The market again car 0 km still closes with positive numbers as in July, despite the lack of spare parts and supplies is increasing due to the import restriction.
The phrase of Ricardo Salomé, president of ACARA, continues to be strictly respected: “car that comes in, car that we sell”. And although there are many dealers who speculate with the stock of units and prices, they eventually do business.
Against this complex backdrop, the number of patented vehicles in August rose to 37,882 unitswhich represents a year-over-year increase of 19.2% since 31,778 sales were recorded in 2021.
Now, if you compare with July 2022, a down 2.6%since 38,892 units were patented that month.
In this way, in the accumulated eight months of the year, the patents were 286,489 unitswhich represents a growth of 4.1% compared to 2021 (275,303 vehicles).
ACARA President Ricardo Salomé commented: “The first thing to note is that the more than 37,882 registrations in August take on enormous value as they occur at the height of restrictions on imported parts and vehicles, which until the last few days of the month had thrown a low number “.
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As expected, the vehicles produced in the country are the ones that govern and take most of the patents.
“With what is produced in the country today we supply 55% of the patented cars, something that has always been an old dream of the sector and that seemed impossible to achieve, but it is a trend that is here to stay” stressed Salomè.
The Fiat chrono It continues at an unstoppable pace and once again establishes itself as the best-selling model in Argentina.
There are more than 10,000 units that separate it from the peugeot 208, the second in the general classification. The sedan produced in Cordoba accumulates 28,771 patents, while the compact sedan produced in El Palomar, 18,162.
toyota hilux, third in August, closes the podium of the best sellers of the year with 16,599 units sold; closely followed by a direct rival: Volkswagen Amarok (14,516).
For its part, the Toyota Etios, a model from Brazil, entered the Top 5, displacing the Chevrolet Cruze (Argentina) in sixth place.
As for the brands, Toyota It is comfortably in the lead and will dominate the market (it has sold 57,413 vehicles so far) just like in 2021. In August, the Japanese company patented 8,033 units, about 3,100 more than Volkswagen, which lagged behind.
Fiat, meanwhile, finished third in August but remains second overall, with 42,432 units sold.
Here are the 10 best-selling models of August 2022:
1- Fiat Crono (3,131 units)
2-Peugeot 208 (2,849 units)
3-Toyota Hilux (2,050 units)
4- Volkswagen Amarok (1,962 units)
5-Toyota Etios (1,698 units)
6-Toyota Yaris (1,654 units)
7- Ford Ranger (1,334 units)
8-Renault Kangoo II (1,318 units)
9- Toyota Corolla Croce (1,241 units)
10- Chevrolet Cruze (1,077 units)
Source: Clarin
