智利《第三版时报》网站1月16日刊载题为《2019年中国汽车超过美国汽车在智利销量排名第三》的报道称，智利全国汽车协会公布的数据显示，中国汽车已占据智利汽车市场16%的份额，超越美国汽车排名第三，接近排名第二、占据市场16.6%份额的韩国汽车，而日本汽车以32.6%的市场份额像往年一样稳居第一。

报道称，十多年前，第一批中国汽车登陆智利，当时其在新车市场的销售额占比不超过2%。然而，这些年来中国汽车品牌不断巩固市场，如今市场份额已达到16%。

去年智利市场上的中国产汽车销量超过5.9万辆，比2018年增长6%，而2019年全年智利市场上共售出逾37万辆新车，同比减少10.6%，中国汽车销量却在这一年刷新纪录，并且市场份额与2018年相比增加3个百分点。另一个里程碑是，2019年中国汽车在智利的销量首次超过美国汽车，后者以15.1%的市场份额排名第四。

Last year, the sales of Chinese-made cars in the Chilean market exceeded 59,000 units, an increase of 6% over 2018. In the whole year of 2019, more than 370,000 new cars were sold in the Chilean market, a decrease of 10.6% year-on-year. Year-on-year records, and market share increased by 3% compared to 2018. Another milestone was that for the first time in 2019, Chinese cars sold more cars in Chile than American cars, which ranked fourth with a 15.1% market share.

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Chinese-made cars top auto sales in Chile

Some “16 Chinese brands have registered sales this year, though the top five in volume account for 67 percent” of the units sold, said Aymeric, referring to Chery, Jac, Changan, Great Wall and MG.

Chinese brands could account for as much as 18 percent of total sales, according to industry forecasts, due to accessible sticker prices and “customers’ positive experience.”