In the accumulated of the first two months, the sector reached the production of 60,134 vehicles, reflecting a decrease of 18.2% compared to the 73,470 units manufactured in the same period of 2023.
With a work activity of 13 business days, five less than the previous year, February stood out for the prolonged pause due to holidays and the urgency of replenishing inventories. In this context, automotive terminals achieved the production of 37,491 vehicles, showing an impressive increase of 65.60% compared to January, but registering a drop of 19% compared to the 46,286 units manufactured in the same month last year.
In the accumulated of the first two months, the sector reached the production of 60,134 vehiclesreflecting a decrease of 18.2% compared to the 73,470 units manufactured in the same period of 2023. The information comes from the monthly report of the Association of Automotive Manufacturers (ADEFA).
Exports
Regarding exports, the volume of vehicles exported in the second month of the year reached 23,584 units, experiencing an increase of 54.10% compared to January, although presenting a slight decrease of 1.60% compared to February 2023. With these partial results for February, the sector exported a total of 38,886 units in the first two months of 2024, representing an increase of 10.10% compared to the same period of the previous year.
Martin Zuppipresident of the Automotive Factory Association (ADEFA), pointed out the need to wait for the development of the first quarter to make more precise projections and analyzes on the expected behavior and performance of the year. He highlighted the importance of working together with the value chain and the Government to identify tools that improve the competitiveness of the sector.
Zuppi highlighted that the sector is going through a macroeconomic ordering process that impacts the domestic market and stressed the importance of strengthening exports to sustain employment and production. He highlighted that, In the short and medium term, this approach will allow for the consolidation of foreign exchange income and the diversification of external markets.aligning with the National Plan for the Promotion of Exports and Investments 2024 presented by the Chancellor, Diana Mondino, last week.
Internal sales
Regarding internal sales, the sector sold 33,234 units to the dealer network in February, exceeding January volume by 108.50% and showing an increase of 10.30% compared to February 2023. In the accumulated period, from January to February, a total of 49,176 units were sold to the network, which represents a decrease of 5.9% compared to 52,237 units in the same period of the previous year.
Faced with the drop of 5.90% in wholesale sales and 27.4% in patents in the accumulated two-month period in the domestic market, Zuppi stressed the importance of monitoring continually improve performance and work on tool development that promote a return to the path of growth.
Source: Ambito
