Brazil mid-January 2011: Gol at 10%, Kombi at its best in 6 months

The very first 2011 figures come from Brazil, thanks to Fenavabre’s bi-monthly updates. Brazilian car sales are up 16% at 114,015 registrations halfway through January, and the VW Gol is off to a great start just under 10% share at 11,262 sales, way above the Fiat Uno (7.5%) and VW Fox (4.9%).

Let’s take advantage of this relatively uneventful ranking to salute the performance of the 60 year-old VW Kombi. Launched in 1950 and built in Brazil since 1957, it is probably the longest running model still in production in the world, and it is #34 this month with 771 sales, its best position in 6 months. This is better than cars like the VW Golf, Honda CR-V or Mitsubishi Pajero!

Full mid-January Top 50 Ranking Table below.

Pos	Model	1/2 Jan	pdm	Dec	2010	pdm	Pos
1	VW Gol	11,262	9.9%	1	293,783	8.8%	1
2	Fiat Uno	8,500	7.5%	2	229,323	6.9%	2
3	VW Fox/CrossFox	5,617	4.9%	5	143,782	4.3%	4
4	Chevrolet Celta	4,223	3.7%	3	155,180	4.7%	3
5	Chevrolet Corsa Sedan	4,146	3.6%	4	141,443	4.2%	5
6	Fiat Strada	4,056	3.6%	7	116,794	3.5%	8
7	Ford Fiesta Hatch	3,333	2.9%	9	95,505	2.9%	9
8	Fiat Siena	3,218	2.8%	6	120,518	3.6%	7
9	Fiat Palio	3,170	2.8%	8	137,519	4.1%	6
10	VW Voyage	2,964	2.6%	11	82,708	2.5%	11
11	Chevrolet Agile	2,804	2.5%	10	67,732	2.0%	13
12	VW Saveiro	2,484	2.2%	14	62,200	1.9%	15
13	Ford Ka	2,082	1.8%	12	84,883	2.5%	10
14	Toyota Corolla	1,834	1.6%	15	55,024	1.7%	16
15	Renault Sandero	1,752	1.5%	13	68,832	2.1%	12
16	Chevrolet S10	1,697	1.5%	23	43,203	1.3%	17
17	Citroen C3	1,664	1.5%	24	39,936	1.2%	20
18	Ford Ecosport	1,509	1.3%	20	43,044	1.3%	18
19	Chevrolet Corsa Hatch	1,490	1.3%	18	34,043	1.0%	28
20	Chevrolet Prisma	1,466	1.3%	16	63,092	1.9%	14
21	Hyundai i30	1,460	1.3%	26	35,931	1.1%	25
22	Renault Logan	1,454	1.3%	19	36,726	1.1%	23
23	Renault Clio	1,350	1.2%	29	30,094	0.9%	32
24	Chevrolet Montana	1,324	1.2%	22	36,671	1.1%	24
25	Toyota Hilux	1,321	1.2%	27	33,663	1.0%	29
26	Honda Fit	1,268	1.1%	17	40,954	1.2%	19
27	Ford Focus	1,244	1.1%	30	25,371	0.8%	37
28	VW Space Fox	1,094	1.0%	31	18,223	0.5%	44
29	Peugeot 207 Hatch	1,044	0.9%	25	39,851	1.2%	21
30	Honda City	1,038	0.9%	21	35,131	1.1%	27
31	Ford Fiesta Sedan	1,019	0.9%	28	39,609	1.2%	22
32	Fiat Punto	973	0.9%	33	35,737	1.1%	26
33	Honda Civic	817	0.7%	32	31,229	0.9%	31
34	VW Kombi	771	0.7%	43	26,164	0.8%	35
35	Fiat Idea	755	0.7%	37	25,830	0.8%	36
36	VW Golf	736	0.6%	47	17,746	0.5%	45
37	Honda CR-V	731	0.6%	36	18,752	0.6%	43
38	Mitsubishi L200	704	0.6%	40	20,656	0.6%	40
39	Fiat Palio Weekend	702	0.6%	34	31,743	1.0%	30
40	Chevrolet Astra	677	0.6%	35	29,051	0.9%	33
41	Ford Ranger	655	0.6%	52	15,296	0.5%	48
42	Fiat Fiorino	650	0.6%	50	17,395	0.5%	46
43	Peugeot 207 Sedan	605	0.5%	39	23,490	0.7%	39
44	Hyundai Tucson	591	0.5%	42	28,046	0.8%	34
45	Citroen C3 Aircross	586	0.5%	49	4,254	0.1%	70
46	Citroen C4	585	0.5%	46	13,553	0.4%	52
47	Kia Cerato	584	0.5%	51	14,210	0.4%	50
48	VW Polo Sedan	570	0.5%	38	16,782	0.5%	47
49	Chevrolet Meriva	547	0.5%	44	24,484	0.7%	38
50	Mitsubishi Pajero	538	0.5%	41	20,386	0.6%	41

Source: Fenavabre, Picture: Flickr