Chinese Cars in Latin America拉丁美洲：中国汽车市场观察
Latin America took Chinese brands early — Chery has deep roots here — and is now a localisation frontier, with plants and CKD assembly spreading from Brazil outward..拉美很早就接纳了中国品牌——奇瑞在此根基深厚——如今正成为本地化前线，工厂与 CKD 组装从巴西向外扩散。
Latin America took Chinese brands early — Chery has deep roots here — and is now a localisation frontier, with plants and CKD assembly spreading from Brazil outward.拉美很早就接纳了中国品牌——奇瑞在此根基深厚——如今正成为本地化前线，工厂与 CKD 组装从巴西向外扩散。
Mexico: the tariff turning point
Latin America adopted Chinese brands early and is now a localisation frontier. Mexico is the largest market and the region's biggest inflection point: roughly 306,000 China-made light vehicles sold in 2025, about 19% of total sales, with BYD the largest Chinese participant. But under US pressure, Mexico imposed a 50% duty on cars from non-FTA countries — mainly China — from January 1, 2026. Imports fell sharply in early 2026, though Chinese-brand sales still rose in Q1 on stockpiled inventory, and BYD shelved its planned Mexican assembly plant in response.
The open Pacific markets
Chile has the region's highest Chinese penetration: Chinese brands topped 100,000 units in 2025 and, together with other Asian marques, accounted for roughly 72% of sales — surpassing Japanese and Korean brands for the first time. MG leads Chinese brands there, with BYD prominent in EVs. Colombia's market grew strongly in 2025, with BYD entering the top ten and taking more than half of EV and PHEV sales, while Chery, Changan/Deepal and MG posted triple-digit growth. Peru is being reshaped by the Chinese-built Port of Chancay, which is halving shipping times and turning the country into a regional distribution hub, with BYD driving an EV and hybrid surge.
Argentina and the EV opening
Argentina moved in 2025 to publish duty-free import quotas for electrified vehicles, with approved Chinese brands including BYD, Leapmotor, MG and Lynk & Co, while Chery, Changan, Haval and MG gain share on price and technology. Across the region, most Chinese volume is still ICE and hybrid SUVs, but BYD leads EVs in several markets. The dividing line is policy: Mexico's 50% wall stands in sharp contrast to the open, low-tariff markets of Chile, Peru and Colombia and Argentina's new EV quotas.
Figures are 2025 full-year and early-2026 (sources: national registration data, local media). Brazil is covered on its own page.
墨西哥：关税转折点
拉美很早就接纳了中国品牌，如今正成为本地化前线。墨西哥是最大市场，也是区域最大的转折点：2025 年中国制造的轻型车销量约 30.6 万辆，约占总销量的 19%，比亚迪是最大的中国参与者。但在美国压力下，墨西哥自 2026 年 1 月 1 日起对非自贸协定国家（主要是中国）整车征收 50% 关税。2026 年初进口量骤降，不过靠库存缓冲，中国品牌一季度销量仍在增长，比亚迪则据此搁置了原定的墨西哥组装厂计划。
开放的太平洋沿岸市场
智利的中国品牌渗透率为区域最高：2025 年中国品牌销量突破 10 万辆，连同其他亚洲品牌合计约占销量 72%，首次超越日系与韩系。MG 领跑当地中国品牌，比亚迪在电动车中表现突出。哥伦比亚市场 2025 年强劲增长，比亚迪进入前十并拿下电动与插混销量的过半份额，奇瑞、长安/深蓝、MG 均为三位数增长。秘鲁则因中国承建的钱凯港（Chancay）而重塑——航运时间缩短一半，使该国成为区域分销枢纽，比亚迪带动电动与混动车激增。
阿根廷与电动化开口
阿根廷在 2025 年出台电动化车辆的免税进口配额，获批的中国品牌包括比亚迪、零跑、MG 与领克，奇瑞、长安、哈弗、MG 则凭价格与技术扩大份额。整个区域，中国销量主体仍是燃油与混动 SUV，但比亚迪在多个市场领跑电动车。分水岭在于政策：墨西哥 50% 的高墙，与智利、秘鲁、哥伦比亚的开放低关税市场及阿根廷新设的电动车配额，形成鲜明对比。
数据为 2025 全年及 2026 年初（来源：各国上牌数据、当地媒体）。巴西见其专属页面。
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