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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 approximately 80% of the products surveyed in this sector, highlighted by the smaller production of trucks, tractor trucks for trailers and semi-trailers, chassis with motor for trucks and buses, diesel motors for trucks and buses, car pieces and vehicles for transportation of goods.”…

As Nicolás Maduro takes the helm as interim President of Venezuela, following the death of his strongman predecessor Hugo Chávez on Tuesday, auto dealers and manufacturers are asking whether the government will continue with policies that produced vehicles shortages and raised prices to exorbitant levels.…

China’s automobile industry analysts are assessing the impact of the country’s State Council (cabinet) last month deciding to swiftly impose the new China V emissions standard for vehicles in the capital Beijing.

It already applies to new diesel vehicles sold or registered in the city (from February 1), with gas counterparts set to follow suit as of March 1. …

A report highlighting the benefits in reduced pollution and job creation through developing more low-carbon emission vehicles has been welcomed by the European Aluminium Association (EAA) for stressing how important aluminium can be in this process.

The report, written by consultants Cambridge Econometrics and Ricardo-AEA, and supported by the EAA and other industry groups, says research into using aluminium as a lightweight automotive material is delivering results.…

A DEAL has been struck on the shape of a European Union (EU) directive aimed at preventing major oil and gas offshore drilling accidents happening in EU waters. Under the text agreed by European Parliament and EU Council of Ministers representatives, oil and gas firms seeking a drilling licence must submit major hazard reports and emergency response plans proving they can deal with potential accidents.…

THE ASIAN oleochemicals industry is introducing an increasingly diverse range of product innovations, and looking at different ways to utilise feedstock, as it looks to combat key industry challenges such as high stocks, low utilisation rates, market volatility and environmental issues.…

OVERSEAS car makers are gaining an increasing share of Malaysia’s domestically-dominated automotive market, as strong economic growth drives demand for higher value cars.

Total sales of new motor vehicles in 2012 grew by 27,630 units, a jump of 4.6% on 2011, with total industry volume (TIV) reaching 627,753 units, according to figures from the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA).…

The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has welcomed new European Union (EU) guidelines on how EU countries can best subsidize the production and sale of low-CO2 vehicles cars, buses, vans, and trucks.

Ivan Hodac, ACEA’s secretary general, was speaking to wardsauto after the EU executive, the European Commission, yesterday (Thursday) released new controls on how this public money should be spent.…

EUROPEAN and American car manufacturers and parts makers have welcomed the launch of negotiations to forge a comprehensive free trade agreement between the US and the European Union (EU). Responding to an announcement on Tuesday – underlined by President Barack Obama in his State of the Union address on Tuesday – Ivan Hodac, secretary general of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), believes that “an eventual EU-US trade deal will promote production in both economies.…

BESIDES information on fuel efficiency, tire noise and CO2 emissions, European car makers will also be required to provide details on the noise levels of their cars in the future, according to a draft piece of European Union (EU) legislation on motor vehicle noise.…