Neither city cars nor SUVs, at the top of the list are the trucks that demonstrate their great power and occupy four positions in the ranking.
A new report released by the National Automobile Association of Chile (anak ) which shows the collapse of new vehicle sales, reaching 110,919 units sold in the first four months of 2023, which represents a drop of 25.2% compared to the same period of the previous year.
But what new vehicles are Chileans buying? To the surprise of many, the top spot is far from being for a city car or a compact car, nor does it have to do with the growing taste of Chileans for SUVs – a trend that is happening in every country. regions of the world-, but in The list of the 10 best-selling vehicles preserves the great power that the trucks have shown in recent times and which, currently, occupy the first four positions of the list, also showing the great position in the sale of fleets of this vehicle. segment.
So the undisputed leader of this coveted list is the Mitsubishi L200, a truck that never tires of maintaining the leadership it has held since 2022 and no one can tread on it, despite selling just 52 units in April. This van is marketed in Chile with prices starting at $20,290,000 + VAT, which includes a financing bonus.
Its closest competitor is the Maxus T60, a pickup that since the pandemic has shown that it has good elements to be able to compete and win the trust of the Chilean public. Their list prices start at $17,590,000 + VAT.
Below are the 10 best-selling zero kilometer vehicles in the first four months in Chile
1. Mitsubishi L200: 5,534 units (52 units in April)
2. Maxus T60: 2,954 units (161 units in April)
3. Toyota Hilux: 2,736 units (709 units in April)
4. Nissan Navara: 2,030 units (122 units in April)
5. Chevrolet Groove: 2,020 units (352 units in April)
6. MG ZS: 1,791 units (351 units in April)
7. Toyota Raize: 1,670 units (307 units in April)
8. Suzuki Swift: 1,642 units (362 units in April)
9. Kia Soluto: 1,514 units (453 units in April)
10. Suzuki Baleno: 1,486 units (263 units in April)
What we can see is that of the 10 best-selling vehicles in terms of segments, it is very equal since four are taken by pick-ups, three SUVs and three passenger vehicles. Only the utility vehicle segment remains below.
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Source: Latercera
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