Uruguay April 2025: BYD up to record 2nd place
BYD holds 10.2% of the Uruguayan market in April.
5,078 new cars found a buyer in Uruguay in April, a -2.8% year-on-year contraction. The year-to-date tally is up 9.9% to 20,559. The Top 4 carmakers all defy the market decline with double-digit gains. Fiat advances 10.9% to 14% share vs. 16.9% so far this year, followed by BYD up 95.9% to 10.4% share, its second best below the 12% it hit in June 2024. BYD also accesses to the 2nd spot for the second time ever. Renault (+21.6%) is up one rank on last month to #3 while Volkswagen (+36.9%) is up three to #4. Completely imploding is Chevrolet (-51.4%) at #5 but still #2 year-to-date. Chery (+80.2%) also shines in the remainder of the Top 10. As a whole, Chinese carmakers account for 29.1% of the Uruguayan market in April.
Previous month: Uruguay March 2025: Fiat (+44.9%) stays #1, BYD up 72.2% in market up 25.2%
One year ago: Uruguay April 2024: BYD, Hyundai highlight surging market
Full April 2025 Top 64 All brands ranking below.
Uruguay April 2025 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Apr-25 | % | /24 | Mar | 2025 | % | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Fiat | 710 | 14.0% | + 10.9% | 1 | 3,465 | 16.9% | + 34.1% | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | BYD | 529 | 10.4% | + 95.9% | 6 | 1,804 | 8.8% | + 131.6% | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | Renault | 513 | 10.1% | + 21.6% | 4 | 1,863 | 9.1% | + 28.7% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Volkswagen | 482 | 9.5% | + 36.9% | 7 | 1,740 | 8.5% | + 27.6% | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Chevrolet | 426 | 8.4% | – 51.4% | 2 | 2,167 | 10.5% | – 31.5% | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Hyundai | 352 | 6.9% | – 22.3% | 5 | 1,521 | 7.4% | + 4.1% | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Citroen | 222 | 4.4% | – 21.0% | 9 | 694 | 3.4% | – 28.0% | 9 | 8 |
| 8 | Chery | 200 | 3.9% | + 80.2% | 10 | 576 | 2.8% | + 71.9% | 10 | 13 |
| 9 | Suzuki | 191 | 3.8% | – 50.6% | 3 | 1,303 | 6.3% | – 3.8% | 7 | 10 |
| 10 | Nissan | 150 | 3.0% | – 26.1% | 8 | 716 | 3.5% | – 22.0% | 8 | 7 |
| 11 | Toyota | 126 | 2.5% | – 37.0% | 12 | 513 | 2.5% | – 32.5% | 12 | 11 |
| 12 | Victory | 122 | 2.4% | + 56.4% | – | 214 | 1.0% | + 9.2% | 17 | 24 |
| 13 | Peugeot | 120 | 2.4% | – 50.0% | 11 | 534 | 2.6% | – 44.8% | 11 | 12 |
| 14 | Dongfeng | 105 | 2.1% | + 3400.0% | 13 | 306 | 1.5% | + 800.0% | 13 | 15 |
| 15 | Omoda | 72 | 1.4% | + 1340.0% | 15 | 193 | 0.9% | + 3760.0% | 18 | 18 |
| 16 | Honda | 61 | 1.2% | – 10.3% | 17 | 230 | 1.1% | + 10.6% | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | JMC | 51 | 1.0% | + 1600.0% | 24 | 129 | 0.6% | + 892.3% | 25 | 28 |
| 18 | Jetour | 42 | 0.8% | – 32.3% | 14 | 266 | 1.3% | + 7.7% | 14 | 9 |
| 19 | BMW | 40 | 0.8% | + 5.3% | 19 | 162 | 0.8% | – 4.1% | 19 | 17 |
| 20 | Ford | 40 | 0.8% | – 13.0% | 23 | 141 | 0.7% | – 21.7% | 22 | 22 |
| 21 | Geely | 38 | 0.7% | – 41.5% | 16 | 233 | 1.1% | + 52.3% | 15 | 14 |
| 22 | GWM | 37 | 0.7% | + 60.9% | 21 | 125 | 0.6% | + 66.7% | 26 | 31 |
| 23 | Foton | 36 | 0.7% | + 1100.0% | 25 | 140 | 0.7% | + 1455.6% | 23 | 20 |
| 24 | Karry | 36 | 0.7% | + 50.0% | 26 | 117 | 0.6% | + 1.7% | 27 | 25 |
| 25 | JAC | 31 | 0.6% | + 55.0% | 18 | 155 | 0.8% | + 82.4% | 20 | 33 |
| 26 | DFSK | 29 | 0.6% | – 49.1% | 22 | 152 | 0.7% | – 23.2% | 21 | 19 |
| 27 | Mercedes | 27 | 0.5% | – 20.6% | 31 | 95 | 0.5% | – 20.8% | 28 | 29 |
| 28 | Jeep | 21 | 0.4% | – 61.8% | 20 | 137 | 0.7% | – 9.3% | 24 | 21 |
| 29 | Bestune | 21 | 0.4% | + 600.0% | 35 | 61 | 0.3% | + 577.8% | 34 | 23 |
| 30 | Ram | 20 | 0.4% | + 33.3% | 28 | 88 | 0.4% | + 83.3% | 29 | 27 |
| 31 | Changan | 20 | 0.4% | – 57.4% | 30 | 74 | 0.4% | – 52.3% | 31 | 34 |
| 32 | Audi | 19 | 0.4% | + 11.8% | 29 | 75 | 0.4% | – 7.4% | 30 | 45 |
| 33 | Mitsubishi | 18 | 0.4% | + 800.0% | 49 | 41 | 0.2% | + 86.4% | 37 | – |
| 34 | BAW | 16 | 0.3% | new | 27 | 66 | 0.3% | new | 32 | 35 |
| 35 | GAC | 16 | 0.3% | new | 37 | 39 | 0.2% | new | 39 | 42 |
| 36 | MG | 15 | 0.3% | + 1400.0% | 34 | 45 | 0.2% | + 40.6% | 36 | 41 |
| 37 | Mazda | 14 | 0.3% | + 0.0% | 33 | 54 | 0.3% | + 25.6% | 35 | 32 |
| 38 | Geely Riddara | 14 | 0.3% | + 366.7% | 43 | 34 | 0.2% | + 580.0% | 40 | 36 |
| 39 | Volvo | 12 | 0.2% | + 500.0% | 36 | 40 | 0.2% | + 73.9% | 38 | 39 |
| 40 | Kia | 10 | 0.2% | – 78.3% | 32 | 63 | 0.3% | + 21.2% | 33 | 30 |
| 41 | Mini | 8 | 0.2% | + 60.0% | 41 | 29 | 0.1% | + 45.0% | 41 | 40 |
| 42 | Jaecoo | 8 | 0.2% | new | 38 | 24 | 0.1% | new | 44 | 58 |
| 43 | Lynk & Co | 8 | 0.2% | new | 46 | 21 | 0.1% | new | 46 | 53 |
| 44 | Haval | 8 | 0.2% | + 100.0% | 47 | 15 | 0.1% | + 200.0% | 48 | 44 |
| 45 | Maxus | 6 | 0.1% | – 33.3% | 44 | 22 | 0.1% | – 24.1% | 45 | 50 |
| 46 | Leapmotor | 5 | 0.1% | + 25.0% | 52 | 8 | 0.0% | – 38.5% | 53 | 49 |
| 47 | Jinpeng | 5 | 0.1% | + 150.0% | – | 8 | 0.0% | + 166.7% | 54 | 38 |
| 48 | Subaru | 4 | 0.1% | – 55.6% | 42 | 25 | 0.1% | – 49.0% | 43 | 37 |
| 49 | Opel | 3 | 0.1% | n/a | 45 | 11 | 0.1% | + 266.7% | 50 | 57 |
| 50 | Land Rover | 3 | 0.1% | + 0.0% | 50 | 9 | 0.0% | + 50.0% | 52 | 46 |
| 51 | Zeekr | 2 | 0.0% | new | 40 | 20 | 0.1% | new | 47 | 48 |
| 52 | Farizon | 2 | 0.0% | new | 55 | 11 | 0.1% | new | 49 | 26 |
| 53 | Voltbike | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | 56 | 10 | 0.0% | n/a | 51 | 56 |
| 54 | Keyton | 2 | 0.0% | new | – | 5 | 0.0% | new | 57 | 43 |
| 55 | Seat | 1 | 0.0% | – 80.0% | – | 7 | 0.0% | – 65.0% | 55 | 59 |
| 56 | LMI | 1 | 0.0% | #DIV/0! | 48 | 4 | 0.0% | + 300.0% | 58 | 55 |
| 57 | Kaiyi | 1 | 0.0% | new | 53 | 3 | 0.0% | new | 59 | 67 |
| 58 | Maple | 1 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 54 | 3 | 0.0% | + 200.0% | 60 | 72 |
| 59 | Tesla | 1 | 0.0% | – 83.3% | 57 | 3 | 0.0% | – 82.4% | 61 | 47 |
| 60 | Today Sunshine | 1 | 0.0% | – 50.0% | 58 | 3 | 0.0% | – 40.0% | 62 | 52 |
| 61 | Maserati | 1 | 0.0% | – 50.0% | – | 2 | 0.0% | – 33.3% | 63 | 54 |
| 62 | XEV | 1 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | – | 1 | 0.0% | – 80.0% | 64 | 60 |
| 63 | Deepal | 0 | 0.0% | new | 39 | 28 | 0.1% | new | 42 | 51 |
| 64 | Iveco | 0 | 0.0% | n/a | 51 | 6 | 0.0% | + 200.0% | 56 | – |
Source: Autodata
