Brazil

General Motors is the latest carmaker to announce job cuts at its Brazilian operations, as the strengthening real continues to undermine the competitiveness of exports. Around 960... 2006-05-19

Brazil's automotive sales results for 2005 show a marked improvement for Fiat, with the Italian company taking the lead in the overall market on the back of a 13.38% rise in sales.... 2006-05-12

Ford was named Brazil's light commercial vehicle (LCV) market leader in 2005 with a 27% market share, equivalent to sales of almost 70,000 units. Ford's biggest selling single model... 2006-05-12

Volkswagen owns five Brazilian plants in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Parana, with a combined annual production capacity of over 1mn units. In 2005 the company produced 645,000... 2006-05-12

Brazilian automotive component manufacturer Maringa Soldas increased its exports to Middle Eastern markets by 562% in 2005, generating sales of US$328,500 compared with US$58,400... 2006-05-09

Brazilian bus manufacturer Marcopolo will enter into a joint venture with India's Tata Motors for the production of standard, luxury and city buses. Marcopolo will take a 49% stake,... 2006-05-08

As the Brazilian real continues to gain strength, having appreciated by 71% against the US dollar over the past three years, the country's major exporters are feeling the pinch. German... 2006-05-04

US automotive component supplier Modine Manufacturing has agreed to acquire the remaining 50% stake that it does not already hold in Brazil's Radiadores Visconde. Based in Sao Paolo,... 2006-04-21

Brazil's automotive industry registered output growth of 11% in 2005, compared with 21% in 2004. The 17 manufacturers with a presence in Brazil produced 2.53mn units, making the automotive... 2006-04-07

GM retained its lead of the Brazilian passenger car market in 2004, with a market share of 26.6% from sales of 336,125 cars. This equates to a 15.57% improvement on 2003 results for... 2006-04-07