CAR PRODUCTION DOWN IN BRAZIL, BUT FUTURE MARKET POTENTIALLY HEALTHY FOR DOMESTIC PRODUCERS
March 1st, 2013
BRAZIL’S government is betting its domestic automotive manufacturing sector will recover its production after output declined 1.9% for all vehicles (barring agricultural vehicles) in 2012 compared to 2011, according to Brazil’s National Association of Automotive Vehicle Manufacturers (ANFAVEA).With overall industrial production in Brazil falling 2.7% last year (2012), the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics (IBGE) said “vehicles exerted the highest negative influence on the overall index, pressed by the decrease in the production of ...
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