Cars: production fell by 9.8%, but wholesale sales grew by 6.8%

With 18 business days of activity, the Automotive terminals produced 44,436 units in Julya 38.7 % above the June volume and a 9.8% lower than the 49,254 units produced in July 2023.

In the accumulated total of the first seven months of the year, the terminals produced 261,172 passenger vehicles and utilitarian, a 24.3% below the 345,031 units that were produced in the same period in 2023.

The sector exported 28,330 units in July and recorded a increase of 35.7% compared to June and a decrease of 1.2% compared to July 2023.

With the data for July, the volume of shipments abroad during the first seven months of the year was 155,169 vehicleswhich yielded a down 14.1% compared to the same period last year.

In wholesale sales, the sector marketed to the network of dealers 33,043 units during July2.2% more than June deliveries and 6.8% above the volume of the same month last year. This figure anticipates the demand from dealers to factories.

In the cumulative period from January to July, a total of 1,000 vehicles were sold to the dealer network 195,029 unitsa 18.0% less than the 237,789 units sold in the first seven months of 2023.

During July, the sector recorded a Monthly improvement in its main variables. In the particular case of production, even with some plant shutdowns, there was an increase in the daily rate compared to the previous month. Accompanied by the start of production of a new model, an increase of 1.5% was recorded last month. 14.3% and more than 2,400 daily production units were exceeded.

In the monthly analysis of the sector, the president of the Association of Automotive Manufacturers (ADEFA), Martin Zuppialso noted the improvement in exports compared to the previous month mainly due to the greater demand for Brazil, Colombia and other Central American marketsrepresenting more than 63% of total production.

“It is important to consider the challenges that accompany this scenario and continue working together with the value chain and governmentto reach as soon as possible the growth path in annual termsIn this sense, the measures that the Government implemented in the last month, such as the elimination of withholdings on incremental exports and the reduction of payment terms abroad, added to the rest of the measures implemented, are of vital importance for the sustainability of the sector,” he said.

In addition, Zuppi He added that “one of the great challenges that our sector faces in the medium term is that of have the necessary tools to attract investments in new engines. It is a task that we are working on in the midst of the transformation process that the industry is going through. global level and in order to ensure long-term sustainability.”