The production of motorcycles at the Manaus Industrial Pole reached 104,776 units in July, up 3% over the June result (101,695 motorcycles) and 10.3% compared to the same month last year (95,025 units). In the year, the total was 776,069 motorcycles, up 16.9% compared to the same period in 2021 (663,888 units).
According to the Brazilian Association of Manufacturers of Motorcycles, Mopeds, Scooters, Bicycles and Similar (Abraciclo), which released data this Thursday (11), this is the best result for the first seven months of the year since 2015 (799,990 motorcycles) . “Even with the collective vacations in June and July, the associates made a great effort in production to meet the market demand”, said the president of Abraciclo, Marcos Fermanian.
According to the monthly survey, in July, 107,449 units were sold, 11% less than in June (120,841 units). In comparison with the same month last year, there was a decrease of 4.5% (112,538 motorcycles). In the year, licenses totaled 774,064 units, an increase of 18.2% compared to the same period in 2021 (629,692 motorcycles).
The daily average of July sales, which had 21 working days, was 5,119 motorcycles. This is the best result for the month since 2014 (5,261 units sold/day). In comparison with June, also with 21 working days, there was a drop of 11% (5,754 motorcycles sold/day). In comparison with the same month last year, which had 22 working days, licenses grew 0.1% (5,115 units/day).
exports
Exports totaled 4,962 motorcycles in July, an increase of 8.1% compared to June 2022 (4,592 units). In comparison with the same month last year (6,026 motorcycles), there was a drop of 17.7%. In the year, 30,077 units were shipped abroad, which represents a decrease of 6.8% when compared to the result for the same period in 2021 (32,286 motorcycles shipped)
According to a survey by the foreign trade statistics portal Comex Stat, which records the total shipments of each month, analyzed by Abraciclo, the three main markets in July were Colombia (2,132 motorcycles and 40.6% of the total volume exported), Argentina (1,660 units and 31.6%) and the United States (758 motorcycles and 14.4%). Year-to-date, the main destinations were: Colombia (9,128 motorcycles and 31% of the total volume exported), Argentina (7,845 units and 26.6%) and the United States (5,414 motorcycles and 18.4%).
