Financed vehicle sales in Brazil totaled 1.89 million units in the first quarter of 2026, the best performance for the period since 2008, when 2.03 million units were financed.
According to a survey by Trillia, B3’s business unit, the volume represents growth of 12.8% compared to the same period in 2025.
Financed sales reached 703 thousand units in March, an increase of 27.6% compared to March 2025 and 22.2% compared to February 2026. This was the best monthly result since August 2011.
“The first quarter shows a consistent expansion of credit for the purchase of vehicles, with growth spread across all regions of the country. This movement reinforces the trajectory observed over the last year and points to a more favorable scenario for the automobile market”, said Daniel Takatohi, Products Superintendent at Trillia.
Among the categories, light vehicles concentrate the majority of operations, with 1.31 million units financed, growth of 12.4% in the annual comparison.
Motorcycles registered the biggest percentage increase, with 510.6 thousand units and an increase of 18.1%. At the other end, heavy vehicles totaled 69.3 thousand financings, an increase of 3.9%.
CDC (Direct Consumer Credit), a traditional modality offered by banks and financial institutions, maintained the largest share in the period, with 1.61 million units financed and an increase of 14.3%. The consortium registered 261.9 thousand units, an increase of 5.5%.
The expansion was spread geographically, with the Northeast region leading the percentage growth, with an increase of 16.6%, followed by the Central-West, with 15.3%. South and Southeast advanced 11.8% and 11.7%, respectively. The North, in turn, recorded an increase of 9.4%.
