On March 18, smart announced its partnership with Inchcape, an automotive distributor, to enter Colombia, Uruguay, and Ecuador, expanding its reach in Latin America. The region’s new energy vehicle market is growing fast, driven by government policies supporting sustainability. This creates strong opportunities for s

On January 30, Japanese automotive supplier Yazaki announced the closure of its two manufacturing plants in Colonia and Las Piedras, Uruguay, marking the end of nearly two decades of operations in the country.
The company, which produces electrical components for major automakers like Toyota, Renault, Honda, Volkswag

On January 20, multiple sources reported that Kia has confirmed plans to locally produce its pickup truck, the Tasman, at the Nordex plant, Uruguay. Production is expected to commence in late 2025 and may extend into early 2026. Fiat’s Titano, previously produced at the Nordex plant, has been relocated to the Córdoba

On August 12, it was announced that the Lynk & Co brand was launched in Uruguay, marking its entry into Latin America on August 5.
The brand arrives in the country in collaboration with Grupo Fiancar, with whom it opened its first showroom in Montevideo where 4 models are presented.
The Lynk & Co 01 SUV is a plug-in

On December 13, Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus (VWCO) announced the arrival of the e-Delivery truck to Uruguay, its seventh market in Latin America.
The model produced at the Resende plant in Rio de Janeiro is a delivery truck capable of operating at altitudes of 4,000 meters with 11- and 14-ton versions.
The vehicle

On December 6, Stellantis unveiled an image of the all-new Fiat Titano, a model that expands its range of pickup trucks that will arrive to Latin America and Africa.
The vehicle will have different engine characteristics for each market, but one of the versions is expected to have the same specifications as the Landt

December 4, multiple sources reported that Manuel Antelo, an Argentine businessman who in the past has sold factories and companies in Argentina to automakers such as Renault and Nissan, negotiates with the Stellantis Group for the sale of a part of his stake in his Nordex plant, in Montevideo, Uruguay, to Stellantis

On the night of October 27 from José Ignacio, Uruguay Eximar, an Argentine group who holds the representation of Volvo, Jaguar, and Land Rover, officially relaunched the MG brand in Uruguay and Argentina.
This new launch includes the following hybrid and electric models:
•    MG4 Luxury: C-segment hatchback Deluxe 2W

On September 6, Ford Pro announced it will begin selling the Transit Chassis, a new version of the van that expands the line's range of applications, in the Brazilian and Argentine markets.
The Transit Chassis, with rear-wheel drive, comes more equipped, offers a better price.
Imported from the Nordex factory in Mon

On August 30, Nissan announced it has established a partnership with Movida, the Sim service station network and startup Zletric to create the Rota Sul, which will provide for the installation of EV chargers to enable an electric trip from São Paulo, Brazil to Uruguay.
With an initial investment of BRL 2.4 million, R

On September 1, Volvo Cars Mexico announced an alliance with the electric car charging station company Evergo, with which they will offer new charging centers in different areas of Mexico and other Latin American territories.
The alliance between Volvo and Evergo will place 2,295 car chargers in Mexico over the next

The Fiat Titano medium-sized pickup is seen to have begun production at the Nordex Plant in Montevideo, Uruguay, alongside the Peugeot Landtrek, which has been in production for a while.
The two models, based on the Changan Hunter pickup, share the same platform and the vast majority of their components, with the mai

On May 12, Fiat unveiled the first teaser of its new model in the D-pickup segment for the Brazilian market.
Its name, Fiat Titano was revealed for the first time in the presentation video.
A reworked version of the Peugeot Landtrek, the Fiat Titano is expected to launch later in 2023 to complete the lineup of Fiat p

Volkswagen announced that it has begun sales of the Volkswagen e-up! in South America, starting in Uruguay. The e-up! is the Volkswagen brand’s first fully electric model for the South American market. Volkswagen chose to launch the e-up! in Uruguay due to the established infrastructure in the country.
The e-up! for

On September 29, Ford Transit van production officially started at the automaker’s new manufacturing plant in Uruguay, the result of an investment of USD 50 million by Ford in partnership with Nordex.
The new plant, located in Montevideo, is the fifth to produce the Transit line of vans globally, alongside Turkey (Ko

On September 15, Ford announced the launch of its new Commercial Vehicles Division in Brazil, as a dedicated unit for engineering, manufacturing, sales, after sales and customer experience including connectivity resources, to offer a complete solution to commercial customers.
For its arrival in Brazil and South Ameri

On August 9, the first 15 pre-production units of the Ford Transit were seen at the Nordex plant in Montevideo, Uruguay.
The Transit will be launched in the coming months and be exported to markets throughout Latin America in both short and long chassis bodies.
Ford had announced in November 2020 that with an invest

Peugeot presented and begun presales of its new Landtrek one-ton pickup in Uruguay in July, representing the first country in the region to receive the new offering.
Supplied by Changan and based on the Kaicene F70, the Landtrek is imported to Uruguay from China with a choice of 2.4-liter turbocharged gasoline engine

On April 1, Mercedes-Benz do Brasil announced that in partnership with Marcopolo, it had delivered an order of 102 new bus units to Uruguay, 87 for urban applications and 15 for intermunicipal operation in Montevideo and nearby cities.
The vehicles are for the fleet renewal program in the region and will be operated

On February 23, Lupa announced that it will have one of its electric vehicle (EV) factories in Uruguay. The first two models to be produced will be the five-door compact car (Lupa E26) and the van focused on the last mile distribution (Lupa E66). Later an SUV, the E137, will follow. This factory will distribute throu