In the month of December 2021, car sales in Argentina have accumulated a total of 10,090 units. A volume of registrations that, compared to that obtained in the same period of the previous year, represents a fall of 25.6%. The FIAT Cronos has closed the year as the best-selling car in Argentina.
The Argentine car market has closed the last month of the year with a new fall. However, there is a slight but important moderation of the decline. The car sales in Argentina in December 2021 reached the 10,090 units enrolled, which represents a decrease of 25.6% si is compared with the result obtained in the same period of the previous year.
Despite the poor results obtained in the second half of 2021, the accumulated figures for the whole year have remained positive. And it is that, in the period between January and December, registrations accumulated 240,676 units, 3.7% more
compared to 2020. All this in a really complicated context in which the stock crisis in dealerships due to the global shortage of semiconductors and microchips adds to the economic uncertainty derived from the coronavirus pandemic.
Toyota Hilux, the best-selling car in Argentina in December 2021
What have been the most popular models? The ranking of the best-selling cars in Argentina During December, it presents interesting news compared to previous editions of this monthly list. The victory went to the Toyota Hilux. In addition, it was also, logically, in the best-selling pick-up. The FIAT Cronos was in second position while, closing the podium, in third place, we have the Volkswagen Amarok.
The Peugeot 208 was at the gates of the podium with a great performance and, in fifth position, was the Toyota Etios. If we focus exclusively on conventional passenger cars, the Top 3 best sellers in Argentine dealerships are made up of the Cronos, 208 and Etios respectively.
Regarding the most popular car brands, Toyota repeated over the top. Renault slipped into second place and Volkswagen, a short distance behind, came in third. FIAT, with a fourth place, was the brand most affected by these changes.
The Peugeot 208, one of the best-selling cars in Argentina, faces the Opel Corsa in this video comparison
Sales by model
The best-selling cars in the Argentine market are:
Sales by brand
The registrations achieved by the manufacturers in the Argentine market are:
FIAT Cronos, the best-selling car in Argentina in 2021
Leaving aside the specific data for December, what have been the keys to the Argentine market in the year that we have left behind? The FIAT Cronos was the best-selling car in Argentina in December 2021. However the title of best-selling car brand fell to Toyota.