The commercialization of vehicles 0km It grew in June for the second consecutive month and in all segments, according to the latest data released this Friday by the Uruguayan Automotive Trade Association (Acau).
sold last month 5,178, which represented a year-on-year growth of 19.8%. It is the second best month of sales in 2023.
The data by category shows that the segment automobiles led sales with 2,023 units, and a year-on-year expansion of +66%.
Meanwhile, 1,823 utilitywith expansion of +24.4% compared to June last year.
in the segment of sport utility (SUV) 1,065 units were sold (+10.7%) compared to the same month last year.
In trucks, 219 units were sold, with a slight drop compared to the same month of the previous year.
Semester
On the other hand, sales for the first semester indicate that 27,264 new vehicles were sold, 4% more than in the same period of 2022. SIt is the best semester in sales since 2017. In the first half of the year, Uruguayans bought 150 zero kilometer vehicles per day.
One element that affects this market is the dollar dynamics. A fall like the one registered in the year (today it is -4.3%) is usually a factor that plays in favor of decisions to purchase vehicles that are imported and marketed in US currency.
