Chevrolet Brazil sales decreased three percent to 32,549 units in December 2022. 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 totaled 2 units
- Chevrolet Camaro sales totaled 3 units
- Chevrolet Cobalt sales totaled 0 units
- Chevrolet Corvette sales totaled 4 units
- Chevrolet Cruze sales decreased 75.83 percent to 249 units
- Chevrolet Equinox sales totaled 356 units
- Chevrolet Montana sales decreased 92.31 percent to 1 units
- Chevrolet Onix sales decreased 14.99 percent to 17,541 units
- Onix hatchback sales totaled 9,511 units
- Onix Plus sedan sales totaled 8,030 units
- Chevrolet Prisma sales decreased 100 percent to 0 units
- Chevrolet S10 sales increased 59.08 percent to 3,374 units
- Chevrolet Spin sales increased 58.13 percent to 2,432 units
- Chevrolet Tracker sales increased 4.37 percent to 8,283 units
- Chevrolet Trailblazer sales increased 2.42 percent to 296 units
During the complete 2022 calendar year, Chevrolet Brazil sales increased 20 percent to 291,418 units.
Sales Results - December 2022 - Brazil - Chevrolet
MODEL | DEC 2022 / DEC 2021 | DECEMBER 2022 | DECEMBER 2021 | YTD 2022 / YTD 2021 | YTD 2022 | YTD 2021 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BOLT EV | * | 2 | 0 | -92.42% | 10 | 132 |
CAMARO | * | 3 | 0 | +26.19% | 53 | 42 |
COBALT | * | 0 | * | * | 26 | * |
CORVETTE | * | 4 | * | * | 82 | * |
CRUZE | -75.83% | 249 | 1,030 | +12.39% | 9,916 | 8,823 |
EQUINOX | * | 356 | * | * | 1,768 | * |
MONTANA | -92.31% | 1 | 13 | -99.18% | 18 | 2,182 |
ONIX | -14.99% | 17,541 | 20,634 | +25.06% | 160,495 | 128,330 |
PRISMA | -100.00% | 0 | 1 | -65.38% | 9 | 26 |
S10 | +59.08% | 3,374 | 2,121 | -22.59% | 27,128 | 35,045 |
SPIN | +58.13% | 2,432 | 1,538 | +36.99% | 17,816 | 13,005 |
TRACKER | +4.37% | 8,283 | 7,936 | +39.50% | 70,806 | 50,757 |
TRAILBLAZER | +2.42% | 296 | 289 | -3.37% | 3,208 | 3,320 |
CHEVROLET TOTAL | -3.37% | 32,549 | 33,684 | +20.37% | 291,418 | 242,108 |
The GM Authority Take
Chevrolet Brazil sales decreased in December 2022, representing the second consecutive month that sales were in the red. Much like in November, the decrease in December cost Chevy its second best-selling position in the Brazilian market, down one spot to third behind Volkswagen, which recorded 33,236 deliveries. Despite being in the red the last two months of 2022, the brand closed the calendar year with a very healthy double-digit growth rate.
The biggest drivers of Chevy Brazil’s sales decline in December were the Chevy Onix and Cruze, which cumulatively lost 3,874 units of volume on a year-over-year basis. Despite being the best-selling model in the entire Brazilian automotive market and achieving an improvement in monthly volume, the Onix could not surpass its own performance in December 2021. For its part, the Cruze recorded a significant downturn as a result of worsened availability in Brazil.
Four Chevrolet nameplates saw healthy gains last month, including the Chevy S10, Spin, Tracker, and TrailBlazer SUV. Thanks to a significant improvement in production, the Chevy Tracker achieved one of its best monthly sales results, strengthening its position as the best-selling crossover in Brazil both in December and during the entire 2022 calendar year.
Meanwhile, the S10 and Spin recorded growth rates of nearly 60 percent, with the Spin not only posting its highest volume total on for the year, but also on a monthly basis, in the past three years.
About The Numbers
- All percent change figures compared to Chevrolet Brazil sales for December 2021, unless noted otherwise
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