0km vehicle sales in February were fired: 13% year -on -year grew

The sales of 0km vehicles 13% year -on -year were increased in February, with more than 5,700 units marketed during the month, according to the data of the data of the Uruguay automotive trade association (Acau).

It is a strong rebound in operations with respect to January, since the 5,761 cars sold are 32.74% more than the 4,340 that had been marketed during the previous month.

In this way, the sector shows a positive trend after a record year, in which 65,910 new vehicles were sold, comfortably exceeding a record that was in force since 2013.

What were the vehicles with better performance

When evaluating by category, the vast majority increased their transactions in the monthly comparison, the most prominent cars being, from 1,407 in January to 2,079 in February, which represents an increase of 47.76%.

Another prominent increase was that of Utilitarianswhich reached 1,790 sales, with an improvement of 32.89%, as well as that of the SUVwith 1,609 units and a 20%rise. Meanwhile, the trucks They marked a monthly increase of 32.47%, from 194 to 257.

The categories that verified a decrease in their operations were Minibuseswhich went from 43 to 21, a decrease of 51.16%; and buswhose sales decreased from 8 to 5, reducing 37.5% from January to February.

Sector exports increased

When analyzing the behavior of Exports of the sector, they remained stable between January and February, for a total of 36 million dollars, which represents an increase of 9% at the interannual level, according to data from Uruguay XXI.

Yes ok Brazil It is the main buyer, with 22 million dollars and a 59% participation on the total, its acquisitions fell 36% compared to February 2023, something that was compensating for Argentina (14 million) and, to a lesser extent, Paraguay and Chili.

However, the forecasts of the government agency anticipate that external sales of vehicles could retreat 5%, due to a decrease in export values.