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BorgWarner provides compact turbo for VW Nivus
24 September 2020 | Dave Leggett
BorgWarner provides compact turbo for VW Nivus Dave Leggett BorgWarner has expanded the supply of its compact B01 turbocharger by equipping the newly launched Volkswagen Nivus crossover in Brazil. ... read more
Visteon gives VW new infotainment platform
21 May 2020 | Graeme Roberts
Visteon gives VW new infotainment platform Graeme Roberts Visteon is supplying a new infotainment platform for Volkswagen Group's (VW) new Nivus model for Brazil. The automaker is launching ... 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
VW Brazil and Prevent Group end relations
12 September 2016 | Fernando Calmon
VW Brazil and Prevent Group end relations Fernando Calmon Production at the three Volkswagen Brazil manufacturing plants (São Bernardo do Campo and Taubaté in São Paulo state; S&... 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
Exports the only bright spot in Brazil's 2015
11 January 2016 | Fernando Calmon
Exports the only bright spot in Brazil's 2015 Fernando Calmon The only positive result for the Brazilian auto industry in 2015 was vehicle export volume jumping 25% to 416,955 units, heavy vehic... 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: Toyota luring 19 suppliers to engine factory site
9 June 2014 | Fernando Calmon
BRAZIL: Toyota luring 19 suppliers to engine factory site Fernando Calmon At the cornerstone laying ceremony for its new Brazilian engine plant, Toyota said it plans to have 19 suppliers close to the... read more
BRAZIL: BASF spends US$3.5m to expand waterborne paint production
14 April 2014 | Graeme Roberts
BRAZIL: BASF spends US$3.5m to expand waterborne paint production Graeme Roberts BASF has spent EUR2.5m (US$3.5m) at its Demarchi coatings site, located in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, to e... 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: Fox BlueMotion debuts Volkswagen three cylinder engine
22 July 2013 | Fernando Calmon
BRAZIL: Fox BlueMotion debuts Volkswagen three cylinder engine Fernando Calmon The most modern Volkswagen engine has made its Brazil debut in the Fox BlueMotion, the fuel economy-focused version. ... read more
BRAZIL: Inovar-Auto programme discussed at auto industry forum
9 April 2013 | Fernando Calmon
BRAZIL: Inovar-Auto programme discussed at auto industry forum Fernando Calmon The federal government of Brazil has again postponed restoring the full rate of IPI tax on cars by 1 July. Having kept t... read more
BRAZIL [photo added]: Honda strengthens local R&D, Acura debuts in 2015
24 October 2012 | Graeme Roberts
BRAZIL [photo added]: Honda strengthens local R&D, Acura debuts in 2015 Graeme Roberts Honda's Brazilian unit, which assembled some models including the Fit [Jazz] locally, will invest BRL100m (US$19... 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
BRAZIL: New auto rules could disrupt supply chain
11 April 2012 | Graeme Roberts
BRAZIL: New auto rules could disrupt supply chain Graeme Roberts Brazil's tougher new rules for automakers could cause supply problems, especially for producers that are building or plan to build t... read more
BRAZIL: UK's MIRA setting up test labs
30 August 2011 | Fernando Calmon
BRAZIL: UK's MIRA setting up test labs Fernando Calmon UK vehicle test and development organisation MIRA is setting up a R$12m (US$7.5m) laboratory in Brazil to test electromagnetic interferences. ... read more
BRAZIL: Autoliv expands steering wheel ops in Brazil
14 June 2011 | just-auto.com editorial team
BRAZIL: Autoliv expands steering wheel ops in Brazil just-auto.com editorial team Autoliv has announced earlier that it is expanding steering wheel capacity at its location in Taubaté near Sao... read more
BRAZIL: Spare parts hard to find
15 February 2011 | Fernando Calmon
BRAZIL: Spare parts hard to find Fernando Calmon The financial crisis that had most of the world in its grip by the end of 2008 is now being reflected in the Brazilian spare parts market. During t... read more
BRAZIL: Magna Seating acquires Pabsa
14 January 2011 | just-auto.com editorial team
BRAZIL: Magna Seating acquires Pabsa just-auto.com editorial team Magna Seating has acquired automotive seat supplier Pabsa S.A. The new entity will operate as Magna Seating Argentina. Pabsa... read more
BRAZIL: VW move helps suppliers' cashflow
23 February 2010 | just-auto.com editorial team
BRAZIL: VW move helps suppliers' cashflow just-auto.com editorial team A Volkswagen Brazil initiative is helping cash-strapped suppliers with short-term working capital needs. The move came after ... read more
BRAZIL: Production slips as imports rise but auto investment continues
30 November 2009 | just-auto.com editorial team
BRAZIL: Production slips as imports rise but auto investment continues just-auto.com editorial team Vehicle production in Brazil will this year be below domestic sales for the first time since 1995. ... read more
BRAZIL: Ethanol celebrates 30th birthday
17 June 2009 | just-auto.com editorial team
BRAZIL: Ethanol celebrates 30th birthday just-auto.com editorial team Ethanol fuel has now been on sale in Brazil for 30 years. In May 1979, only three and half years after the national programme ... read more
BRAZIL: VW launches flexfuel Polo Bluemotion
22 April 2009 | just-auto.com editorial team
BRAZIL: VW launches flexfuel Polo Bluemotion just-auto.com editorial team Volkswagen has recently introduced the fuel-efficient BlueMotion sub-brand in Brazil with the Polo but with one crucial diffe... read more
BRAZIL: Magneti Marelli launches new injector technology
26 January 2009 | just-auto.com editorial team
BRAZIL: Magneti Marelli launches new injector technology just-auto.com editorial team Celebrating 30 years in Brazil, Magneti Marelli has opened what it believes to be the local auto industry's first... read more
BRAZIL: Crisis strikes unevenly
26 January 2009 | just-auto.com editorial team
BRAZIL: Crisis strikes unevenly just-auto.com editorial team Despite a 9% month on month rise in average daily sales in the first two weeks of January, vehicle inventories remain high and a... read more
EXCLUSIVE: BRAZIL: Auto executives remain upbeat
19 November 2007 | just-auto.com editorial team
EXCLUSIVE: BRAZIL: Auto executives remain upbeat just-auto.com editorial team Key Brazilian auto industry executives turned out in force for the Autodata Perspectives 2008 seminar in São Paulo, renew... read more
EXCLUSIVE: BRAZIL: Toyota gain doesn't faze Lutz
2 July 2007 | just-auto.com editorial team
EXCLUSIVE: BRAZIL: Toyota gain doesn't faze Lutz just-auto.com editorial team General Motors product development head Bob Lutz does not seem bothered at the loss of world leadership to Toyota after 7... read more
BRAZIL: Auto makers competing for engineers
13 December 2006 | just-auto.com editorial team
BRAZIL: Auto makers competing for engineers just-auto.com editorial team Established in 1991 by five engineers, mostly from the auto industry, SAE Brasil became the first affiliate outside the US of ... read more
BRAZIL: Tupy wins CGI engine contract from MAN
5 September 2006 | just-auto.com editorial team
BRAZIL: Tupy wins CGI engine contract from MAN just-auto.com editorial team Tupy’s Maua manufacturing plant in Sao Paulo, Brazil, has won a new contract to supply compact graphite iron (CGI) engine b... read more
BRAZIL: Flex-fuel reaches 2m milestone
18 August 2006 | just-auto.com editorial team
BRAZIL: Flex-fuel reaches 2m milestone just-auto.com editorial team Sales in Brazil of flex-fuel vehicles that run on any combination of ethanol or petrol reached a milestone on Thursday, hitting the... read more
BRAZIL: DuPont eyes tripled auto paint revenue
15 August 2006 | just-auto.com editorial team
BRAZIL: DuPont eyes tripled auto paint revenue just-auto.com editorial team DuPont will triple its automotive coatings revenue in Brazil by year end 2006, compared to a 2002 baseline. Beyond regio... read more
BRAZIL: Tupy/Sintercast win second Ford CGI casting contract
22 May 2006 | just-auto.com editorial team
BRAZIL: Tupy/Sintercast win second Ford CGI casting contract just-auto.com editorial team Following a successful experience with the critically acclaimed 2.7 litre V6 CGI diesel engine, Ford has conf... read more
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