Posts with category : Brazil.
23.9.15
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Hyundai Motor announced the launch of a refreshed version of its HB20, a hatchback developed exclusively for Brazil. The New HB20 features an upgraded visual identity and a revised cabin that is more refined and better equipped, as well as a range of new connectivity, comfort
6.2.15
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Mercedes-Benz has celebrated the groundbreaking ceremony for a new passenger cars plant in Brazil and thereby continues to further expand its global production network. The new Mercedes-Benz plant in Iracemapolis near Sao Paulo will start production of the C-class
30.1.15
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Toyota Motor Corporation announced that its subsidiary Toyota do Brasil LTDA plans to increase annual Etios vehicle production at its Sorocaba Plant in Sao Paulo from 74,000 units to 108,000 units. The increase, which is scheduled to come into effect at the beginning of 2016,
16.12.14
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The year 2014 ends with another title win for a privateer BMW Motorrad rider. Matthieu Lussiana (FR) was crowned champion in the highest category of the Brazilian Superbike Championship (BRSBK), the Moto 1000 GP class. The eighth and final round was held at
19.11.14
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One of the really big names in sports is retiring: Le Mans record winner Tom Kristensen will contest his last race as a professional race driver in Sao Paulo (Brazil) at the end of November. The 47-year-old Dane will be retained by the brand with the four rings as a representative and
17.10.14
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Eleven more General Motors facilities have achieved landfill-free status. The running total is 122 manufacturing and non-manufacturing operations spanning Asia, Europe, and South and North America that recycle, reuse or convert to energy
27.5.14
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Europcar announced it has launched in Brazil and opened its first stations in the cities of Curitiba, Florianopolis and Porto Alegre, adding one more, yet very important country to its worldwide car rental services network. Europcar plans to open stations in the top 10 cities in Brazil
20.5.14
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Hyundai Motor Brasil (HMB), Official Partner of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, initiated its 'Bola do Sonho Hyundai' (Hyundai dream balls) CSR project to share the spirit of the world's most famous football tournament and enhance the excitement in Brazil,
16.5.14
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The two Renault plants (PC and LCV) making up the Ayrton Senna complex in Curitiba (Brazil) have reached a production landmark. A New Logan built became the 2,000,000th vehicle built by the complex in fifteen years.
Fifteen years ago in December 1998, Renault opened its
17.4.14
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Renault Group Chairman and Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn announced a new investment cycle in Brazil in the amount of R$ 500-million (£133-million) over the 2014-2019 period. This investment will be channelled into the development of two new cars at Renault's plant in
10.4.14
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Mercedes-Benz do Brasil empowers its leadership team with a new Head of Procurement. With Erodes Berbetz (43), the company engaged an experienced purchasing expert with proven market knowledge in Brazil. Berbetz will follow Ricardo Vieira Santos (57), who is retiring.
8.4.14
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Roberto Leoncini (50) is the new Head of Sales and Marketing for Mercedes-Benz Trucks and Buses in Brazil. He is to take the position after 26 years at Scania, where until now he was General Director with responsibility for the entire sales and aftersales operations.
12.3.14
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General Motors' engine plant in Joinville, Brazil has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. It is the first automotive plant in South America to become LEED Gold
17.12.13
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BMW Group has hosted an official function to celebrate the groundbreaking for a new plant in Brazil. The event took place at the new plant grounds in Araquari, Santa Catarina with participation of Michel Temer, the Vice-President of the Federative Republic
14.11.13
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The all-new Ford Ka Concept - a sleek, compact hatchback that features bold design, quality engineering and innovative technologies - envisions a new choice for entry-level urban consumers in Brazil and other key markets around the world.
Introduced
21.10.13
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Daimler Trucks has scored again with yet another government order in Brazil - The subsidiary, Mercedes-Benz do Brasil, managed to win over
the Brazilian Ministry of Agrarian Development (Ministério do Desenvolvimento Agrário' (MDA)) in a call for tenders with
10.10.13
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Marking Ducati's participation at the Two Wheels Motorcycle Show in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the Italian manufacturer presented a surprise Senna version of their 1199 Panigale S model.
Realised exclusively for the Brazilian market, a limited edition series of just 161 motorcycles are
2.10.13
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Daimler expands in Brazil by adding a new facility to the global passenger car production network of Mercedes-Benz Cars. In the future, the next-generation C-class and the GLA will be produced for the local market in a new assembly plant in Iracemapolis near
9.8.13
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Honda Automoveis do Brasil Ltda. (HAB), the Honda automobile production and sales subsidiary in Brazil, announced plans to build a new automobile production plant with annual production capacity of 120,000 units. The new plant is scheduled to become
21.6.13
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After inaugurating the new 'Ducati do Brasil' subsidiary in October 2012, Ducati's programme for expansion and growth in the South American nations continues. The Italian motorcycle manufacturer has become directly responsible for all management aspects
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