Chevrolet Brazil sales increased 73 percent to 17,291 units in May 2021. The figures rank GM as the third largest car manufacturer in the country, while Chevrolet finished as third best-selling automobile brand, behind Fiat and Volkswagen.
Individual model sales performance was as follows:
- Chevrolet Bolt EV sales increased 88.89 percent to 17 units
- Chevrolet Camaro sales increased 400 percent to 5 units
- Chevrolet Cruze sales decreased 43.33 percent to 429 units
- Chevrolet Montana sales increased 11.85 percent to 519 units
- Chevrolet Onix sales increased 44.4 percent to 7,187 units
- Onix hatchback sales totaled 3,820 units
- Onix Plus sedan sales totaled 3,367 units
- Chevrolet Prisma sales decreased 92.31 percent to 1 units
- The vehicle has been replaced by the all-new Chevrolet Onix Plus
- Chevrolet S10 sales increased 53.59 percent to 1,946 units
- Chevrolet Spin sales increased 362.23 percent to 2,362 units
- Chevrolet Tracker sales increased 201.66 percent to 4,718 units
- Chevrolet Trailblazer sales decreased 45.53 percent to 67 units
During the first five months of the 2021 calendar year, Chevrolet Brazil sales decreased 1.5 percent to 112,973 units.
Sales Results - May 2021 - Brazil - Chevrolet
MODEL | MAY 2021 / MAY 2020 | MAY 2021 | MAY 2020 | YTD 2021 / YTD 2020 | YTD 2021 | YTD 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BOLT EV | +88.89% | 17 | 9 | -47.83% | 36 | 69 |
CAMARO | +400.00% | 5 | 1 | +172.73% | 30 | 11 |
CRUZE | -43.33% | 429 | 757 | -65.32% | 2,085 | 6,012 |
MONTANA | +11.85% | 519 | 464 | -24.19% | 1,742 | 2,298 |
ONIX | +44.40% | 7,187 | 4,977 | -19.57% | 66,319 | 82,452 |
PRISMA | -92.31% | 1 | 13 | -98.39% | 14 | 872 |
S10 | +53.59% | 1,946 | 1,267 | +16.36% | 9,462 | 8,132 |
SPIN | +362.23% | 2,362 | 511 | +13.38% | 6,026 | 5,315 |
TRACKER | +201.66% | 4,718 | 1,564 | +265.04% | 26,137 | 7,160 |
TRAILBLAZER | -45.53% | 67 | 123 | +57.69% | 954 | 605 |
CHEVROLET TOTAL | +73.47% | 17,291 | 9,968 | -1.50% | 112,973 | 114,699 |
The GM Authority Take
Chevrolet Brazil sales increased significantly in May, representing the second consecutive month that the Bow Tie brand has posted growth in deliveries in the Brazilian market. As such, Chevrolet continues its volume recovery from the second quarter of 2020, during which time it was severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
However, GM lost a significant part of its market share in May due to low inventory of its best-selling vehicle due to the ongoing global semiconductor shortage.
Although sales of most Chevy models offered in Brazil were in the green in May, including the popular Chevrolet Onix, the Onix did lose the title of Brazil’s best-selling vehicle for the first time in almost six years. The Onix was overtaken in May by the Fiat Argo and the Hyundai HB20 as a direct consequence of of the closure of the Gravataà plant due to a lack of electronic components necessary for producing the vehicle. GM expects to resume Onix production in July, at which point output should return to normal levels.
For its part, the new Chevrolet Tracker continues to post large, triple-digit increases and remains one of the fastest-growing nameplates in Brazil. The results also highlight the growth of the Chevrolet Spin, which not only increased by 363 percent compared to May 2020, but also sold significantly more units than in the recent past.
In addition, the May sales performance enabled the Chevy Bolt EV to post its highest sales performance in the Brazilian market so far this year.
About The Numbers
- All percent change figures compared to Chevrolet Brazil sales for May 2020, unless noted otherwise
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