Venezuela Full Year 2010: Aveo best-seller thanks to new gen

In spite of a 2% progression in December at 10,155 sales, the Venezuelan car market is down 9% in 2010 at 125,202 registrations. Thanks to the last generation that just launched in the country, the Chevrolet Aveo is now back on top of the models ranking with 1,201 sales in December and 14,756 over the full year (11.8%).

The Chevrolet Optra finishes close 2nd at 14,328 sales (11.4%), the Ford Fiesta closing the podium at 10,797 sales (8.6%). The Toyota Corolla is 4th just under 7,000 sales (5.6%) and the Chevrolet Spark old gen is 5th at 5,920 registrations and 4.7% of the market.

Full Year Top 20 Ranking: see below.

Venezuela Full Year 2010 Top 20:

Pos	Model	2010	%	Dec	%	Pos
1	Chevrolet Aveo	14,756	11.8%	1,201	11.8%	1
2	Chevrolet Optra	14,328	11.4%	451	4.4%	6
3	Ford Fiesta	10,797	8.6%	946	9.3%	2
4	Toyota Corolla	6,996	5.6%	308	3.0%	11
5	Chevrolet Spark	5,920	4.7%	694	6.8%	3
6	Ford Explorer	5,784	4.6%	452	4.5%	5
7	Toyota Fortuner	4,800	3.8%	218	2.1%	17
8	Jeep Grand Cherokee	4,579	3.7%	18	0.2%	n/a
9	Chevrolet Silverado	4,240	3.4%	150	1.5%	19
10	Ford F350	4,139	3.3%	578	5.7%	4
11	Jeep Cherokee	3,685	2.9%	441	4.3%	7
12	Toyota Land Cruiser	3,500	2.8%	0	0.0%	n/a
13	Chevrolet NPR	3,257	2.6%	227	2.2%	15
14	Toyota Hilux	3,074	2.5%	141	1.4%	n/a
15	Kia Rio	2,967	2.4%	294	2.9%	12
16	Chevrolet LUV	2,793	2.2%	399	3.9%	9
17	Mitsubishi Lancer	2,406	1.9%	413	4.1%	8
18	Hyundai Getz	2,111	1.7%	27	0.3%	n/a
19	Dodge Caliber	1,871	1.5%	315	3.1%	10
20	Hyundai Elantra	1,871	1.5%	144	1.4%	20

Source: www.cavenez.com