Maxus T60 repeats at #1, Changan CX70 at #6, sales up 11% – Best Selling Cars Blog

The Changan CX70 helps the brand up to #5 in Chile this month.

37,887 new light vehicles hit Chilean roads in May, a 11% year-on-year increase leading to a year-to-date tally up 29.9% to 186,247. Notably, the May result is up 21.4% on pre-pandemic May 2019. Passenger Cars edge up 0.8% for the month to 9,492 units and are up 11.4% year-to-date to 42,763. SUVs gain 18.8% in May to 17,417 and 37.1% year-to-date to 82,579, pickup sales are up 7.5% this month to 6,782 and 47.2% YTD to 34,343 and vans gain 12.2% in May to 4,196 and 27.4% YTD to 17,019.

In the brands ranking, Toyota (+53.2%) surges ahead to take the lead for the first time since October 2017 with 9.5% share vs. just 6.7% year-to-date where it ranks 3rd. #1 last month, Chevrolet (-5.6%) is knocked down to #2 ahead of MG (+40.1%) advancing two spots to #3. Suzuki (+73.4%) and most impressively Changan (+125%) follow. For Changan, this 5th place is its best since last November (#4). Maxus (+83.9%) and Volkswagen (+69.8%) also vastly outpace the market whereas Chery (-15.5%) is in deep trouble this month and drops 7 ranks on April to #9. Below, notice Ram (+217.7%) up to #11, Dongfeng (+115.1%), JMC (+339.1%) and Fiat (168.6%) in great shape. Geely (+38700%) celebrates one year in market at #24. All-in-all, Chinese manufacturers are up 45.8% year-on-year to 33.3% share vs. 25.4% a year ago.

Looking at the models ranking, the Maxus T60 (+100.8%) repeats at #1 for its 2nd ever monthly win in Chile. In fact the Top 4 models all more than double their sales year-on-year, with the Suzuki Baleno (+120.3%), Chevrolet Tracker (+160.5%) and Toyota RAV4 (+162.4%) in tow. The Changan CX70 makes a remarkable appearance in 6th place overall, helping Changan to #5 in the brands ranking. Notice also the MG ZX (in fact the facelifted ZS) at #9, the Toyota Yaris at #11 and the Ram Van 700 City, a rebadged Fiat Fiorino, at #12.

Previous month: Chile April 2022: First win for the Maxus T60, record market up 39%, Chinese up 95%

One year ago: Chile May 2021: Market up 9.4% on pre-pandemic, Chinese up to 25.4% share

Full May 2022 Top 60 All-brands and Top 25 models below.

Chile May 2022 – brands:

Pos Brand May-22 % /21 Apr 2022 % /21 Pos FY21
1 Toyota   3,614 9.5% 53.2% 3 12,566 6.7% 69.9% 3 6
2 Chevrolet   3,232 8.5% -5.6% 1 16,074 8.6% 1.6% 1 1
3 MG 2,430 6.4% 40.1% 5 8,683 4.7% 5.8% 7 8
4 Suzuki 2,384 6.3% 73.4% 4 11,289 6.1% 36.9% 4 2
5 ChangAn 2,342 6.2% 125.0% 11 7,759 4.2% 129.5% 8 11
6 Hyundai   2,338 6.2% 7.9% 7 9,612 5.2% -7.9% 5 3
7 Kia    2,038 5.4% 9.2% 8 7,378 4.0% -8.7% 10 7
8 Volkswagen 1,769 4.7% 69.8% 6 7,531 4.0% 21.4% 9 10
9 Chery 1,646 4.3% -15.5% 2 12,992 7.0% 71.8% 2 5
10 Maxus 1,552 4.1% 83.9% 10 6,121 3.3% 64.1% 13 16
11 Ram 1,182 3.1% 217.7% 16 3,674 2.0% 75.8% 19 21
12 Peugeot  1,180 3.1% -38.1% 9 8,863 4.8% 2.7% 6 9
13 Ford  972 2.6% -2.8% 14 5,775 3.1% 41.0% 15 13
14 Citroen 861 2.3% -12.0% 17 3,725 2.0% 13.6% 18 18
15 JAC 834 2.2% -16.2% 12 6,722 3.6% 90.1% 11 12
16 Mitsubishi 705 1.9% -46.5% 15 6,077 3.3% 103.4% 14 14
17 DongFeng (DFSK+DFM) 654 1.7% 115.1% 20 3,374 1.8% 140.5% 20 22
18 Nissan (incl. Infiniti) 647 1.7% -72.9% 13 6,481 3.5% -32.9% 12 4
19 Honda 594 1.6% 40.4% 28 1,685 0.9% 55.7% 28 27
20 Great Wall 576 1.5% 10.1% 19 4,429 2.4% 63.9% 16 17
21 JMC 562 1.5% 339.1% 24 1,978 1.1% 400.8% 22 33
22 Fiat 454 1.2% 168.6% 40 893 0.5% 12.3% 37 34
23 Renault   408 1.1% -31.7% 18 3,975 2.1% 139.2% 17 20
24 Geely 388 1.0% 38700.0% 26 1,471 0.8% 8552.9% 31 57
25 Mercedes 358 0.9% 8.5% 36 1,452 0.8% -8.2% 32 25
26 Subaru 328 0.9% -36.1% 27 1,705 0.9% -22.1% 27 23
27 BMW 324 0.9% 8.0% 30 1,335 0.7% 1.0% 33 30
28 SsangYong 302 0.8% 50.2% 23 1,513 0.8% -31.3% 30 19
29 GAC Motor 298 0.8% 97.4% 37 756 0.4% 64.0% 39 36
30 Jeep 294 0.8% -5.8% 22 1,920 1.0% 59.1% 24 26
31 Haval 265 0.7% 103.8% 21 2,473 1.3% 236.9% 21 28
32 Foton 251 0.7% -16.1% 25 1,863 1.0% 48.3% 25 24
33 Opel 244 0.6% -25.2% 34 1,847 1.0% 72.8% 26 31
34 Brilliance 244 0.6% 6000.0% 29 1,622 0.9% 859.8% 29 40
35 Audi 199 0.5% 59.2% 43 591 0.3% 12.6% 40 39
36 KYC 184 0.5% -54.8% 31 1,313 0.7% 20.2% 35 29
37 Mahindra 164 0.4% -34.7% 35 871 0.5% 14.6% 38 32
38 DS 122 0.3% 662.5% 45 259 0.1% 149.0% 45 48
39 Jetour 110 0.3% 340.0% 32 1,326 0.7% 744.6% 34 37
40 Mazda 99 0.3% -92.4% 33 1,969 1.1% -59.2% 23 15
41 Karry 97 0.3% new 42 555 0.3% new 41 43
42 Volvo 88 0.2% 158.8% 39 519 0.3% 46.6% 42 38
43 Skoda 73 0.2% -39.2% 48 257 0.1% -19.9% 46 42
44 ZNA 68 0.2% 134.5% 46 299 0.2% 169.4% 44 44
45 Seat 64 0.2% -31.2% 49 205 0.1% -35.9% 47 41
46 ZX Auto 63 0.2% 472.7% 41 350 0.2% 422.4% 43 45
47 BAIC 54 0.1% -32.5% 38 1,119 0.6% 149.2% 36 35
48 Mini 35 0.1% -22.2% 44 160 0.1% 23.1% 48 46
49 Cupra 35 0.1% new  – 35 0.0% new 54  –
50 Lexus 34 0.1% 126.7% 51 100 0.1% 35.1% 51 49
51 Fuso 30 0.1% 66.7% 47 152 0.1% 230.4% 49 51
52 Porsche 25 0.1% -3.8% 50 135 0.1% 64.6% 50 50
53 Alfa Romeo 11 0.0% n/a 53 46 0.0% 64.3% 53 53
54 Iveco 9 0.0% 800.0% 58 13 0.0% 0.0% 58 60
55 Dodge 8 0.0% 166.7% 52 28 0.0% 86.7% 55 52
56 Jaguar 8 0.0% 60.0% 56 17 0.0% -5.6% 57 54
57 Land Rover 3 0.0% -90.6% 55 50 0.0% -61.5% 52 47
58 Maserati 3 0.0% -25.0% 54 26 0.0% 100.0% 56 56
59 Ferrari 0 0.0% -100.0% 57 8 0.0% 60.0% 59 58
60 Bentley 0 0.0% n/a 59 2 0.0% 100.0% 60 63
61 FAW 0 0.0% -100.0% 2 0.0% -75.0% 61 59
Total Chinese 12,618 33.3% 45.8% 65,207 35.0% 84.1%
 – Others 31 0.1% 82.4% 225 0.1% 251.6%  –

Chile May 2022 – models:

Pos Model May-22 % 21 Apr 2022 % /21 Pos FY21
1 Maxus T60 1,243 3.3% 100.8% 1 4,947 2.7% 72.4% 3 8
2 Suzuki Baleno 1,022 2.7% 120.3% 2 3,574 1.9% 24.4% 5 7
3 Chevrolet Tracker 1,021 2.7% 160.5% n/a 2,648 1.4% 90.0% 12 n/a
4 Toyota RAV4 992 2.6% 162.4% 13 2,715 1.5% 70.8% 10 17
5 Chery Tiggo 2 935 2.5% -17.0% 3 5,038 2.7% 13.9% 1 1
6 Changan CX70 931 2.5% n/a n/a 2,335 1.3% n/a 15 n/a
7 Toyota Hilux 920 2.4% -16.5% 8 3,097 1.7% 2.3% 6 5
8 MG ZS 857 2.3% -24.9% 4 3,741 2.0% -29.6% 4 2
9 MG ZX 772 2.0% new n/a 2,167 1.2% new 19  –
10 VW Gol 711 1.9% 288.5% 5 3,031 1.6% 111.5% 7 n/a
11 Toyota Yaris 619 1.6% n/a 16 2,896 1.6% n/a 9 18
12 Ram Van 700 City 571 1.5% n/a 22 1,440 0.8% n/a n/a n/a
13 Mitsubishi L200 546 1.4% -43.6% 6 4,948 2.7% 133.0% 2 3
14 Chevrolet Onix 507 1.3% n/a 9 2,228 1.2% n/a 17 n/a
15 MG3 428 1.1% 55.6% n/a 1,710 0.9% 2.6% 25 13
16 Great Wall Poer 410 1.1% 105.0% 20 2,583 1.4% 232.4% 14 30
17 Chevrolet Colorado 381 1.0% 38.0% 25 1,408 0.8% 25.8% n/a n/a
18 Chevrolet Groove 373 1.0% -45.9% 19 1,972 1.1% -23.6% 22 4
19 Kia Morning 368 1.0% 49.6% 7 2,636 1.4% 58.8% 13 15
20 Ram 700 Pickup 366 1.0% n/a n/a 1,082 0.6% n/a n/a n/a
21 Ford Ranger 364 1.0% 0.8% 14 1,348 0.7% 5.9% n/a 23
22 JMC Vigus Work 310 0.8% n/a n/a 1,096 0.6% n/a n/a n/a
23 JAC T8 289 0.8% new 18 2,057 1.1% new 21 n/a
24 Chevrolet N400 Max 288 0.8% -33.6% 10 1,510 0.8% -18.9% n/a 14
25 Peugeot Partner 281 0.7% -36.0% 17 2,692 1.4% 21.2% 11 19
n/a Suzuki Swift 256 0.7% n/a 24 1,808 1.0% n/a 23 26
n/a Nissan Navara 256 0.7% -71.5% n/a 1,750 0.9% -29.4% 24 11
n/a Citroen Berlingo 253 0.7% 4.5% n/a 997 0.5% -39.2% n/a n/a
n/a Hyundai Porter 235 0.6% -3.7% n/a 1,031 0.6% -11.7% n/a n/a
n/a Nissan Kicks 201 0.5% -55.8% 15 2,193 1.2% 8.0% 18 22
n/a Suzuki Dzire 201 0.5% n/a n/a 1,680 0.9% n/a n/a n/a
n/a Mercedes Sprinter 151 0.4% 31.3% n/a 697 0.4% 20.6% n/a n/a
n/a Chery Tiggo 2 Pro 114 0.3% new 11 2,264 1.2% new 16 n/a
n/a Foton TM3 103 0.3% n/a n/a 987 0.5% n/a n/a n/a
n/a KYC T3 103 0.3% -67.3% n/a 569 0.3% 1.1% n/a n/a
n/a Foton Midi 95 0.3% 2.2% n/a 701 0.4% 0.6% n/a n/a
n/a Opel Combo L1 68 0.2% n/a n/a 547 0.3% n/a n/a n/a
n/a Chevrolet Sail 63 0.2% -86.2% 23 3,022 1.6% 13.4% 8 6
n/a Chery Tiggo 3 60 0.2% -82.9% n/a 2,064 1.1% 47.9% 20 12
n/a Nissan Versa 38 0.1% -95.0% n/a 1,480 0.8% -42.8% n/a 10

Source: ANAC