The licensing of motor vehicles in the first two months of 2014 was 4.6% higher than the same period of 2013, making it the largest to date, totaling 571,900 units. The sales of cars in February last recorded 259,300 units, an increase of 10.3% over the same month in 2013, a month where the industry sold 235.100 units. The last January sales were 312.600. The disclosure was made in last March by the Associação Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veículos Automotores (Anfavea).

The national vehicle production also closed well in February with 281,500 units manufactured, 18.7 % more than in January and 16.9 % above February 2013. The production increase was due to higher number of days with the completion of Carnival until early March.

By other side, in the same two month showed decline on manufacturing, with fall 2.7%, totaling 518,600 vehicles manufactured in the first two months of 2014, a decrease of around 14.000 units if compared to the same period of last year. The exports are with fall 24% on accumulated this Year. Were 51.600 units shipped to others countries, mainly to Argentina, a shrinkage in of same period of 2013.

In view of Luiz Moan Yabiku Jr., president of Anfavea, the "current economic climate in Argentina had significant weight to performance, but the industry has full confidence that the governments of both countries quickly find solutions to the current economic scenario. We will have stability in the Brazilian market in 2014. The increase expected on production must be at 1.4%, while sales can rise 1.1%, in total of 3.8 million units made. The exports will be achieve a biggest jump, with 1.6%".