Brazil passenger car sales continue to drop in September

Vasiliki Parapouli

07-Oct-2016

LONDON (ICIS)–Brazil’s passenger car sales recorded another drop in September, falling by 22% year on year, according to the latest data from Associacao Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veiculos Automotores (ANFAVEA).

Passenger car sales between January and September 2016 fell by 18.9% year on year.

Brazil passenger car sales 

September 2016

129,688

September 2015

166,358

Jan-September 2016

1,299,543

Jan-September 2015

1,602,112

Source: ANFAVEA

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