GAC sales are up 5033.3% year-on-year in Uruguay.
6,569 new cars hit Uruguayan roads in August, up 15.5% year-on-year and believed to be the highest ever August volume. The year-to-date tally is up 17.9% to 50,057. BYD (+12.9%) remains the most popular carmaker in the country with 12.8% share vs. 12% year-to-date. The surprises come below: Geely surges 645.2% YoY and seven spots on July to land at a record 2nd place with 10.5% share and GAC skyrockets 5033.3% to #3 and 9.4% share. #3 last month, Dongfeng (+197.3%) falls to #5 but still triples its year-ago volume. In contrast Chevrolet (-44.2%), Fiat (-25.2%) and Renault (-18.2%) all crater. Omoda (+320.8%), Jetour (+95.9%) and Toyota (+96.2%) shine below. All in all, the 38 Chinese brands selling at least one unit in August see their sales surge 137.1% year-on-year to 4,120 units, accounting for 62.7% of the market vs. 30.6% a year ago in August 2025.
Previous month: Uruguay July 2026: Dongfeng surges to #3, Nammi overall best-seller
One year ago: Uruguay August 2025: Fiat claws back on top, BYD breaks share record again
Full August 2026 Top 69 All brands ranking below.
Uruguay August 2026 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Aug-26 | % | /25 | Jul | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | BYD | 841 | 12.8% | + 12.9% | 1 | 6,028 | 12.0% | + 41.2% | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Geely | 693 | 10.5% | + 645.2% | 9 | 2,507 | 5.0% | + 384.9% | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | GAC | 616 | 9.4% | + 5033.3% | 7 | 1,695 | 3.4% | + 1742.4% | 10 | 39 |
| 4 | Fiat | 561 | 8.5% | – 25.2% | 2 | 4,914 | 9.8% | – 22.3% | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Dongfeng | 440 | 6.7% | + 197.3% | 3 | 2,309 | 4.6% | + 189.0% | 8 | 12 |
| 6 | Renault | 360 | 5.5% | – 18.2% | 6 | 3,353 | 6.7% | – 12.7% | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | Chevrolet | 354 | 5.4% | – 44.2% | 4 | 4,129 | 8.2% | – 1.2% | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Jetour | 239 | 3.6% | + 95.9% | 10 | 1,343 | 2.7% | + 133.2% | 12 | 15 |
| 9 | Volkswagen | 211 | 3.2% | – 59.7% | 11 | 2,763 | 5.5% | – 24.5% | 6 | 4 |
| 10 | Toyota | 208 | 3.2% | + 96.2% | 8 | 1,591 | 3.2% | + 53.3% | 11 | 13 |
| 11 | Omoda | 202 | 3.1% | + 320.8% | 15 | 1,157 | 2.3% | + 166.0% | 13 | 16 |
| 12 | Hyundai | 185 | 2.8% | – 29.1% | 13 | 2,038 | 4.1% | – 28.7% | 9 | 7 |
| 13 | Suzuki | 182 | 2.8% | – 46.3% | 5 | 2,981 | 6.0% | + 14.4% | 5 | 6 |
| 14 | JMC | 141 | 2.1% | + 110.4% | 12 | 948 | 1.9% | + 200.0% | 16 | 19 |
| 15 | GWM | 125 | 1.9% | + 525.0% | 17 | 573 | 1.1% | + 120.4% | 21 | 23 |
| 16 | Geely Riddara | 122 | 1.9% | + 1642.9% | 20 | 610 | 1.2% | + 771.4% | 19 | 38 |
| 17 | MG | 88 | 1.3% | + 633.3% | 21 | 445 | 0.9% | + 336.3% | 25 | 40 |
| 18 | Chery | 83 | 1.3% | – 33.6% | 16 | 1,118 | 2.2% | – 9.8% | 14 | 8 |
| 19 | Changan | 63 | 1.0% | + 293.8% | 19 | 547 | 1.1% | + 223.7% | 22 | 30 |
| 20 | Ford | 60 | 0.9% | + 50.0% | 24 | 509 | 1.0% | + 51.5% | 23 | 22 |
| 21 | BAW | 58 | 0.9% | + 190.0% | 18 | 666 | 1.3% | + 326.9% | 17 | 31 |
| 22 | Nissan | 53 | 0.8% | – 49.0% | 14 | 975 | 1.9% | – 17.7% | 15 | 11 |
| 23 | Foton | 46 | 0.7% | – 13.2% | 25 | 414 | 0.8% | + 27.8% | 26 | 21 |
| 24 | Karry | 46 | 0.7% | + 155.6% | 31 | 319 | 0.6% | + 42.4% | 28 | 28 |
| 25 | Deepal | 45 | 0.7% | + 136.8% | 39 | 263 | 0.5% | + 405.8% | 31 | 36 |
| 26 | Citroen | 40 | 0.6% | – 80.0% | 30 | 409 | 0.8% | – 73.7% | 27 | 9 |
| 27 | Peugeot | 36 | 0.5% | – 79.1% | 22 | 584 | 1.2% | – 53.0% | 20 | 10 |
| 28 | BMW | 35 | 0.5% | – 14.6% | 35 | 314 | 0.6% | + 1.3% | 29 | 24 |
| 29 | Dongfeng Forthing | 33 | 0.5% | + 560.0% | 60 | 111 | 0.2% | + 552.9% | 45 | 51 |
| 30 | Victory | 32 | 0.5% | – 59.0% | 23 | 452 | 0.9% | – 9.4% | 24 | 18 |
| 31 | JAC | 27 | 0.4% | – 20.6% | 26 | 621 | 1.2% | + 63.9% | 18 | 17 |
| 32 | Soueast | 26 | 0.4% | new | 37 | 219 | 0.4% | new | 35 | – |
| 33 | Mitsubishi | 25 | 0.4% | – 77.1% | 28 | 302 | 0.6% | + 36.0% | 30 | 26 |
| 34 | Jaecoo | 23 | 0.4% | + 475.0% | 27 | 233 | 0.5% | + 417.8% | 34 | 46 |
| 35 | Jeep | 20 | 0.3% | – 47.4% | 40 | 174 | 0.3% | – 41.4% | 38 | 27 |
| 36 | Honda | 19 | 0.3% | – 58.7% | 34 | 250 | 0.5% | – 42.9% | 32 | 20 |
| 37 | Bestune | 18 | 0.3% | + 100.0% | 53 | 111 | 0.2% | + 0.0% | 44 | 37 |
| 38 | DFSK | 18 | 0.3% | – 56.1% | 29 | 215 | 0.4% | – 30.2% | 36 | 25 |
| 39 | Mercedes | 18 | 0.3% | – 33.3% | 36 | 239 | 0.5% | + 21.9% | 33 | 29 |
| 40 | Ram | 18 | 0.3% | – 25.0% | 38 | 160 | 0.3% | – 7.5% | 39 | 32 |
| 41 | Leapmotor | 17 | 0.3% | + 325.0% | 32 | 194 | 0.4% | + 618.5% | 37 | 47 |
| 42 | Lynk & Co | 15 | 0.2% | – 34.8% | 48 | 125 | 0.2% | + 78.6% | 40 | 41 |
| 43 | BAIC | 14 | 0.2% | new | 52 | 51 | 0.1% | new | 50 | – |
| 44 | Audi | 12 | 0.2% | – 40.0% | 43 | 123 | 0.2% | – 17.4% | 41 | 34 |
| 45 | Maxus | 11 | 0.2% | + 37.5% | 44 | 92 | 0.2% | + 61.4% | 46 | 44 |
| 46 | Arcfox | 10 | 0.2% | new | 56 | 40 | 0.1% | new | 53 | – |
| 47 | Kia | 8 | 0.1% | – 20.0% | 42 | 121 | 0.2% | + 3.4% | 42 | 33 |
| 48 | Farizon | 7 | 0.1% | + 600.0% | 61 | 30 | 0.1% | + 57.9% | 57 | 52 |
| 49 | Hudson | 6 | 0.1% | new | 41 | 27 | 0.1% | new | 58 | – |
| 50 | Jinpeng | 6 | 0.1% | + 500.0% | 57 | 26 | 0.1% | + 23.8% | 59 | 54 |
| 51 | LMI | 6 | 0.1% | + 20.0% | 66 | 25 | 0.0% | + 47.1% | 60 | 56 |
| 52 | Zeekr | 6 | 0.1% | + 200.0% | 51 | 49 | 0.1% | + 69.0% | 51 | 50 |
| 53 | Mazda | 4 | 0.1% | – 55.6% | 49 | 47 | 0.1% | – 44.0% | 52 | 42 |
| 54 | Porsche | 4 | 0.1% | + 33.3% | 59 | 35 | 0.1% | + 1066.7% | 56 | 67 |
| 55 | Smart | 4 | 0.1% | + 300.0% | 47 | 38 | 0.1% | + 375.0% | 55 | 58 |
| 56 | Subaru | 4 | 0.1% | – 60.0% | 46 | 58 | 0.1% | + 18.4% | 48 | 43 |
| 57 | Voltbike | 4 | 0.1% | + 100.0% | 55 | 14 | 0.0% | – 12.5% | 65 | 59 |
| 58 | Volvo | 4 | 0.1% | – 82.6% | 70 | 40 | 0.1% | – 74.0% | 54 | 35 |
| 59 | Land Rover | 3 | 0.0% | + 50.0% | 62 | 17 | 0.0% | – 15.0% | 63 | 55 |
| 60 | Xpeng | 3 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 45 | 53 | 0.1% | + 211.8% | 49 | 53 |
| 61 | Kaiyi | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 2 | 0.0% | – 33.3% | 75 | 65 |
| 62 | Mini | 2 | 0.0% | – 33.3% | 58 | 58 | 0.1% | + 9.4% | 47 | 45 |
| 63 | Keyton | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 17 | 0.0% | + 183.3% | 62 | 63 |
| 64 | New Gonow | 1 | 0.0% | new | 67 | 8 | 0.0% | new | 66 | 71 |
| 65 | Opel | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 63 | 14 | 0.0% | – 61.1% | 64 | 49 |
| 66 | Rely | 1 | 0.0% | new | 54 | 7 | 0.0% | new | 69 | – |
| 67 | Rox | 1 | 0.0% | new | 68 | 5 | 0.0% | new | 72 | – |
| 68 | Seat | 1 | 0.0% | – 66.7% | 64 | 8 | 0.0% | – 52.9% | 67 | 57 |
| 69 | Tesla | 1 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 50 | 20 | 0.0% | + 66.7% | 61 | 60 |
Source: Autodata
