Brazil Vehicle Sales Retreat in October

2026-11-11 15:49 By Larissa Miranda 1 min. read

Brazil’s new-vehicle sales fell 5.6% month-over-month to 265,500 units in October 2026, the lowest level since April, after a 2.3% increase in September.

Passenger-car sales declined 4.8% to 206,100 and light commercial vehicles dropped 8.3% to 47,800, while truck sales decreased 3.1% to 9,900 and bus sales slumped 29.1% to 1,700.

Average daily sales eased to 12,600 units from 13,400 in September, but were 11.5% higher than a year earlier, while total sales rose 1.8% year-on-year.

In the first ten months, sales reached 2.52 million units, up 16.1%, supported by the Carro Sustentável program, whose models sold 412,800 units (+22.3%), and by electrified vehicles, which jumped 125.7% to 495,700 units, lifting their share to 20.5% of light-vehicle sales from 10.7%.

Imports kept rising, up 22.3% in October, with Chinese models now doubling Argentine ones in registrations this year.



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Brazil Vehicle Sales Retreat in October
Brazil’s new-vehicle sales fell 5.6% month-over-month to 265,500 units in October 2026, the lowest level since April, after a 2.3% increase in September. Passenger-car sales declined 4.8% to 206,100 and light commercial vehicles dropped 8.3% to 47,800, while truck sales decreased 3.1% to 9,900 and bus sales slumped 29.1% to 1,700. Average daily sales eased to 12,600 units from 13,400 in September, but were 11.5% higher than a year earlier, while total sales rose 1.8% year-on-year. In the first ten months, sales reached 2.52 million units, up 16.1%, supported by the Carro Sustentável program, whose models sold 412,800 units (+22.3%), and by electrified vehicles, which jumped 125.7% to 495,700 units, lifting their share to 20.5% of light-vehicle sales from 10.7%. Imports kept rising, up 22.3% in October, with Chinese models now doubling Argentine ones in registrations this year.
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