Uruguay August 2020: Fiat (+45.8%), Chevrolet (+15.4%) help slim down market fall to -5.1%

Fiat sales are up 45.8% in a market down -5.1%.

New car sales in Uruguay slim down their decline to -5.1% year-on-year in August at 3.224 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -24.7% to 19.433. The top 2 brands fare much worse than the market however, with Volkswagen down -14.2% and Suzuki down -17%. In contrast, Chevrolet soars 15.4% at #3 and Fiat surges 45.8% to #4. Nissan (+29.5%) and Hyundai (+22.2%) also shine in the remainder of the Top 10 whereas Citroen (-31.5%), Renault (-28.9%), Peugeot (-27.6%) and Toyota (-24%) stumble down. Kia (+206.7%), Changan (+166.7%), BYD (+125%), Mazda (+125%), Jeep (+90%), Mitsubishi (+61.5%), Subaru (+50%), JAC (+30.8%), Ford (+30%), Audi (+20%), Honda (+17.2%) and Mercedes (+14.3%) stand out further down. For once Chinese brands (-21.5%) fall a lot faster than the market at 6.9% share vs. 8.6% so far this year.

Previous month: Uruguay July 2020: Chevrolet (+23.9%) defies market down -17.5%

One year ago: Uruguay August 2019: VW (+17.8%), Renault (+23.8%), Chinese (+21.5%) ignore market back down (-12.3%)

Full August 2020 Top 50 All-brands ranking below.