Brazilian vehicle sales decreased 5.1% to 225,380 units in August 2025 (ANFAVEA) The Associacao Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veiculos Automores (ANFAVEA) announced that Brazilian vehicle sales (including trucks and buses) decreased 5.1% YOY to 225,380 units in August 2025. Of the newly registered vehicles, locally manufactured vehicles fell 5.6% yoy to 185,760 units, and imported vehicles decreased 2.5% yoy to 39,620 units. Vehicle sales in August...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/10

Brazilian vehicle units down 5.1% in August 2025 (Fenabrave) On September 4, the Brazilian dealer association Federacao Nacional da Distribuicao de Veiculos Automotores (Fenabrave) announced combined sales of 225,348 new passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks, and buses in August 2025, a decrease of 5.1% compared to August 2024 and a decrease of 7.3% from July 2025. Vehicle sales in August 2025 consisted of 172,280 passenger cars; 42,2...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/05

IAA Mobility 2025: VW brings Polo and GTI names into EV segment with new ID. models On September 3, VW announced that it will start using names for its electric vehicles (EVs), while keeping the same names for combustion models. The first car under this plan will be the ID. Polo, which is based on the ID. 2all concept. VW will also bring the sporty GTI brand into its electric range. The “ID.” name stands for advanced tech and electric mobilit...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/04

IAA Mobility 2025: VW to present four new models On August 21, VW announced that it will present four new models at IAA Mobility 2025. A fully electric compact SUV will have its world premiere at Odeonsplatz. The concept vehicle will offer a glimpse of a new member of the electric ID. family from Volkswagen. Its production version will complete the Electric Urban Car Family of the Brand Group Core. It is a concrete preview of an affordable EV in ...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/22

Brazilian vehicle sales increase 0.8% to 243,238 units in July 2025 (ANFAVEA) The Associacao Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veiculos Automores (ANFAVEA) announced that Brazilian vehicle sales (including trucks and buses) increased 0.8% YOY to 243,238 units in July 2025. Of the newly registered vehicles, locally manufactured vehicles fell 1.0% yoy to 198,054 units, while imported vehicles increased 9.4% yoy to 45,184 units. Vehicle sales in July cons...

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Brazilian vehicle sales increase 0.8% in July 2025 (Fenabrave) On August 4, the Brazilian dealer association Federacao Nacional da Distribuicao de Veiculos Automotores (Fenabrave) announced combined sales of 243,225 new passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks, and buses in July 2025, an increase 0.8% compared to July 2024 and an increase of 14.3% from June 2025. Vehicle sales in July 2025 consisted of 181,787 passenger cars; 48,161 comm...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/05

Brazilian vehicle sales decrease 0.6% in June 2025 (Fenabrave) On July 4, the Brazilian dealer association Federacao Nacional da Distribuicao de Veiculos Automotores (Fenabrave) announced combined sales of 212,897 new passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks, and buses in June 2025, a decrease 0.6% compared to June 2024 and a decrease of 5.7% from May 2025. Vehicle sales in June 2025 consisted of 159,128 passenger cars; 43,036 commercial...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/05

Brazilian vehicle sales up 16.2% to 225,710 units in May 2025 (ANFAVEA) The Associacao Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veiculos Automores (ANFAVEA) announced that Brazilian vehicle sales (including trucks and buses) increased 16.2% YOY to 225,710 units in May 2025.Vehicle sales in May consisted of 167,547 passenger cars; 47,059 light commercial vehicles; 9,161 trucks; and 1,943 buses. Of the newly registered vehicles, locally manufactured vehicles in...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/06

Brazilian vehicle sales increase 16.2% in May 2025 (Fenabrave) On June 4, the Brazilian dealer association Federacao Nacional da Distribuicao de Veiculos Automotores (Fenabrave) announced combined sales of 225,685 new passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks, and buses in May 2025, an increase 16.2% compared to May 2024 and an increase of 8.2% from April 2025. Vehicle sales in May 2025 consisted of 167,563 passenger cars; 46,820 commerci...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/05

Brazilian vehicle sales down 5.5% in April 2025 (Fenabrave) On May 5, the Brazilian dealer association Federacao Nacional da Distribuicao de Veiculos Automotores (Fenabrave) announced combined sales of 208,661 new passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks, and buses in April 2025, a decrease 5.5% compared to April 2024 and an increase of 6.7% from March 2024. Vehicle sales in April 2025 consisted of 152,286 passenger cars; 44,790 commerci...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/07

VW do Brasil offers 2026 lineup with more equipped, connected models On April 11, Volkswagen do Brasil began the second quarter of 2025 with important news regarding its portfolio. For the 2026 line, Polo, Virtus, Nivus and T-Cross arrive at dealerships with even more equipment and technologies aimed especially at safety and comfort.  Highlights include the debut of the T-Cross Extreme and Nivus Sense model trims. The T-Cross Extreme has a conne...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/16

Brazilian vehicle sales increase 4.2% to 195,536 units in March 2025 (ANFAVEA) The Associacao Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veiculos Automores (ANFAVEA) announced that Brazilian vehicle sales (including trucks and buses) increased 4.2% YOY to 195,536 units in March 2025. Of the newly registered vehicles, locally manufactured vehicles rose 0.5% yoy to 157,909 units, while imported vehicles jumped 22.9% yoy to 37,627 units. Vehicle sales in March con...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/09

VW increases models to be launched in South America On April 4, Volkswagen announced an expansion of its investment plan for South America to BRL 20 billion, strengthening its long-term strategy in the region. Initially, BRL 16 billion had been allocated for Brazil until 2028, but with an additional USD 580 million, (BRL 4 billion) now committed to Argentina through 2029, the total regional investment has increased along with the number of planne...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/05

Brazilian vehicle sales increase 4.2% in March 2025 (Fenabrave) On April 3, the Brazilian dealer association Federacao Nacional da Distribuicao de Veiculos Automotores (Fenabrave) announced combined sales of 195,498 new passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks, and buses in March 2025, an increase 4.2% compared to March 2024 and an increase of 5.7% from February 2025. Vehicle sales in March 2025 consisted of 141,561 passenger cars; 42,50...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/04

VW starts Tera subcompact SUV production at Taubaté plant in Brazil On March 14, VW Brazil announced the start of production for the subcompact SUV Tera at its Taubaté plant . The Tera was designed, developed, and manufactured entirely in Brazil, and is considered Volkswagen’s most significant model in South America in recent years. It debuted during Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival and will launch in Brazil in the first half of 2025, followed by...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/19

VW expands 2025 lineup with new T-Cross SUV, Golf, and Tayron models in South Africa On February 5, Volkswagen Group Africa announced that it will introduce new models in South Africa this year, including new T-Cross variants, Golf and the Tayron SUV. The company has added two new base models to the 2025 T-Cross SUV lineup i.e., the 1.0 TSI 70kW manual and the 1.0 TSI 85kW DSG. The 1.0 TSI 70kW model reaches 0-100 km/h in 11.5 seconds, with a top...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/06

Brazilian vehicle sales up 3.6% in December, up 14.1% in 2024 (ANFAVEA) The Associacao Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veiculos Automotores (ANFAVEA) announced that Brazilian new vehicle sales (including trucks and buses) in December increased 3.6% year-over-year (y/y) to 257,431 units and full-year sales of 2,634,904 vehicles in 2024 were up 14.1% from 2023’s accumulated total. For all of 2024, passenger car sales increased 13.2% to 1,948,681 unit...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/15

VW Navarra adjusts 2025 production forecast as EV integration reduces capacity On January 10, Volkswagen Navarra announced its 2025 production forecast is set between 220,000 to 230,000 cars. The decrease from 2024 is due to factory capacity reduction for electric vehicle integration. The models will be added in 2026 alongside the current combustion-powered T-Cross and Taigo. In 2024, the Landaben factory produced 274,688 cars, a slight increase ...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/13

VW announces Polo model as best sold model in South America for second consecutive year On January 8, Volkswagen announced a record-breaking 2024, led by the success of the VW Polo, which became the best-selling vehicle in South America across all segments with 161,503 units sold. In Brazil, the Polo dominated for the second consecutive year as the top passenger car and hatchback, with 140,184 units sold, marking a 26% growth over 2023. Produced ...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/09

Brazilian vehicle sales up 3.6% in December, up 14.2% for full-year 2024 (Fenabrave) On January 8, the Brazilian dealer association Federacao Nacional da Distribuicao de Veiculos Automotores (Fenabrave) announced combined sales of 257,444 new passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks, and buses in December 2024, an increase 3.6% compared to December 2023 and an increase of 1.6% from November 2023. Combined full-year 2024 sales of 2,634,51...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/09