Industry Developments
Mexico
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...
2012-01-23Argentina
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...
2012-01-20Colombia
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...
2012-01-17Brazil
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...
2012-01-16Chile
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...
2012-01-13United States
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...
2012-01-13Mexico
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...
2012-01-11Argentina
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...
2012-01-10Canada
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...
2012-01-09Canada
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...
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