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Brazil vehicle sales totaled 287,590 units for May 2012, down 9.6% vs. May 2011.
May 2012 vehicle sales increased 11.6% compared with April 2012 sales.
2012 sales through May totaled 1,363,763, down 4.8% over the same period in 2011.
Fiat is the leader in year-to-date sales with a total of 286,520, resulting in a 21.0% market share.