Vehicle sales up 14.5% in the first half of 2018, says Fenabrave | Automatic sports

By adding automobiles, light commercial vehicles, buses and trucks, a total of 1,166,663 units were filmed from January to June, while last year the number for the same period was of 1,019,208 vehicles sold.

In June, the vehicle sector sold at 201,987 units, an increase of 3.7% over June 2017, when 194,796 units were sold.

However, in comparison with May, which reached 201,870 units, the sale is stable with a small advance of 0.06%.

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The daily average of car sales increased from 8,975 to 8,743 units on the first day of the Brazil match (22), which is about 5,000 fewer shipments.

However, the most significant negative impact came from the truckers' strike and the fall in consumer confidence, according to Alarico Assumpção, the company's president. As a result, estimates for this year have been revised.

According to the entity, the data show that the segment is recovering, although the rise is on a very weak basis last year.