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2020 Brazil sales drop 26.2% but "strong" recovery likely
18 January 2021 | Fernando Calmon
2020 Brazil sales drop 26.2% but "strong" recovery likely Fernando Calmon During a truly dramatic 2020, Brazilian sales, production and exports plummeted strongly, yet not as drastically as initially... read more
Brazil reaches 15 years of flex-fuel vehicles
11 May 2018 | Fernando Calmon
Brazil reaches 15 years of flex-fuel vehicles Fernando Calmon In March 2003 Brazil's auto industry began producing flexible-fuel cars powered by engines capable of running either on ethanol or pe... read more
Brazil's Innovar-Auto replacement up for discussion
19 May 2017 | Fernando Calmon
Brazil's Innovar-Auto replacement up for discussion Fernando Calmon With the confusing Inovar-Auto (Innovate-Auto) programme due to end on 31 December 2017, the government has decided to im... read more
Turbocharging I3s a growing trend in Brazil
15 July 2016 | Fernando Calmon
Turbocharging I3s a growing trend in Brazil Fernando Calmon Turbo charging a one-litre, three-cylinder engine is a growing trend here in Brazil. Turbocharging itself is not a novelty here - back... read more
BMW Brazil to assemble sixth model - X4
15 January 2016 | Fernando Calmon
BMW Brazil to assemble sixth model - X4 Fernando Calmon Despite operating at just a third of the capacity of the Araquari, Santa Catarina state, assembly plant, BMW has decided to start building... read more
BRAZIL: Ford, VW workers agree to 20% hours reduction
21 September 2015 | Graeme Roberts
BRAZIL: Ford, VW workers agree to 20% hours reduction Graeme Roberts Volkswagen and Ford workers in Brazil have agreed to a 20% reduction in working hours as well as wage cuts in order to avoid mass ... read more
BRAZIL: Big Four losing sales faster than industry rate
1 September 2015 | Fernando Calmon
BRAZIL: Big Four losing sales faster than industry rate Fernando Calmon For the so-called 'Big 4' here in Brazil – Fiat, Ford, GM and VW – the current tough market conditions... read more
BRAZIL: Big Four steadily losing market share
26 May 2015 | Fernando Calmon
BRAZIL: Big Four steadily losing market share Fernando Calmon Though Brazil sales are estimated to fall 13% to 19% in 2015, depending on the forecaster's optimism or pessimism, not all brands will be... read more
BRAZIL: January vehicle output inches up
5 February 2015 | Graeme Roberts
BRAZIL: January vehicle output inches up Graeme Roberts Vehicle production in Brazil increased just 0.4% year on year in January after a 10-day strike at Volkswagen lowered output at a key plant and ... read more
BRAZIL: Jury still out on a flat or growth 2015
12 January 2015 | Fernando Calmon
BRAZIL: Jury still out on a flat or growth 2015 Fernando Calmon In automotive terms, 2014 surely will not be missed after the Brazilian domestic market’s 7.1% sales downturn. Combined with the ... read more
BRAZIL: Boosted buying power changes car buyer profile and market segmentation
22 December 2014 | Fernando Calmon
BRAZIL: Boosted buying power changes car buyer profile and market segmentation Fernando Calmon In the last 12 years, as annual new vehicle sales have climbed 140%, the Brazilian buyer profile has cha... read more
BRAZIL: Three-cylinder turbocharged engines on 'fast forward'
1 December 2014 | Fernando Calmon
BRAZIL: Three-cylinder turbocharged engines on 'fast forward' Fernando Calmon At least three automakers here in Brazil are betting on turbocharger technology for their new, one-litre, three-cylinder ... read more
BRAZIL: Premium brands keep selling well
1 December 2014 | Graeme Roberts
BRAZIL: Premium brands keep selling well Graeme Roberts In contrast to the overall new car market in Brazil, which has been falling in 2014, with a 10% slump overall expected, premium models will see... read more
SAO PAULO SHOW: This year's was one of the best
10 November 2014 | Fernando Calmon
SAO PAULO SHOW: This year's was one of the best Fernando Calmon Attracting over 750,000 visitors in 11 days, the São Paulo motor show saw several locally made and imported new model launches o... read more
BRAZIL: Volvo considers Brazilian car manufacture
29 September 2014 | Fernando Calmon
BRAZIL: Volvo considers Brazilian car manufacture Fernando Calmon With a limited quota of just 3,000 full imports a year, plus the strict Inovar-Auto government auto policy rules to contend with, the... read more
BRAZIL: Renault updates Sandero and slashes prices
15 July 2014 | Fernando Calmon
BRAZIL: Renault updates Sandero and slashes prices Fernando Calmon Life will become increasingly difficult for automakers in the hotly contested Brazilian market for compact hatchbacks. After all, th... read more
BRAZIL: Auto investment attraction to endure - KPMG
13 June 2014 | Fernando Calmon
BRAZIL: Auto investment attraction to endure - KPMG Fernando Calmon A KPMG International survey of the auto industry showed that 40% of executives interviewed intend to invest in the Brazil... read more
BRAZIL: Fiat profit down 81% in 2013
15 May 2014 | Graeme Roberts
BRAZIL: Fiat profit down 81% in 2013 Graeme Roberts Only two automakers – Fiat and Renault – are organised in Brazil as PLC companies and therefore obligated by law to issue financial res... read more
BRAZIL: Inovar-Auto programme encourages R&D centres
10 March 2014 | Fernando Calmon
BRAZIL: Inovar-Auto programme encourages R&D centres Fernando Calmon The Brazilian government's new Inovar-Auto regime introduced in 2013 has provided stimuli for the auto industry to invest a p... read more
BRAZIL: Competition fiercer in emerging markets - consultant
21 February 2014 | Fernando Calmon
BRAZIL: Competition fiercer in emerging markets - consultant Fernando Calmon Jeffrey Henning, global head of Ernst & Young consulting, has been in Brazil and revealed a study of the difficulties ... read more
BRAZIL: New safety rules axe six antique models
17 January 2014 | Fernando Calmon
BRAZIL: New safety rules axe six antique models Fernando Calmon Several models were axed by the end of 2013 following a Brazilian federal government mandate requiring ABS brakes and front airbags fro... read more
BRAZIL: Jaguar Land Rover still quiet on new plant product
9 December 2013 | Fernando Calmon
BRAZIL: Jaguar Land Rover still quiet on new plant product Fernando Calmon Tata Motors' Jaguar Land Rover strategy for Brazil apparently is not to reveal all its plans at once. So we now know for su... read more
BRAZIL: Germans pile in, Land Rover awaited
7 October 2013 | Fernando Calmon
BRAZIL: Germans pile in, Land Rover awaited Fernando Calmon Within 48 hours of each other, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen announced new car plant investments in Brazil. The two automakers, together w... read more
BRAZIL: Ford Focus gears for C segment battle
2 October 2013 | Fernando Calmon
BRAZIL: Ford Focus gears for C segment battle Fernando Calmon The arrival of Ford's third generation Focus looks like shaking up the compact-medium (C) segment here in Brazil but it will soon face ne... read more
BRAZIL: Karmann-Ghia comeback mulled
26 September 2013 | Fernando Calmon
BRAZIL: Karmann-Ghia comeback mulled Fernando Calmon Unveiled as a prototype at the 1953 Paris motor show, the Beetle based Karmann- Ghia coupé is 60. To duly celebrate the anniversary, the cu... read more
BRAZIL: A3 hatchback excluded from initial Audi plans
19 September 2013 | Fernando Calmon
BRAZIL: A3 hatchback excluded from initial Audi plans Fernando Calmon The only surprise when Audi’s EUR150m/BRL450m/US$200m spend in Brazil was announced late on Monday (17 September) was the a... read more
BRAZIL: Auto production rises 9% in August, sales fall
6 September 2013 | Graeme Roberts
BRAZIL: Auto production rises 9% in August, sales fall Graeme Roberts Automobile production in Brazil rose 9.0% but sales fell 3.8% in August from July, the national automakers' association said. ... read more
BRAZIL: C4 Lounge restores Citroën’s play in midsize arena
2 September 2013 | Fernando Calmon
BRAZIL: C4 Lounge restores Citroën’s play in midsize arena Fernando Calmon C segment midsize models are the second most important sector here in Brazil (380,000 units yearly) and account for about 10... read more
COLOMBIA: FTA Colombia-Europe starts 1 August
31 July 2013 | Graeme Roberts
COLOMBIA: FTA Colombia-Europe starts 1 August Graeme Roberts The long awaited free trade agreement between Colombia and Europe will start on 1 August with the first group of measures. Implementati... read more
COLOMBIA: Government rule cuts H1 truck sales
16 July 2013 | Juan Vargas
COLOMBIA: Government rule cuts H1 truck sales Juan Vargas A government decree which it made practically impossible to register new trucks above 10.5 tonnes this year – to protect smaller transp... read more
BRAZIL: Chery decides on models, Geely mulls local plant
24 June 2013 | Fernando Calmon
BRAZIL: Chery decides on models, Geely mulls local plant Fernando Calmon Chery has confirmed the Celer hatchback and saloon will be launched in the first quarter of 2014, following delays building it... read more
COLOMBIA [updated extra data 16:00]: Car sales fall reflects economy
18 June 2013 | Juan Vargas
COLOMBIA [updated extra data 16:00]: Car sales fall reflects economy Juan Vargas Colombian car sales in May were off 10.4% year on year (from 27,339 to 24,488) but that was nonetheless the secon... read more
BRAZIL: May sales said strong on tax breaks
4 June 2013 | Graeme Roberts
BRAZIL: May sales said strong on tax breaks Graeme Roberts Brazilian auto sales rose in May from a year earlier, bolstered by government tax cuts to support the local car industry, sources ... read more
BRAZIL: GM and Renault join the city car rush
31 May 2013 | Fernando Calmon
BRAZIL: GM and Renault join the city car rush Fernando Calmon Not long ago the subcompact market in Brazil was regarded as niche and far from attractive to automakers. Current offerings are all... read more
BRAZIL: Fiat, adding Jeep, raises investments to $7.5bn by 2016
10 May 2013 | Fernando Calmon
BRAZIL: Fiat, adding Jeep, raises investments to $7.5bn by 2016 Fernando Calmon While visiting Brazil recently, Fiat and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne told president Dilma Rousseff the automaker wou... read more
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