Chevrolet holds 21.3% share in Uruguay in May.
Sales of new light vehicles in Uruguay return to positive in May at +7.2% year-on-year to 4,721 units. The year-to-date tally tilts into positive as a result at +0.6% to 21,232. Chevrolet (+21.2%) surges to a massive 21.3% share, its highest since February 2017 (22.4%) and selling more than twice the amount of any other carmaker in the country. Fiat (+104.2%) follows in second place with 10.3% share with Volkswagen (-10.4%) in difficulty just 7 sales below. Suzuki (+240.5%) tumbles down to #10 despite a shiny year-on-year growth (May 2021 was particularly low) and goes from #2 year-to-date to #4, being overtaken by Fiat and Volkswagen. Peugeot (+119%), Citroen (+74.6%) and Nissan (+19.1%) also beat the market in the remainder of the Top 10 whereas Hyundai (-67.5%), Renault (-32.3%) and Toyota (-0.8%) slow down.
Previous month: Uruguay April 2023: Chevrolet reclaims top spot, sales skid -10.3%
One year ago: Uruguay May 2022: Chevrolet (+140.3%) takes control, sales drop -2.7%
Full May 2023 Top 45 All brands ranking below.
Uruguay May 2023 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | May-23 | % | /22 | Apr | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 1,005 | 21.3% | 21.2% | 1 | 3,105 | 14.6% | 4.0% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Fiat | 488 | 10.3% | 104.2% | 2 | 2,110 | 9.9% | -19.8% | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Volkswagen | 481 | 10.2% | -10.4% | 5 | 2,235 | 10.5% | -4.4% | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Renault | 401 | 8.5% | -32.3% | 3 | 1,814 | 8.5% | -25.1% | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | Peugeot | 381 | 8.1% | 119.0% | 6 | 1,490 | 7.0% | 95.3% | 7 | 8 |
| 6 | Toyota | 252 | 5.3% | -0.8% | 10 | 960 | 4.5% | -2.4% | 10 | 7 |
| 7 | Citroen | 241 | 5.1% | 74.6% | 9 | 1,500 | 7.1% | 204.3% | 6 | 10 |
| 8 | Hyundai | 224 | 4.7% | -67.5% | 7 | 1,221 | 5.8% | -52.5% | 8 | 4 |
| 9 | Nissan | 224 | 4.7% | 19.1% | 8 | 1,023 | 4.8% | 1.9% | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Suzuki | 126 | 2.7% | 240.5% | 4 | 2,087 | 9.8% | 17.8% | 4 | 6 |
| 11 | Chery | 101 | 2.1% | 34.7% | 12 | 338 | 1.6% | -7.9% | 12 | 11 |
| 12 | BYD | 93 | 2.0% | 57.6% | 20 | 320 | 1.5% | 103.8% | 13 | 12 |
| 13 | Jetour | 75 | 1.6% | 177.8% | 11 | 346 | 1.6% | 121.8% | 11 | 14 |
| 14 | DongFeng (DFSK) | 59 | 1.2% | 156.5% | 17 | 168 | 0.8% | 15.1% | 20 | 19 |
| 15 | Jeep | 52 | 1.1% | 85.7% | 19 | 149 | 0.7% | -8.0% | 22 | 20 |
| 16 | Ford | 51 | 1.1% | 70.0% | 13 | 238 | 1.1% | 56.6% | 14 | 13 |
| 17 | Changan | 51 | 1.1% | 88.9% | 18 | 215 | 1.0% | 136.3% | 15 | 22 |
| 18 | Victory | 51 | 1.1% | 121.7% | 27 | 188 | 0.9% | 69.4% | 17 | 24 |
| 19 | BMW | 44 | 0.9% | 41.9% | 14 | 190 | 0.9% | 19.5% | 16 | 21 |
| 20 | Geely | 41 | 0.9% | 5.1% | 25 | 122 | 0.6% | -38.7% | 24 | 16 |
| 21 | Mercedes | 39 | 0.8% | -7.1% | 21 | 171 | 0.8% | 10.3% | 19 | 18 |
| 22 | Honda | 28 | 0.6% | 12.0% | 15 | 132 | 0.6% | -15.4% | 23 | 15 |
| 23 | Mazda | 28 | 0.6% | 21.7% | 30 | 78 | 0.4% | -24.3% | 28 | 27 |
| 24 | Mitsubishi | 27 | 0.6% | 285.7% | 35 | 79 | 0.4% | -15.1% | 27 | 28 |
| 25 | Audi | 25 | 0.5% | 19.0% | 22 | 99 | 0.5% | -7.5% | 25 | 26 |
| 26 | GWM | 20 | 0.4% | -67.7% | 16 | 182 | 0.9% | -19.1% | 18 | 17 |
| 27 | Volvo | 20 | 0.4% | 81.8% | 23 | 75 | 0.4% | 47.1% | 29 | 30 |
| 28 | JAC | 15 | 0.3% | -60.5% | 24 | 151 | 0.7% | 26.9% | 21 | 23 |
| 29 | Subaru | 9 | 0.2% | 28.6% | – | 49 | 0.2% | 6.5% | 31 | 32 |
| 30 | Kia | 8 | 0.2% | -61.9% | 29 | 55 | 0.3% | 5.8% | 30 | 31 |
| 31 | Maxus | 8 | 0.2% | n/a | 28 | 34 | 0.2% | 1600.0% | 32 | 49 |
| 32 | Karry | 7 | 0.1% | -78.8% | 26 | 96 | 0.5% | -14.3% | 26 | 25 |
| 33 | Mini | 6 | 0.1% | 20.0% | 32 | 30 | 0.1% | 11.1% | 34 | 33 |
| 34 | Opel | 5 | 0.1% | -88.1% | 31 | 30 | 0.1% | -63.4% | 33 | 29 |
| 35 | JMC | 5 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 38 | 19 | 0.1% | 35.7% | 36 | 36 |
| 36 | Bestune | 5 | 0.1% | 150.0% | 41 | 11 | 0.1% | 266.7% | 40 | 54 |
| 37 | Land Rover | 4 | 0.1% | 33.3% | 34 | 15 | 0.1% | 400.0% | 37 | 45 |
| 38 | Iveco | 4 | 0.1% | 100.0% | 43 | 7 | 0.0% | -22.2% | 44 | 40 |
| 39 | Foton | 3 | 0.1% | n/a | 39 | 10 | 0.0% | 150.0% | 41 | 41 |
| 40 | Ram | 3 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 42 | 7 | 0.0% | -22.2% | 43 | 44 |
| 41 | Porsche | 3 | 0.1% | n/a | – | 5 | 0.0% | 400.0% | 46 | 53 |
| 42 | Maserati | 3 | 0.1% | n/a | – | 4 | 0.0% | -20.0% | 47 | 46 |
| 43 | XEV | 2 | 0.0% | new | 33 | 24 | 0.1% | new | 35 | 35 |
| 44 | Haval | 2 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 40 | 8 | 0.0% | 166.7% | 42 | 52 |
| 45 | Seat | 1 | 0.0% | -85.7% | – | 5 | 0.0% | -80.8% | 45 | 34 |
Source: Autodata
