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Vehicle registrations - Brazil. July of 2021

Drop in number of Brazilians passenger car registrations

In July, vehicle registrations in Brazil grew by 0.55% with respect to July of 2020. In total, 175,453 cars were registered and 2,324,752 new cars were sold in the last twelve months, 4.75% more than the year before.

The breakdown of car sales figures for the month of July is:

  • Commercial vehicles sold: 51,855, 31.18% more than in July of 2020.
  • Passenger cars regitrations: 123,598, which represents a figure of 8.42% less than in July of 2020.

Brazil is among the ten countries where the greatest number of cars have been registered in the last year, in ranking of 137 countries based on number of vehicle registrations.

A very useful variable for estimating the level of economic wealth enjoyed by Brazilians residents, when compared to the other countries in the ranking, is the number of vehicles sold or registered per thousand residents in the last year. With annual sales of 11.57 cars per 1,000 residents, 0.87 of them in the last month, Brazil, occupies 49th place in the ranking.

As can be seen, the number of registrations per thousand residents has grown in the last year. The increase in this figure is positive, as it generally indicates improved public confidence in the country's economy.

Changes in Brazilian vehicle registration numbers are shown in the tables below. As several studies indicate, these changes are very much related to changes in GDP and, hence, to a country's economic situation. Sales have declined since 2011, as 3,676,485 were registered that year, as have the number of registrations per thousand residents, which that year numbered 19.27.

Here we show you the progression of vehicle registrations in Brazil. You can see car registrations in other countries in en vehicle registrations and see all the economic information about Brazil in en Brazilian economy.

Brazil - New motor vehicle registrations
DateCommercial vehicles MonthPassengers vehicles MonthMonthly vehicle salesMonthly Vehicles/ 1,000 p.Commercial vehicles YearPassengers vehicles YearAnnual vehicle salesAnnual Vehicles/ 1,000 p.
July 202151,855123,598175,4530.87552,8541,771,8982,324,75211.57
June 202149,121133,332182,4530.91540,5301,783,2562,323,78611.56
May 202145,977142,701188,6780.94521,8231,752,3282,274,15111.32
April 202147,653127,463175,1160.87493,8991,653,7642,147,66310.69
March 202147,437141,952189,3890.94462,4801,565,8022,028,28210.09
February 202139,280128,111167,3910.83447,3921,555,1262,002,5189.96
January 202140,342130,804171,1460.85443,9591,592,1652,036,12410.13
December 202049,286194,681243,9671.21442,4951,615,9422,058,43710.24
November 202047,433177,577225,0101.12440,5771,636,4512,077,02810.38
October 202046,536168,508215,0441.07438,6841,655,6442,094,32810.47
September 202046,596161,114207,7101.04440,9771,691,6682,132,64510.66
August 202041,338142,057183,3950.92441,4111,718,3722,159,78310.80
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Brazil - New motor vehicle registrations
Brazil - New motor vehicle registrations