Brazil Posts Record September for New-Vehicle Registrations

Overview

• Fenabrave's Monday release showed 509,686 new vehicles were registered in September, the highest September total in the federation's historical series.
• Cumulative sales from January through September topped just over 4.2 million units, about 14–15% higher than the same period in 2025.
• Passenger cars led the advance with roughly 216,300 units in September, a year‑on‑year increase of about 21.2 percent driven by stronger model lineups and brand competition.
• Trucks posted small monthly and annual gains in September but remain down year‑to‑date by about 3.9 percent, a decline Fenabrave says was blunted by Move Brasil incentives.
• Used‑car price pressure has eased, with Banco BV's IBV Auto index up just 0.36% in Q3, and Fenabrave is holding a roughly 8.6% growth forecast for 2026 that it may revise after October results.