May Signals Return To Growth

July 2006 | Industry Forecast

In the first four months of 2006, vehicle sales in Brazil fell by 8.37% against the same period in 2005, to 496,000 units. General Motors and Chrysler suffered the most in lost sales, while by contrast Peugeot increased its sales by 48.5%. Things improved markedly in May, with production, sales and exports all registering healthy growth. Total sales in the month were at 164,132 units, a 25.1% increase on the month of April. The explanation for these sharp swings in the figures lies in the month of April being an extremely short one in productivity terms in Brazil, with the

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