The vehicle sales continues to fall in Colombia. In May, 15,674 new cars were registered, which represents a drop of 30.1 percent compared to the same period of the previous year.
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This is established in the Vehicle Registration Report prepared by Fenalco and Andi, which establishes that in the accumulated of the first five months they have registered 76,271 new vehiclesthat is, 24.1 percent less than in the same period of 2022.
Car sales figures in May 2023.
Car registrations register an annual drop of 44 percent, utility vehicles 25 percent, and vans 18.3 percent. However, the collected They are up 40 percent from the same period last year.
While the sale of hybrid vehicles fell 14.1 percent, that of electric vehicles fell 25.1 percent compared to May 2022.
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Cities with the most falls in enrollment
In all cities the number of registrations fell. At the end of May 2023, the cities with the greatest drop are Barranquilla, with 44 percent; Bucaramanga, with 34 percent; Cali, with 34 percent; and Bogota, with 33 percent.
For example, in Medellín they fall by 22.8 percent, in Cartagena by 29.9 percent, in Manizales by 37 percent and in Tunja by 35 percent.
Car sales figures by city in May 2023.
best selling brands
The brand with the highest number of registrations in May was Toyota, since 2,538 were sold (+2.5 percent). He followed renault, with 2,290 (-46.8 percent); and Chevrolet, with 1,951 (-40.4 percent).
Behind are Kia (-28.7 percent), Mazda (-31.6 percent) and Suzuki (+2 percent), with 1,321, 1,310 and 1,084 sales, respectively.
Nissan achieved 712, Volkswagen 522 and Ford 501.
