About the increase of Brazil's automobile production by 5% year-on-year in January 2023

    China News Agency, Sao Paulo, February 7 (Reporter Mo Chengxiong) According to the data released by the Brazilian Automobile Manufacturers Association (Anfavea) on the 7th local time, in January this year, Brazil's automobile production was 152600 vehicles, a year-on-year decrease of 20.3% and a year-on-year increase of 5%.
    According to the data, in January, the output of cars and light commercial vehicles in Brazil was 147800, down 15.6% month-on-month and 9.8% year-on-year. The output of trucks was 4049, down 72.3% month-on-month and 57.2% year-on-year. The output of passenger cars was 782, down 57.9% month-on-month and 41% year-on-year.

    In terms of employment, in January, the number of employees in Brazil's automobile industry was 102100, a slight increase of 0.2% month-on-month and a year-on-year increase of 1.3%.

    Meanwhile, in January, Brazil exported 33000 vehicles, up 5.9% month-on-month and 19.3% year-on-year.M á rcio de Lima Leite, president of the Brazilian Automobile Manufacturers Association, said that in the first month of this year, the Brazilian automobile manufacturing industry had a poor start. Although the output increased slightly compared with the previous month, it was still lower than the level before the COVID-19 outbreak in February 2020. However, automobile exports showed a good momentum. It is expected that Brazil's automobile production will reach 2.421 million this year, up 2.2% year on year. Among them, the production of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles will reach 2.267 million, up 4.2% year on year.