Sale of vehicles rises 9.25% in 2017, after four consecutive years of falling

The Fenabrave, association representing the car dealerships in Brazil, confirmed on Thursday, 4, that sales rose 9.25% in 2017, to 2,239,000 units, after four consecutive years of falling. The result, released officially on Thursday, had already been in advance by the associated press/roadcast on Tuesday, 3. In addition, just before the year's over, on 28 December, the associated press published the market walked to high above 9%.
Despite having returned to grow, the vehicle market is still far from returning to the volumes recorded before the economic downturn. In 2014, the last year before the start of the recession, sales reached 3,490,000 units, 56% more than the result observed last year. The heyday of the sector was registered in 2012, when the plates issued reached 3.8 million units. The account of the Fenabrave considers cars, light commercial, trucks and buses.
In December, sales rose 4% as compared to the same month of the previous year, to 212,600 units. The volume, compared to November, showed similar variation, with expansion of 4.1%.