Brazil’s car production fell 13.5% month-on-month to 159.6 thousand units in January 2026, reflecting a stable domestic market and weaker export demand. The comparison was also affected by a high base, as January 2025 recorded the strongest output for the month in the past six years. Passenger car production declined 13.9% to 120.5 thousand units, while output of light commercial vehicles dropped 20% to 30.5 thousand. In contrast, truck production increased 18.6% to 6.8 thousand units, and bus manufacturing surged 159.6% to 1,820 units. source: ANFAVEA, Brazil

Car Production in Brazil decreased to 184474 Units in December from 219100 Units in November of 2025. Car Production in Brazil averaged 119023.65 Units from 1957 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 352328.00 Units in April of 2013 and a record low of 1847.00 Units in April of 2020. This page provides - Brazil Car Production- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Brazil Car Production - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.

Car Production in Brazil decreased to 184474 Units in December from 219100 Units in November of 2025. Car Production in Brazil is expected to be 188120.83 Units by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Brazil Car Production is projected to trend around 186249.56 Units in 2027 and 190905.80 Units in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-15 01:20 PM
Car Production MoM
Dec -15.8% -11.6% 5.1%
2026-02-06 02:00 PM
Car Production MoM
Jan -13.5% -15.8% -9.0%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Business Confidence 48.20 48.50 points Feb 2026
Capacity Utilization 72.60 77.90 percent Dec 2025
Car Production MoM 184474.00 219100.00 Units Dec 2025
New Car Registrations MoM 279416.00 238600.00 Units Dec 2025
Changes in Inventories 16607.34 51495.73 BRL Million Sep 2025
Composite Leading Indicator 102.12 101.74 points Jan 2026
Corruption Index 35.00 34.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 107.00 107.00 Dec 2025
Industrial Production YoY 0.40 -1.40 percent Dec 2025
Industrial Production MoM -1.20 -0.20 percent Dec 2025
IBC-BR Economic Activity -0.20 0.70 percent Dec 2025
Manufacturing Production -1.00 -2.50 percent Dec 2025
Mining Production 7.00 4.90 percent Dec 2025
Small Business Sentiment 47.90 47.90 points Jan 2026
Steel Production 2600.00 2800.00 Thousand Tonnes Dec 2025
Total Vehicle Sales 125136.00 210714.00 Units Jan 2026


Brazil Car Production
In Brazil, car production measures the total number of manufactured cars including passenger cars, trucks and buses in the reference month.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
184474.00 219100.00 352328.00 1847.00 1957 - 2025 Units Monthly
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Brazil Vehicle Production Drops in January
Brazil’s car production fell 13.5% month-on-month to 159.6 thousand units in January 2026, reflecting a stable domestic market and weaker export demand. The comparison was also affected by a high base, as January 2025 recorded the strongest output for the month in the past six years. Passenger car production declined 13.9% to 120.5 thousand units, while output of light commercial vehicles dropped 20% to 30.5 thousand. In contrast, truck production increased 18.6% to 6.8 thousand units, and bus manufacturing surged 159.6% to 1,820 units.
2026-02-06
Brazil Car Output Slips Again in December
Brazil’s car production dropped by 15.8% from the previous month to 184.5 thousand units in December 2025, partly due to the fewer number of working days. Year-on-year, auto production declined 3.9% compared to December 2024. For the year, Brazilian automakers produced 2.65 million vehicles, up 3.5% from 2024 and marking the industry’s strongest performance since 2019, mainly underpinned by light vehicles. Still, output fell short of manufacturers’ expectations for 7.8% growth, mainly impacted by high interest rates and increased competition from imported vehicles. For 2026, industry group Anfavea forecasts production to rise by 3.7% to about 2.7 million units.
2026-01-15
Brazil Car Production Declines in November
Brazil’s car production fell 11.6% in November 2025 to 219.1 thousand units from October and declined 8.2% compared with the same month last year. Vehicle sales dropped 8.5% month-on-month to 238.6 thousand units, while exports fell 12% to 35.7 thousand units. Despite the November slowdown, total output for the first 11 months of 2025 reached 2.4 million units, up 4.1% from the same period in 2024. However, this growth remains well below expectations. Anfavea President Igor Calvet said "We are still seeing cumulative production 4.1% higher than in the first eleven months of 2024, but this growth is well below what we had projected for 2025, which has kept us on alert in recent months." Calvet added that the industry expects stronger sales in December following the success of the Auto Show, but highlighted ongoing challenges in the heavy vehicle segment, which remains sensitive to financing conditions.
2025-12-08