The car manufacturing In the Argentine plants he had a growth in April that reached the 5.8% in relation to the same month last yearwhen the industry began to get out of the crisis that had generated a fall in all the variables close to 30% in the first quarter.
Last month they went down the line of the Argentine factories 45,479 unitswhile the 2024 reference had been 42,974 vehicles. However, having 18 days of activity, the average daily production of April was 2,526 daily units which equates the rhythm of 2024, which had been 2,527 vehicles in 17 days.
Anyway, this year’s rhythm remains on the automotive plants, since in the comparison with March, The rise reached 9.4%. Thus, totaling the first four months of the year, the volume of vehicles produced among all brands was 159,521 unitsand that indicator is 9.1% better than that of the first four -month period of 2024, when 146,267 cars and light utilities had been manufactured.
“This monthly performance reflects a continuity in the rhythm of industrial activity, with production levels that are maintained above the records of the previous year,” he explained Martín Zuppi, president of the association of Automotive Factories (ADEFA).
The leader of the association that brings together automotive companies that produce vehicles in the country, also said that “The sustained growth that we have been registering in salescan be attributed to a combination of factors such as the greater availability and supply of products, added to a tax reduction/ elimination and a greater financing proposal ”.
-The international context, strongly marked by the growth of Chinese brands in all markets that Argentina exports and for a reduction in Brazilian market purchases, maintained April in April in relation to the previous month. The contraction in exports was 6.8%. In total, 22,628 vehicles against 24,292 of the previous month were sold abroad. However, in comparison with April 2024this year exports They grew by 9.8%.
Anyway, The accumulated of all 2025 still throws a pending debt Regarding the first four -month period of 2024, with a retraction of exports of 2.9%, since in April 2024 the figure of 82,981 vehicles had been reached and this year 80,548 units were already dispatched. Yes ok 80,000 units were exceeded Between January and April, the sector could not reach the indices of the previous year.
In relation to exports and its relationship with the domestic market, ZUPPI differentiated both scenarios by saying that “to positive performance in internal production and sales There is a slight retraction in exports particularly due to the lower demand of some countries, greater external competition and an imbalance in terms of competitiveness. However, and while the balance so far this year, the fall is cut, the fall was cut. ”
The Executive added that “the behavior of the productive sector that incorporates its lines New productsaccompanies the positive dynamics of the domestic market, while gradually adjusting to the evolution of external demand, still subject to some volatility. ”
At this point, “it is worth noting that we continue working together with the government To correct those imbalances and have tools that allow us to return to the path of growth and hold it in a highly challenging international scenario, ”concluded the Executive.
