Abstract
This article is of an investigative nature with inductive reasoning and analytical and synthetic paradigms, that pursues to determine the behavior of the automotive sector with an analysis period from 2000 to 2019, it has been made a descriptive statistics study, which allows establishing the behavior of the automotive market. The results have shown that the national vehicle production presented a decline from 2013, giving an opportunity to the growth of vehicle imports. Pichincha and Guayas has the largest amount of national vehicle sales, the automobile segment is the one with the highest sales although the SUV segment is in projection to rise at the national level. In spite of the existence of 7 vehicle assembly brands, Ecuador has a negative balance that shows its dependence on vehicle imports.
Keywords: Economic growth, Market behavior, Industrial Sector.
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