Brazil auto sales, production jump in April

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s automakers’ association Anfavea said on Wednesday that sales of new vehicles in the country rose 17.6% in April from the previous month to 220,842 units.

Auto production in the month totalled 222,115 vehicles, up 13.5% from March, it added.

(Reporting by Alberto Alerigi Jr.; writing by Andre Romani; editing by Gabriel Araujo)