Colombian vehicle importers and distributors sold 6,094 new cars in October, the second consecutive month this year that the 6,000 mark was reached, writes Juan Carlos Vargas. Month-on-month sales grew 3.3 percent. General Motors sold over 1,900 units for a market share of 31.2 percent. Next came Renault with 1,192 units (19.6 percent), Mazda (668; 11.0 percent), Daewoo (503; 8.3 percent) and Hyundai (420 units; 6.9 percent).
The year-to-date 2001 table shows the same brand order: GM again leads with 16,811 units and 32 percent followed by Renault (9,064; 17.2 percent), Mazda (6,093; 11.6 percent), Daewoo (5,214; 9.9 percent), and Hyundai (3,784; 6.9 percent).
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Total sales for the first 10 months of 2001 reached 52,546, 3.3 percent more than in the same period of 2000. Comparing this year with last, the fastest-growing segment was taxis, up 12.6 percent from 6,803 in 2000 to 7,663 in 2001. SUVs performed worst, down 19.9 percent from 5,849 in 2000 to 4,395 this year.
Colombia automotive market
October2001
| Brand | OCT | Year | % |
| CHEVROLET | 1901 | 16811 | 32.0 |
| RENAULT | 1192 | 9064 | 17.2 |
| MAZDA | 668 | 6093 | 11.6 |
| DAEWOO | 503 | 5214 | 9.9 |
| HYUNDAI | 420 | 3784 | 7.2 |
| TOYOTA | 227 | 1731 | 3.3 |
| MITSUBISHI | 142 | 1318 | 2.5 |
| FORD | 155 | 1194 | 2.3 |
| KIA | 108 | 776 | 1.5 |
| MERCEDES BENZ | 59 | 501 | 1.0 |
| PEUGEOT | 44 | 394 | 0.7 |
| HONDA | 29 | 374 | 0.7 |
| DAIHATSU | 25 | 312 | 0.6 |
| CHRYSLER | 7 | 255 | 0.5 |
| HINO | 24 | 123 | 0.2 |
| AUDI | 11 | 85 | 0.2 |
| BMW | 12 | 74 | 0.1 |
| SUBARU | 6 | 48 | 0.1 |
| IVECO | 3 | 22 | 0.0 |
| LAND ROVER | 0 | 15 | 0.0 |
| TATA | 2 | 11 | 0.0 |
| SAMSUNG | 1 | 4 | 0.0 |
| TRANSMILENIO* | 31 | 363 | 0.7 |
| OTHERS | 524 | 3980 | 7.6 |
| TOTAL SECTOR | 6,094 | 52,546 | 100.0 |
* Includes Volvo and Mercedes Benz articulated buses.
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