5% | n/a | n/a | 72 |
| 35 | VW Nivus | 107 | 0.7% | -30.1% | 28 | 512 | 0.7% | n/a | 39 | 95 |
| 36 | Kia Rio | 105 | 0.7% | -70.8% | 47 | 427 | 0.6% | -57.5% | 43 | 30 |
| 37 | Nissan Versa | 105 | 0.7% | 59.1% | 41 | 413 | 0.5% | -34.2% | 45 | 43 |
| 38 | Chevrolet Captiva | 104 | 0.7% | -26.2% | 26 | 665 | 0.9% | -41.2% | 27 | 23 |
| 39 | Seat Arona | 102 | 0.6% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 40 | Renault Koleos | 100 | 0.6% | n/a | 35 | 544 | 0.7% | n/a | 36 | 97 |
| 41 | Suzuki Vitara | 98 | 0.6% | -84.0% | 31 | 642 | 0.8% | -64.3% | 29 | 13 |
| 42 | JMC Carrying Plus JX-Series | 98 | 0.6% | -19.7% | 38 | 571 | 0.7% | 1.1% | 33 | 47 |
| 43 | Mazda3 | 98 | 0.6% | -65.7% | 17 | 419 | 0.5% | -23.7% | 44 | 39 |
| 44 | Kia Sonet | 98 | 0.6% | -18.3% | 57 | 413 | 0.5% | -7.8% | 46 | 42 |
| 45 | Chevrolet NHR | 97 | 0.6% | -57.3% | 34 | 655 | 0.9% | -28.6% | 28 | 22 |
| 46 | Chevrolet NLR | 96 | 0.6% | n/a | 48 | 366 | 0.5% | n/a | n/a | 83 |
| 47 | Kia Seltos | 86 | 0.5% | n/a | 37 | 618 | 0.8% | n/a | 30 | 50 |
| 48 | Renault Logan Taxi | 86 | 0.5% | n/a | 46 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 89 |
| 49 | Citroen C4 Cactus | 85 | 0.5% | 7.6% | 44 | 563 | 0.7% | 33.7% | 34 | 38 |
| 50 | Fiat Pulse | 85 | 0.5% | new | 72 | 330 | 0.4% | new | n/a | n/a |
| 51 | Nissan Qashqai | 79 | 0.5% | -50.0% | 68 | 301 | 0.4% | n/a | n/a | 69 |
| 52 | Nissan March | 76 | 0.5% | -58.2% | 56 | 328 | 0.4% | -69.4% | n/a | 32 |
| 53 | Kia Sephia Taxi | 74 | 0.5% | n/a | 39 | 446 | 0.6% | n/a | 40 | 57 |
| 54 | Honda CR-V | 71 | 0.5% | n/a | 42 | 201 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a | 61 |
| 55 | Toyota Land Cruiser 300 | 69 | 0.4% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 56 | Chevrolet FRR | 64 | 0.4% | 0.0% | 65 | 361 | 0.5% | n/a | n/a | 66 |
| 57 | Chevrolet Colorado | 61 | 0.4% | -28.2% | 50 | 404 | 0.5% | -27.7% | 47 | 35 |
| 58 | Toyota Yaris | 60 | 0.4% | -15.5% | 43 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 53 |
| 59 | Ram 700 | 59 | 0.4% | n/a | 71 | 353 | 0.5% | n/a | n/a | 93 |
| 60 | Ford Explorer | 59 | 0.4% | n/a | n/a | 181 | 0.2% | 174.2% | n/a | 76 |
| 61 | Peugeot 2008 | 55 | 0.4% | -27.6% | 70 | 358 | 0.5% | -30.9% | n/a | 52 |
| 62 | Foton FRR-S Plus | 55 | 0.4% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 58 |
| 63 | Hyundai Grand Metro Taxi | 54 | 0.3% | n/a | 58 | 299 | 0.4% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 64 | Kia Soluto | 54 | 0.3% | n/a | 73 | 274 | 0.4% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 65 | BYD Song Plus | 54 | 0.3% | -27.0% | 74 | 217 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 66 | Ford F-150 | 54 | 0.3% | n/a | – | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 67 | Chevrolet N400 | 53 | 0.3% | -65.6% | 36 | 282 | 0.4% | n/a | n/a | 62 |
| 68 | Mercedes GLC | 53 | 0.3% | -20.9% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 75 |
| 69 | Renault Alaskan | 52 | 0.3% | n/a | 64 | 357 | 0.5% | -25.3% | n/a | 44 |
| 70 | BMW X1 | 52 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 71 | Mitsubishi L200 | 52 | 0.3% | -32.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 86 |
| 72 | Jetour X70 | 51 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 73 | Citroen C3 | 51 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 74 | Chevrolet FVR | 50 | 0.3% | -20.6% | 67 | 282 | 0.4% | #VALUE! | n/a | 85 |
| 75 | JAC JHR Power+ | 50 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 56 |
Source: El Carro Colombiano
