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26 February 2019 | AutoData MARKET » RANKING 2018 THE NEW OLD ORDER The return to a more encouraging volume in the domestic market in 2018 provokes a resumption of traditional posts in the list of manufacturers that sell the most in Brazil ananaline/Shutterstock.com T he advance regarding the domes- tic market of automobiles and light commercial vehicles in 2018, of al- most 14% increase compared to 2017, to a volume close to 2,5 million units, rees- tablished some truths in the automakers’ ranking – the crisis in 2016, when the ma- rket was below 2 million units, helped to really mess up the order until then. At that time, for example, the FCA took the lead, recovered by GM in 2017 and 2018. Ford, which went to sixth place in 2016, has returned to its traditional fourth position. Renault returned to fifth place, seventh in the previous two years, while Hyundai lost one position every year, falling from fourth to sixth position, the same happe- ned to Toyota, which went from fifth to seventh post (see the chart next page). Regarding market share, the leader