Argentina

Alfa Romeo is eyeing a larger share of Argentina's luxury brand market. The company Gruppo Modena is reported to have concluded an agreement with Fiat Auto, owner of the Italian brand,... 2006-09-05

Toyota is celebrating almost 10 years of activity in Argentina this week with the production of its 200,000th vehicle. Toyota has been manufacturing its Hilux pick-up truck in Argentina... 2006-08-25

GM is to boost production at its Rosario plant by 40%. The move is in line with other industry majors who have identified Argentina as a strong production hub, not least because of... 2006-08-18

The good news for Argentine production continues. After enjoying a strong start to 2006 - the country's carmakers' association ADEFA reports that production was up 35.3% in June compared... 2006-08-17

In terms of car-model sales, both attractively-priced and premium-priced cars did well in the first five months of 2006. The Volkswagen Gol continues to lead the pack, with accumulated... 2006-08-04

French carmaker Renault has unveiled better-than-expected results for the first half of 2006. Despite a 25% fall in net profit to EUR1.62bn, the company posted an operating profit... 2006-07-28

After unveiling robust results for the first half of 2006 and confirming its way back to recovery, Fiat Auto is considering the possibility of once again producing vehicles at its... 2006-07-26

Ford's Argentinean subsidiary has confirmed it will meet government demands and cap prices for its most economical vehicles. In a general process of tightening his control over industry... 2006-07-21

The strengthening of the peso in April and early May was short-lived, as we had expected. With the conclusion of a seasonal upturn in exports, and EM assets selling off, the peso... 2006-07-06

We expected sales for the whole of 2005 to reach around 395,397 units and even this was modest. Full year sales for 2005 reached 402,690 units, up 29% y-o-y. This is a significant... 2006-07-06