The GWM Poer is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Ecuador in November.
New vehicle sales in Ecuador continue to surge in November at +46.3% year-on-year to 11,810 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 13% to 112,550. Kia (+36%) significantly widens the gap with Chevrolet (-6.1%), once again in deep trouble, to 15.6% share vs. 11.2%. Hyundai (+104.3%) and GWM (+140.4%) both shoot up, up one and two spots on October respectively. JAC (+83.3%), Chery (+69.5%) and Renault (+61.9%) also beat the market below but itβs BYD (+215.9%) that delivers the biggest year-on-year gain in the Top 10. Notice also Jetour up 161.2% to #15.
Model-wise, the Kia Soluto remains in first place while the GWM Poer climbs to #2, becoming the countryβs best-selling pickup above the Chevrolet D-Max which used to be the uncontested leader here. The Chevrolet Groove follows, ahead of three Kias: the Sonet, Seltos and Sportage.
The GWM Poer is #1 in Chile for the third time ever.
New light vehicle sales in Chile edge up 2.1 % year-on-year in November to 25,620 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 2.4% to 281,021. Toyota (-6.1%) reclaims the brands top spot it holds year-to-date despite going against the positive market with a rather significant loss. Leader last month, Hyundai (-3.8%) also underperforms YoY and ranks #2 in November, yet lodges a slightly higher share than YTD at 7.2% vs. 6.9%.
Kia (+15%) delivers the biggest gain in the Top 8 and climbs four spots on last month to #3, distancing Chevrolet (-3.5%), Ford (+2.7%) and Suzuki (-10.2%). GWM (+4.6%) beats the market at #7 with Changan (+25.3%) the best performer in the Top 10 and MG (+3.6%) up two ranks to #10. Below, Geely (+835.2%), Kaiyi (+169.7%) and Jeep (+129.8%) stand out. All in all, Chinese manufacturers are up 15.4% to 33.9% share vs. 30% a year ago.
Model-wise, the top 3 models fit within 7 sales. The GWM Poer (+5.8%) snaps its 2nd win in the past four months and third ever #1 finish (add July 2025 and September 2023) ahead of the Kia Soluto (+36.9%) up 22 spots on October to #2 and the Toyota Hilux (-14.3%) down two ranks to #3. The Hilux stays in pole position YTD. The Mazda CX-5 (+131.3%), Toyota RAV4 (+79.9%), Hyundai Tucson (+64.6%) and Chevrolet Groove (+54.9%) also shine below.
Volkswagen is up to third place in the brands ranking in October.
New vehicle sales in Ecuador are up another fantastic 47.3% year-on-year in October to 12,135 units. This is the largest monthly volume in the country since March 2024. The year-to-date tally is now up 10.1% to 100,740. Kia (+38.4%) easily remains the most popular carmaker in the country with 13.8% share, albeit a full two percentage points below its YTD level of 15.8%.
Chevrolet (-13.2%) is in great difficulty YoY but still manages to rank #2 with 10.6% share. The performer of the month is Volkswagen surging 426.7% to #3 with 6.3% share vs. #13 and 2.6% so far this year. Dongfeng (+117.9%), JAC (+94.3%), GWM (+84%), Hyundai (+82.8%) and Renault (+66.9%) also beat the market in the remainder of the Top 10.
The Kia Soluto is the best-selling vehicle in the country again and by far at 6.4% share, more than double the #2, the Chevrolet D-Max at 3.1%. The Chevrolet Groove rounds out the podium like it does year-to-date, distancing the GWM Poer and Kia Seltos. The Toyota Hilux is up to #7.