Brazilian vehicle production – which includes cars, light commercial vehicles, buses and trucks – registered an increase of 3.5% last year, totaling 2.64 million units. The information was released today (15) by the National Association of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (Anfavea).
According to the association, this growth was mainly due to light vehicles and keeps the country among the largest producers in the world.
Sales totaled 2.69 million units, which represented an increase of 2.1% compared to the previous year. As for exports, growth was 32.1%, with almost 529 thousand units sold in the period.
“We expected more, but it wasn’t a bad year for the sector. It was still a year with positive data”, said the entity’s president, Igor Calvet.
December
In the month of December, vehicle registrations grew by 17.1% compared to November and 8.5% compared to the same month in 2024, with 279.4 thousand units sold. According to Anfavea, this growth is mainly due to excess stocks.
Exports, however, fell 47.7% in the monthly comparison and 38.1% in the annual comparison, with 18.7 thousand units sold. This was the worst month since April 2020, highlighted the entity’s president, Igor Calvet.
As for production, the drop was 15.8% compared to November and -3.9% compared to the same month of the previous year, with 184 thousand units produced.
