Brazilian car market gained revenge on Russia

On data, got by the analytic agency �AUTOSTAT� at the international association of car manufacturers of Brazil (Anfavea), last month the sales of cars (including LCV) grew by 17% to 225959 units at the local market. So, the growth of March allowed to compensate the fall of realization for the first months of 2009; the totals of the first quarter were 538229 cars (+0, 2%). As the analysts of �AUTOSTAT� note, this year the Brazilian market gained revenge on Russia, which on totals of 2007 and 2008 left behind Brazil by sales of cars by 3, 5% and 4, 3%. However, during three months of 2009 there were sold by 36% more cars at the Brazilian market than in our country.
The reconstruction of the Brazilian car market is explained by reduction of taxes on purchase of industrial articles, including cars, imported in January this year. 23% of industrial production of Brazil and 12% of GDP account on the share of automotive industry. The following global concerns have their factories of full cycle in Brazil: Audi - Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, General Motors, Ford and Fiat. The duties on import of cars to Brazil exceed 100%, so the main players at the market are makes with local production. The leader by volume of sales of passenger cars in the first quarter was Volkswagen with index 139381 units (+10, 2%). The second place belongs to Fiat with 128138 of sold cars (-3, 5%). General Motors is on the third place in the TOP � 3 of leaders of the Brazilian market: its volume of sales constituted 102523 of passenger cars (-12, 9%).