Paraguay Auto Market 2016 dropped for the second year in a row albeit the country small economy proved resilient to the economic downturns in neighboring big countries. Hyundai advanced booming sales thanks to the Tucson.
In 2016, Paraguay’s small economy proved resilient to the economic downturns in neighboring Argentina and Brazil, both important trade and investment partners. The Central Bank estimates GDP to have grown 4.0%, a solid acceleration from the 3.1% growth recorded in 2015. Domestic demand benefited from strong public investment in infrastructure, which is also likely to have spilled over to private investment. On the external front, exports grew robustly, supported by the weakness of the Guarani against the Brazilian real and boosting the attractiveness of Paraguayan goods.
Despite the favorable external environment, the domestic automotive industry struggled and the light vehicles sales fell at the lowest since 2009.
Indeed, as reported by the local Automotive Manufacturers Association, in the 2016 sales had been 20.802, down 15.3%, after the over 20% lost in the previous year.
Kia kept the leadership with sales down 19.7%, followed by Hyundai (+39.1% thanks to the new Tucson), Toyota (-3.1%), Volkswagen (-3.9%) and Chevrolet (-45.7%).
As far as best-selling models ranking, the leader was again the pick up Toyota Hilux with 2.138 sales (+2.7%) ahead of the Kia Picanto with 1.217 (+12.9%) and the Kia Rio with 1.192 sales (-27.3%).
Below, you can sort our interactive tables to see data regarding Brands and Models. Please bear in mind that sales data are subject to adjustments as sources will update their information. This report is updated at the publishing date and will not be modified while the next on this subject will report year to date data updated.
| Rank 2016 | Rank 2015 | BRAND | Sales 2016 | Sales 2015 | Variation 2016 | Share 2016 | Share 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Kia | 4.296 | 5.349 | -19,7% | 20,7% | 21,8% |
| 2 | 3 | Hyundai | 3.507 | 2.521 | 39,1% | 16,9% | 10,3% |
| 3 | 2 | Toyota | 3.079 | 3.178 | -3,1% | 14,8% | 12,9% |
| 4 | 5 | Volkswagen | 1.348 | 1.402 | -3,9% | 6,5% | 5,7% |
| 5 | 4 | Chevrolet | 1.306 | 2.403 | -45,7% | 6,3% | 9,8% |
| 6 | 7 | Nissan | 768 | 1.050 | -26,9% | 3,7% | 4,3% |
| 7 | 12 | Ford | 597 | 438 | 36,3% | 2,9% | 1,8% |
| 8 | 14 | Jeep | 595 | 384 | 55,1% | 2,9% | 1,6% |
| 9 | 9 | Isuzu | 580 | 787 | -26,3% | 2,8% | 3,2% |
| 10 | 8 | Suzuki | 570 | 792 | -28,0% | 2,7% | 3,2% |
| 11 | 11 | Mercedes | 391 | 453 | -13,6% | 1,9% | 1,8% |
| 12 | 10 | ChangAn | 370 | 544 | -31,9% | 1,8% | 2,2% |
| 13 | 19 | BMW | 314 | 172 | 82,6% | 1,5% | 0,7% |
| 14 | 6 | Fiat | 304 | 1.181 | -74,3% | 1,5% | 4,8% |
| 15 | 29 | Mazda | 295 | 84 | 253,0% | 1,4% | 0,3% |
| 16 | 13 | Mitsubishi | 275 | 399 | -31,0% | 1,3% | 1,6% |
| 17 | 27 | Chery | 216 | 95 | 126,6% | 1,0% | 0,4% |
| 18 | 16 | Renault | 189 | 350 | -46,0% | 0,9% | 1,4% |
| 19 | 17 | Audi | 185 | 247 | -25,0% | 0,9% | 1,0% |
| 20 | 15 | SsangYong | 177 | 357 | -50,4% | 0,9% | 1,5% |
| Rank 2016 | Rank 2015 | Model | Sales 2016 | Sales 2015 | Variation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Toyota Hilux | 2.138 | 2.083 | 2,7% |
| 2 | 3 | Kia Picanto | 1.217 | 1.078 | 12,9% |
| 3 | 2 | Kia Rio | 1.192 | 1.641 | -27,3% |
| 4 | 9 | Hyundai Tucson | 996 | 744 | 33,8% |
| 5 | 5 | Kia Sportage | 903 | 977 | -7,6% |
| 6 | 7 | Nissan Frontier | 574 | 793 | -27,6% |
| 7 | 10 | Chevrolet S10 | 560 | 698 | -19,8% |
| 8 | 8 | Isuzu Pick-up | 549 | 786 | -30,1% |
| 9 | 15 | Volkswagen Gol | 530 | 456 | 16,3% |
| 10 | 4 | Hyundai Accent | 505 | 987 | -48,8% |
| 11 | 20 | Hyundai i10 | 493 | 408 | 20,8% |
| 12 | Hyundai HB20 | 426 | |||
| 13 | 22 | Volkswagen Amarok | 391 | 360 | 8,6% |
| 14 | Jeep Renegade | 368 | |||
| 15 | 6 | Chevrolet Tracker | 360 | 864 | -58,4% |
