The VW Polo is the best-selling vehicle in Brazil for the 2nd month running.
The Brazilian new light vehicle market shoots up 27.6% year-on-year in July to 215,711, leading to a year-to-date tally up 12.7% to 1,150,213. Fiat (+24.5%) retains the brands top spot with 20.6% share vs. 12% at home in Italy. However Volkswagen (+51.8%) is getting closer at 19.3% of the market vs. 15.6% so far this year. The German brand overtakes Chevrolet (+6.4%) in the year-to-date charts to rank #2 overall. Hyundai (+57.6%) also vastly outpaces the market in 4th place, distancing Toyota (+3%) and Renault (+24.1%). Jeep (+15.1%) is soft while Honda (+69.4%) impresses. Outside the Top 10, Citroen (+231.1%), Volvo (+143%), Land Rover (+76.6%) and Ford (+52.5%) make waves. BYD is up 5 spots on last month to #17.
In the brands ranking, the VW Polo (+9205.6%) repeats at #1 for the nameplate’s second ever monthly win and does so with authority at 7.6% share. The Hyundai HB20 (+48.7%) is also very strong and climbs five ranks on June to #2. The Fiat Strada (-4.7%) is in difficulty, relegated to #3 but holding onto the YTD top spot for now. The Chevrolet Onix (+16.1%) is lukewarm at #4 while the Fiat Mobi (+145.7%) and VW T-Cross (+142%) surge ahead and the VW Nivus (+117%), up 10 spots on last month to break into the Top 10 for the first time at #9.
Previous month: Brazil June 2023: VW Polo signs first ever win in market back into positive territory
One year ago: Brazil July 2022: https://bestsellingcarsblog.com/2022/08/brazil-july-2022-vw-gol-1-for-first-time-since-december-2014-market-up-4-1/VW Gol #1 for the first time since December 2014, market up 4.1%
Full July 2023 Top 20 brands and Top 135 models below.
Brazil July 2023 – brands:
Pos | Brand | Jul-23 | % | /22 | Jun | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
1 | Fiat | 44,407 | 20.6% | 24.5% | 1 | 251,291 | 21.8% | 12.7% | 1 | 1 |
2 | Volkswagen | 41,602 | 19.3% | 51.8% | 2 | 179,977 | 15.6% | 45.6% | 2 | 3 |
3 | Chevrolet | 29,736 | 13.8% | 6.4% | 3 | 178,714 | 15.5% | 24.3% | 3 | 2 |
4 | Hyundai | 22,554 | 10.5% | 57.6% | 5 | 96,178 | 8.4% | -8.1% | 5 | 5 |
5 | Toyota | 17,253 | 8.0% | 3.0% | 4 | 105,424 | 9.2% | -1.8% | 4 | 4 |
6 | Renault | 13,971 | 6.5% | 24.1% | 6 | 66,991 | 5.8% | 3.9% | 7 | 7 |
7 | Jeep | 11,708 | 5.4% | 15.1% | 7 | 75,081 | 6.5% | -0.9% | 6 | 6 |
8 | Nissan | 6,868 | 3.2% | 8.8% | 9 | 38,497 | 3.3% | 21.1% | 9 | 9 |
9 | Honda | 6,733 | 3.1% | 69.4% | 8 | 40,839 | 3.6% | 36.5% | 8 | 8 |
10 | Peugeot | 3,841 | 1.8% | 9.9% | 10 | 17,993 | 1.6% | -28.5% | 10 | 10 |
11 | Citroen | 3,331 | 1.5% | 231.1% | 11 | 17,578 | 1.5% | 32.4% | 11 | 12 |
12 | Chery | 2,744 | 1.3% | 29.7% | 12 | 13,354 | 1.2% | -36.2% | 13 | 11 |
13 | Ford | 1,948 | 0.9% | 52.5% | 13 | 14,147 | 1.2% | 32.1% | 12 | 14 |
14 | Mitsubishi | 1,456 | 0.7% | -34.8% | 14 | 8,969 | 0.8% | -32.3% | 14 | 13 |
15 | BMW | 1,199 | 0.6% | -5.4% | 15 | 7,564 | 0.7% | -5.5% | 15 | 15 |
16 | GWM | 953 | 0.4% | new | 16 | 3,115 | 0.3% | new | 20 | – |
17 | BYD | 798 | 0.4% | new | 22 | 2,464 | 0.2% | new | 24 | n/a |
18 | Ram | 736 | 0.3% | 35.0% | 18 | 5,369 | 0.5% | 234.1% | 16 | 20 |
19 | Volvo | 610 | 0.3% | 143.0% | 17 | 4,599 | 0.4% | 65.8% | 17 | 19 |
20 | Audi | 488 | 0.2% | 9.7% | 19 | 3,362 | 0.3% | 40.7% | 19 | 17 |
21 | Land Rover | 461 | 0.2% | 76.6% | 20 | 2,726 | 0.2% | 29.7% | 22 | 21 |
22 | Mercedes | 451 | 0.2% | -8.0% | 23 | 3,547 | 0.3% | -1.0% | 18 | 16 |
23 | Porsche | 407 | 0.2% | 41.3% | 21 | 3,065 | 0.3% | 69.9% | 21 | 22 |
Brazil July 2023 – models:
Pos | Model | Jul-23 | % | /22 | Jun | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
1 | VW Polo | 16,471 | 7.6% | 9205.6% | 1 | 54,193 | 4.7% | 2368.9% | 3 | 52 |
2 | Hyundai HB20 | 12,126 | 5.6% | 48.7% | 7 | 46,128 | 4.0% | -9.5% | 4 | 2 |
3 | Fiat Strada | 10,387 | 4.8% | -4.7% | 2 | 60,933 | 5.3% | -1.6% | 1 | 1 |
4 | Chevrolet Onix | 10,260 | 4.8% | 16.1% | 3 | 54,370 | 4.7% | 27.4% | 2 | 3 |
5 | Fiat Mobi | 8,582 | 4.0% | 145.7% | 5 | 39,024 | 3.4% | 11.7% | 8 | 5 |
6 | VW T-Cross | 8,553 | 4.0% | 142.0% | 4 | 40,587 | 3.5% | 11.5% | 6 | 8 |
7 | Fiat Argo | 7,159 | 3.3% | 17.3% | 6 | 39,079 | 3.4% | 38.4% | 7 | 9 |
8 | Renault Kwid | 6,602 | 3.1% | 47.1% | 9 | 33,248 | 2.9% | 20.7% | 12 | 12 |
9 | VW Nivus | 6,498 | 3.0% | 117.0% | 19 | 27,375 | 2.4% | 39.2% | 15 | 20 |
10 | Chevrolet Onix Plus | 6,412 | 3.0% | -21.2% | 8 | 42,138 | 3.7% | 20.1% | 5 | 4 |
11 | Jeep Renegade | 5,556 | 2.6% | 30.3% | 18 | 27,875 | 2.4% | -4.3% | 14 | 13 |
12 | Chevrolet Tracker | 5,438 | 2.5% | -9.3% | 11 | 34,401 | 3.0% | 4.4% | 11 | 7 |
13 | VW Saveiro | 5,337 | 2.5% | 204.8% | 13 | 24,442 | 2.1% | 341.8% | 21 | 27 |
14 | Hyundai Creta | 5,314 | 2.5% | 3.7% | 14 | 35,262 | 3.1% | 2.6% | 9 | 11 |
15 | Fiat Cronos | 5,036 | 2.3% | 31.5% | 10 | 24,231 | 2.1% | 21.3% | 22 | 19 |
16 | Honda HR-V | 4,983 | 2.3% | 55266.7% | 12 | 25,525 | 2.2% | 683.7% | 18 | 37 |
17 | Hyundai HB20S | 4,811 | 2.2% | 402.2% | 36 | 14,310 | 1.2% | -12.8% | 29 | 26 |
18 | Nissan Kicks | 4,752 | 2.2% | -9.0% | 22 | 26,814 | 2.3% | 20.2% | 16 | 21 |
19 | Jeep Compass | 4,707 | 2.2% | 6.9% | 17 | 35,056 | 3.0% | -1.1% | 10 | 10 |
20 | Toyota Hilux | 4,354 | 2.0% | 5.6% | 21 | 25,878 | 2.2% | 0.8% | 17 | 16 |
21 | Fiat Toro | 4,132 | 1.9% | -4.6% | 15 | 29,418 | 2.6% | -2.6% | 13 | 15 |
22 | Fiat Pulse | 3,994 | 1.9% | -24.6% | 16 | 25,438 | 2.2% | -13.3% | 19 | 14 |
23 | Toyota Corolla | 3,812 | 1.8% | -5.5% | 20 | 23,664 | 2.1% | -4.9% | 23 | 17 |
24 | Fiat Fastback | 3,635 | 1.7% | new | 23 | 21,130 | 1.8% | new | 24 | 47 |
25 | Toyota Corolla Cross | 3,630 | 1.7% | 0.4% | 24 | 25,113 | 2.2% | -3.0% | 20 | 18 |
26 | Peugeot 208 | 3,104 | 1.4% | 10.7% | 27 | 14,650 | 1.3% | -18.1% | 27 | 23 |
27 | Citroen C3 | 3,030 | 1.4% | new | 26 | 14,368 | 1.2% | new | 28 | 42 |
28 | Chevrolet Montana | 2,948 | 1.4% | new | 25 | 17,011 | 1.5% | new | 25 | n/a |
29 | VW Virtus | 2,729 | 1.3% | 616.3% | 30 | 12,418 | 1.1% | 292.0% | 32 | 55 |
30 | Toyota Yaris Sedan | 2,505 | 1.2% | 85.6% | 38 | 8,562 | 0.7% | 4.7% | 37 | 36 |
31 | Chevrolet Spin | 2,026 | 0.9% | 60.0% | 33 | 10,617 | 0.9% | 30.0% | 34 | 33 |
32 | Chevrolet S10 | 1,937 | 0.9% | -13.1% | 28 | 15,753 | 1.4% | -2.8% | 26 | 24 |
33 | Renault Logan | 1,923 | 0.9% | 44.3% | 52 | 3,289 | 0.3% | -45.1% | 52 | 45 |
34 | Renault Duster | 1,801 | 0.8% | -11.7% | 34 | 12,574 | 1.1% | 8.6% | 31 | 28 |
35 | Toyota Yaris Hatch | 1,609 | 0.7% | -27.1% | 31 | 13,489 | 1.2% | -5.0% | 30 | 25 |
36 | Jeep Commander | 1,408 | 0.7% | -5.1% | 37 | 11,917 | 1.0% | 7.0% | 33 | 29 |
37 | Renault Oroch | 1,360 | 0.6% | -0.6% | 49 | 7,025 | 0.6% | 35.0% | 42 | 40 |
38 | Renault Sandero | 1,348 | 0.6% | 50.3% | 42 | 4,907 | 0.4% | -12.4% | 47 | 43 |
39 | Toyota Hilux SW4 | 1,261 | 0.6% | -0.8% | 39 | 8,132 | 0.7% | 2.0% | 38 | 39 |
40 | VW Taos | 1,203 | 0.6% | 7.5% | 40 | 7,632 | 0.7% | 52.1% | 40 | 41 |
41 | Chery Tiggo 5X | 1,201 | 0.6% | 62.1% | 32 | 4,998 | 0.4% | -15.2% | 46 | 48 |
42 | Fiat Fiorino | 1,159 | 0.5% | -24.1% | 29 | 9,727 | 0.8% | -12.5% | 35 | 31 |
43 | Ford Ranger | 1,131 | 0.5% | 73.2% | 35 | 9,457 | 0.8% | 29.1% | 36 | 38 |
44 | Nissan Versa | 1,086 | 0.5% | 220.4% | 47 | 4,658 | 0.4% | 3.3% | 48 | 54 |
45 | Honda City | 1,060 | 0.5% | -54.7% | 41 | 7,656 | 0.7% | -47.9% | 39 | 30 |
46 | Mitsubishi L200 | 964 | 0.4% | -46.3% | 44 | 6,193 | 0.5% | -31.5% | 43 | 35 |
47 | GWM Haval H6 | 953 | 0.4% | new | 43 | 3,115 | 0.3% | new | 54 | – |
48 | Chery Tiggo 8 | 901 | 0.4% | 35.5% | 50 | 4,615 | 0.4% | -11.0% | 50 | 44 |
49 | Renault Master | 896 | 0.4% | -4.8% | 46 | 5,716 | 0.5% | 6.3% | 45 | 46 |
50 | Nissan Frontier | 748 | 0.3% | 0.7% | 45 | 4,624 | 0.4% | -2.5% | 49 | 50 |
51 | Honda City Hatch | 673 | 0.3% | -58.2% | 48 | 7,313 | 0.6% | -18.3% | 41 | 34 |
52 | Chery Tiggo 7 | 555 | 0.3% | -0.2% | 53 | 3,234 | 0.3% | -35.8% | 53 | 49 |
53 | VW Amarok | 466 | 0.2% | -26.7% | 51 | 4,244 | 0.4% | 64.6% | 51 | 53 |
54 | BYD Song Plus | 445 | 0.2% | new | 58 | 1,541 | 0.1% | new | 66 | n/a |
55 | Volvo XC60 | 395 | 0.2% | 291.1% | 57 | 2,603 | 0.2% | 136.2% | 56 | 75 |
56 | BMW X1 | 390 | 0.2% | -3.9% | 54 | 1,991 | 0.2% | -16.5% | 63 | 62 |
57 | BMW 320i | 350 | 0.2% | 25.4% | 56 | 2,643 | 0.2% | 3.6% | 55 | 57 |
58 | Chevrolet Equinox | 335 | 0.2% | 108.1% | 59 | 2,227 | 0.2% | n/a | 59 | 77 |
59 | Peugeot Partner | 306 | 0.1% | 125.0% | 72 | 920 | 0.1% | 121.7% | 81 | 69 |
60 | Nissan Sentra | 275 | 0.1% | n/a | 55 | 2,228 | 0.2% | n/a | 58 | n/a |
61 | Hyundai Kona | 275 | 0.1% | new | n/a | n/a | n/a | new | n/a | – |
62 | Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross | 264 | 0.1% | -16.2% | 60 | 1,682 | 0.1% | -10.4% | 65 | 59 |
63 | Fiat Scudo | 257 | 0.1% | 328.3% | 61 | 2,010 | 0.2% | 2691.7% | 62 | 93 |
64 | Ford F-150 | 249 | 0.1% | n/a | 69 | 639 | 0.1% | n/a | 91 | n/a |
65 | Citroen C4 Cactus | 227 | 0.1% | -71.6% | 75 | 2,058 | 0.2% | -82.0% | 61 | 32 |
66 | Mitsubishi Pajero | 227 | 0.1% | 194.8% | 65 | 1,084 | 0.1% | -16.6% | 73 | 73 |
67 | Ford Transit | 218 | 0.1% | 34.6% | 81 | 1,698 | 0.1% | 176.5% | 64 | 71 |
68 | Ram 1500 | 204 | 0.1% | -2.9% | 62 | 961 | 0.1% | 121.9% | 78 | 86 |
69 | Kia K2500 | 203 | 0.1% | -20.1% | 88 | 1,407 | 0.1% | -0.8% | 67 | 66 |
70 | Ford Maverick | 193 | 0.1% | 5.5% | 70 | 920 | 0.1% | -1.8% | 80 | 85 |
71 | Peugeot 2008 | 191 | 0.1% | -15.9% | 71 | 1,073 | 0.1% | -74.2% | 74 | 56 |
72 | Porsche Cayenne | 190 | 0.1% | n/a | 66 | 1,180 | 0.1% | n/a | 69 | n/a |
73 | Peugeot Expert | 185 | 0.1% | -17.8% | 80 | 925 | 0.1% | -58.6% | 79 | 61 |
74 | Ram Classic | 184 | 0.1% | new | 73 | 1,271 | 0.1% | new | 68 | 108 |
75 | Iveco Daily | 178 | 0.1% | 67.9% | 63 | 1,127 | 0.1% | 306.9% | 70 | 96 |
76 | Ram 2500 | 168 | 0.1% | 147.1% | 106 | 780 | 0.1% | 18.5% | 86 | 92 |
77 | Ram 3500 | 165 | 0.1% | -38.2% | 68 | 2,329 | 0.2% | 351.4% | 57 | 68 |
78 | VW Jetta | 162 | 0.1% | 52.8% | 67 | 806 | 0.1% | 117.8% | 85 | 109 |
79 | Land Rover Discovery | 155 | 0.1% | 4.0% | 76 | 850 | 0.1% | -0.9% | 82 | 82 |
80 | BYD D1 | 143 | 0.1% | new | n/a | 163 | 0.0% | new | 122 | n/a |
81 | VW/MAN Express | 139 | 0.1% | -24.9% | 74 | 1,066 | 0.1% | -21.7% | 75 | 70 |
82 | Audi Q3 | 137 | 0.1% | n/a | 78 | 834 | 0.1% | n/a | 83 | 78 |
83 | Chevrolet Trailblazer | 123 | 0.1% | 43.0% | 93 | 999 | 0.1% | -21.1% | 77 | 63 |
84 | VW Gol | 122 | 0.1% | -99.0% | 87 | 6,053 | 0.5% | -83.0% | 44 | 6 |
85 | Land Rover Defender | 121 | 0.1% | n/a | 77 | 645 | 0.1% | n/a | 90 | 139 |
86 | Audi Q5 | 116 | 0.1% | -10.8% | 64 | 1,090 | 0.1% | 34.7% | 72 | 80 |
87 | Chevrolet Cruze Sedan | 113 | 0.1% | -89.2% | 84 | 675 | 0.1% | -88.5% | 88 | 51 |
88 | Volvo XC40 | 106 | 0.0% | 41.3% | 79 | 1,009 | 0.1% | 19.8% | 76 | 74 |
89 | Mercedes Sprinter 315 | 94 | 0.0% | 56.7% | 89 | 738 | 0.1% | 939.4% | 87 | 115 |
90 | Mercedes C Class | 93 | 0.0% | 342.9% | 127 | 399 | 0.0% | -37.2% | 100 | 88 |
91 | Kia Stonic | 92 | 0.0% | n/a | 96 | 613 | 0.1% | n/a | 94 | 111 |
92 | BYD Dolphin | 80 | 0.0% | new | n/a | 97 | 0.0% | new | 127 | – |
93 | Porsche Macan | 78 | 0.0% | 6.8% | 91 | 830 | 0.1% | 34.5% | 84 | 91 |
94 | Range Rover | 78 | 0.0% | n/a | 85 | 592 | 0.1% | n/a | 95 | 129 |
95 | Mercedes GLB | 77 | 0.0% | 1183.3% | 92 | 636 | 0.1% | -6.6% | 92 | 103 |
96 | Audi A3 Sedan | 71 | 0.0% | 153.6% | 82 | 393 | 0.0% | 20.9% | 101 | 110 |
97 | Volvo XC90 | 65 | 0.0% | n/a | 90 | 653 | 0.1% | n/a | 89 | n/a |
98 | Effa V21 | 65 | 0.0% | -12.2% | 94 | 462 | 0.0% | 25.9% | 97 | 101 |
99 | Citroen Jumpy | 64 | 0.0% | -61.2% | 86 | 1,110 | 0.1% | -36.5% | 71 | 65 |
100 | Mini Cooper | 58 | 0.0% | 61.1% | 98 | 424 | 0.0% | 3.2% | 98 | 100 |
101 | Chery Arrizo 6 | 58 | 0.0% | -10.8% | 102 | 390 | 0.0% | -65.9% | 102 | 81 |
102 | Ford Territory | 57 | 0.0% | -14.9% | 83 | 634 | 0.1% | -0.9% | 93 | 95 |
103 | Fiat Ducato | 56 | 0.0% | 3.7% | 116 | 204 | 0.0% | -88.3% | 116 | 76 |
104 | Audi A5 | 52 | 0.0% | 67.7% | 100 | 291 | 0.0% | 89.0% | 108 | 119 |
105 | Porsche 911 | 51 | 0.0% | 6.3% | 95 | 463 | 0.0% | 54.8% | 96 | 105 |
106 | Audi A3 | 48 | 0.0% | 336.4% | 101 | 224 | 0.0% | 53.4% | 113 | 135 |
107 | Effa V22 | 40 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 103 | 217 | 0.0% | 59.6% | 114 | 125 |
108 | Iveco Daily 30-130 | 40 | 0.0% | 37.9% | 117 | 120 | 0.0% | -68.0% | 126 | 113 |
109 | JAC E-JS1 | 39 | 0.0% | -55.7% | 107 | 260 | 0.0% | -35.8% | 109 | 106 |
110 | Chevrolet Cruze Hatch | 33 | 0.0% | -78.0% | 105 | 238 | 0.0% | -74.1% | 112 | 84 |
111 | Porsche Panamera | 33 | 0.0% | -21.4% | 111 | 208 | 0.0% | 58.8% | 115 | 131 |
112 | Ford Mustang | 25 | 0.0% | -3.8% | 104 | 243 | 0.0% | 53.8% | 111 | 122 |
113 | Porsche Taycan | 23 | 0.0% | -43.9% | 112 | 167 | 0.0% | -11.2% | 121 | 127 |
114 | Audi A4 | 22 | 0.0% | 22.2% | 109 | 243 | 0.0% | 207.6% | 110 | 124 |
115 | Jeep Gladiator | 22 | 0.0% | 144.4% | 121 | 91 | 0.0% | 911.1% | 128 | 140 |
116 | BMW M3 | 18 | 0.0% | -18.2% | 115 | 186 | 0.0% | 102.2% | 118 | 134 |
117 | Hyundai HR | 18 | 0.0% | -30.8% | 108 | 65 | 0.0% | -88.9% | 137 | 104 |
118 | Chevrolet Bolt | 18 | 0.0% | #DIV/0! | n/a | 52 | 0.0% | 5100.0% | 143 | n/a |
119 | Mercedes Sprinter | 17 | 0.0% | 54.5% | 110 | 88 | 0.0% | -5.4% | 129 | 137 |
120 | Toyota Corolla GR | 17 | 0.0% | new | – | 17 | 0.0% | new | 164 | – |
121 | Mercedes CLA250 | 16 | 0.0% | -75.0% | 114 | 201 | 0.0% | -28.0% | 117 | 114 |
122 | Porsche Cayman | 16 | 0.0% | n/a | 119 | 82 | 0.0% | n/a | 132 | n/a |
123 | Peugeot Boxer | 15 | 0.0% | 15.4% | 118 | 84 | 0.0% | 9.1% | 131 | 144 |
124 | Ram Rampage | 15 | 0.0% | new | 123 | 28 | 0.0% | new | 156 | – |
125 | Porsche Boxster | 14 | 0.0% | 250.0% | 122 | 127 | 0.0% | 58.8% | 125 | 146 |
126 | BMW i4 | 14 | 0.0% | new | 113 | 86 | 0.0% | new | 130 | n/a |
127 | Mercedes Sprinter 517 | 14 | 0.0% | new | n/a | 35 | 0.0% | new | 151 | – |
128 | BMW 420i | 11 | 0.0% | -42.1% | 131 | 60 | 0.0% | 20.0% | 140 | 138 |
129 | Lexus ES300 | 10 | 0.0% | n/a | 128 | 47 | 0.0% | n/a | 147 | n/a |
130 | BMW 330E | 9 | 0.0% | -83.6% | 130 | 365 | 0.0% | 49.0% | 103 | 107 |
131 | BMW 530E | 9 | 0.0% | -35.7% | 120 | 54 | 0.0% | -1.8% | 142 | 142 |
132 | Citroen Jumper | 9 | 0.0% | -30.8% | 126 | 38 | 0.0% | -29.6% | 149 | 149 |
133 | BYD Seal | 9 | 0.0% | new | – | 9 | 0.0% | new | 171 | – |
134 | Jaguar F-Type | 8 | 0.0% | 300.0% | n/a | 49 | 0.0% | 104.2% | 146 | n/a |
135 | Effa V25 | 8 | 0.0% | n/a | n/a | 34 | 0.0% | n/a | 152 | n/a |
Source: Fenabrave