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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
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: 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: 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: New importers' association vows no ties with Anfavea
25 February 2014 | Fernando Calmon
BRAZIL: New importers' association vows no ties with Anfavea Fernando Calmon For the first time since its foundation in 1956, the national automakers association Anfavea will co-exist with a similar ... 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: 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
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
COLOMBIA: Sales fell 23% YTD in Q1 but recovery is expected
24 April 2013 | Graeme Roberts
COLOMBIA: Sales fell 23% YTD in Q1 but recovery is expected Graeme Roberts The government announcement about reducing credit interest rates came as Colombian new car sales fell 23% YTD though month o... read more
COLOMBIA – 2013 starts slow but forecast is 325,000 units
18 February 2013 | Juan Vargas
COLOMBIA – 2013 starts slow but forecast is 325,000 units Juan Vargas Colombian car sales dipped 4.2% year on year to 19,541 units in January but it was still the second best result for that month on... read more
COLOMBIA: Sales off 3% but 2012 still second best year ever
9 January 2013 | Juan Vargas
COLOMBIA: Sales off 3% but 2012 still second best year ever Juan Vargas A decrease in export market demand for Colombian products and commodities combined with domestic speculation about car tax refo... read more
BRAZIL: Audi may lead luxury production
2 January 2013 | Fernando Calmon
BRAZIL: Audi may lead luxury production Fernando Calmon Eyeing a luxury car market expected to expand from 50,000 units in 2012 to up to 130,000 a year by 2016, Audi may set the pace to produce them ... read more
BRAZIL: Hyundai opens its own plant
13 November 2012 | Graeme Roberts
BRAZIL: Hyundai opens its own plant Graeme Roberts Hyundai Motor has opened its own factory in Brazil capable of rolling out 150,000 cars a year. Previously, vehicles were assembled locally by an in... read more
PRODUCT EYE(S): São Paulo show becomes truly international
30 October 2012 | Fernando Calmon
PRODUCT EYE(S): São Paulo show becomes truly international Fernando Calmon The media preview days may have come and gone but the Sao Paulo motor show is still open to the public (until 4 Novemb... read more
BRAZIL: New automotive regime likely to push prices down
12 October 2012 | Fernando Calmon
BRAZIL: New automotive regime likely to push prices down Fernando Calmon Long awaited and successively postponed, details of the new Brazilian automotive regime for the five years from 1 January, 201... read more
COLOMBIA: August sales slow 10%, hold steady YTD
10 September 2012 | Juan Vargas
COLOMBIA: August sales slow 10%, hold steady YTD Juan Vargas After the Colombian peso devalued following the Central Bank's announcement that the economy was slowing, car sales fell to 25,662 units... read more
COLOMBIA: Economy’s deceleration slows car sales growth to just 2% YTD
11 July 2012 | Juan Vargas
COLOMBIA: Economy’s deceleration slows car sales growth to just 2% YTD Juan Vargas The Eurozone crisis plus a tax reform bill and the beginning of the domestic presidential campaign were the main rea... read more
BRAZIL: BMW to decide on local plant soon
2 July 2012 | Fernando Calmon
BRAZIL: BMW to decide on local plant soon Fernando Calmon As one of the top sponsors for the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro recently, BMW made presentat... read more
COLOMBIA: Car sales slow in Q1
30 May 2012 | Juan Vargas
COLOMBIA: Car sales slow in Q1 Juan Vargas The Eurozone and Greek crises and the newly implemented FTA between the US and Colombia slowed the market last month to 24,941 units, up just 2.4% year on y... read more
BRAZIL: Mercedes car build to return via Alliance?
26 April 2012 | Graeme Roberts
BRAZIL: Mercedes car build to return via Alliance? Graeme Roberts Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche has told Brazilian journalists the company is most likely to resume car manufacturing in Brazil through it... read more
COLOMBIA: Trucks the top growth brands right now
17 April 2012 | Juan Vargas
COLOMBIA: Trucks the top growth brands right now Juan Vargas Last weekend Barack Obama announced at the Americas Summit held in Cartagena/Colombia that the FTA signed with the Andean country will sta... read more
BRAZIL: Lifan in investment mood, Renault mulls Lodgy
30 January 2012 | Fernando Calmon
BRAZIL: Lifan in investment mood, Renault mulls Lodgy Fernando Calmon Lifan has decided to deepen its partnership with Brazilian group Effa which already distributes the Chinese automaker's 320 (whic... read more
BRAZIL: BMW looks to Santa Catarina for new plant - report
24 January 2012 | Chris Wright
BRAZIL: BMW looks to Santa Catarina for new plant - report Chris Wright BMW is homing in on the state of Santa Catarina in Brazil as the site for its first Latin American factory, according to Reuter... read more
COLOMBIA: Sales hit a new record in 2011
6 January 2012 | Juan Vargas
COLOMBIA: Sales hit a new record in 2011 Juan Vargas An estimated 5.5% growth in the nation's economy and expectations for better in 2012 are among the reasons vehicle sales reached a new record in C... read more
BRAZIL: Auto tax and localisation requirements rise
3 January 2012 | Fernando Calmon
BRAZIL: Auto tax and localisation requirements rise Fernando Calmon A 30% increase in IPI (industrialised products tax) has hit imported and some locally-made cars since 16 December but the Brazilian... read more
BRAZIL: Ford confirms new global model for Sao Bernardo do Campo
7 December 2011 | Graeme Roberts
BRAZIL: Ford confirms new global model for Sao Bernardo do Campo Graeme Roberts Ford plans to spend BR$800m (US$446m) building a new global model in its Sao Bernardo do Campo plant near Sao Paulo. ... read more
BRAZIL: New automakers to get tax break if targets met - paper
14 November 2011 | Graeme Roberts
BRAZIL: New automakers to get tax break if targets met - paper Graeme Roberts Brazil will give newly established automakers in the country a break from higher taxes in exchange for the companies meet... read more
COLOMBIA: Two brands dominate 2011 sales
19 October 2011 | Juan Vargas
COLOMBIA: Two brands dominate 2011 sales Juan Vargas Just two brands accounted for almost half of the Colombian market at the end of Q3 2011. In a market expected to be up 39% to a record 320,000-... read more
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