São Paulo – Renault achieved record sales in Brazil in September. A total of 12,528 vehicles were sold, representing growth of 81% in comparison with the same month last year. According to the company, its market share was 5%. In all, 286,686 new vehicles were sold in the country in September, growth of 31.7%, according to figures supplied by the National Association of Vehicle Manufacturers (Anfavea).
According to a press release issued by the company, the president at Renault Brazil, Jérôme Stoll, stated that compact models Logan (sedan) and Sandero (hatch) were responsible for the performance. In September, 4,707 units of the Sandero and 4,114 of the Logan were sold.
In the accumulated result for the year, the carmaker sold 91,801 vehicles, growth of 82% over the same period last year.
Another French carmaker operating in the country, Peugeot Citroën, sold 117,291 automobiles and light commercial vehicles from January to September, growth of 32.7% compared with the first nine months of 2007. The total is a record high for the period, according to the company.
The company informed that performance was driven by sales of compact vehicles Citroën C3 and Peugeot 207, both of which were recently reformulated.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
