Nissan Kicks sales are up 214.3% year-on-year in February.
New light vehicle sales in Brazil edge down -2.7% year-on-year in February to 119,775 units, a pretty poor result when taking into account that February 2022 was off -24% on the year prior. Thanks to a strong start of the year in January (+11.9%), the year-to-date volume is in positive at +4.4% and 250,214 sales. The brands podium braves the negative conditions with year-on-year gains: Fiat is up 0.7% to 22.2% share, Chevrolet up 6.6% to 15.5% of the market and Volkswagen surges 41.6% to 13.6%, compensating for a low year-ago result. Toyota (-7.1%) loses share year-on-year while Jeep (+8.3%) overtakes a freefalling Hyundai (-34.8%) to take the 5th spot. Below Renault (-16.4%) also in difficulty, Nissan (+54.5%), Citroen (+4.6%) and Honda (+4.1%) are up. Below, Ram (+1352.2%!), Porsche (+69.2%) and Audi (+40.6%) stand out. BYD appears at #22.
Over in the models aisle, the Fiat Strada (-6.5%) reclaims the top spot it held over the Full Year 2022 off the Chevrolet Onix (-7%). The Chevrolet Onix Plus (+14.2%) is very solid and stays in third place above the Hyundai Creta (+10.6%) and Fiat Argo (+5%) also defying the negative market. All remaining Top 10 nameplates are down year-on-year bar the Chevrolet Tracker (+10.2%) at #10. The VW T-Cross (-16.1%) is hit the hardest above the Renault Kwid (-10.2%), Fiat Mobi (-2.1%) and Jeep Compass (-1.6%). At #11, the VW Polo is up 13 spots on last month and a whopping 1175.3% year-on-year. The Nissan Kicks (+214.3%) also impress at #12 and pulls the brand right up. #2 over the Full Year 2022, the Hyundai HB20 (-51.4%) implodes to #16 for the month.
Previous month: Brazil January 2023: Chevrolet (+73.1%) places three models in Top 4, market up 11.9%
One year ago: Brazil February 2022: Market slumps -24%, Hyundai and Chery break records
Full February 2023 Top 20 brands and Top 120 models below.
Brazil February 2023 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Feb-23 | % | /22 | Jan | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Fiat | 26,607 | 22.2% | 0.7% | 1 | 55,194 | 22.1% | 11.0% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Chevrolet | 18,583 | 15.5% | 6.6% | 2 | 41,271 | 16.5% | 35.2% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Volkswagen | 16,279 | 13.6% | 41.6% | 3 | 36,323 | 14.5% | 47.8% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Toyota | 12,351 | 10.3% | -7.1% | 4 | 24,774 | 9.9% | 6.5% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Jeep | 9,052 | 7.6% | 8.3% | 6 | 17,574 | 7.0% | -10.8% | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Hyundai | 8,722 | 7.3% | -34.8% | 5 | 20,243 | 8.1% | -22.0% | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | Renault | 7,652 | 6.4% | -16.4% | 7 | 14,639 | 5.9% | -17.2% | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Nissan | 4,301 | 3.6% | 54.5% | 8 | 8,345 | 3.3% | 33.5% | 8 | 9 |
| 9 | Honda | 4,183 | 3.5% | 4.1% | 9 | 7,456 | 3.0% | -14.7% | 9 | 8 |
| 10 | Citroen | 1,858 | 1.6% | 4.6% | 10 | 3,773 | 1.5% | -11.5% | 10 | 12 |
| 11 | Ford | 1,529 | 1.3% | 54.6% | 12 | 2,986 | 1.2% | 21.3% | 12 | 14 |
| 12 | Peugeot | 1,507 | 1.3% | -41.9% | 11 | 3,178 | 1.3% | -52.4% | 11 | 10 |
| 13 | Chery | 1,297 | 1.1% | -60.0% | 13 | 2,624 | 1.0% | -58.8% | 13 | 11 |
| 14 | Mitsubishi | 1,146 | 1.0% | -19.4% | 14 | 2,283 | 0.9% | -13.9% | 14 | 13 |
| 15 | BMW | 749 | 0.6% | -10.2% | 16 | 1,529 | 0.6% | 2.6% | 15 | 15 |
| 16 | Ram | 668 | 0.6% | 1352.2% | 17 | 1,261 | 0.5% | 317.5% | 17 | 20 |
| 17 | Volvo | 523 | 0.4% | 49.0% | 15 | 1,343 | 0.5% | 68.7% | 16 | 19 |
| 18 | Mercedes | 476 | 0.4% | 18.4% | 18 | 996 | 0.4% | 7.9% | 18 | 16 |
| 19 | Audi | 405 | 0.3% | 40.6% | 20 | 774 | 0.3% | 2.1% | 20 | 17 |
| 20 | Kia | 366 | 0.3% | 8.6% | 19 | 774 | 0.3% | 17.6% | 19 | 18 |
| 21 | Porsche | 313 | 0.3% | 69.2% | 21 | 609 | 0.2% | 91.5% | 21 | 22 |
| 22 | BYD | 232 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a | 375 | 0.1% | n/a | 23 | n/a |
| 23 | Land Rover | 225 | 0.2% | -37.0% | n/a | 394 | 0.2% | -43.1% | 22 | 21 |
Brazil February 2023 – models:
| Pos | Model | Feb-23 | % | /22 | Jan | 2023 | % | /21 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Fiat Strada | 6,837 | 5.7% | -6.5% | 2 | 13,837 | 5.5% | -1.4% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Chevrolet Onix | 6,084 | 5.1% | -7.0% | 1 | 13,246 | 5.3% | 12.8% | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Chevrolet Onix Plus | 5,125 | 4.3% | 14.2% | 3 | 11,289 | 4.5% | 42.5% | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Hyundai Creta | 4,606 | 3.8% | 10.6% | 5 | 9,575 | 3.8% | 14.8% | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Fiat Argo | 4,536 | 3.8% | 5.0% | 8 | 8,817 | 3.5% | 26.0% | 6 | 9 |
| 6 | Jeep Compass | 4,430 | 3.7% | -1.6% | 10 | 8,569 | 3.4% | -8.9% | 8 | 10 |
| 7 | VW T-Cross | 4,294 | 3.6% | -16.1% | 7 | 8,748 | 3.5% | -1.5% | 7 | 8 |
| 8 | Fiat Mobi | 4,074 | 3.4% | -2.1% | 9 | 8,282 | 3.3% | 23.8% | 9 | 5 |
| 9 | Renault Kwid | 3,827 | 3.2% | -10.2% | 13 | 7,134 | 2.9% | -4.1% | 11 | 12 |
| 10 | Chevrolet Tracker | 3,769 | 3.1% | 10.2% | 4 | 9,065 | 3.6% | 56.5% | 5 | 7 |
| 11 | VW Polo | 3,762 | 3.1% | 1175.3% | 24 | 5,877 | 2.3% | 972.4% | 17 | 52 |
| 12 | Nissan Kicks | 3,495 | 2.9% | 214.3% | 18 | 6,479 | 2.6% | 131.9% | 12 | 21 |
| 13 | Toyota Corolla Cross | 3,335 | 2.8% | -10.6% | 21 | 5,939 | 2.4% | -4.4% | 16 | 18 |
| 14 | Fiat Toro | 3,191 | 2.7% | 0.4% | 14 | 6,472 | 2.6% | 0.0% | 13 | 15 |
| 15 | Jeep Renegade | 3,019 | 2.5% | 35.4% | 16 | 6,068 | 2.4% | -16.0% | 15 | 13 |
| 16 | Hyundai HB20 | 2,992 | 2.5% | -51.4% | 6 | 7,832 | 3.1% | -33.6% | 10 | 2 |
| 17 | Toyota Corolla | 2,847 | 2.4% | 4.3% | 23 | 5,085 | 2.0% | 4.4% | 21 | 17 |
| 18 | Toyota Hilux | 2,814 | 2.3% | 10.0% | 11 | 6,249 | 2.5% | 14.2% | 14 | 16 |
| 19 | VW Nivus | 2,774 | 2.3% | 14.8% | 15 | 5,874 | 2.3% | 54.5% | 18 | 20 |
| 20 | Fiat Pulse | 2,761 | 2.3% | 49.8% | 17 | 5,776 | 2.3% | 14.7% | 19 | 14 |
| 21 | Fiat Fastback | 2,393 | 2.0% | new | 20 | 5,100 | 2.0% | new | 20 | 47 |
| 22 | Renault Duster | 2,152 | 1.8% | 38.8% | 29 | 3,647 | 1.5% | 21.8% | 26 | 28 |
| 23 | VW Saveiro | 2,092 | 1.7% | 747.0% | 19 | 4,806 | 1.9% | 236.8% | 22 | 27 |
| 24 | Honda HR-V | 1,709 | 1.4% | 106.9% | 43 | 2,407 | 1.0% | -8.1% | 33 | 37 |
| 25 | Fiat Cronos | 1,653 | 1.4% | 97.0% | 22 | 4,134 | 1.7% | 60.8% | 24 | 19 |
| 26 | Jeep Commander | 1,577 | 1.3% | -2.3% | 34 | 2,866 | 1.1% | -6.1% | 28 | 29 |
| 27 | Toyota Yaris Hatch | 1,576 | 1.3% | -23.8% | 25 | 3,648 | 1.5% | 20.7% | 25 | 25 |
| 28 | Chevrolet S10 | 1,512 | 1.3% | -32.0% | 26 | 3,551 | 1.4% | 19.8% | 27 | 24 |
| 29 | Citroen C3 | 1,313 | 1.1% | n/a | 30 | 2,801 | 1.1% | n/a | 29 | 42 |
| 30 | Chevrolet Spin | 1,309 | 1.1% | 1387.5% | 32 | 2,724 | 1.1% | 353.2% | 31 | 33 |
| 31 | Honda City Hatch | 1,232 | 1.0% | 402.9% | 31 | 2,674 | 1.1% | 982.6% | 32 | 34 |
| 32 | VW Gol | 1,172 | 1.0% | -31.5% | 12 | 4,559 | 1.8% | -11.4% | 23 | 6 |
| 33 | Peugeot 208 | 1,163 | 1.0% | -37.0% | 35 | 2,364 | 0.9% | -38.4% | 34 | 23 |
| 34 | Hyundai HB20S | 1,098 | 0.9% | -46.6% | 28 | 2,782 | 1.1% | -37.4% | 30 | 26 |
| 35 | Honda City | 1,084 | 0.9% | -53.4% | 38 | 2,175 | 0.9% | -34.8% | 37 | 30 |
| 36 | Ford Ranger | 1,025 | 0.9% | 33.3% | 39 | 2,002 | 0.8% | 0.6% | 39 | 38 |
| 37 | VW Taos | 995 | 0.8% | 49.2% | 36 | 2,179 | 0.9% | 35.1% | 36 | 41 |
| 38 | Toyota Hilux SW4 | 915 | 0.8% | -8.2% | 40 | 1,852 | 0.7% | -1.8% | 41 | 39 |
| 39 | Fiat Fiorino | 911 | 0.8% | -42.2% | 33 | 2,214 | 0.9% | -24.2% | 35 | 31 |
| 40 | Mitsubishi L200 | 787 | 0.7% | 0.5% | 41 | 1,570 | 0.6% | -2.4% | 42 | 35 |
| 41 | Toyota Yaris Sedan | 773 | 0.6% | -35.7% | 37 | 1,872 | 0.7% | 4.3% | 40 | 36 |
| 42 | Renault Oroch | 718 | 0.6% | 32.5% | 42 | 1,434 | 0.6% | -27.9% | 43 | 40 |
| 43 | VW Virtus | 614 | 0.5% | 104.0% | 49 | 1,104 | 0.4% | 20.9% | 46 | 55 |
| 44 | Chery Tiggo 8 | 577 | 0.5% | -34.3% | 46 | 1,165 | 0.5% | -24.7% | 44 | 44 |
| 45 | Renault Master | 482 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 44 | 1,146 | 0.5% | 3.9% | 45 | 46 |
| 46 | VW Amarok | 453 | 0.4% | -10.5% | 48 | 1,020 | 0.4% | -30.1% | 48 | 53 |
| 47 | Nissan Frontier | 429 | 0.4% | -24.1% | 45 | 1,090 | 0.4% | -28.1% | 47 | 50 |
| 48 | Renault Sandero | 392 | 0.3% | -16.4% | 50 | 880 | 0.4% | -18.2% | 49 | 43 |
| 49 | Chery Tiggo 7 | 375 | 0.3% | -48.6% | 51 | 747 | 0.3% | -39.9% | 51 | 49 |
| 50 | Nissan Versa | 370 | 0.3% | -65.0% | 53 | 683 | 0.3% | -63.2% | 52 | 54 |
| 51 | Chevrolet Montana | 350 | 0.3% | n/a | 76 | 440 | 0.2% | 21900.0% | 61 | n/a |
| 52 | BMW 320i | 330 | 0.3% | -26.2% | 59 | 584 | 0.2% | -17.3% | 55 | 57 |
| 53 | Chery Tiggo 5X | 293 | 0.2% | -54.9% | 54 | 586 | 0.2% | -53.0% | 53 | 48 |
| 54 | Citroen C4 Cactus | 289 | 0.2% | -81.8% | 60 | 542 | 0.2% | -86.0% | 56 | 32 |
| 55 | Chevrolet Equinox | 269 | 0.2% | n/a | 52 | 585 | 0.2% | n/a | 54 | 77 |
| 56 | Citroen Jumpy | 248 | 0.2% | 34.1% | 63 | 421 | 0.2% | 9.9% | 63 | 65 |
| 57 | Ram 3500 | 239 | 0.2% | new | 57 | 509 | 0.2% | new | 57 | 68 |
| 58 | Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross | 234 | 0.2% | 67.1% | 61 | 449 | 0.2% | 60.9% | 60 | 59 |
| 59 | Fiat Scudo | 224 | 0.2% | new | 56 | 501 | 0.2% | new | 58 | 93 |
| 60 | Ford Transit | 222 | 0.2% | n/a | 58 | 482 | 0.2% | n/a | 59 | 71 |
| 61 | Kia K2500 | 208 | 0.2% | 34.2% | 62 | 422 | 0.2% | 37.9% | 62 | 66 |
| 62 | Volvo XC60 | 198 | 0.2% | 0.0% | 47 | 776 | 0.3% | 96.0% | 50 | 75 |
| 63 | Volvo XC40 | 180 | 0.2% | 102.2% | 66 | 336 | 0.1% | 9.1% | 65 | 74 |
| 64 | Ram Classic | 161 | 0.1% | new | 64 | 327 | 0.1% | new | 66 | 108 |
| 65 | Honda Civic | 157 | 0.1% | -66.7% | 102 | 199 | 0.1% | -87.6% | 75 | 72 |
| 66 | Ram 2500 | 146 | 0.1% | 247.6% | 73 | 253 | 0.1% | -13.9% | 69 | 92 |
| 67 | BYD Song Plus | 145 | 0.1% | new | n/a | 178 | 0.1% | new | 79 | n/a |
| 68 | Mitsubishi Pajero | 124 | 0.1% | -54.6% | 68 | 262 | 0.1% | -25.4% | 68 | 73 |
| 69 | Audi Q5 | 124 | 0.1% | -1.6% | 75 | 224 | 0.1% | -23.3% | 73 | 80 |
| 70 | Ford Maverick | 123 | 0.1% | 261.8% | 87 | 202 | 0.1% | 494.1% | 74 | 85 |
| 71 | Ram 1500 | 122 | 0.1% | n/a | 98 | 172 | 0.1% | 5633.3% | 82 | 86 |
| 72 | Audi Q3 | 119 | 0.1% | n/a | 85 | 198 | 0.1% | 130.2% | 76 | 78 |
| 73 | Peugeot Expert | 114 | 0.1% | -56.3% | 67 | 262 | 0.1% | -60.2% | 67 | 61 |
| 74 | Iveco Daily | 112 | 0.1% | 2140.0% | 69 | 246 | 0.1% | 1266.7% | 71 | 96 |
| 75 | VW/MAN Express | 112 | 0.1% | -58.2% | 70 | 237 | 0.1% | -46.1% | 72 | 70 |
| 76 | Porsche Cayenne | 109 | 0.1% | n/a | 84 | 189 | 0.1% | n/a | 78 | n/a |
| 77 | Suzuki Jimny Sierra | 99 | 0.1% | n/a | n/a | 165 | 0.1% | n/a | 84 | n/a |
| 78 | Porsche Macan | 92 | 0.1% | n/a | 79 | 177 | 0.1% | n/a | 80 | 91 |
| 79 | Peugeot 2008 | 91 | 0.1% | -79.6% | 65 | 249 | 0.1% | -88.0% | 70 | 56 |
| 80 | Volvo XC90 | 86 | 0.1% | n/a | n/a | 143 | 0.1% | n/a | 95 | n/a |
| 81 | Mercedes Sprinter 315 | 85 | 0.1% | new | 95 | 149 | 0.1% | new | 90 | 115 |
| 82 | Mercedes C Class | 81 | 0.1% | -50.6% | 72 | 189 | 0.1% | -37.4% | 77 | 88 |
| 83 | Chevrolet Trailblazer | 80 | 0.1% | -29.2% | 92 | 151 | 0.1% | -67.2% | 87 | 63 |
| 84 | Mercedes GLB | 74 | 0.1% | -20.4% | 81 | 154 | 0.1% | -50.6% | 86 | 103 |
| 85 | BMW X6 | 72 | 0.1% | n/a | 90 | 146 | 0.1% | n/a | 93 | n/a |
| 86 | BMW 330E | 71 | 0.1% | 373.3% | 89 | 148 | 0.1% | 362.5% | 92 | 107 |
| 87 | Kia Sportage | 69 | 0.1% | n/a | 83 | 149 | 0.1% | n/a | 89 | n/a |
| 88 | Porsche 911 | 69 | 0.1% | 200.0% | 88 | 148 | 0.1% | 279.5% | 91 | 105 |
| 89 | Kia Stonic | 68 | 0.1% | n/a | 77 | 156 | 0.1% | n/a | 85 | 111 |
| 90 | Peugeot Partner | 65 | 0.1% | 150.0% | 74 | 167 | 0.1% | 156.9% | 83 | 69 |
| 91 | Mercedes GLA | 65 | 0.1% | n/a | 80 | 150 | 0.1% | n/a | 88 | n/a |
| 92 | BYD Yuan Plus | 64 | 0.1% | new | 86 | 143 | 0.1% | new | 94 | n/a |
| 93 | VW Voyage | 57 | 0.0% | -69.5% | 27 | 2,061 | 0.8% | 209.5% | 38 | 22 |
| 94 | Renault Logan | 54 | 0.0% | -96.0% | 55 | 340 | 0.1% | -82.7% | 64 | 45 |
| 95 | BMW X3 | 53 | 0.0% | n/a | 71 | 172 | 0.1% | 142.3% | 81 | 87 |
| 96 | VW Jetta | 53 | 0.0% | 430.0% | 117 | 68 | 0.0% | 88.9% | 105 | 109 |
| 97 | Chevrolet Cruze Sedan | 49 | 0.0% | -89.7% | 78 | 135 | 0.1% | -85.6% | 96 | 51 |
| 98 | Chery Arrizo 6 | 47 | 0.0% | -71.7% | 97 | 108 | 0.0% | -75.2% | 97 | 81 |
| 99 | Audi A5 | 47 | 0.0% | 193.8% | 101 | 91 | 0.0% | 167.6% | 98 | 119 |
| 100 | Mercedes CLA250 | 40 | 0.0% | 900.0% | 106 | 67 | 0.0% | 644.4% | 107 | 114 |
| 101 | Mini Cooper | 38 | 0.0% | -40.6% | 99 | 87 | 0.0% | -37.4% | 99 | 100 |
| 102 | Ford Mustang | 36 | 0.0% | 71.4% | 107 | 62 | 0.0% | -10.1% | 109 | 122 |
| 103 | BMW M3 | 31 | 0.0% | 287.5% | 103 | 64 | 0.0% | 392.3% | 108 | 134 |
| 104 | Audi A3 Sedan | 30 | 0.0% | -46.4% | 100 | 76 | 0.0% | -34.5% | 102 | 110 |
| 105 | Audi A4 | 29 | 0.0% | 866.7% | 105 | 57 | 0.0% | 103.6% | 111 | 124 |
| 106 | JAC E-JS1 | 29 | 0.0% | -39.6% | 110 | 52 | 0.0% | -33.3% | 112 | 106 |
| 107 | Audi A3 | 26 | 0.0% | -7.1% | 104 | 58 | 0.0% | -23.7% | 110 | 135 |
| 108 | Porsche Taycan | 26 | 0.0% | 18.2% | 112 | 46 | 0.0% | 7.0% | 113 | 127 |
| 109 | Chevrolet Cruze Hatch | 20 | 0.0% | -62.3% | 108 | 45 | 0.0% | -39.2% | 114 | 84 |
| 110 | Iveco Daily 30-130 | 18 | 0.0% | -60.9% | n/a | 27 | 0.0% | -75.2% | 118 | 113 |
| 111 | Effa V21 | 16 | 0.0% | -42.9% | 96 | 78 | 0.0% | 36.8% | 101 | 101 |
| 112 | Effa V22 | 16 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 109 | 39 | 0.0% | 62.5% | 115 | 125 |
| 113 | Peugeot Boxer | 14 | 0.0% | 180.0% | n/a | 15 | 0.0% | -16.7% | 130 | 144 |
| 114 | Mercedes CLA45 | 13 | 0.0% | n/a | 116 | 29 | 0.0% | n/a | 117 | 147 |
| 115 | BMW 218i | 13 | 0.0% | 225.0% | n/a | 22 | 0.0% | 214.3% | 122 | n/a |
| 116 | Porsche Panamera | 12 | 0.0% | -47.8% | 111 | 32 | 0.0% | -13.5% | 116 | 131 |
| 117 | BYD T3 | 11 | 0.0% | n/a | n/a | 18 | 0.0% | n/a | 125 | n/a |
| 118 | BMW 420I | 10 | 0.0% | n/a | 114 | 26 | 0.0% | n/a | 119 | 138 |
| 119 | JAC E-J7 | 10 | 0.0% | new | n/a | 14 | 0.0% | new | 131 | n/a |
| 120 | Fiat 500E | 9 | 0.0% | -89.8% | n/a | 17 | 0.0% | -84.1% | 128 | 133 |
Source: Fenabrave
