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4 3.11 to 3.16.2019 Assesment by Anfavea S ão Paulo – Daily sales average in February was 9 thousand 932 units, for an increase of 10% over January, which had two more working days, according to figures released by Anfavea on Monday 11. During this month, which was the best February since 2014, as many as 198 thousand 641 vehicles were sold, an increase of 26.6% compared to the same period last year and, as stated by president Antonio Megale, the fact that Carnival this year falls in March was key to the month’s numbers. In comparison to January there was a slight decline of 0.6% and, in the two-month period, 398 thousand 641 vehicles were sold, an increase of 17.8% compared to the same period of 2018. ”Numbers for February, which is a short month, were very good, but we need to have the full 4-month period before we can determine whether this growth trend will be maintained”. Dealer network inventories reached 180.1 thousand units, compared to 170 thousand in January, enough to serve 27 sales days. According to Megale the increase is due mainly to the dealers’ moves to prepare themselves for the sales volumes anticipated for March. With these numbers, Anfavea maintained its projection calling for an 11.4% growth for the year, with sales of 2.8 million units. Market experiences the best February since 2014. Caio Bednarski | caio@autodata.com.br Photo: Publicity.