Utility maker Mahindra & Mahindra has begun assembling pickup trucks and the Scorpio sport utility in Brazil as it seeks to expand in Latin America.
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The facility in Manaus belongs to partner Bramont-Montadora and has capacity of 5,000 units a year, Reuters reported.
“The Brazilian economy and automotive industry have strategic importance for Mahindra… and helps consolidate our presence,” Pravin Shah, executive vice president of Mahindra’s international operations, told the news agency.
Reuters said Mahindra earlier this month began assembling the Scorpio for the first time outside India, with a local partner in Egypt. It also exports the SUV, known as the Goa in some markets, to Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South America and Australia.
Mahindra, which aims to double its domestic sales and quadruple exports by 2010, is scheduled to launch the Scorpio in the United States in 2009, the news agency added.
