Vehicle production falls in September, but sales rise; see the numbers

Vehicle production in Brazil fell 1.1% in September, compared to August, while new vehicle sales rose 2.3%, according to data released this Wednesday (7) by the National Association of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (Anfavea).

Compared to September last year, however, production grew 10.2%, to 268.3 thousand vehicles.

The number includes cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks and buses. From January to September, production increased 8.7%, to 2.17 million vehicles.

New vehicle sales, measured by the number of licensed vehicles, also grew year-on-year. In September, there were 281.4 thousand units, an increase of 15.7% compared to the same month in 2025.

As a result, sales accumulated an increase of 18.1% in the year, to 2.26 million vehicles.

In foreign trade, vehicle exports fell 24.2% in September, compared to the same month last year, to 39.8 thousand units.

Imports increased 34.9% in the same comparison, to 57,196 vehicles.

* With information from Reuters.

A worker walks past a line of Infiniti SUVs on the production line at Nissan's vehicle assembly plant in Smyrna. — Photo: AP Photo/Kristin M. Hall