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Ports and Terminals May, 19, 2022 0

The Port of Santos kept, in 2022, similar vehicle export numbers from last year

Vehicle export numbers through the Port of Santos remained stable in the first quarter o the year compared to the same period in 2021. Although there was no increase in…
Brazil automotive industry
Automotive May, 13, 2022 0

Vehicle production rises 0.4% in April

Brazil’s production of vehicles remained stable in April, registering an increase of 0.4 percent, when 185,400 units were produced, compared to 184,800 in March. In comparison to April of last…
indústria automobilística brasileira
Automotive Apr, 08, 2022 0

Truck exports from Brazil increased by more than 40% in March

Brazil’s truck production totalled 13,500 units in March, up 18.8% over December and 8.5% compared to the same period in 2021. The National Association of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (Anfavea) brought…
Automotive Apr, 06, 2022 0

Toyota closes its São Bernardo do Campo plant

The São Bernardo do Campo (SP) Toyota factory, in São Paulo’s ABC region, the automaker’s first plant outside Japan, will be closed. The unit, known in the past for producing…
Felicity Ace vessel
Automotive Apr, 05, 2022 0

Car carrier firms start to turn away used EVs in wake of spate of serious fires

Shipping operators are turning away transporting risky used electric vehicles (EVs) in greater numbers. Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is the latest name to go on the record saying it…
Automotive Mar, 17, 2022 0

Emirati-flagged roro sinks off Iran

A United Arab Emirates-flagged roro Al Salmy 6 sank 48 km off the Iranian Persian Gulf coastal city of Asalouyeh on Thursday. Dubai-based owner Salem Al Makrani Cargo confirmed that the 1983-built…
Automotive Mar, 08, 2022 0

Vehicle production drops 15.8% in February

Vehicle production fell by 15.8% in February compared to the same month in 2021. According to studies released on the 8th by the National Association of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (Anfavea),…
Automotive Mar, 03, 2022 0

Brazil’s exports of high-tech products fall to worst level since 2001

Total exports from the Brazilian manufacturing industry returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2021, but the performance of the most technologically intensive categories has never been so weak. According to a study…
vehicle exports in Brazil
Automotive Mar, 03, 2022 0

Interannual sales of motor vehicles fall in Argentina and Brazil

The Latin American automotive market showed an overall decrease of 9.2% against the same month of 2021. This drop can be largely attributed to a fall in sales from countries…
Felicity Ace vessel
Automotive Mar, 02, 2022 0

Felicity Ace Sinks with $400M in Lost Cars During Tow off Azores

The car carrier Felicity Ace transporting nearly 4,000 cars for the Volkswagen Group sunk this morning, March 1, near the Azores, nearly two weeks after the vessel was devastated by a fire.…