Brazil auto sales fall 4.9 pct in July - dealers

Mon Aug 3, 2009 4:03pm EDT
SAO PAULO, Aug 3 (Reuters) - New automobile sales in Brazil fell 4.9 percent in July from a record high the previous month, the national dealers' association Fenabrave said on Monday.
Sales of new cars and trucks slipped 0.97 percent from July 2008, to 285,406 units, Fenabrave said.
Brazil is a major market for global automakers such as Italy's Fiat SpA (FIA.MI), Germany's Volkswagen AG (VOWG.DE), and U.S.-based General Motors Co [GM.UL] and Ford Motor Co (F.N).
(Reporting by Vanessa Stelzer; Writing by Todd Benson; Editing by Richard Chang)