Although new vehicle sales have slowed in recent months, what was sold between January and September is finally comparable to 2018, according to the latest figures presented by the Association of Automobile Companies of Ecuador (Aeade), which reflect that from January to September In 2023. 102,727 units were sold in 2018, compared to 102,477 sold in the same period five years ago.
Already in 2022, the sector managed to exceed the sales of 2019, a year in which the pandemic was already present all over the world, but not in Ecuador. From January to September 2022, 100,357 vehicles were sold, while in the same period of 2019, 100,238 vehicles were sold.
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Meanwhile, new vehicle sales continue to be led by Chevrolet with 18,186 units sold across all segments (cars, SUVs, vans, vans, buses and trucks); Followed by Kia with 17,385 vehicles sold, Toyota (7,155), Hyundai (5,587) and Chery (5,214).
This is top The 20 best-selling brands in Ecuador from January to September 2023:
Other: 12,858 units sold
Meanwhile, in top-selling models, South Korea’s Kia leads the SUV and car segment with its Sonet (2,843 units) and Soluto (5,281) models. Chevrolet is first in trucks with its D-Max model with 6,675 units sold. The American company also leads the truck segment with its NLR series model with 506 units sold. In the van segment, the x30 model of China’s Shineray leads the category with 495 units, while the Hino AK8 series leads the bus segment with 420 units sold.
These are the five best-selling models by segment from January to September in Ecuador:
SUV
Other: 35,194 units sold
Car
Other: 12,679 units sold
Van
Other: 6,115 units sold
Truck
Other: 5,419 units sold
To go
Other: 2,037 units sold
Bus
Other: 80 units sold
The market share of electrified vehicles is growing by 3%.
The exact opposite of the slowdown in gasoline vehicles is happening with electrified vehicles, which set a historical record in September by selling 1,091 vehicles compared to 581 in the same month in 2022. So far in 2023, 8,364 electrified vehicles (hybrids) have been sold. and electrical) and this puts them at a share of 8% of total sales, 3% more than what they represented in the same period in 2022.
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These are the 20 best-selling electrified vehicle models from January to September 2023:
Other: 1,211 units sold.
Source: Eluniverso
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