The electric vehicles continue to set trends in the Uruguay and this time it can be seen in the sales that obtained an increase of 80.92% during the year 2023, compared to the previous year; Within the categories, the SUV trucks that almost quadrupled their sales.
The Automotive Trade Association (ACAU) published official data on vehicle sales and, specifically, on electric vehicles. According to the published data, the sales managed to increase by 80.92% during 2023 compared to 2022. According to ACAU, “the electric vehicles are establishing themselves in the market with great momentum, accompanying the global trend”.
In this sense, the segment that had the greatest growth was the SUV, going from 224 sales during 2022 to 827. This is followed by utilitarian that went from 163 to 367 and the trucks with 27 sales during 2022 compared to 45. The category that grew the least proportionally was the cars which went from 629 to 648. Meanwhile, in the category of minibuses and bus No copies were sold.
There was an increase in supply during 2023
The offer of electric cars increased strongly during 2023 and grew by 54% in the last 12 months (until December of last year), according to data from the latest electric mobility report from Mercado Libre Uruguay.
In addition, vehicles showed an average drop of 11.4% in their prices measured in dollars with respect to 2022 and the trend indicates that its value will remain downward. In fact, the average price of a electric car It was around $38,990 last year and today it is at $34,990, although they can be obtained from $6,980 to $206,000.
Montevideo, the department with the greatest supply of electric cars
When investigating by department, the largest supply of electric vehicles in the country is generated from Montevideo, with 62%, followed far by cannelloni and Maldonado, with 17% and 10%, respectively. Much further back they appear Cologne (4%) Saint Joseph (2%), Soriano, Florida, Tacuarembó, Paysandú and Durazno (all with 1%).
According to the data of M.L., 92% of the supply electric cars is carried out by industry professionals, mainly brand importers and dealers, while the remaining 8% is published by individuals.
Furthermore, it was highlighted that when purchasing a vehicle of this type, users look for the benefits they generate in terms of operating costs, mainly in the savings in fuel and maintenance, as well as the fact of being friendly to the environment.
The brands with the greatest presence in the market
By reflecting the Top 10 brands that grew the most with active offers in the last 12 months, Free market put in front Mercedes Benz, followed by Tesla, Betsune, JAC, Baic, Nissan, Changan, BYD, Maxus and DFSK.
However, when evaluating the lists most visited by platform users, BYD concentrated 28% of the total visits to electric vehicles during the last month, followed by Tesla and JAC, with 9%. Further behind were Audi (5%), Volkswagen, Porsche and Nissan (3%), Mercedes Benz, DongFeng and Changan (2%),
Source: Ambito
