Argentina Vehicle Production - Brand : 2018-19

Producing vehicles in Argentina gives a manufacturer access to an otherwise restricted market. The downside is its unpredictable nature. Production is divided into passenger cars and LCVs.

PCs: From 2010 to 2019, the average volume was 350,000 units but 2019 was just 111,400. It was back in 2003 when the figure was lower (109,000). The up and down nature resembles a roller coaster. Volume was +2% in 2018 and -47% a year later. Fiat is the largest producer, followed by GM and newcomer Toyota. Fiat make the Cronos (see picture above), a compact 4-door car exclusive to Latin America.

LCVs: This is a more stable part of Argentinian production. the past decade average was 246,000 compared to 2019 with 203,400. Volume was -4% in 2018 and -21% in 2019. Toyota was the leading manufacturer with half of the total, the Hilux being the model made.

Passenger Cars
18	19	Brand	2019	%	+/-	2018	%	+/-
1	1	Fiat	31,907	28.6%	-40%	53,385	25.6%	63%
2	2	GM	24,378	21.9%	-33%	36,335	17.4%	-28%
4	3	Toyota	23,068	20.7%	-17%	27,865	13.4%	n/a
3	4	Renault	15,564	14.0%	-47%	29,202	14.0%	2%
8	5	Honda	8,542	7.7%	-11%	9,597	4.6%	-7%
5	6	Ford	3,893	3.5%	-75%	15,766	7.6%	-47%
7	7	Peugeot	2,093	1.9%	-83%	11,968	5.7%	-43%
9	8	Citroën	1,371	1.2%	-85%	9,018	4.3%	-8%
6	9	VW	600	0.5%	-96%	15,437	7.4%	-27%
		Total	111,416		-47%	208,573		2%
Commercial Vehicles
18	19	Brand	2019	%	+/-	2018	%	+/-
1	1	Toyota	101,992	50.2%	-10%	113,360	43.9%	-10%
2	2	VW	41,924	20.6%	-32%	61,247	23.7%	12%
3	3	Ford	38,395	18.9%	-27%	52,849	20.5%	9%
7	4	Nissan	10,769	5.3%	156%	4,213	1.6%	n/a
4	5	Renault	5,279	2.6%	-52%	10,979	4.3%	-57%
5	6	Peugeot	3,307	1.6%	-64%	9,242	3.6%	-1%
6	7	Citroën	1,705	0.8%	-72%	6,186	2.4%	6%
		Total	203,371		-21%	258,076		-4%
		Grand Total	314,787		-33%	466,649		-1%

Data source: ADEFA.