Automotive industry in Brazil

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The Brazilian automotive industry competed with other Latin American ones (Mexico) comparably until 1960, then grew substantially. Near the end of the 1970s new capacities were built by the United States and Germany. In addition to available and annual production, which exceeded one million and provided world's 10th place for country. After some decrease near 1990, the new and more strong growth by help of same foreign players plus Japan and France allowed Brazil to beat such old auto makers as Belgium, United Kingdom, the United States^{[citation needed]}, Canada, Russia, Spain, France and annual production exceeded 3,7 million vehicles in 2013 seventh largest in the World, although they have fallen substantially more recently.

The Brazilian industry is regulated by the (Anfavea), created in 1956, which includes automakers (automobiles, light vehicles, trucks and buses) and agriculture machines with factories in Brazil. Anfavea is part of the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles (OICA), based in Paris.

Most large global automotive companies are present in Brazil; such as BYD, Fiat, Volkswagen Group, Ford, General Motors, Nissan Motors, Toyota, MAN SE, Mitsubishi, Mercedes-Benz, Renault, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Volvo, BMW, Subaru, Chery, Geely, JAC Motors, Lifan, Peugeot, Porsche, Audi, Citroën, Jeep, Land Rover, Mini, Lexus, etc., and also the emerging national companies such as Troller, Marcopolo S.A., Agrale, , Excalibur etc. Some traditionally produce modern equipped replicas of older models. In the past there were national brands such as FNM(Fabrica Nacional de Motores), DKW Vemag and Gurgel.

History[]

The first Brazilian automotive industry was the work of Henry Ford, who started the Brazilian subsidiary of Ford Motor Company in 1919, assembling Model T cars and TT trucks in São Paulo. In 1921 Ford opened its own production facility, known as Solon Plant. Ford was followed by General motors in 1926 with the assembly of the first Chevrolet cars in São Paulo.^[1]

In 1956, in the city of Santa Bárbara d'Oeste (São Paulo), the Romi-Isetta, an early Brazilian car, was first produced. In 1958, Toyota started to produce its famous Land Cruiser. In 1959, in the municipality of São Bernardo do Campo, the first Volkswagen factory was built. It started manufacturing the Kombi, which preceded the famous Beetle (known in Brazil as Fusca). At the same time, a Brazilian entrepreneur, Mr. Sebastiao William Cardoso, started producing an electrical small jeep called Tupi. In 1967, Puma began selling sports cars.^{[citation needed]}

Chevrolet and Ford started manufacturing trucks in 1957 and work vehicles and automobiles in Brazil in the 1960s. The Italian giant Fiat established its first factory in Brazil in the 1970s, and Mercedes Benz started to produce trucks and buses during the 1950s, and eventually opened an automobile factory in 1998.^{[citation needed]}

These companies dominated the Brazilian market until the middle 1990s when the Brazilian market was finally opened to imports. In the 1990s, more auto companies settled and opened factories in Brazil, including: Nissan, Renault, Peugeot, Citroën, Honda, Hyundai, Mitsubishi, Chrysler and Audi.^{[citation needed]}

Currently, the most successful genuine Brazilian auto company is Troller, with its T4 and Pantanal models. It sells all over Latin America and Africa. In the last few years, the Brazilian auto industry has grown quickly, attracting investments from the main global automakers. In 2007, Brazilian production grew 14% compared to 2006 figures, reaching more than 3 million vehicles.^{[citation needed]}

Since 2008 Brazil has passed France and became highest achieved world's sixth largest producer but then was beaten by India in 2011 and slightly down to 7th place.^{[citation needed]}

In October 2012, the Inovar-Auto program was approved by decree with the theoretical goals of encouraging automakers to produce more fuel efficient vehicles and investing in the national automotive industry, by managing taxation exceptions (IPI = tax over industrialized product). However, the program has received criticism, especially of protectionism. Recently, Brazil lost a WTO dispute against tax advantages and illegal practices of protectionism.^[2]

Historical production by year[]

Historical sales[]

Manufacturers[]

Current[]

Local owned

Passenger vehicles manufacturers

• Chamonix
• TAC
• Troller

Motorcycle manufacturers

• Brasil & Movimento
• Dafra Motos

Bus, coach & truck manufacturers

• Agrale
• Carbuss
• Marcopolo S.A.
  • Neobus
• Mascarello

Foreign owned

• BMW
  • Mini
• BYD
• CAOA Chery
• Caterpillar
• Effa Motors
• Fabral
  • Mahindra
  • SsangYong
• Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
  • Fiat Automóveis Brasil
  • Jeep do Brasil
• General Motors do Brasil
  • Chevrolet
  • GMC
• Honda
• Hyundai CAOA do Brasil
• Iveco
• JAC Motors do Brasil
• John Deere
• Karmann-Ghia
• Komatsu
• Lifan
• Mercedes-Benz
• Mitsubishi
• Nissan
• PSA
  • Peugeot
  • Citroën
• Renault do Brasil
• Subaru
• Suzuki
• Toyota
  • Lexus
• Valtra
• Volkswagen do Brasil
  • Audi Brasil Distribuidora de Veículos
  • MAN SE (Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus)
  • Scania
• Volvo
• Yamaha

Here's a link to a map containing all plants currently in Brazil: [1]

Former[]

• Aero Willys
• AutoLatina
• Bernardini
• Busscar
• Comil
• Dacon
• Dardo
• Engesa
• Fábrica Nacional de Motores
• Farus
• Ford Do Brasil (Ceased Production in 2021)
• Gurgel
• Hofstetter
• Lobini
• Mafersa
• Obvio!
• Puma
• Santa Matilde
• Simca do Brasil

Local manufacture encouraged[]

Brazil has a 35 percent tariff on imported cars.^[7]

Passenger cars currently manufactured in Brazil[]

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Chevrolet Onix, the best-selling car in Brazil since 2015

BMW: 3 Series, X1, X3, X4

Chery: Arrizo 5, Arrizo 6, Tiggo 2, Tiggo 5X, Tiggo 7

Chevrolet: Joy, Joy Plus, Montana, Onix, Onix Plus, S10, Spin, Tracker, Trailblazer

Citroën: Aircross, C3, C4 Cactus, C4 Lounge

Fiat: Argo, Cronos, Doblò, Ducato, Grand Siena, Mobi, Strada, Toro, Uno

Honda: City, Civic, HR-V, Fit, WR-V

Hyundai: Creta, HB20, HB20S, ix35, Tucson

Jeep: Compass, Renegade

MINI: Countryman

Mitsubishi: L200, L200 Triton

Nissan: Kicks, March, V-Drive

Peugeot: 208, 2008

Renault: Captur, Duster, Duster Oroch, Logan, Kwid, Sandero

Toyota: Corolla, Corolla Cross, Etios, Etios Sedan, Yaris, Yaris Sedan

Volkswagen: Fox, Gol, Nivus, Polo, Saveiro, T-Cross, Virtus, Voyage

See also[]

• List of automobiles manufactured in Brazil
• Troller Veículos Especiais
• Ethanol fuel in Brazil

References[]

External links[]

• [2]
• [3]