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Automotive Oct, 06, 2021 0

ANFAVEA: Semiconductor supply crisis affects vehicle production and export

The semiconductor supply crisis affecting automakers in Brazil is one of the main reasons for the drop in production and exports by the national automobile industry. In 2021, exports totaled…
Automotive Oct, 05, 2021 0

Importers Call for reduced import tax on hybrid and electric cars

Vehicle importers are in contact with the government to renew the ordinance that reduces the Import Tax (II) for hybrid and electric models brought in from countries outside the blocs…
Brazilian automotive industry / ANFAVEA
Automotive Sep, 08, 2021 0

Vehicle production in August 0.3% higher than in July, even with factory stoppages

Despite the total or partial stoppages of 11 factories during the month of August due to the semiconductor crisis, logistical efforts by automakers allowed the production of 164,000 units, exceeding…
Automotive Aug, 08, 2021 0

Auto production down again due to semiconductor shortage. Stocks at lowest levels in decades

Auto production has dropped again due to the lack of semiconductors. Stocks are the smallest in the last two decades For the second consecutive month, the production of vehicles in…
Automotive Jul, 07, 2021 0

ANFAVEA increases automotive export projections by 20%

ANFAVEA (the national association of automotive vehicle manufacturers) revised the sector’s export expectation for 2021 from 353,000 to 389,000, a 20% increase over the total number of vehicles shipped in…
Automotive Jul, 05, 2021 0

Chinese Great Wall (CGW) buys Mercedes-Benz car factory in Iracemápolis, SP

Chinese automaker Great Wall Motors (GWM) reported that it has purchased the Mercedes-Benz car factory in Iracemápolis, in the interior of São Paulo. The information was published by the newspaper…
Automotive Jun, 08, 2021 0

Vehicle production returns to pre-pandemic levels due to lack of semiconductors

Vehicle production in May reached 192,800 units, just 1% higher than in April, according to the latest survey by ANFAVEA, the national association of automotive vehicle manufacturers. Since January, the…
Ports and Terminals May, 20, 2021 0

Ford will import up to 30,000 vehicles per year through the Port of Vitória

This Tuesday, May 18th, Espírito Santo started receiving the first Ford cars imported through the Vila Velha Port Terminal (TVV), which is part of the Port of Vitória. The company…
Automotive Apr, 14, 2021 0

Special report: Covid-19’s impact on Brazil’s vehicle and autoparts sectors

The breaking point for the industry? A series of earthquakes have rocked the Brazilian automobile and auto parts industry in recent years owing to an ailing economy, declining consumer confidence,…
Automotive Apr, 11, 2021 0

Q1 vehicle exports grow 7.6% YoY

ANFAVEA (the national association of automotive vehicle manufacturers reports that the first quarter of 2021 ended with low vehicle sales. The 527,900 licensed units dropped 5.4% compared to the same…