Vehicle Production By Brand Argentina : 2014

Car production was down a hefty 22% in 2014 according to ADEFA, who I must say are a very efficient association. Car sales in Argentina have really climbed in recent years and now there is a cyclical adjustment. Utility vehicles held up better with only a 11% drop, but passenger car making took a real hit.

Fiat: It manufactures the Palio/Siena cars and it was the latter that slipped. Overall Fiat held up well and is now the top car maker again, a place last held in 1998.

GM: It makes the Classic (older Corsa) which did fine and the Agile that slumped and may be on the way out. The Agile has a poor safety score.

Renault: It makes the Clio II, Fluence and Kangoo and they all lost similar volume.

Ford: Both the Focus and Ranger are made here and each did really well considering the market.

Peugeot: The 207, 308, 408 and Partner are assembled in Argentina. They all shared in the drop in production volume.

VW: The Suran car and Amarok Pick Up are made, with the former the bigger loser.

Citroen: The C4 and Berlingo are the two models on the list and neither did well.

Honda: It is Honda's third and a bit years in local production and they make just the one model, the City.

Toyota: Only in the LCV field, the Hilux and it is doing well.

Mercedes and Iveco: Both do mainly vans.

Car
2	2	4	2	1	Fiat	95,538	26.3%	-8.9%
1	1	1	1	2	GM	86,931	23.9%	-21.9%
5	4	3	3	3	Renault	60,388	16.6%	-34.8%
6	5	5	5	4	Ford	47,063	12.9%	-3.6%
4	3	2	4	5	Peugeot	32,401	8.9%	-57.6%
3	6	6	6	6	VW	20,425	5.6%	-48.5%
7	7	7	7	7	Citroen	14,131	3.9%	-33.4%
-	8	8	8	8	Honda	6,834	1.9%	-40.7%
					Total	363,711		-28.2%
Utility
1	2	1	1	1	Toyota	95,959	37.8%	1.6%
2	3	3	3	2	Ford	56,044	22.1%	4.8%
3	1	2	2	3	VW	51,684	20.4%	-22.9%
4	4	4	4	4	Renault	20,489	8.1%	-17.9%
5	5	5	5	5	Mercedes	17,341	6.8%	-15.4%
6	6	6	6	6	Peugeot	6,618	2.6%	-45.2%
7	7	8	7	7	Iveco	3,146	1.2%	-50.4%
8	8	7	8	8	Citroen	2,337	0.9%	-58.4%
9	9	-	-	-	GM	-
					Total	253,618		-10.8%
					Gr Total	617,329		-22.0%