Argentina

The re-elected Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has revealed plans to start mass production of an indigenous car model, the Auto Popular Argentino (A!PA), by end-2012.... 2011-10-28

A combined US$500mn investment in local tyre production from Italian tyre maker Pirelli comes as a significant boost to the Argentine suppliers' segment and the government's overall... 2011-10-14

Used car sales in Argentina grew by almost 22% year-on-year (y-o-y), to 1.2mn units, between January and August 2011, according to estimates from the country's Automobile Chamber of... 2011-09-26

Difficult regulatory environment for domestic carmakers and concerns about potential production losses as a result of the trade conflict between Brazil and Argentina have resulted in... 2011-08-22

Japan's Honda Motor is looking to invest nearly US$3mn into motorcycle production in Argentina as it seeks to reduce its presence in Brazil and make Argentina a strategic base for motorcycle... 2011-08-19

France's PSA Peugeot Citroën has strengthened its commitment towards production in Argentina by announcing plans to spend an average ARS300mn each year and add two new models to its... 2011-08-04

China's Chery Automobile is looking to establish a new assembly plant in Argentina in partnership with locally based Socma Group, local sources have reported. Company representatives... 2011-07-25

French carmaker Renault is looking to invest ARS400mn (US$100mn) towards production of a new model at its Argentine plant in Cordoba from 2012, which will mostly be targeted at export... 2011-06-30

Argentina's move to restrict its autos trade deficit by ensuring that individual companies make up for their imports by exporting goods and services of an equivalent value has prompted... 2011-06-08

Brazil's imposition of non-automatic licensing on vehicle imports on May 12 seems to have had no impact on Argentina's vehicle production and sales growth in May 2011.