The month of February this year was a record for the sale of vehicles 0km in it Uruguay, surpassing the statistics of 10 years ago and following a trend that has been increasing for 10 months, with a total sale of 4,960 new units.
The Automotive Trade Association of Uruguay (ACAU) published its report for the month of February and obtained results that increased by 31% compared to the same period last year. In addition, a year-on-year increase was experienced in all categories of vehicles sold in the country.
For its part, so far this year, total sales exceeded the previous figure by 18%, making a difference in the sale of 0km vehicles with 1,360 more units than in 2023.
The segments that sold the most
The category that sold the most was automobiles with a total of 1,868 units, which represented an increase of 27% compared to the same month last year.
This category is followed by utilitarian with a total sale of 1,762 units, achieving an increase of 47% compared to February of the previous year.
For its part, the sports utility segment (SUV) It also experienced a year-on-year increase of 22.6%, with a total sale of 1,134 over the past month.
The trucks, For their part, they achieved a total sale of 179, representing an increase of 10.5% compared to the same period of the previous year.
The sale of electric vehicles continues to advance
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 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.
Source: Ambito
