Closing the last month of 2022, Toyota Fortuner still maintains its leading position in sales in the 7-seat SUV segment, but the Japanese model is increasingly narrowing the gap by rival Ford Everest.
In 2022, while many automobile segments witnessed turmoil in the sales race, the 7-seat SUV segment in Vietnam was quite stable. The competition is still mainly between Toyota Fortuner and Ford Everest, the results are still not surprising.
Specifically, according to the data Newspaper compiled from the sales report of the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association (VAMA), ending 2022 the entire 7-seat SUV segment with 5 models (including Toyota Fortuner, Ford Everest, Mitsubishi Pajero Sport, Toyota Fortuner, Ford Everest, Mitsubishi Pajero Sport). Isuzu mu-X and VinFast Lux SA2.0) sold a total of 17,735 vehicles, down 513 vehicles, or nearly 3% compared to the previous year.
The reason for this decrease in sales stems from the fact that the popular car model in 2021 – VinFast Lux SA2.0 has officially stopped distribution in Vietnam since mid-2022.
However, if you analyze the sales data of each model in detail, it can be seen that the 7-seat SUV segment in Vietnam last year was still quite prosperous, when the remaining 4 models all had growth in sales. number. In particular, Toyota Fortuner continues to maintain its position of the best-selling car model with a total of 7,653 vehicles delivered to customers, an increase of regarding 1,300 vehicles compared to last year.
Toyota Fortuner is still the best-selling model in the 7-seater SUV segment in Vietnam in 2022, but the “kingdom” is threatened by rival Ford Everest.
However, the new Ford Everest is the most impressive 7-seater SUV in 2022. Because, following launching a new generation with a completely “makeover” design and many technological additions, this model has established ie there was a “sprint” at the end of the year and for many months surpassed rival Toyota Fortuner to become the leading model in sales.
As a result, by the end of December 2022, Ford dealers nationwide have sold nearly 7,000 vehicles, only regarding 500 vehicles behind Toyota Fortuner.
Ford Everest promises to be the most popular 7-seater SUV in Vietnam in 2023
According to many auto industry experts, with what has happened, it is likely that Ford Everest will soon surpass its Japanese rival in the first months of 2023. This is completely reasonable when in the last two months, the model Ford’s SUV always achieves sales far ahead of competitors.
Meanwhile, in the rest, in a year when the Vietnamese auto market recovered quite well, both models including Mitsubishi Pajero Sport and Isuzu mu-X also recorded growth in sales. Specifically, Pajero Sport achieved cumulative sales of 1,150 vehicles, an increase of 74 vehicles compared to 2021. Isuzu mu-X has “better” when selling 453 cars, a sharp increase of 298 cars. However, compared to competitors, this sales of mu-X is still too poor, especially when this model has just launched a new generation in 2022.