Brazil

  • New Wave of COVID-19 Cuts Brazil Motorcycle Production by 50%

    Manaus-AM had the biggest impact of COVID 19 in Brazil and it is where Honda and other Motorcycle OEMs have production plants. Honda, responsible for over 80% of the production, had to stop twice in January due to the pandemic effects. The consequence is that the production in January 2021 fell by 50% when compared with January 2020 and by 27% when compared with December 2020.

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    PSR Analysis: The demand for motorcycles remains high and the…

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  • Ford Announces Shutdown of Plants in Brazil

    Fabio Ferraresi
    Fabio Ferraresi

    Ford announced on Jan. 11 plans to shut down all car manufacturing operations in Brazil. Ford produced cars in Camaçari-BA, Taubaté-SP, and off-road vehicles (Troller) in Horizonte-CE.

    The company will keep selling vehicles, especially the Ford Ranger, produced in Argentina and other products from other locations, such as the Transit, Bronco and Escape. Because of this action, Ford Expects an impact of US$ 4.1 billion in non-recurring expenses and a US$ 2.5 billion cash impact.

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  • GM Resumes $2 Billion Investment Program in Brazil

    After freezing all investment last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, GM is now resuming its investment program of 10 billion of Brazilian Reais, equivalent to US$ 2 billion. The program funds new vehicles, infotainment systems, as well as modernization of the plants in Sao Paulo state.

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    PSR Analysis: GM has kept and amplified their market leadership position in Brazil. In 2020, they moved into second place. Their continuous investment on new products and productivity has been recognized…

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  • Prototypes of 100% Brazilian e-Truck Tested at Agrale

    Agrale plans to soon start production of electric trucks with the FNM brand, a Brazilian OEM that operated from 1939 to 1979. These trucks will target urban distribution and will be produced at Unit 2 of Agrale, in Caxias do Sul-RS. The Trucks use the base of trucks Agrale completed with an electric propulsion system.

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    PSR Analysis: It is hard to say how many Electric Trucks will be sold under the FNM Brand…

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  • VW Truck & Bus To Invest US$ 400 Million in 2021-2025

    Fabio Ferraresi
    Fabio Ferraresi

    VW Truck and Bus has announced a new cycle of investment in Brazil operations of US$ 400 Million, for the period 2021 to 2025. This is higher than the last investment cycle, that was US$ 300 million that ended in 2020. This investment will be allocated in new products, mainly in alternative propulsion systems, such as electric, and improvements in the production facilities.

    Source: AutoData       Read The Article

    PSR Analysis:  The investment reinforces VW’s Truck and Bus focus in the…

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  • Brazil Is Key To Emissions Strategies for Oil Companies

    Recently, European BP, Shell, Equinor and Total signed the agreement to meet the zero net emissions target by 2050. These companies see the Brazilian market as a key component in meeting this goal while they assemble the projects portfolio with Photovoltaic, Offshore Eolic and biofuel.

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    PSR Analysis: Brazil has a clean matrix and tradition in biofuel tradition since it began using Ethanol in the 70’s and 80’s. Some companies, such as Shell, operate…

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  • First Electric Highway Buses Start Operation in Southern Brazil

    Fabio Ferraresi
    Fabio Ferraresi

    Intercity transportation of passengers by highway buses started in a new phase with the beginning of the operation of the first full electric plug in bus.   It is  Marcopolo Viaggio 1050 bus, assembled on BYD D9A 20.410 chassis, operated by Turis Silva. This initiative is also supported by EDP Smart, a division of Energy Solutions of EDP, a company of the electrical segment.

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  • Petrobras Finishes Tests To Start Production of HVO in Brazil

    Fabio Ferraresi
    Fabio Ferraresi


    Petrobras has concluded the test production of 40 million liters of diesel mixed with HVO from 2 million liters of soy. The regulation is still pending on ANP.

    Once regulated, the HVO will compose part of the renewable mix at Diesel with the existing Biodiesel yielding better effects for engines and even less emissions. Today, the renewable content of the mix is 12% and it will reach 15% by 2023.

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  • Brazil Extends Trade Agreements with Mexico and Paraguay

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    Brazil recently published two trade agreements with Mexico, and, earlier in July, with Paraguay. The Mexican agreements cover Commercial Vehicles trade, with the reduction of import taxes progressively reaching zero by 2022. The agreement with Paraguay covers auto parts taxes from country to country. The taxes are now between 0 and 2% and will be zero in 2022.

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    PSR Analysis: The agreement with Paraguay is beneficial to auto parts makers on both sides…

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  • The Future of Commercial Vehicles. Perspectives for Brazil

    Published in Automotive Business, August, 26, 2020

    1. INTRODUCTION

    The use of diesel in Commercial Vehicles and its alternatives has been studied and discussed globally over the past two decades. We have updated future trends annually based on the new platforms in our data and new models in development allowing us a 10-year horizon. In August 2019 we published an article on the subject for Automotive Business Brazil, which is now updating.

    Carlos Briganti
    Carlos Briganti

    In the 2019 article we said that fossil diesel propulsion for commercial vehicles would be exposed to several alternatives and therefore the 20s decade would be a decade of significant changes, justifying yearly monitoring of the subject.

    This whole range of studies was then impacted by COVID-19, a new event at the beginning of this decade that is another factor of change in this complex subject.

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