Uruguay February 2025: BYD (+266%) up to 10% share
BYD is the third best-selling carmaker in Uruguay in February.
5,617 new light vehicles found a buyer in Uruguay in February, a very solid 16.7% year-on-year improvement. As it was the case for January, this is the largest February volume in at least a decade. This way, the year-to-date tally is up 10.4% to 9,768. Fiat (+75.7%) continues to vastly dominate the brands charts with 18.1% share vs. 19.4% so far this year. Far below, Chevrolet (-41.8%) is in a rut and teased for 2nd place by BYD (+266%) delivering its best score since reaching #2 and 12% last June. Below, Renault (+63.7%), Suzuki (+26.2%) and Volkswagen (+26.6%) all beat the market. Bar Hyundai (+6.8%), all remaining Top 10 members fall by the double-digits, with Nissan (-53.8%) hit the hardest.
Previous month: Uruguay January 2025: Fiat surges to highest share in 3 years
One year ago: Uruguay February 2024: Chery (+202.6%) ultra dominant in surging market
Full February 2025 Top 54 All brands ranking below.
Uruguay February 2025 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Feb-25 | % | /24 | Jan | 2025 | % | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Fiat | 1,014 | 18.1% | + 75.7% | 1 | 1,896 | 19.4% | + 40.4% | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Chevrolet | 604 | 10.8% | – 41.8% | 2 | 1,060 | 10.9% | – 36.0% | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | BYD | 560 | 10.0% | + 266.0% | 6 | 817 | 8.4% | + 236.2% | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | Renault | 527 | 9.4% | + 63.7% | 4 | 865 | 8.9% | + 53.9% | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Suzuki | 463 | 8.2% | + 26.2% | 8 | 620 | 6.3% | – 1.4% | 7 | 10 |
| 6 | Volkswagen | 419 | 7.5% | + 26.6% | 3 | 831 | 8.5% | + 17.5% | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Hyundai | 378 | 6.7% | + 6.8% | 5 | 684 | 7.0% | + 5.2% | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Peugeot | 171 | 3.0% | – 22.3% | 13 | 244 | 2.5% | – 43.3% | 11 | 12 |
| 9 | Nissan | 150 | 2.7% | – 53.8% | 7 | 311 | 3.2% | – 31.3% | 8 | 7 |
| 10 | Toyota | 143 | 2.5% | – 24.7% | 10 | 254 | 2.6% | – 32.1% | 10 | 11 |
| 11 | Citroen | 132 | 2.4% | – 47.2% | 9 | 272 | 2.8% | – 33.7% | 9 | 8 |
| 12 | Chery | 105 | 1.9% | + 29.6% | 11 | 199 | 2.0% | + 23.6% | 12 | 13 |
| 13 | Geely | 71 | 1.3% | + 163.0% | 15 | 131 | 1.3% | + 101.5% | 14 | 14 |
| 14 | Dongfeng | 67 | 1.2% | + 1575.0% | 31 | 80 | 0.8% | + 158.1% | 18 | 15 |
| 15 | Jetour | 62 | 1.1% | + 0.0% | 12 | 140 | 1.4% | + 12.9% | 13 | 9 |
| 16 | Victory | 51 | 0.9% | – 12.1% | 18 | 92 | 0.9% | + 2.2% | 16 | 24 |
| 17 | Honda | 50 | 0.9% | + 6.4% | 14 | 118 | 1.2% | + 34.1% | 15 | 16 |
| 18 | DFSK | 48 | 0.9% | – 2.0% | 19 | 88 | 0.9% | – 3.3% | 17 | 19 |
| 19 | Jeep | 45 | 0.8% | + 114.3% | 22 | 77 | 0.8% | + 40.0% | 20 | 21 |
| 20 | Ford | 45 | 0.8% | + 2.3% | 24 | 66 | 0.7% | – 25.0% | 23 | 22 |
| 21 | JAC | 41 | 0.7% | + 156.3% | 20 | 76 | 0.8% | + 90.0% | 21 | 33 |
| 22 | Foton | 38 | 0.7% | n/a | 21 | 73 | 0.7% | + 2333.3% | 22 | 20 |
| 23 | JMC | 37 | 0.7% | + 1750.0% | 39 | 43 | 0.4% | + 760.0% | 29 | 28 |
| 24 | BMW | 36 | 0.6% | + 2.9% | 17 | 78 | 0.8% | – 1.3% | 19 | 17 |
| 25 | Karry | 33 | 0.6% | – 8.3% | 25 | 54 | 0.6% | – 16.9% | 25 | 25 |
| 26 | GWM | 31 | 0.6% | + 55.0% | 28 | 49 | 0.5% | + 11.4% | 27 | 31 |
| 27 | Mercedes | 24 | 0.4% | – 20.0% | 23 | 49 | 0.5% | – 19.7% | 26 | 29 |
| 28 | Ram | 24 | 0.4% | + 166.7% | 27 | 44 | 0.5% | + 158.8% | 28 | 27 |
| 29 | Changan | 24 | 0.4% | – 31.4% | 33 | 34 | 0.3% | – 55.3% | 32 | 34 |
| 30 | Volvo | 18 | 0.3% | + 200.0% | – | 18 | 0.2% | + 63.6% | 38 | 39 |
| 31 | Omoda | 16 | 0.3% | new | 16 | 64 | 0.7% | new | 24 | 18 |
| 32 | Kia | 16 | 0.3% | + 700.0% | 29 | 34 | 0.3% | + 466.7% | 31 | 30 |
| 33 | BAW | 16 | 0.3% | new | 38 | 23 | 0.2% | new | 35 | 35 |
| 34 | Audi | 14 | 0.2% | – 36.4% | 26 | 34 | 0.3% | – 24.4% | 30 | 45 |
| 35 | Deepal | 14 | 0.2% | new | 37 | 22 | 0.2% | new | 36 | 51 |
| 36 | MG | 14 | 0.2% | + 366.7% | – | 14 | 0.1% | – 48.1% | 43 | 41 |
| 37 | Bestune | 13 | 0.2% | n/a | 30 | 29 | 0.3% | + 1350.0% | 33 | 23 |
| 38 | Mazda | 12 | 0.2% | – 40.0% | 32 | 24 | 0.2% | + 20.0% | 34 | 32 |
| 39 | Mitsubishi | 11 | 0.2% | + 83.3% | 34 | 21 | 0.2% | + 50.0% | 37 | – |
| 40 | Mini | 10 | 0.2% | + 42.9% | 40 | 16 | 0.2% | + 100.0% | 40 | 40 |
| 41 | Geely Riddara | 10 | 0.2% | new | 43 | 15 | 0.2% | new | 42 | 36 |
| 42 | Zeekr | 9 | 0.2% | new | 45 | 12 | 0.1% | new | 44 | 48 |
| 43 | GAC | 7 | 0.1% | new | 36 | 15 | 0.2% | new | 41 | 42 |
| 44 | Lynk & Co | 7 | 0.1% | new | 44 | 10 | 0.1% | new | 46 | 53 |
| 45 | Subaru | 6 | 0.1% | – 75.0% | 35 | 16 | 0.2% | – 54.3% | 39 | 37 |
| 46 | Maxus | 6 | 0.1% | – 14.3% | 42 | 11 | 0.1% | – 8.3% | 45 | 50 |
| 47 | Voltbike | 4 | 0.1% | new | 49 | 7 | 0.1% | new | 47 | 56 |
| 48 | Land Rover | 4 | 0.1% | + 300.0% | – | 4 | 0.0% | + 100.0% | 50 | 46 |
| 49 | Keyton | 3 | 0.1% | new | – | 3 | 0.0% | new | 53 | 43 |
| 50 | Iveco | 1 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 47 | 4 | 0.0% | + 100.0% | 49 | – |
| 51 | Tesla | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 55 | 47 |
| 52 | Leapmotor | 1 | 0.0% | – 50.0% | – | 1 | 0.0% | – 50.0% | 56 | 49 |
| 53 | Today Sunshine | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 57 | 52 |
| 54 | Maserati | 1 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | – | 1 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 58 | 54 |
Source: Autodata
