Overview

• Adefa reported 44,545 vehicles built in August, up 20% from July but 13.8% below August 2024.
• January–August output reached 332,135 units, a 6.2% increase versus the same period last year.
• Exports totaled 25,503 units in August, rising 39.9% month over month yet falling 22.1% year over year, with the year‑to‑date tally at 173,382 (down 7.7%).
• Wholesale deliveries to dealerships were 51,766 in August, up 3.1% from July and 33.8% year over year, taking the year‑to‑date total to 400,953 (up 71.6%).
• A 14.2% drop in shipments to Brazil—still 66.3% of Argentina’s export market—has weighed on totals even as sales to Chile and Peru grew 24.7% and 26.5%, prompting Adefa to work with Cancillería and press for lower taxes to boost competitiveness.