5 days ago · AutoImport, a car dealership in Uruguay, has imported at least 80 Teslas in the past year. Courtesy of AutoImport. Every year, between 55,000 and 60,000 cars are sold in Uruguay, Christian Nieves, national director of energy at the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining, told Rest of World.. “Now, 7% of those cars are EVs but we hope to reach 10% soon,” he said.