Beyond those who buy small cars like a Renault Kwid or a Fiat Pulsecompact as they can be Toyota Yaris, Fiat Cronos, Peugeot 208 or Volkswagen Poloor the one-ton load pick-ups of the style of Toyota Hilux, Ford Ranger or VW Amarokmost of the Argentine market has recently chosen one of these new types of vehicles called SUVwhich are fashionable all over the world and adapt to the pocket and size of whatever users need.
In effect, Argentina followed the trend of the global automotive world, but the boosted that growth with the unrestricted opening of imports that became effective from January 2024, which caused that in just two years this category of vehicles will grow from 16% to 38% of market participation.
The interesting thing is that this growth occurred in all segments, because new B-SUVsthe smallest and most accessible, but also the most expensive, the intermediate ones C-SUVbut also the most luxurious and equipped in the segment Dmodels that usually allow automakers to deploy their entire arsenal of technology and comfort, because those cars belong to a niche where You don’t buy for price but for quality.
He average price The SUV that sells the most in Argentina is $51,000very far from the cheapest model, the Citroën Basalt with its price of $31,170,000and the most expensive of those sold by the brands produced in Argentina, the Toyota SW4which has its most accessible version in $85,801,000. As additional information, neither of the two models is among the ten best-selling models on the market.
The SUV with the most patents in the first 10 months of the year is the Toyota Corolla Crossbelongs to segment Cis imported from Brazil and is one of the only two vehicles in this category that currently has the option of a conventional or a hybrid engine. The Corolla Cross has its basic version at $48,007,000 and the most expensive at $59,544,000.
As a representative of the Argentine industry, the Chevrolet Tracker It is the second SUV with the highest sales volume so far this year. Unlike the Corolla Cross, this General Motors car is from segment Band has four versions that They start at $37,823,900 and end at $47,385,900. That is to say, they are approximately 10 million pesos below the Toyota.
The third place is also different from the previous two. He Volkswagen Taos is a C-SUV but with a higher price range than the Corolla Cross. It was manufactured in Argentina until July and in December it will begin to be sold as a vehicle imported from Mexico. However, the stock that is on the market is the national one and the statistics correspond entirely to the Argentine car. Sold in three versions with the most affordable at $56,257,950about 8 million more expensive than the Corolla Cross, and reaches a maximum price of $63,866,200much closer to the more expensive Toyota.
Another Argentine car is the best-selling SUV of the year. It is about the Peugeot 2008produced in Palomar by Stellantis. Like the Chevrolet Tracker, it belongs to the segment Balthough with a somewhat higher price range. The 2008 start of the range costs $43,410,000 and the most equipped one has a price of $51,930,000. It is more expensive than the Chevrolet but does not reach the price level of the Corolla Cross.
In fifth place is the great novelty of the year, the first car manufactured in China that enters the Top 10 of the Argentine market. It is about the Ford Territorya model that belongs to the C-SUV and is now sold in three versions, the two gasoline and the recently presented conventional Hybrid. The most affordable Territory costs $47,840,500 and the most expensive $57,675,100. In terms of a direct comparison, it is slightly cheaper than the Toyota, and the hybrid version has a price of $51,380,000 while the Corolla Cross hybrid equivalent costs $53,511,000.
The sixth SUV with the highest demand is the Renault Kardian. It is produced in Brazil, has four versions and is a B segment model. The entry model to the range has a price of $37,180,000 and the top of the range costs $44,650,000. The direct comparison is with Tracker and 2008, and in that aspect the Renault is below both models.
The seventh position goes to another Brazilian model, the Volkswagen Nivus. A Crossover turned B-SUV that is manufactured in Brazil with 5 versions and competes with Tracker, Kardian and 2008. Its entry price to the range is of $41,046,400 and the most equipped version is $49,462,900. It is above the first two, but cheaper than the Peugeot.
In eighth place appears the first model that is sold in dollars of the ten most patented of the year. It is about the Jeep Compass, the C-SUV that Stellantis imports from Brazil and is marketed in four versions ranging from USD 38,600 to USD 51,000. For the purpose of comparing them in the local peso range, these prices imply a base of $55,970,000 and a limit of $73,950,000, making it the most expensive of the best-selling SUVs.
Another B-segment Volkswagen is in ninth place and it is not the new VW Tera because it has only been on the market for two months and the annual volume is very low for that reason. It is about the VW T-Cross, the first “pure B-SUV” of Volkswagen, which is located above Nivus and below Taos. There are five versions that go from $46,020,000 to $59,222,700is the most expensive B-segment model of the best sellers, almost tying the price with the cheapest C-SUV, the Ford Territory.
Finally, the tenth most patented model this year among SUVs is the Jeep Renegadea Brazilian car that has a particularity in design and traction, with a 4×4 version that its competitors do not have except its “big brother” Compass. The Renegade is also sold in dollars with prices ranging from USD 32,200 to USD 40,100, which equivalent to $46,690,000 and $58,145,000.
As a final reference, it is worth taking into account the positioning of the Volkswagen Terathe new B-SUV that arrived on the market and that in the first two months was among the 10 best-selling models in this category. It comes from Brazil and is made up of six versions, with a price range that ranges from $33,978,900 up to $44,055,700which will soon be the SUV that combines higher sales and lower prices in the market, while waiting for the launch of the new Toyota Yaris Crosswhich will compete directly in the same strip and for the same audience.
