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caugb · 08-22-2004, 09:28 PM

Also called the VW Polo in Europa (slight differences but basically the same car I think).

Not exactly. VW Gol is a brazilian evolution of a former Golf (3 generations back, I think). VW Polo and now VW Fox (not the one exported to US 15 years ago) are also manufactured in Brazil.

After Gol, comes:
Fiat Palio
GM/Chevrolet Celta
GM Corsa
Fiat Uno (the original one, more than 2 decades old with minor changes!)
Ford Fiesta
Renault Clio
VW Fox
GM Astra
Fiat Siena (Palio sedan)
Toyota Corolla (best selling corporate car, it was GM Vectra's place)
Ford EcoSport (Fusion in Europe; Brazil's SUV for the masses)
Peugeot 206
Honda Fit
VW Polo
Fiat Strada (Palio pickup)
Ford Ka
GM Montana (Corsa pickup, recently redesigned).

The hottest thing in Brazilian market are "flex fuel" cars, capable of running with alcohol (metanol) or gasoline or any mix of them. Currently brazilian gasoline has 25% of metanol.

X-ale · 08-22-2004, 10:13 PM

In brazil:

VW beetle (the old one);
VW gol (remember the rabbit);

New cars are like celebrity nipples, sometimes one pops here and there.

PATo355 · 08-23-2004, 01:32 AM

vexor · 08-23-2004, 01:36 AM

yeah the corolla is a really big seller here and i'm also seeing a lot of civics too.

oldsnail · 08-23-2004, 04:30 AM

just a reminder that alot of car makers no longer or ever existed in big countries such as USA ,CANADA, and MExico
cars makers like:
ALL - Renault , Fiat, Peugeot, Opel, Skoda, Alfa, and more....
and alot of cars dont exisit coz it probably wont fit the market. over suck as the Ka, polo , celta, fit , gol, cube etc...

so those would only benifit from european contries..

cars like the Corolla, Yaris (vitz/echo), golf , focus, civic exist in the WORLD market, not just the domestic markets..

Ford Capri 2.8i · 08-23-2004, 04:40 PM

In addition to the list of dani...the Seat Ibiza/Cordoba, the Citroen C3, and the pug 206, any 4 meter renault has always had a large number of sales(such as the renault 11, the renault 19, the first generation of the renault megane, the current megane) as well as the small renault has already had a good level of sales as well...such as the renault 5, or any generation of the renault clios.

TransAm · 08-23-2004, 04:49 PM

Originally Posted by X-ale

In brazil:

VW beetle (the old one);
VW gol (remember the rabbit);

New cars are like celebrity nipples, sometimes one pops here and there.

Can you still buy the 'old' beetle in South America?

Wow! How much do they cost these days (roughly, in USD)

Is it still fitted with the old 1500cc air cooled motor, like 50hp or whatever? do they have air con and airbags these days?

What about the VW Gol? Is that a Mk1 Golf/Rabbit still in production then?

caugb · 08-23-2004, 10:31 PM

In brazil:

VW beetle (the old one);
VW gol (remember the rabbit);

Can you still buy the 'old' beetle in South America?

Wow! How much do they cost these days (roughly, in USD)

Is it still fitted with the old 1500cc air cooled motor, like 50hp or whatever? do they have air con and airbags these days?

What about the VW Gol? Is that a Mk1 Golf/Rabbit still in production then?

Enough with all this confusion, dudes! We are talking current best selling cars, not all times best selling cars, correct?
VW 'old' bettle is not manufactured anymore in the world. Last Brazilian old beetle is 4-5 years old. Last VW old beetle manufactured was from Mexico, stopped last year, if I am not wrong.
The Mk1 Golf/Rabbit was never manufactured in Brazil. Even the first VW Gol was based on the Golf, not exactly the Golf mk1.
The current version is more a brazilian version of Golf mk2 or 3 than the original one.
Just for you to know, Brazilian production is around 1.6MM cars/year.

chipanggo · 08-24-2004, 01:19 AM

here in the philippines, it's probably the toyota corolla.

PaulGT2164 · 08-24-2004, 02:16 PM

the top seelling car of all time, is the toyota corolla, in its entire production span it has sold over 13 million, with the vw bug coming in a close second at 10 million

gottacatchup · 08-24-2004, 08:00 PM

here's the official list for the US in 2004

Best-selling vehicles

• Ford F-Series 432,969 $19,920
• Chevrolet Silverado 322,907 $19,485
• Dodge Ram pickup 223,609 $20,365
• Toyota Camry 213,625 $19,560
• Honda Accord 192,106 $16,390
• Ford Explorer 168,059 $23,690
• Honda Civic 162,483 $13,500
• Ford Taurus 144,035 $20,320
• Chevrolet Impala 139,460 $22,395
• Dodge Caravan 131,367 $18,995

Its kinda sad when you look and see the top three are all pickup trucks