Automotive production in Brazil rose by 69.58% in June over the corresponding month in 2020, on the industry's recovery from stoppages called during the Covid-19 pandemic last year, automakers' association Anfavea said on Wednesday July 7.
The figure was lower month on month, however, and supply disruptions have led Anfavea to reduce its estimate for the sector's full-year 2021 performance.In the first half of the year as a whole, production totaled 1.15 million units, a 57.48% year-on-year increase in comparison with 729,269 units. In 2020, production plants were hit...