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Apache & Ronin — Lead Intelligence Report

All LATAM Markets · April 2025 – March 2026 · HubSpot + BigQuery

Executive Summary

Consolidated lead performance for Apache & Ronin across 16 LATAM markets. Period: April 1 2025 – March 19 2026. Sources: HubSpot (hs_contacts_with_flags) for all countries + co_contacts_with_flags_mt for Colombia.

Total Leads (HS All Countries)
122,920
16 countries · Apache + Ronin
Total Sales
9,277
Customers in pipeline
LATAM Avg Conv Rate
7.55%
Ranges from 0.5% to 28.3%
Top Market (Conv)
Guatemala 28.3%
3,268 sales from 11,736 leads
The Big Picture: Three markets define the Apache/Ronin business: México (45K leads, 8.3% conv), Colombia (39K in HS + 116K in CO table), and Guatemala (11.7K leads, 28.3% conv — the conversion champion). Ronin is gaining traction in México (10.55% conv) but struggles everywhere else. Peru generates volume but converts poorly (1.5-1.9%).

Country Performance Ranking

All countries ranked by total Apache + Ronin leads since April 2025. Data from hs_contacts_with_flags (property_model_name).

CountryApache LeadsRonin LeadsTotalSalesConv %Contact Rate
🇲🇽México38,8766,43545,3113,7628.30%42.6%
🇨🇴Colombia (HS)39,14559239,7371,5894.00%1.7%
🇵🇪Perú12,4522,29914,7512671.81%95.2%
🇬🇹Guatemala11,46427211,7363,26827.85%65.6%
🇻🇪Venezuela3,45113,452180.52%80.1%
🇦🇷Argentina2,2452,2451024.54%80.8%
🇨🇱Chile564404968707.23%65.8%
🇸🇻El Salvador809809475.81%2.2%
🇩🇴Rep. Dominicana69469491.30%88.5%
🇨🇷Costa Rica662662416.19%19.8%
🇵🇦Panamá54556601111.83%77.5%
🇪🇨Ecuador36836830.82%50.0%
🇳🇮Nicaragua15015074.67%10.0%
🇧🇴Bolivia913314232.11%59.2%
🇺🇾Uruguay1001711754.27%79.5%
🇭🇳Honduras94941414.89%14.9%
Conversion Rate by Country — Apache + Ronin Combined
Critical Gaps: Venezuela (0.52%), Ecuador (0.82%), and Rep. Dominicana (1.30%) are generating leads with virtually no conversion. These markets need urgent pipeline audit — are leads reachable? Are dealers active? Is the product-market fit there?

🇲🇽México — The Growth Engine

45,311 leads · 3,762 sales · 8.30% conversion. México is the #1 market by both volume and sales, and the only market where Ronin outperforms expectations.

Apache Leads
38,876
3,083 sales · 7.93% conv
Ronin Leads
6,435
679 sales · 10.55% conv
Apache 160 Conv
13.79%
9,214 leads · 1,271 sales
OFFLINE Conv
83.5%
2,431 offline sales

Sub-Model Performance

Sub-ModelLeadsSalesConv %
Apache 20014,9781,4629.76%
Apache 310/RR14,5533472.38%
Apache 1609,2141,27113.79%
Ronin 2256,43567910.55%
México is the Ronin success story. At 10.55% conversion, Ronin outperforms Apache 200 (9.76%) and Apache 310 (2.38%). OFFLINE source is the game-changer: 84.76% conversion for Ronin offline leads — likely dealer walk-ins and events. Mexico's Ronin playbook should be the template for other markets.

Source Breakdown

SourceModelLeadsSalesConv %
Paid SocialApache20,4193431.68%
Direct TrafficApache15,8606984.40%
Direct TrafficRonin3,3181975.94%
Paid SocialRonin2,606722.76%
OFFLINEApache2,4322,02583.26%
OFFLINERonin47940684.76%
Paid Social in MX converts at 1.68% for Apache — well below the country average. The volume is massive (20K leads) but 50x less efficient than OFFLINE. Direct Traffic (4.4%) performs 2.6x better. The question: is the paid social spend justified by absolute sales numbers, or should budget shift to scaling OFFLINE activations?

🇨🇴Colombia — The Volume Powerhouse

Data from co_contacts_with_flags_mt (April 2025+): 115,903 Apache + Ronin leads. This is the most granular dataset with dealer-level, management, and days-to-close metrics.

Apache Leads (CO table)
114,060
2,978 sales · 2.61% conv
Ronin Leads
1,843
32 sales · 1.74% conv
Avg Mgmt Rate
62.5%
72,261 managed of 115,903
Avg Days to Close
31.2
Apache: 30.8 · Ronin: 37.2

Sub-Model Breakdown (CO Table)

Sub-ModelLeadsSalesConv %ManagedMgmt %Conv/ManagedAvg Days
Apache 16059,7271,8163.04%35,89060.1%5.06%29.6
Apache 20045,1961,0772.38%29,92266.2%3.60%32.1
Apache 310/RR8,857700.79%6,16269.6%1.14%41.5
Ronin 2251,843321.74%1,14762.2%2.79%37.2
Apache 180253155.93%11445.1%13.16%38.1
Apache 180 is the conversion king at 13.16% from managed leads — but only 253 total leads and 45.1% management rate. This sub-model is severely under-promoted and under-managed. If it received the same lead volume as Apache 160 with a 60% mgmt rate, projected sales would be ~4,700+ units.

Top Departments

Source Performance (CO Table)

SourceLeadsSalesConv %
Pauta (Paid)48,0708941.86%
Financiación32,2445811.80%
Web Página Producto23,6031,0104.28%
Canales Atención9,0294404.87%
Web Cotización70710.00%
Web Hotsite7456.76%
Ropofy306206.54%
Bot WhatsApp8455.95%
Brigadas3625.56%
Web Cotización at 10% conversion is the standout micro-channel. Scaling this funnel (currently just 70 leads) represents a high-leverage opportunity. Web Página Producto (4.28%) and Canales Atención (4.87%) are the reliable workhorses at scale.

🇬🇹Guatemala — The Conversion Machine

11,736 leads · 3,268 sales · 27.85% conversion. Guatemala converts at 3.5x the LATAM average. This is the highest-performing market by far.

Apache 160
31.37%
5,279 leads · 1,656 sales
Apache 200
28.92%
4,602 leads · 1,331 sales
Apache 180
21.37%
964 leads · 206 sales
Ronin 225
7.72%
272 leads · 21 sales
OFFLINE is the engine: 8,219 Apache leads from OFFLINE source convert at 35.45% (2,914 sales). Direct traffic adds 2,699 leads at 11.45%. Guatemala's operation is dealer-centric with heavy in-person engagement — this model should be studied and replicated in other Central American markets.
Nov 2025 anomaly: 2,878 Apache leads with 71.13% conversion (2,047 sales). This is likely a batch import of confirmed sales rather than real-time lead creation. Even excluding November, Guatemala sustains 15-18% conversion month-over-month — still exceptional.

🇵🇪Perú — High Volume, Low Conversion

14,751 leads · 267 sales · 1.81% conversion. Peru generates the 3rd highest lead volume but converts at less than 1/4 of México's rate.

Apache 310/RR Conv
3.19%
3,414 leads · 109 sales
Apache 200 Conv
1.63%
4,049 leads · 66 sales
Contact Rate
95.2%
Highest in LATAM
Paid Social %
88%
Over-reliant on paid
Peru's paradox: best contact rate, worst conversion. 95.2% of leads are contacted, yet only 1.81% convert. The issue isn't reach — it's sales effectiveness. Leads are being touched but not closed. Possible causes: price sensitivity, competitive alternatives, or dealer follow-up quality. OFFLINE source converts at 6.94-7.38% (Apache/Ronin) vs 1.35% for Paid Social — same pattern as everywhere else.

Other Markets Snapshot

🇦🇷Argentina — 2,245 leads

4.54% conv · Apache 310/RR leads at 6.74% (highest sub-model). OFFLINE (7.95%) and Direct Traffic (4.85%) are top sources. PAID_SOCIAL generates 458 leads with 0% conversion — it's pure waste.

🇨🇱Chile — 968 leads

7.23% conv · Apache 310/RR at 36.59% (82 leads, 30 sales) — the highest sub-model conversion in all of LATAM. Ronin performs well at 4.70%. Almost entirely OFFLINE sourced.

🇻🇪Venezuela — 3,452 leads

0.52% conv · Generates significant volume but almost no sales (18 total). 80% contact rate but 0.23% conversion from Paid Social. This market is essentially non-converting. Needs fundamental reassessment.

🇭🇳Honduras — 94 leads

14.89% conv on tiny volume. Apache 160 at 27.27% (22 leads, 6 sales). Small but mighty — likely well-run dealer operation. Worth scaling investment.

🇨🇷Costa Rica — 662 leads

6.19% conv · Apache 160 at 8.39%, Apache 200 at 6.90%. Healthy mid-tier performance. Only 19.8% contact rate suggests room to improve pipeline management.

🇸🇻El Salvador — 809 leads

5.81% conv · Apache 180 at 7.59%. Solid conversion but very low contact rate (2.2%). Leads are arriving but barely being touched.

Sub-Model Performance Across Markets

Conversion Rate: Apache Sub-Models by Country (Top Markets)
Apache 160 is the universal workhorse — top performer in Guatemala (31.4%), México (13.8%), and Colombia (3.0%). Apache 310/RR shows extreme variance: 36.6% in Chile, 8.77% in Guatemala, but just 2.38% in México and 0.79% in Colombia. The 310's premium positioning works in markets with established dealer trust but fails in price-sensitive high-volume markets.

Lead Source Intelligence

Universal pattern across all markets: OFFLINE and intent-driven channels convert 5-50x better than Paid Social.

Source Conversion Rate by Country (Apache)
The OFFLINE advantage is not a coincidence — it's structural. OFFLINE (walk-ins, events, brigadas) converts at 35-83% across Guatemala, México, and Peru. These are buyers with confirmed intent. The strategic question isn't whether to invest in OFFLINE, but how to scale it — more events, more dealer activations, more Brigadas, more test rides.

Time to Close — Colombia

Distribution of days from lead creation to confirmed sale (CO table, since April 2025).

BucketApache Sales% of TotalRonin Sales% of Total
0-7 days36812.4%13.1%
8-15 days68122.9%721.9%
16-30 days74124.9%825.0%
31-60 days74825.1%618.8%
61-90 days44014.8%1031.3%
Apache closes in 8-60 days (73% of sales). Ronin skews later — 31.3% of sales happen between days 61-90. This confirms Ronin needs a longer nurturing runway: automated sequences that stay warm for 90 days without being aggressive.

Top Dealers — Colombia (Since April 2025)

Points of sale with 100+ leads. Management rate and conversion from managed leads.

DealerDeptLeadsSalesConv %Mgmt %
Centromotos de Colombia SAS FontibónBogotá1,762915.16%90.8%
Dismerca SAS Caracas 63Bogotá1,620835.12%95.1%
Dismerca SAS Aures DMKBogotá1,505795.25%95.1%
Dismerca SAS CedritosBogotá1,685774.57%94.7%
Dismerca SAS Av Caracas 44Bogotá1,773714.00%94.4%
Dismerca SAS Plaza ImperialBogotá1,499674.47%95.9%
Dismerca SAS PaloquemaoBogotá1,662674.03%95.7%
Kronos Motos SASTolima1,778663.71%96.1%
Centromotos de Colombia SASBogotá1,449634.35%87.7%
Motos de la Boyacá SASBogotá1,141595.17%93.3%
Dismerca SAS network remains the gold standard — 7 locations in the top 10, all with 94-96% management rate and 4-5% conversion. Centromotos Fontibón leads on absolute sales (91) and conversion (5.16%). Kronos Motos in Tolima shows that operational excellence isn't geography-dependent — 96.1% management outside Bogotá.

Key Patterns & Findings

1. The OFFLINE Conversion Phenomenon

Across every market, OFFLINE/dealer-sourced leads convert at 5-50x the rate of digital channels. México: 83% offline vs 1.7% paid social. Guatemala: 35% offline vs 5.7% paid social. Peru: 7% offline vs 1.4% paid. This is the single most important finding — every dollar shifted from low-converting paid to offline activations has an outsized ROI.

2. Ronin Works in México, Struggles Everywhere Else

México: 10.55% Ronin conversion (6,435 leads, 679 sales). Rest of LATAM combined: ~1.5% average. México's success likely comes from: (a) stronger Ronin positioning/awareness, (b) better dealer engagement with the neo-retro segment, (c) OFFLINE channel activation. Other markets treating Ronin as "another Apache" instead of a lifestyle product are failing it.

3. Guatemala Defies All Benchmarks

28% average conversion with peaks of 71% in November. Even discounting data artifacts, Guatemala sustains 15-18% month-over-month. The common factor: strong OFFLINE/dealer-centric operation where most leads are pre-qualified. This market proves that with the right dealer network and in-person engagement, conversion rates 10x the LATAM average are achievable.

4. Contact Rate ≠ Conversion

Peru: 95% contact rate, 1.8% conversion. Venezuela: 80% contact rate, 0.5% conversion. Meanwhile Honduras: 14.9% contact rate, 14.9% conversion. The metric that matters isn't how many leads you touch — it's how effectively you close the ones you touch. Quality of engagement > quantity of touchpoints.

5. Apache 180 — The Hidden Opportunity

Colombia: 13.16% conversion from managed leads (only 253 leads). El Salvador: 7.59%. Guatemala: 21.37%. The 180 consistently outconverts its siblings in managed-lead scenarios but receives a fraction of the marketing investment. This is the most under-leveraged product in the portfolio.

Strategic Recommendations

🔴 Immediate (Next 30 Days)

1. Audit Venezuela and Ecuador operations — combined 3,820 leads, 21 sales. Either fix the pipeline or reallocate ad spend to converting markets.

2. Kill or restructure underperforming paid social in Argentina — 458 leads with 0 sales is not acceptable. Redirect to OFFLINE/direct activations.

3. Scale Colombia's Web Cotización funnel — 10% conversion at just 70 leads. Add this CTA to every product page and ad landing page.

🟡 Medium-Term (60-90 Days)

4. Export México's Ronin playbook to Chile and Guatemala — both show Ronin potential (Chile 4.7%, Guatemala 7.7%) but on small volume. México's OFFLINE activation model is the template.

5. Launch Apache 180 marketing campaign — dedicated budget for the sub-model with the best conversion-per-managed-lead ratio across all markets. Target Colombia and Guatemala first.

6. Build 90-day Ronin nurturing sequence — 31% of Ronin sales happen after day 60. Lifestyle content, not price-focused. Test in Colombia and Peru.

7. Fix Peru's conversion gap — 95% contact rate + 1.8% conversion = sales process problem. Deploy dealer training, define SLAs for follow-up cadence, consider mystery shopping to diagnose.

🟢 Strategic (Q3+ 2026)

8. Shift LATAM media mix toward OFFLINE/high-intent — the data overwhelmingly shows 5-50x conversion premium for OFFLINE, WhatsApp, Brigadas, and direct web over paid social. Propose a 70/30 split (currently likely inverted) for México and Guatemala.

9. Replicate Dismerca operational model — build a dealer management score based on mgmt rate + conversion rate + response time. Require 90%+ management rate as a dealer KPI threshold.

10. Double down on Honduras and Costa Rica — small markets with strong conversion (14.9% and 6.2%) that justify increased investment. Their unit economics already work.