New car sales in Brazil slumped 39% month-over-month to 70.5 thousand units in January 2026. Registration of passenger cars declined 40.6% to 125.2 thousand, while those of light commercial vehicles contracted by 33.4% to 37.7 thousand. Sales of trucks (-34.5% to 6.4 thousand) and buses (-43.6% to 1,180) also recorded steep declines. Electrified vehicles accounted for 16.8% of registrations in January, the highest share on record. On a yearly basis, th he sector started 2026 with stable performance in the domestic market, with sales virtually unchanged (-0.4%) from the same month in 2025, despite having one fewer business day on the calendar. In foreign markets, passenger car exports fell 18.3% compared with January 2025, mainly reflecting a 5% drop in shipments to Argentina. source: ANFAVEA, Brazil

Car Registrations in Brazil increased to 279416 Units in December from 238600 Units in November of 2025. Car Registrations in Brazil averaged 113914.04 Units from 1957 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 420080.00 Units in August of 2012 and a record low of 1793.00 Units in November of 1957. This page provides the latest reported value for - Brazil New Vehicle Registrations - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Brazil New Vehicle Registrations - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.

Car Registrations in Brazil increased to 279416 Units in December from 238600 Units in November of 2025. Car Registrations in Brazil is expected to be 205000.00 Units by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Brazil New Vehicle Registrations is projected to trend around 312000.00 Units in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-15 01:20 PM
New Car Registrations MoM
Dec 17.1% -8.5% 4.4%
2026-02-06 02:00 PM
New Car Registrations MoM
Jan -39% 17.1% -9.6%


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 New Vehicle Registrations
In Brazil, New Vehicle Registrations refers to total registration of new vehicles, including passenger cars, trucks and buses.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
279416.00 238600.00 420080.00 1793.00 1957 - 2025 Units Monthly
Volume, NSA

News Stream
Brazil Auto Sales Drop Sharply in January
New car sales in Brazil slumped 39% month-over-month to 70.5 thousand units in January 2026. Registration of passenger cars declined 40.6% to 125.2 thousand, while those of light commercial vehicles contracted by 33.4% to 37.7 thousand. Sales of trucks (-34.5% to 6.4 thousand) and buses (-43.6% to 1,180) also recorded steep declines. Electrified vehicles accounted for 16.8% of registrations in January, the highest share on record. On a yearly basis, th he sector started 2026 with stable performance in the domestic market, with sales virtually unchanged (-0.4%) from the same month in 2025, despite having one fewer business day on the calendar. In foreign markets, passenger car exports fell 18.3% compared with January 2025, mainly reflecting a 5% drop in shipments to Argentina.
2026-02-06
Brazil New Car Sales Hit 2014-Highs
New car sales in Brazil reached 279,400 units in December 2025, the best monthly figure in eleven years. This number represents a 17.1% jump from the prior month and an 8.5% increase compared to December 2024, mainly attributed to excess inventory. On the other hand, exports dropped 47.7% compared to November and 38.1% year-on-year, with only 18,700 unit shipped, marking the worst result since April 2020. Shipments of domestically produced vehicles grew by 32.1% in 2025, totaling 528,800 units. The main destination continued to be Argentina, driven by the economic recovery throughout the year, while shipments to Colombia increased by 85%. A slight increase of 1.3% is expected for 2026, with 536,000 units, based on the strong performance of Argentina. Imports of foreign vehicles rose by 6.6% to 498,000 units, driven by the entry of automobiles manufactured in countries without a free trade agreement with Brazil, especially China.
2026-01-15
Brazil Vehicle Registrations Fall Despite Strong Daily Pace
New car sales in Brazil fell 8.5% to 238.6 thousand units in November 2025 from 260.7 thousand in October. Passenger car registrations dropped 5.6% to 182.1 thousand, while light commercial vehicles fell 18% to 45.4 thousand. Truck sales slumped 16.3% to 8.9 thousand, whereas bus registrations rose 11.8% to 2,203 units. Among major brands, Toyota saw the sharpest decline, with sales down 46.4% to 4,068 units. Year-on-year, registrations fell 5.9%. Despite November’s daily average of 12.6 thousand vehicles—the highest of 2025—sales have remained below 2024 levels for a fourth straight month. As a result, cumulative registrations from January to November reached 2.41 million units, up just 1.4% from the same period in 2024. Growth has been sustained mainly by imported cars, as sales of domestic models rose only 0.1%.
2025-12-08