The Cars Brazilians Love. Contest: Catch The Boo-Boo!
Ever wonder what Brazilians are buying? Well, Fenabrave (Brazilian Federation of Vehicle Distributors) breaks down the market into 16 rhymeless and reasonless categories (in technical terms). Being that, nowadays, some cars really are difficult to categorize, you could say that this breakdown at least helps you see how dealers market their wares.
Fiat walks away as the winner in 4 categories. Volkswagen and Chevrolet both take 3 wins. Honda leads in 2 categories, while Ford, Hyundai, Renault and Toyota all come out on top once.
The number behind the car is the Brazilian unit sales in 2011. Full listing with pictures after the jump.
Entry Level:
Small Hatch:
Medium Hatch:
Small Sedan:
Compact Sedan:
Medium Sedan:
Large Sedan:
Compact Station Wagon:
Large Station Wagon:
Mini Minivan:
Large Minivan:
Small Pickup Truck:
Large Pickup Truck:
Van:
Small Van:
SUV:
[Editor’s remark: Marcelo dumped this in my inbox with the advice that I “may want to put some pictures in to illustrate it.” Marecelo, a newly minted dad, suffered from “short time.” It was left to this editor to pick the right picture. Folks, the only thing I know about Brazilians sadly is deemed NSFW.
Picking pictures in a language one does not speak, and from a country where generations of cars can coexist in the showroom, is an engraved invitation for disaster. Most likely, half of the pictures in tyhis list are wrong.
This is where YOU come in. Right the wrongs! In the comments, please place links to pictures (do NOT post the picture itself) of the correct car (Brazilian spec.) Please peer-review. The one with the most CORRECT links wins the coveted
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So let me give it a try... must get 5 mistakes... i'll start with the ones autobraz identified: Chevrolet Classic – old picture, current style is: http://bestsellingcarsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Chevrolet-Classic-Uruguay-2011.jpg Kombi – OLD picture, current style is: http://bestsellingcarsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/vw-kombi-brazil-january-2011.jpg and the Azera sold in 2011 was probably rather: http://www.gratisonline.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Hyundai-Azera_2011_02-620x4341.jpg?iact=hc&vpx=390&vpy=168&dur=3442&hovh=188&hovw=268&tx=161&ty=196&sig=104095446304687890753&ei=PB4lT_7TBa304QTV5cT6DA&page=1&tbnh=165&tbnw=208&start=0&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0 Then the Renault Grand Tour (picture showed the hatchback): http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll292/blogodorium/album2010/RenaultMganeGrandTour2011.jpg?iact=hc&vpx=647&vpy=350&dur=4018&hovh=177&hovw=285&tx=171&ty=134&sig=104095446304687890753&ei=mx4lT6qGOKaG4gTgy4X6DA&page=1&tbnh=135&tbnw=218&start=0&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:8,s:0 it then becomes really difficult for me. I'd say that the Fiorino picture looks pretty old but I did not spot any difference with the current one. So maybe the new face is the right one: http://sn2.icarros.com/dbimg/imgadicionalanuncio?tipo=2&id=4172267_1 Other solution, the gol that fights with the other "entry level" is not the "novo Gol" but the old one, as in this picture: http://www.carrosnaweb.com.br/imagensbd007%5Cgolg4102005.jpg I'm not planning any flaming right now but you never know, in the future...
Ok, And the answers are: Zafira,old model. New one has new grill. Corsa Sedan (Classic) - the one pictures is old model (new grill and back and front lights) CrossFox- the one pictured is old model (new grill and headlights and backlights) And Fiorino and Kombi, too. The Megane I can't tell from picture, but it does look like the sedan model and not SW. So, nobody got the card! So those are your five wrongs..