Brazil

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Brazil

Population (2024) 217 million people
GDP national / per capita (2022) US$1.92 trillion / US$8,847 
Currency BRL real
Inflation (Dec 2023) 4.62% 
Interest Rate (Dec 2023) 11.25% 
Unemployment (Nov 2023) 7.5%

Main Industries: Agribusiness, Oil & Gas, Aerospace, Automotive 

Vehicle Fleet 

National fleet size 72.3 million light vehicles (one in three people)

New light vehicle registrations (2023) 2.18mn light vehicles (+11.3%)
1.58mn motorcycles (+16.1%) 
29,000 trucks & buses (-12%) 

Top 5 brands (2023) Light Vehicles (Cars & LCVs) 

1. Fiat (475,517 units) +5.7% y-o-y 
2. Volkswagen (344,995) +45% 
3. General Motors (328,020) +20% 
4. Toyota (192,276) +37% 
5. Hyundai (186,235) +4%  

Cars 
1. Volkswagen (290,385 units)  
2. Fiat (277,247) 
3. General Motors (271,717) 
4. Hyundai (186,019) 
5. Toyota (146,055) 

LCVs 1. Fiat (198,270 units) 
2. General Motors (56,303) 
3. Volkswagen (54,610) 
4. Toyota (46,221) 
5. Ford (25,662) 

Top 5 models (2023) 

Cars 
1. VW Polo (111,242 units)
2. GM Onix (102, 043) 
3. Hyundai HB20 (88,905) 
4. GM Onix Plus (74,887) 
5. Fiat Mobi (73,428) 

LCVs 
1. Fiat Strada (120,600 units)
2. Fiat Toro (51,303) 
3. VW Saveiro (46,600) 
4. Toyota Hilux (46,200) 
5. GM Montana (30,018) 


Factories in country 

Audi, BMW, CAOA Chery, Chevrolet, Fiat, Honda, Hyundai, Jeep, Land Rover, MINI, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Peugeot, Renault, Toyota, Volkswagen.   

Coming in 2024: BYD, GWM 

Energy Cost 

Gasoline/liter (Jan 2024)  US$1.13
Ethanol/liter (Jan 2024)  US$0.70
Diesel/liter (Jan 2024)  US$1.19 

Electricity/kilowatt (Jun 2023)  US$0.17 (household), US$0.15 (business)