The Uruguayan new light vehicle market posts another solid gain in February at +6.3% year-on-year to 3,643 units. So far this year, sales are up 11.2% to 7,443. Up from #9 last month and a whopping 500% year-on-year, Fiat stands in pole position this month for the first time since March 2022. Volkswagen (-15.8%) is up one spot on January to #2 despite a drastic loss. Chevrolet (-40.3%) fares even worse but keeps the YTD top spot thanks to a very strong January score. Peugeot (+74.8%), Suzuki (+19.5%), Nissan (+17.1%) and Toyota (+10.8%) all beat the market in the remainder of the Top 10 whereas Hyundai (-59.4%) implodes. Just below, the Top 4 Chinese brands are all in great shape, with Changan (+275%) the most dynamic followed by BYD (+104.2%), Jetour (+62.2%) and Chery (+11.3%).
Previous month: Uruguay January 2023: Chevrolet and Suzuki on top again, Citroen (+571.4%) amazes in market up 16.4%
One year ago: Uruguay February 2022: Chevrolet and Volkswagen top market down -6.1%
Full February 2023 Top 50 All brands ranking below.
Uruguay February 2023 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Feb-23 | % | /22 | Jan | 2023 | % | /21 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Fiat | 528 | 14.5% | 500.0% | 9 | 632 | 8.5% | -65.2% | 5 | 5 |
| 2 | Volkswagen | 442 | 12.1% | -15.8% | 3 | 879 | 11.8% | -37.3% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Chevrolet | 343 | 9.4% | -40.3% | 1 | 1,048 | 14.1% | -41.2% | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Citroen | 339 | 9.3% | 173.4% | 5 | 621 | 8.3% | 107.7% | 6 | 10 |
| 5 | Renault | 338 | 9.3% | -23.5% | 4 | 633 | 8.5% | -54.3% | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | Suzuki | 270 | 7.4% | 19.5% | 2 | 820 | 11.0% | -32.1% | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Peugeot | 243 | 6.7% | 74.8% | 6 | 473 | 6.4% | 8.2% | 7 | 8 |
| 8 | Nissan | 233 | 6.4% | 17.1% | 16 | 280 | 3.8% | -54.5% | 10 | 9 |
| 9 | Toyota | 174 | 4.8% | 10.8% | 8 | 306 | 4.1% | -40.0% | 9 | 7 |
| 10 | Hyundai | 142 | 3.9% | -59.4% | 7 | 352 | 4.7% | -69.9% | 8 | 4 |
| 11 | Jetour | 73 | 2.0% | 62.2% | 11 | 152 | 2.0% | 25.6% | 11 | 14 |
| 12 | Chery | 59 | 1.6% | 11.3% | 15 | 112 | 1.5% | -41.1% | 13 | 11 |
| 13 | BYD | 49 | 1.3% | 104.2% | 13 | 118 | 1.6% | 87.3% | 12 | 12 |
| 14 | Changan | 45 | 1.2% | 275.0% | 14 | 99 | 1.3% | 130.2% | 14 | 22 |
| 15 | Ford | 42 | 1.2% | 2.4% | 18 | 84 | 1.1% | -19.2% | 17 | 13 |
| 16 | Mercedes | 38 | 1.0% | 22.6% | 22 | 69 | 0.9% | -20.7% | 20 | 18 |
| 17 | BMW | 35 | 1.0% | 25.0% | 20 | 71 | 1.0% | -22.0% | 18 | 21 |
| 18 | Victory | 27 | 0.7% | -6.9% | 17 | 70 | 0.9% | 1.4% | 19 | 24 |
| 19 | Karry | 27 | 0.7% | -30.8% | 19 | 65 | 0.9% | -4.4% | 21 | 25 |
| 20 | JAC | 24 | 0.7% | 20.0% | 12 | 95 | 1.3% | 46.2% | 15 | 23 |
| 21 | Jeep | 24 | 0.7% | -25.0% | 29 | 33 | 0.4% | -70.0% | 26 | 20 |
| 22 | DongFeng (DFSK) | 19 | 0.5% | -48.6% | 24 | 41 | 0.6% | -59.4% | 23 | 19 |
| 23 | Audi | 19 | 0.5% | -9.5% | 25 | 35 | 0.5% | -39.7% | 25 | 26 |
| 24 | Geely | 18 | 0.5% | -52.6% | 21 | 52 | 0.7% | -63.1% | 22 | 16 |
| 25 | Honda | 16 | 0.4% | -48.4% | 27 | 29 | 0.4% | -71.3% | 27 | 15 |
| 26 | Mazda | 11 | 0.3% | 120.0% | – | 11 | 0.1% | -80.4% | 32 | 27 |
| 27 | Volvo | 10 | 0.3% | 0.0% | 32 | 15 | 0.2% | -50.0% | 30 | 30 |
| 28 | Mitsubishi | 8 | 0.2% | 0.0% | 23 | 38 | 0.5% | -53.7% | 24 | 28 |
| 29 | GWM | 6 | 0.2% | -84.6% | 10 | 91 | 1.2% | -33.6% | 16 | 17 |
| 30 | XEV | 6 | 0.2% | new | 28 | 18 | 0.2% | new | 28 | 35 |
| 31 | Mini | 6 | 0.2% | 20.0% | 33 | 11 | 0.1% | -26.7% | 31 | 33 |
| 32 | Maxus | 5 | 0.1% | new | 34 | 9 | 0.1% | new | 34 | 49 |
| 33 | JMC | 5 | 0.1% | 150.0% | 38 | 8 | 0.1% | 33.3% | 35 | 36 |
| 34 | Opel | 4 | 0.1% | -69.2% | 36 | 7 | 0.1% | -76.7% | 36 | 29 |
| 35 | Kia | 3 | 0.1% | -40.0% | 26 | 17 | 0.2% | -5.6% | 29 | 31 |
| 36 | Haval | 2 | 0.1% | 100.0% | 39 | 5 | 0.1% | 150.0% | 39 | 52 |
| 37 | BAIC | 2 | 0.1% | n/a | 42 | 4 | 0.1% | n/a | 40 | 58 |
| 38 | Porsche | 2 | 0.1% | 100.0% | – | 2 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 47 | 53 |
| 39 | Bestune | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 35 | 5 | 0.1% | 400.0% | 38 | 54 |
| 40 | Land Rover | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 41 | 3 | 0.0% | n/a | 42 | 45 |
| 41 | Mobility | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 43 | 3 | 0.0% | n/a | 43 | 42 |
| 42 | Seat | 1 | 0.0% | -80.0% | 44 | 2 | 0.0% | -88.2% | 45 | 34 |
| 43 | Ram | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 45 | 2 | 0.0% | -66.7% | 46 | 44 |
| 44 | Iveco | 1 | 0.0% | -66.7% | – | 1 | 0.0% | -83.3% | 50 | 40 |
| 45 | Leap Motor | 0 | 0.0% | new | 30 | 9 | 0.1% | new | 33 | – |
| 46 | Subaru | 0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 31 | 6 | 0.1% | -76.0% | 37 | 32 |
| 47 | Kaiyi | 0 | 0.0% | new | 40 | 2 | 0.0% | new | 44 | – |
| 48 | Maserati | 0 | 0.0% | n/a | 46 | 1 | 0.0% | -75.0% | 48 | 46 |
| 49 | Hozon | 0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 47 | 1 | 0.0% | -80.0% | 49 | 47 |
| 50 | Foton | 0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 37 | 3 | 0.0% | -25.0% | 41 | 41 |
Source: Autodata
