Brazilian sales of cars and light trucks fell 4.5% in June from May, but the total for the first half of the year surpassed forecasts.
A source with access to preliminary official sales data told Reuters total sales in June reached around 286,900 vehicles, compared with 300,500 in the previous month. June had one less working day than May, which may have accounted for some of the dip. Compared with June 2010, sales were up 15.9%.
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For the first half of the year, total car and light truck sales reached around 1.64m vehicles, a rise of 10% from a year earlier. Sales growth so far in 2011 has been much faster than the forecast rise of 4.2%.
Fiat led sales in Brazil with 67,260 vehicles, according to the preliminary data, up from 66,810 in May.
Volkswagen registered 56,600 vehicles, down from 62,200 a month earlier. GM remained in third place at 53,600, down from 55,600 in May.
Ford sold 26,860 vehicles, down from 27,300 in May, the preliminary data showed.
The Brazilian association of vehicle manufacturers, Anfavea, will release consolidated data for production and vehicle exports on Wednesday, Reuters noted.
