Best selling car in Venezuela for 7 years running? You get one guess.
Ran across this interesting tidbit...
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Model-wise, over the first 8 months of 2011 the Chevrolet Aveo leads the Venezuelan market with 13,500 sales and a massive 17.2 percent share.
The Aveo is on its way to its 7th consecutive year atop the Venezuelan models ranking.
Top 25 Best-Selling Vehicles in Venezuela over the first 8 months of 2011:
Pos Model 2011 % 2010
1 Chevrolet Aveo 13,498 17.2% 1
2 Ford Fiesta 6,986 8.9% 3
3 Chevrolet Optra 4,619 5.9% 2
4 Ford F350 3,309 4.2% 10
5 Chevrolet C3500 3,223 4.1% 23
6 Mitsubishi Lancer 3,190 4.1% 17
7 Chevrolet Spark 2,890 3.7% 5
8 Jeep Grand Cherokee 2,843 3.6% 8
9 Chevrolet Silverado 2,663 3.4% 9
10 Toyota Corolla 2,531 3.2% 4
11 Chevrolet Luv 2,520 3.2% 16
12 Ford Explorer 2,318 3.0% 6
13 Hyundai Elantra 2,131 2.7% 20
14 Toyota Fortuner 1,939 2.5% 7
15 Hyundai Getz 1,720 2.2% 18
16 Kia Sportage 1,713 2.2% 27
17 Jeep Cherokee 1,589 2.0% 11
18 Kia Rio 1,421 1.8% 15
19 Chevrolet NPR 1,241 1.6% 13
20 Ford Ranger 1,100 1.4% -
21 Toyota Hilux 1,028 1.3% 14
22 Dodge Caliber 971 1.2% 19
23 Fiat Siena 961 1.2% -
24 Peugeot 207 884 1.1% -
25 Ford Cargo 1721 860 1.1% -
Source: Best Selling Cars Around The Globe: Venezuela Loves America – Really! | The Truth About Cars
Oh, and for some context, someone from the land of Hugo Chavez posted a comment on that page to explain the sales chart...
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Venezuelan car buyers are always looking for the cheapest car available and that car will always be the first on the list. Venezuela is such an unstable economy that buying a car with credit is almost impossible. With credit rates ranging 20% to 35% it is simple non sense.