The VW Polo ranks #2 in Brazil in May.
166,361 new light vehicles found a Brazilian buyer in May, sending the market back into negative territory at -4.9% year-on-year. The year-to-date volume is now up 10% to 754,851. Fiat (-11.6%) falls faster than the market but easily stays atop the brands charts with 20.7% share compared to 9.8% at home in Italy. Volkswagen (+12.7%) overtakes Chevrolet (+3.4%) to land in the 2nd place overall with 16.55 share vs. 14.4% so far this year. Toyota (-5.3%) stays in 4th place above Jeep (-7.9%) swapping positions with Hyundai (-43.3%). Honda (+58.1%) impresses at #8 as do Ram (+225.1%), Porsche (+99.2%), Land Rover (+51.7%), Ford (+48.7%) and Volvo (+30.2%) further down. Chinese fare GWM makes its first appearance in the Brazilian Top 20, landing directly at #16.
Over in the models lane, the Fiat Strada (-15.7%) remains in the top spot while the VW Polo (+1852.9%) climbs to #2, displacing the Chevrolet Onix (-0.5%). The VW T-Cross (-6.2%) is down year-on-year but up 7 spots on April to #4. All remaining Top 10 members are down bar the Fiat Argo (+37.9%) at #10. The Hyundai Creta (-17.8%), Chevrolet Tracker (-17.2%), Jeep Compass (-6.1%) and Fiat Toro (-5.7%) all lose share just as the Chevrolet Onix Plus (-0.4%) is stable. The Honda HR-V (+21700%) takes advantage of a new generation to rank #11 vs. #21 so far this year. Notice also the arrival of the GWM Haval H6 inside the Top 50 at #44.
Previous month: Brazil April 2023: VW Polo and Honda HR-V stand out in market up 11.2%
One year ago: Brazil May 2023: Peugeot (+76.1%), Chevrolet (+46.7%) shine in stabilised market (-0.3%)
Full May 2023 Top 25 brands and Top 135 models below.
Brazil May 2023 – brands:
Pos | Brand | May-23 | % | /22 | Apr | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
1 | Fiat | 34,438 | 20.7% | -11.6% | 1 | 164,492 | 21.8% | 8.0% | 1 | 1 |
2 | Volkswagen | 27,385 | 16.5% | 12.7% | 3 | 108,605 | 14.4% | 52.1% | 3 | 3 |
3 | Chevrolet | 26,220 | 15.8% | 3.4% | 2 | 121,855 | 16.1% | 25.9% | 2 | 2 |
4 | Toyota | 16,443 | 9.9% | -5.3% | 4 | 72,781 | 9.6% | -1.9% | 4 | 4 |
5 | Jeep | 11,814 | 7.1% | -7.9% | 6 | 53,583 | 7.1% | -0.7% | 6 | 6 |
6 | Hyundai | 10,930 | 6.6% | -43.3% | 5 | 61,162 | 8.1% | -17.0% | 5 | 5 |
7 | Renault | 7,967 | 4.8% | 9.4% | 7 | 42,441 | 5.6% | 0.8% | 7 | 7 |
8 | Honda | 6,709 | 4.0% | 58.1% | 8 | 27,445 | 3.6% | 25.1% | 8 | 8 |
9 | Nissan | 6,340 | 3.8% | 2.6% | 9 | 25,895 | 3.4% | 29.7% | 9 | 9 |
10 | Peugeot | 2,934 | 1.8% | -34.1% | 11 | 10,937 | 1.4% | -34.4% | 11 | 10 |
11 | Ford | 2,454 | 1.5% | 48.7% | 12 | 10,065 | 1.3% | 42.5% | 12 | 14 |
12 | Citroen | 1,980 | 1.2% | -0.3% | 10 | 11,072 | 1.5% | 33.5% | 10 | 12 |
13 | Chery | 1,964 | 1.2% | -35.5% | 13 | 7,830 | 1.0% | -50.8% | 13 | 11 |
14 | BMW | 1,312 | 0.8% | 1.5% | 15 | 5,253 | 0.7% | 1.7% | 15 | 15 |
15 | Mitsubishi | 1,268 | 0.8% | -53.2% | 14 | 6,040 | 0.8% | -31.2% | 14 | 13 |
16 | GWM | 960 | 0.6% | new | n/a | 1,193 | 0.2% | n/a | 24 | – |
17 | Volvo | 758 | 0.5% | 30.2% | 18 | 3,342 | 0.4% | 51.3% | 17 | 19 |
18 | Ram | 738 | 0.4% | 225.1% | 16 | 4,012 | 0.5% | 465.9% | 16 | 20 |
19 | Porsche | 522 | 0.3% | 99.2% | 19 | 2,215 | 0.3% | 76.9% | 20 | 22 |
20 | Mercedes | 473 | 0.3% | -8.7% | 17 | 2,693 | 0.4% | 8.5% | 18 | 16 |
21 | Audi | 459 | 0.3% | 20.5% | 20 | 2,273 | 0.3% | 38.9% | 19 | 17 |
22 | Land Rover | 449 | 0.3% | 51.7% | 22 | 1,798 | 0.2% | 12.9% | 22 | 21 |
23 | Kia | 415 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 21 | 2,138 | 0.3% | 12.3% | 21 | 18 |
24 | BYD | 393 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a | 1,261 | 0.2% | n/a | 23 | n/a |
Brazil May 2023 – models:
Pos | Model | May-23 | % | /22 | Apr | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
1 | Fiat Strada | 9,716 | 5.8% | -15.7% | 1 | 41,539 | 5.5% | 0.8% | 1 | 1 |
2 | VW Polo | 7,636 | 4.6% | 1852.9% | 4 | 27,773 | 3.7% | 1469.1% | 4 | 52 |
3 | Chevrolet Onix | 6,947 | 4.2% | -0.5% | 2 | 35,849 | 4.7% | 19.9% | 2 | 3 |
4 | VW T-Cross | 6,012 | 3.6% | -6.2% | 11 | 24,771 | 3.3% | -6.7% | 9 | 8 |
5 | Chevrolet Onix Plus | 5,624 | 3.4% | -0.4% | 6 | 29,310 | 3.9% | 27.1% | 3 | 4 |
6 | Jeep Compass | 5,560 | 3.3% | -6.1% | 7 | 26,012 | 3.4% | 4.4% | 6 | 10 |
7 | Chevrolet Tracker | 5,436 | 3.3% | -17.2% | 13 | 24,010 | 3.2% | 10.9% | 10 | 7 |
8 | Hyundai Creta | 5,268 | 3.2% | -17.8% | 10 | 25,352 | 3.4% | 8.7% | 7 | 11 |
9 | Fiat Toro | 4,986 | 3.0% | -5.7% | 15 | 20,877 | 2.8% | -2.4% | 12 | 15 |
10 | Fiat Argo | 4,710 | 2.8% | 37.9% | 5 | 25,173 | 3.3% | 32.3% | 8 | 9 |
11 | Honda HR-V | 4,578 | 2.8% | 21700.0% | 8 | 15,735 | 2.1% | 385.5% | 21 | 37 |
12 | VW Nivus | 4,340 | 2.6% | 6.2% | 16 | 17,126 | 2.3% | 24.6% | 18 | 20 |
13 | Jeep Renegade | 4,279 | 2.6% | -22.0% | 20 | 18,238 | 2.4% | -12.1% | 15 | 13 |
14 | Hyundai HB20 | 4,245 | 2.6% | -55.9% | 3 | 27,582 | 3.7% | -21.0% | 5 | 2 |
15 | Nissan Kicks | 4,212 | 2.5% | -13.9% | 24 | 18,589 | 2.5% | 45.5% | 14 | 21 |
16 | Fiat Mobi | 4,196 | 2.5% | -44.0% | 9 | 23,547 | 3.1% | -11.9% | 11 | 5 |
17 | Toyota Hilux | 3,986 | 2.4% | -3.8% | 21 | 17,793 | 2.4% | 0.5% | 17 | 16 |
18 | Toyota Corolla | 3,891 | 2.3% | -6.7% | 19 | 16,101 | 2.1% | -5.3% | 20 | 17 |
19 | VW Saveiro | 3,873 | 2.3% | 166.0% | 22 | 14,467 | 1.9% | 378.1% | 22 | 27 |
20 | Toyota Corolla Cross | 3,731 | 2.2% | -4.5% | 14 | 18,126 | 2.4% | -1.2% | 16 | 18 |
21 | Chevrolet Montana | 3,593 | 2.2% | new | 23 | 11,108 | 1.5% | new | 26 | n/a |
22 | Fiat Pulse | 3,490 | 2.1% | -29.5% | 18 | 17,044 | 2.3% | -11.2% | 19 | 14 |
23 | Fiat Cronos | 2,950 | 1.8% | -19.9% | 17 | 14,227 | 1.9% | 41.0% | 23 | 19 |
24 | Fiat Fastback | 2,943 | 1.8% | new | 26 | 14,114 | 1.9% | new | 24 | 47 |
25 | VW Virtus | 2,744 | 1.6% | 363.5% | 27 | 7,501 | 1.0% | 216.2% | 33 | 55 |
26 | Renault Kwid | 2,725 | 1.6% | -1.2% | 12 | 20,713 | 2.7% | 15.0% | 13 | 12 |
27 | Peugeot 208 | 2,463 | 1.5% | -12.4% | 30 | 8,828 | 1.2% | -17.7% | 30 | 23 |
28 | Toyota Yaris Hatch | 2,458 | 1.5% | 7.8% | 32 | 9,940 | 1.3% | 1.9% | 27 | 25 |
29 | Chevrolet S10 | 2,376 | 1.4% | -12.5% | 25 | 11,380 | 1.5% | 3.3% | 25 | 24 |
30 | Renault Duster | 2,231 | 1.3% | 70.2% | 33 | 9,286 | 1.2% | 20.6% | 28 | 28 |
31 | Jeep Commander | 1,955 | 1.2% | 39.1% | 31 | 9,174 | 1.2% | 11.5% | 29 | 29 |
32 | Citroen C3 | 1,607 | 1.0% | new | 28 | 8,408 | 1.1% | new | 31 | 42 |
33 | Ford Ranger | 1,561 | 0.9% | 28.5% | 35 | 6,901 | 0.9% | 29.3% | 35 | 38 |
34 | VW Taos | 1,535 | 0.9% | 100.7% | 44 | 5,360 | 0.7% | 74.9% | 41 | 41 |
35 | Chevrolet Spin | 1,492 | 0.9% | -22.5% | 38 | 7,081 | 0.9% | 32.1% | 34 | 33 |
36 | Hyundai HB20S | 1,384 | 0.8% | -53.9% | 29 | 8,107 | 1.1% | -37.4% | 32 | 26 |
37 | Toyota Hilux SW4 | 1,238 | 0.7% | -3.2% | 37 | 5,614 | 0.7% | 1.5% | 39 | 39 |
38 | Honda City | 1,151 | 0.7% | -51.7% | 39 | 5,538 | 0.7% | -44.2% | 40 | 30 |
39 | Renault Oroch | 1,135 | 0.7% | 194.8% | 36 | 4,935 | 0.7% | 70.0% | 42 | 40 |
40 | Renault Master | 1,072 | 0.6% | -8.4% | 41 | 3,891 | 0.5% | 3.2% | 45 | 46 |
41 | Fiat Fiorino | 1,071 | 0.6% | -50.5% | 34 | 6,293 | 0.8% | -21.5% | 36 | 31 |
42 | Toyota Yaris Sedan | 1,068 | 0.6% | -21.1% | 40 | 4,763 | 0.6% | -14.1% | 43 | 36 |
43 | Honda City Hatch | 968 | 0.6% | -46.2% | 42 | 5,849 | 0.8% | 1.2% | 37 | 34 |
44 | GWM Haval H6 | 960 | 0.6% | new | n/a | 1,193 | 0.2% | new | 62 | – |
45 | Mitsubishi L200 | 937 | 0.6% | -48.5% | 43 | 4,264 | 0.6% | -23.7% | 44 | 35 |
46 | VW Amarok | 812 | 0.5% | 1627.7% | 45 | 3,149 | 0.4% | 69.4% | 46 | 53 |
47 | Nissan Frontier | 810 | 0.5% | 12.3% | 50 | 2,923 | 0.4% | -8.9% | 48 | 50 |
48 | Chery Tiggo 8 | 675 | 0.4% | 6.8% | 48 | 3,037 | 0.4% | -16.0% | 47 | 44 |
49 | Nissan Versa | 674 | 0.4% | 26.7% | 46 | 2,730 | 0.4% | -28.3% | 49 | 54 |
50 | Chery Tiggo 5X | 644 | 0.4% | -29.8% | 49 | 2,225 | 0.3% | -46.0% | 51 | 48 |
51 | Nissan Sentra | 636 | 0.4% | n/a | 51 | 1,467 | 0.2% | n/a | 59 | n/a |
52 | Renault Sandero | 598 | 0.4% | -45.1% | 52 | 2,555 | 0.3% | -29.8% | 50 | 43 |
53 | Chery Tiggo 7 | 582 | 0.3% | -47.6% | 53 | 2,222 | 0.3% | -40.5% | 52 | 49 |
54 | BMW X1 | 509 | 0.3% | 7.4% | 54 | 1,168 | 0.2% | -22.5% | 63 | 62 |
55 | BMW 320i | 420 | 0.3% | 13.5% | 56 | 1,891 | 0.3% | -3.2% | 55 | 57 |
56 | Volvo XC60 | 380 | 0.2% | 36.2% | 68 | 1,816 | 0.2% | 98.0% | 56 | 75 |
57 | Ram 3500 | 379 | 0.2% | 303.2% | 47 | 1,990 | 0.3% | 1930.6% | 54 | 68 |
58 | Chevrolet Equinox | 349 | 0.2% | n/a | 59 | 1,568 | 0.2% | n/a | 58 | 77 |
59 | BYD Song Plus | 322 | 0.2% | new | 103 | 744 | 0.1% | new | 74 | n/a |
60 | Fiat Scudo | 280 | 0.2% | new | 58 | 1,466 | 0.2% | new | 60 | 93 |
61 | Ford Transit | 256 | 0.2% | 5020.0% | 60 | 1,366 | 0.2% | 6730.0% | 61 | 71 |
62 | Porsche Cayenne | 253 | 0.2% | n/a | 70 | 782 | 0.1% | n/a | 71 | n/a |
63 | Citroen C4 Cactus | 238 | 0.1% | -85.0% | 55 | 1,688 | 0.2% | -75.7% | 57 | 32 |
64 | Ram Classic | 227 | 0.1% | new | 75 | 934 | 0.1% | new | 67 | 108 |
65 | VW Gol | 225 | 0.1% | -96.8% | 57 | 5,843 | 0.8% | -58.8% | 38 | 6 |
66 | Iveco Daily | 223 | 0.1% | 418.6% | 79 | 711 | 0.1% | 604.0% | 76 | 96 |
67 | Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross | 211 | 0.1% | -62.7% | 62 | 1,124 | 0.1% | -6.6% | 64 | 59 |
68 | Chevrolet Trailblazer | 200 | 0.1% | -4.3% | 61 | 792 | 0.1% | -24.9% | 69 | 63 |
69 | Volvo XC40 | 191 | 0.1% | 75.2% | 72 | 784 | 0.1% | 21.6% | 70 | 74 |
70 | Ford F-150 | 190 | 0.1% | new | 119 | 215 | 0.0% | new | 106 | n/a |
71 | Kia K2500 | 189 | 0.1% | -22.9% | 63 | 1,116 | 0.1% | 19.4% | 65 | 66 |
72 | VW Jetta | 186 | 0.1% | 353.7% | 92 | 460 | 0.1% | 434.9% | 91 | 109 |
73 | Renault Logan | 171 | 0.1% | -48.0% | 71 | 893 | 0.1% | -76.3% | 68 | 45 |
74 | VW/MAN Express | 158 | 0.1% | -16.4% | 67 | 778 | 0.1% | -23.9% | 72 | 70 |
75 | Audi Q5 | 147 | 0.1% | 77.1% | 64 | 757 | 0.1% | 31.2% | 73 | 80 |
76 | Peugeot 2008 | 147 | 0.1% | -85.9% | 73 | 716 | 0.1% | -81.2% | 75 | 56 |
77 | Range Rover | 146 | 0.1% | n/a | n/a | 414 | 0.1% | n/a | 94 | 129 |
78 | Land Rover Discovery | 138 | 0.1% | 3.8% | 78 | 569 | 0.1% | -2.9% | 82 | 82 |
79 | Citroen Jumpy | 134 | 0.1% | -65.4% | 66 | 954 | 0.1% | -26.9% | 66 | 65 |
80 | Peugeot Partner | 134 | 0.1% | 47.3% | 90 | 457 | 0.1% | 143.1% | 92 | 69 |
81 | Peugeot Expert | 131 | 0.1% | -69.5% | 88 | 623 | 0.1% | -62.7% | 79 | 61 |
82 | Chevrolet Cruze Sedan | 126 | 0.1% | -88.4% | 80 | 461 | 0.1% | -88.1% | 89 | 51 |
83 | Mitsubishi Pajero | 118 | 0.1% | -43.8% | 81 | 643 | 0.1% | -40.7% | 78 | 73 |
84 | Mercedes Sprinter 315 | 116 | 0.1% | new | 74 | 556 | 0.1% | new | 84 | 115 |
85 | Volvo XC90 | 114 | 0.1% | n/a | 77 | 500 | 0.1% | n/a | 86 | n/a |
86 | Porsche Macan | 112 | 0.1% | 38.3% | 69 | 666 | 0.1% | 41.7% | 77 | 91 |
87 | Kia Sportage | 108 | 0.1% | n/a | n/a | 420 | 0.1% | n/a | 93 | n/a |
88 | Ford Maverick | 107 | 0.1% | -39.2% | 65 | 558 | 0.1% | 9.2% | 83 | 85 |
89 | Ford Territory | 107 | 0.1% | -6.1% | 83 | 474 | 0.1% | -0.8% | 88 | 95 |
90 | Audi Q3 | 100 | 0.1% | n/a | 76 | 573 | 0.1% | n/a | 81 | 78 |
91 | Mercedes GLB | 92 | 0.1% | 206.7% | 87 | 474 | 0.1% | -29.4% | 87 | 103 |
92 | Kia Stonic | 92 | 0.1% | 13.6% | 82 | 460 | 0.1% | 11.7% | 90 | 111 |
93 | Fiat Ducato | 83 | 0.0% | -66.4% | 108 | 132 | 0.0% | -91.5% | 120 | 76 |
94 | Ram 1500 | 79 | 0.0% | 125.7% | 86 | 508 | 0.1% | 595.9% | 85 | 86 |
95 | Mini Cooper | 73 | 0.0% | -2.7% | 89 | 316 | 0.0% | -5.4% | 100 | 100 |
96 | Effa V21 | 73 | 0.0% | 2.8% | 93 | 280 | 0.0% | 25.6% | 104 | 101 |
97 | JAC E-JS1 | 63 | 0.0% | -12.5% | 104 | 188 | 0.0% | -28.0% | 109 | 106 |
98 | Porsche 911 | 58 | 0.0% | 1.8% | 97 | 345 | 0.0% | 89.6% | 97 | 105 |
99 | Audi A3 Sedan | 58 | 0.0% | 75.8% | 100 | 216 | 0.0% | -15.6% | 105 | 110 |
100 | Ram 2500 | 53 | 0.0% | -45.9% | 85 | 579 | 0.1% | 7.6% | 80 | 92 |
101 | Chery Arrizo 6 | 51 | 0.0% | -59.2% | 91 | 291 | 0.0% | -70.6% | 103 | 81 |
102 | Chevrolet Cruze Hatch | 45 | 0.0% | -72.7% | 101 | 171 | 0.0% | -72.3% | 112 | 84 |
103 | Mercedes C Class | 41 | 0.0% | -60.6% | 106 | 297 | 0.0% | -48.8% | 102 | 88 |
104 | Ford Mustang | 39 | 0.0% | 680.0% | 99 | 184 | 0.0% | 80.4% | 110 | 122 |
105 | Audi A4 | 36 | 0.0% | 260.0% | 112 | 190 | 0.0% | 245.5% | 108 | 124 |
106 | Audi A3 | 36 | 0.0% | 157.1% | 115 | 134 | 0.0% | 18.6% | 119 | 135 |
107 | Audi A5 | 32 | 0.0% | -22.0% | 109 | 196 | 0.0% | 84.9% | 107 | 119 |
108 | Porsche Boxster | 32 | 0.0% | 300.0% | 98 | 100 | 0.0% | 35.1% | 123 | 146 |
109 | Porsche Panamera | 31 | 0.0% | 342.9% | 102 | 148 | 0.0% | 114.5% | 115 | 131 |
110 | Effa V22 | 29 | 0.0% | -25.6% | 107 | 142 | 0.0% | 39.2% | 118 | 125 |
111 | BMW 330E | 24 | 0.0% | -7.7% | 94 | 349 | 0.0% | 310.6% | 96 | 107 |
112 | BMW i4 | 24 | 0.0% | new | n/a | 51 | 0.0% | new | 132 | n/a |
113 | Mercedes CLA250 | 23 | 0.0% | -71.3% | 113 | 166 | 0.0% | 19.4% | 113 | 114 |
114 | Porsche Taycan | 23 | 0.0% | 9.5% | 110 | 118 | 0.0% | 4.4% | 121 | 127 |
115 | BMW M3 | 18 | 0.0% | -10.0% | 114 | 149 | 0.0% | 217.0% | 114 | 134 |
116 | BMW 530E | 17 | 0.0% | 142.9% | n/a | 30 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 141 | 142 |
117 | Peugeot Boxer | 16 | 0.0% | 128.6% | 120 | 54 | 0.0% | 12.5% | 129 | 144 |
118 | Porsche Cayman | 12 | 0.0% | 71.4% | 116 | 51 | 0.0% | 41.7% | 131 | n/a |
119 | Chevrolet Bolt | 12 | 0.0% | n/a | n/a | 34 | 0.0% | n/a | 140 | n/a |
120 | BMW 218i | 11 | 0.0% | n/a | n/a | 44 | 0.0% | n/a | 135 | n/a |
121 | Mercedes Sprinter | 11 | 0.0% | 10.0% | 121 | 43 | 0.0% | -32.8% | 136 | 137 |
122 | Chery iCar | 11 | 0.0% | new | n/a | 38 | 0.0% | new | 137 | 97 |
123 | Toyota Camry | 11 | 0.0% | n/a | n/a | 28 | 0.0% | n/a | 145 | n/a |
124 | Mercedes Sprinter 517 | 11 | 0.0% | new | n/a | 17 | 0.0% | new | 155 | – |
125 | Audi RS6 Avant | 11 | 0.0% | n/a | n/a | 17 | 0.0% | n/a | 158 | n/a |
126 | Mc Laren Artura | 10 | 0.0% | new | n/a | 18 | 0.0% | new | 154 | – |
127 | Hyundai HR | 10 | 0.0% | -75.6% | n/a | 15 | 0.0% | -97.1% | 159 | 104 |
128 | Effa V25 | 9 | 0.0% | n/a | n/a | 26 | 0.0% | 36.8% | 148 | n/a |
129 | Iveco Daily 30-130 | 8 | 0.0% | -86.0% | 118 | 65 | 0.0% | -75.7% | 127 | 113 |
130 | Jeep Gladiator | 8 | 0.0% | new | 117 | 55 | 0.0% | new | 128 | 140 |
131 | BYD Han | 8 | 0.0% | new | n/a | 49 | 0.0% | new | 133 | n/a |
132 | VW Fusca | 8 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 123 | 44 | 0.0% | 69.2% | 134 | n/a |
133 | Chevrolet Corvette | 8 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 126 | 28 | 0.0% | -17.6% | 144 | 145 |
134 | Honda Civic | 7 | 0.0% | -74.1% | 105 | 315 | 0.0% | -84.0% | 101 | 72 |
135 | Jaguar F-Type | 7 | 0.0% | 133.3% | n/a | 37 | 0.0% | 76.2% | 139 | n/a |