Industry Developments

BMI's long-held view about Mexico being a major outperformer in autos production in the Latin America region is gathering strength following Nissan Motor's and Chrysler's announcements... 2012-01-23

New car sales in Argentina continued to outperform the used car market in 2011, bolstered mainly by the health of domestic demand amid expansionary monetary and fiscal policies and... 2012-01-20

BMI remains highly optimistic about the growth potential of the Colombian autos industry, from the point of view of demand as well as production. New vehicle sales in Colombia are set... 2012-01-17

German truckmaker MAN's outperformance and continued domination in the Brazilian heavy commercial division (ie vehicles weighing more than 5 tonnes) bodes well for the company's overall... 2012-01-16

The acceptability of Chinese brands among Chilean consumers is on the rise, as is evident from an increase in their market share to 12.7% in 2011 - up from a just over 6% share reported... 2012-01-13

BMI expects the US to regain its status as a leading global export base for vehicles in 2012, after being overshadowed by cheaper emerging markets, which will also have positive consequences... 2012-01-13

New investment commitments from Denso Corporation and German tyre maker Continental's subsidiary Continental Tire the Americas (CTA) strengthen BMI's long-held view about the Mexican... 2012-01-11

The Argentine government has made yet another attempt to ease its import bill by increasing taxes on high-end vehicle and motorcycle purchases from non-Mercosur countries from January... 2012-01-10

In its latest update for the Risk/Reward Ratings for the autos industry, BMI continues to rank the American autos market as our second most preferred market globally, after Asia. A... 2012-01-09

A comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) between India and Canada would allow Canadian companies to access the Indian automotive component segment, where tariffs are currently... 2012-01-09