Sales of trucks fell 3.9% in quarter

As expected, the heavy industry closed the first quarter of 2013 without being able to recover from the trauma caused by delay in regulating new rate of Finame PSI, BNDES financing line that meets more than 90 percent of the trucks produced in the country. The impasse has fought the contracts for purchase of goods of capital until 26 January. With only four days of PSI in the first month were sold 21.2 thousand trucks in the quarter, representing 3.9% drop on the same range of 2013. The thread that had more shrinkage in the quarter was light, in the order of 29.2%. The numbers were presented by Anfavea, vehicle manufacturers association, on Tuesday, 11.
-Click here to see the letter from Anfavea Only in February, were licensed 10.4 thousand trucks, 4.7% volume greater than the observed in the same month of last year. Luiz Moraes, Vice President of Anfavea and institutional relations Director, Corporate Affairs and communication from the Mercedes-Benz says that growth is being driven by the attractive 6% rate of PSI, but also by the advance GDP, agribusiness and infrastructure works in the country. "We believe that we will have a good for 2014 trucks segment", he pointed out the Executive.
This optimism, according to Mathew, is reflection of a possible renewal of the fleet of trucks across the country. The Anfavea handed the Government proposal, which should be implemented between March and April this year (read here). "The expectation is that they are renewed annually 30 thousand trucks with the program. R $ 5 billion could be saved each year, value has been spent because of accidents and maintenance problems generated by trucks with more than 10 years of circulation. "
Production and exportation Mathur says the heavy manufacturers, in General, fear the fall of exports to Argentina, which, in the face of crisis, limited volumes of vehicles to be shipped in 2014. "75% of exported trucks by Brazil are currently for Argentina", he comments. But for now, the limitations of the partner have not yet been felt by the sector. In the quarter, 3.1 thousand Brazilian trucks were exported, up 24.9 percent over the same period in 2013. Of this total, 1.9 thousand were sent in February, up from 82.8% compared to the same month last year and of 57.3% over last January.
The heavy production also didn't feel impact of domestic predicaments and Argentine. With 28.7 million units manufactured in the quarter, there were high of 8.9%. Of these, just over 15 thousand were assembled in February, an increase of 8.5% over the same month of 2013. Among the segments, the mild was what else had growth in the quarter, from 50.4% to 6 thousand mounted drives. Matthews says that there has not been a relevant factor that will motivate him this advance, which he analyzes how punctual.
BUS because of the delay of the PSI Regulations/Finame, the bus segment also noted drop in licenses in the quarter, from 1.8% to 4.49 million units. Were licensed 2.7 thousand bus chassis in the last month, which represents high of 58.1% from January to February and 14.2% compared to the previous year. The production reached 6.1 million units in the quarter, falling 0.4% over the past year. Still according to the Anfavea, 939 chassis were exported in January and February, 0.7 percent less than in 2013.