Hamilton: Button's Help Would Be Fantastic
26 Oct 2010, 13:48 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Not only the guys at Red Bull are starting to think “team tactics” for the final couple of rounds in the 2010 season, but also McLaren Mercedes. Being that it's more likely to see B...
Alonso Says Red Bull Are Favorites in Brazil, Abu Dhabi
26 Oct 2010, 12:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Shortly after the Korean Grand Prix the other weekend, the media – mostly the ones in Spain – started speculating about a potential finish to this year's title fight in Brazil. Give...
New Fiesta Goes on Sale in Brazil
23 Aug 2010, 13:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Ford Fiesta is getting ready to hit the Brazilian market this week, two months after the vehicle has been launched in the US and more than a year after it was released in Europe. Unlike the prev...
Fiat TwinAir Engine, Made in Brazil
19 Jul 2010, 16:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After introducing the two-cylinder TwinAir engine on the 500 model earlier this month, Italian manufacturer Fiat is preparing the way for the production of the engine to begin in Brazil. The rumors ...
Mercedes-Benz to Start Actros Production in Brazil in 2011
8 Jun 2010, 14:42 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / German carmaker Daimler AG announced today plans to launch production of the Mercedes-Benz Actros next year at the Juiz de Fora plant. This means the Actros will be produced in the plants at Wö...
Fiat Uno Ecology Concept Revealed
6 May 2010, 14:53 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Fiat has unveiled a concept study of the new Fiat Uno, called the “Uno Ecology”, just days after the official presentation of its new supermini in Brazil. As its name suggests, the Uno E...
Official Photos and Details on the New Fiat Uno
5 May 2010, 07:13 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Fiat has officially introduced the new Uno supermini in South America. The Italian automaker released photos and initial information on the new Uno, which is the spiritual successor of the original ...
Brazilian Mitsubishi Importer to Invest in Car Production
13 Apr 2010, 14:26 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Souza Ramos Group, the Brazilian Mitsubishi importer - the Japanese company runs the Goias assembly plant - announced that it plans to double the site’s production capacity and add three model...
Brazil Could Overtake Germany for World’s 4th Largest Car Market
13 Apr 2010, 10:47 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / This year Brazil could turn into the world’s fourth-largest auto market after cars have become more affordable for customers in this country. Local banks cut interest rates and eased loan term...
Amoritz GT DR7 - First Brazilian Supercar Coming
7 Apr 2010, 12:15 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We are always happy when a country enters the supercar segment for the fist time in its history and Brazil is about to lose their supercar virginity, as Amoritz is developing the GT DR7. The comp...
Volvo Ocean Race Reveals South American Stop
24 Mar 2010, 09:23 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Just as promised, names of the upcoming Volvo Ocean Race host ports from around the world keep pouring in, placing Brazil for the sixth time on the event’s map. The city of Itajaí, ...
Brazilian Built Mercedes A-Klasse, Take Two
22 Mar 2010, 15:53 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Following a failed attempt to start production of the A-Klasse in Brazil in the late 1990s, it would appear the German carmaker is once again contemplating the idea, as the vice president of marketi...
Mercedes-Benz do Brasil Delivers 550 Trucks to Casas Bahia
18 Mar 2010, 13:58 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Mercedes-Benz has just announced it has signed a contract with the Brazilian retail company Casa Bahia which involves the delivery of 550 trucks. The order comprises 380 units of the Mercedes-Benz A...
Peugeot Hoggar Unveiled
12 Mar 2010, 09:15 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / French manufacturer Peugeot officially presented a pick-up version of the 207 in South America. Dubbed Peugeot Hoggar, the new pick-up is not the ordinary 207 from the European market, but is, in fa...
Mercedes-Benz do Brazil to Increase Production
8 Mar 2010, 14:20 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Mercedes-Benz has just announced that it signed a contract with the Brazilian bank Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Económico e Social (BNDES) for a loan in the amount of R$ 1.2 billion (rou...
Brazil Reaches 10 Million Flex-Fuel Vehicles Sold
7 Mar 2010, 10:44 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / It seems Brazil really desires to go “green”, as the country’s National Association of Vehicle Manufacturers (Anfavea) recently announced that the country’s tenth million Fle...
Daimler Builds 2.5 Million Engines in Brazil
12 Feb 2010, 11:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Daimler plant in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, is in celebration these days, after the production lines spat out the 2.5 millionth engine since the facility opened its doors back in 1956. &...
PSA Restored Third Shift in Brazil Plant
1 Feb 2010, 11:57 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The recession is not yet a thing of the past, though it seems that predictions for 2010 indicate economy growth in many countries. It’s a fact that not all automakers can look back at 2009 and...
Hyundai to Start Building Plant in Brazil
1 Feb 2010, 11:25 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Hyundai had a great year in the US. The Korean manufacturer managed to sell more cars than in 2008, which was not an easy task considering the recession. The sales increase was due to the fact that ...
GM and VW Hold Best Positions in Top Emerging Markets Study
22 Jan 2010, 16:12 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / {img align=left}General Motors Co. and the Volkswagen Group have managed to secure the best positions in the most important emerging markets - countries where automotive sales could see an increase ...