Uruguay August 2024: Volkswagen at highest in 3.5 years
Volkswagen holds 10.9% of the Uruguayan market in August.
New light vehicle sales in Uruguay advance 8.6% year-on-year in August to 5,510 units. This brings the year-to-date tally up 8.2% to 38,929. The Top 2 carmakers disappoint with year-on-year declines. Chevrolet is down -12.2% to 14.4% share vs. 16.4% so far this year and Fiat is off -8.6% to 12.8% vs. 13% YTD. In contrast the next 6 brands deliver double-digit gains at leads, Volkswagen is up 29.4% to third place with 10.9% share, its first time above 10% since May 2023 (10.2%) and highest share since February 2023 (12.1%). Renault (+38%) and Hyundai (+16.3%) follow while BYD (+152.1%) lodges the largest year-on-year gain in the Top 10 again and climbs three ranks on July to #6. Suzuki (+42.5%) and Citroen (+23%) also shine at #7 and #8 respectively.
Previous month: Uruguay July 2024: Fiat (+74.1%) catches up on Chevrolet (-26.4%)
One year ago: Uruguay August 2023: Chevrolet (+67.8%), Fiat (+150%) top market up 21.7%
Full August 2024 Top 55 All brands ranking below.
Uruguay August 2024 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Aug-24 | % | /23 | Jul | 2024 | % | /23 | Pos | FY23 |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 793 | 14.4% | – 12.2% | 1 | 6,380 | 16.4% | + 7.8% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Fiat | 704 | 12.8% | – 8.6% | 2 | 5,052 | 13.0% | + 34.3% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Volkswagen | 599 | 10.9% | + 29.4% | 6 | 3,040 | 7.8% | – 10.2% | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Renault | 490 | 8.9% | + 38.0% | 4 | 3,010 | 7.7% | + 6.8% | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | Hyundai | 392 | 7.1% | + 16.3% | 5 | 3,062 | 7.9% | + 34.8% | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | BYD | 368 | 6.7% | + 152.1% | 9 | 2,149 | 5.5% | + 293.6% | 7 | 11 |
| 7 | Suzuki | 322 | 5.8% | + 42.5% | 3 | 2,536 | 6.5% | – 30.3% | 6 | 3 |
| 8 | Citroen | 262 | 4.8% | + 23.0% | 8 | 2,004 | 5.1% | – 6.4% | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Toyota | 195 | 3.5% | – 23.8% | 10 | 1,491 | 3.8% | – 9.0% | 11 | 10 |
| 10 | Nissan | 190 | 3.4% | – 16.3% | 11 | 1,729 | 4.4% | + 4.2% | 10 | 9 |
| 11 | Peugeot | 179 | 3.2% | – 42.6% | 7 | 1,893 | 4.9% | – 22.7% | 9 | 7 |
| 12 | Chery | 104 | 1.9% | + 2.0% | 13 | 644 | 1.7% | + 10.7% | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | Geely | 68 | 1.2% | + 223.8% | 14 | 367 | 0.9% | + 87.2% | 18 | 24 |
| 14 | Omoda | 64 | 1.2% | new | 38 | 109 | 0.3% | new | 31 | 62 |
| 15 | Victory | 62 | 1.1% | + 67.6% | 15 | 445 | 1.1% | + 42.2% | 14 | 17 |
| 16 | Jetour | 58 | 1.1% | + 9.4% | 20 | 475 | 1.2% | – 7.0% | 13 | 13 |
| 17 | Mitsubishi | 55 | 1.0% | + 292.9% | 24 | 127 | 0.3% | – 22.6% | 29 | 27 |
| 18 | DongFeng (incl. DFSK) | 54 | 1.0% | + 80.0% | 18 | 422 | 1.1% | + 45.0% | 16 | 19 |
| 19 | Volvo | 52 | 0.9% | + 205.9% | 12 | 244 | 0.6% | + 103.3% | 24 | 29 |
| 20 | JAC | 50 | 0.9% | + 66.7% | 21 | 277 | 0.7% | + 21.0% | 22 | 23 |
| 21 | Honda | 48 | 0.9% | + 50.0% | 17 | 428 | 1.1% | + 85.3% | 15 | 20 |
| 22 | Ford | 47 | 0.9% | – 13.0% | 16 | 372 | 1.0% | – 15.6% | 17 | 14 |
| 23 | BMW | 41 | 0.7% | – 18.0% | 19 | 357 | 0.9% | + 9.2% | 19 | 15 |
| 24 | Jeep | 41 | 0.7% | – 8.9% | 25 | 314 | 0.8% | + 22.7% | 20 | 21 |
| 25 | Changan | 39 | 0.7% | + 56.0% | 27 | 288 | 0.7% | – 17.5% | 21 | 18 |
| 26 | Mercedes | 36 | 0.7% | + 0.0% | 22 | 260 | 0.7% | – 8.5% | 23 | 16 |
| 27 | Karry | 33 | 0.6% | + 725.0% | 28 | 226 | 0.6% | + 55.9% | 25 | 25 |
| 28 | Mazda | 23 | 0.4% | + 130.0% | 32 | 96 | 0.2% | – 12.7% | 33 | 30 |
| 29 | Audi | 19 | 0.3% | – 20.8% | 31 | 145 | 0.4% | – 16.7% | 28 | 26 |
| 30 | Kia | 18 | 0.3% | – 55.0% | 26 | 150 | 0.4% | + 2.0% | 27 | 28 |
| 31 | Foton | 17 | 0.3% | + 240.0% | 33 | 41 | 0.1% | + 115.8% | 36 | 41 |
| 32 | Ram | 14 | 0.3% | + 1300.0% | 29 | 115 | 0.3% | + 945.5% | 30 | 46 |
| 33 | Subaru | 13 | 0.2% | + 8.3% | 30 | 98 | 0.3% | + 27.3% | 32 | 31 |
| 34 | Maxus | 10 | 0.2% | + 100.0% | 34 | 57 | 0.1% | – 10.9% | 34 | 32 |
| 35 | LMI | 6 | 0.1% | – 86.4% | 43 | 19 | 0.0% | – 56.8% | 43 | 36 |
| 36 | GWM | 5 | 0.1% | – 80.0% | 23 | 160 | 0.4% | – 35.5% | 26 | 22 |
| 37 | Lynk & Co | 5 | 0.1% | new | – | 5 | 0.0% | new | 53 | – |
| 38 | Keyton | 4 | 0.1% | n/a | – | 4 | 0.0% | n/a | 58 | – |
| 39 | Tesla | 3 | 0.1% | – 86.4% | 40 | 28 | 0.1% | + 27.3% | 40 | 42 |
| 40 | Bestune | 3 | 0.1% | – 25.0% | 37 | 22 | 0.1% | + 10.0% | 41 | 43 |
| 41 | Maserati | 3 | 0.1% | n/a | – | 7 | 0.0% | – 22.2% | 50 | 51 |
| 42 | Seat | 2 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 48 | 32 | 0.1% | + 255.6% | 38 | 47 |
| 43 | JMC | 2 | 0.0% | – 60.0% | 36 | 30 | 0.1% | + 15.4% | 39 | 37 |
| 44 | Land Rover | 2 | 0.0% | – 50.0% | – | 11 | 0.0% | – 54.2% | 46 | 40 |
| 45 | XEV | 2 | 0.0% | – 83.3% | 45 | 9 | 0.0% | – 79.1% | 48 | 34 |
| 46 | Haval | 2 | 0.0% | – 50.0% | – | 9 | 0.0% | – 43.8% | 49 | 38 |
| 47 | Iveco | 2 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | – | 5 | 0.0% | – 76.2% | 52 | 44 |
| 48 | BAIC | 2 | 0.0% | + 100.0% | 47 | 4 | 0.0% | – 76.5% | 57 | 48 |
| 49 | Mini | 1 | 0.0% | – 75.0% | 35 | 43 | 0.1% | – 8.5% | 35 | 33 |
| 50 | MG | 1 | 0.0% | new | 39 | 40 | 0.1% | new | 37 | – |
| 51 | Leapmotor | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 41 | 21 | 0.1% | + 75.0% | 42 | 52 |
| 52 | Today Sunshine | 1 | 0.0% | – 96.8% | 49 | 14 | 0.0% | – 54.8% | 45 | 39 |
| 53 | Farizon | 1 | 0.0% | new | 50 | 5 | 0.0% | new | 51 | – |
| 54 | Kaiyun | 1 | 0.0% | – 93.3% | 46 | 4 | 0.0% | – 73.3% | 56 | 45 |
| 55 | UMEV | 1 | 0.0% | new | – | 1 | 0.0% | new | 62 | – |
Source: Autodata
