News
Hyundai robot passes world-first shipboard driving test
12+ hour, 11+ min ago (305+ words) Hyundai Motor and Kia’s mobile robot platform MobED has successfully completed the world’s first onboard autonomous driving demonstration aboard a working vessel, a step its backers expect to accelerate the era of smart ships, in which robots are deployed in…...
Import surge becomes biggest challenge for Brazil’s auto parts industry
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1311+ words) A sharp increase in auto parts imports, especially from China, has become the main challenge facing Brazilian manufacturers in 2026, according to Cláudio Sahad, president of Brazil’s auto parts industry association Abipeças and the national vehicle components industry union Sindipeças. “This…...
Eight Chinese automakers commit to manufacturing in Brazil
3+ week, 11+ hour ago (454+ words) MG vehicles will be assembled at a plant owned by Brazilian trading company Comexport in Horizonte, in the northeastern state of Ceará. The facility has also been assembling General Motors EVs shipped semi-knocked down from China since December under GM’s…...
GM raises Brazil investment by BRL 3.5 billion and criticizes import quota benefits favoring BYD
3+ week, 1+ day ago (529+ words) General Motors announced on Wednesday (June 24) an additional investment of BRL 3.5 billion in its Brazilian operations, raising its total investment plan for the 2024–2028 period to BRL 10.5 billion. Speaking to Folha de S.Paulo, Rua criticized the government’s decision and said…...
Automakers to propose tax incentives tied to local production
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (491+ words) Automakers have begun discussions with the government to adjust existing industry programs—or incorporate new measures—so that taxation reflects local content levels. Under the proposal, vehicles with a higher share of domestically produced components would face a lower tax…...
Argentina eliminates export tax, and car prices in Brazil could fall
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (207+ words) Argentina has eliminated the export tax on cars produced in the country, which currently stands at 4.5%. The new measure will take effect starting in July, according to information released by the website Autoblog. Further details are expected to be announced…...
Vehicle output in Brazil falls 9.5% in April; exports still feel Argentina’s impact
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (268+ words) Brazil produced 225,800 vehicles in April, a decline of 9.5% from March, when 249,400 vehicles were manufactured in the country, according to figures from the National Association of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers – Anfavea. Despite the negative monthly result, April output was still 2.4% higher than…...
Mercosur-EU deal may reshape Argentina’s auto industry, but impact will be gradual
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (276+ words) Passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, pickups and several commercial vehicle categories will continue to face high levels of tariff protection for years. By contrast, auto parts, selected industrial inputs and some technology-related components appear among the segments with the potential…...
Argentina's auto parts industry feels the pain from Milei's shock therapy
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (532+ words) Inside a small, family-run auto parts plant on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, production lines sit quiet. The factory is running below capacity as the firm, Suspenmec, struggles to compete with an influx of cheaper imported parts, many from China,…...
BYD receives orders for 100,000 vehicles for export from Brazil plant
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (246+ words) Chinese automaker BYD has received orders for 100,000 electric vehicles to be exported from its factory in Camaçari, Bahia, according to company executives. The orders come from Argentina and Mexico, which have each requested 50,000 units, reinforcing Brazil’s role as the company’s…...