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Ford Starts Producing Flexfuel Engine in Brazil
Ford Starts Producing Flexfuel Engine in Brazil

21 Dec 2009, 15:32 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / After a $300 million investment in its facility in Brazil, Ford finally started the production of a new engine called  Sigma. The new powerplant has an aluminium block, cylinder head and struct...

 
Confirmed: Duster to Be Built in Brazil
Confirmed: Duster to Be Built in Brazil

16 Dec 2009, 15:15 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Renault Brazil announced that they will invest $550 million next year as it plans to launch two additional models in the country. The first model which Renault will launch in Brazil will be the th...

 
Dacia Duster in Brazil in 2011
Dacia Duster in Brazil in 2011

14 Dec 2009, 08:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Renault has fairly ambitious plans when it comes to Dacia's Duster, the Romanian brand's first ever SUV, which is going to enter production in Europe in spring 2010. Renault's Brazili...

 
VW Confirms 2.3bn Euro Brazilian Expansion
VW Confirms 2.3bn Euro Brazilian Expansion

27 Nov 2009, 09:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen has already announced its expansion plans for China and the rest of the world but the company is also looking to boost its Brazilian operations with the help of a 2.3 billion euro investm...

 
Sao Paolo Secures IndyCar Event
Sao Paolo Secures IndyCar Event

26 Nov 2009, 08:14 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With so many Brazilian drivers racing in the Indy Car Series, it was only natural for the North American officials to start thinking of incorporating a Brazilian race in their calendar. And the news...

 
Ford Announced $2.3 billion Investment in Brazil
Ford Announced $2.3 billion Investment in Brazil

23 Nov 2009, 11:23 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Ford Motor Co is planning to invest $2.26 billion in Brazil, in order to increase production, as the demand for new cars in this country is getting higher due to very low borrowing costs, said by Ma...

 
GM to Add 600 Jobs in Brazil
GM to Add 600 Jobs in Brazil

13 Nov 2009, 07:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors recently announced that it will hire 600 new workers at three Brazilian factories in the state of Sao Paulo to keep up with the growing demand for the models assembled locally. The Br...

 
Brazil, Daimler's Biggest Truck Market
Brazil, Daimler's Biggest Truck Market

30 Oct 2009, 10:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Despite the very difficult conditions the Brazilian automotive industry experienced this year, the country managed to become Daimler's biggest customer in terms of trucks bought. The local ...

 
GM's CEO Sees Brazil as Key Market
GM's CEO Sees Brazil as Key Market

27 Oct 2009, 09:19 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson said Brazil is still playing a key role in the company's global strategy and admitted its willingness to continue the same plan and reinvest profits of the Br...

 
Button Celebrates F1 Title Alone, in Hotel Room
Button Celebrates F1 Title Alone, in Hotel Room

20 Oct 2009, 07:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although offered the possibility – from his Brazilian teammate Rubens Barrichello – to stay in Brazil and party all night long the clinching of his maiden world title in Formula One, it ...

 
Toyota to Design Low Budget Car with Daihatsu
Toyota to Design Low Budget Car with Daihatsu

19 Oct 2009, 10:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After several efforts to improve its offering in the green car sector, Japanese manufacturer Toyota is now willing to design a low budget model that would sell below $11,000 in developing markets su...

 
Webber Tops First Practice in Brazil
Webber Tops First Practice in Brazil

16 Oct 2009, 15:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / One might have laughed when reading that Mark Webber has no intention of helping his teammate in closing the gap on championship leader Jenson Button in Brazil, but the Australian driver sure meant ...

 
Barrichello Says Massa Has Not Changed Since the Crash
Barrichello Says Massa Has Not Changed Since the Crash

16 Oct 2009, 07:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Rubens Barrichello doesn't think the long absence from the sport has changed Felipe Massa very much. Although the Ferrari driver made some interesting comments regarding the crash-gate and new ...

 
Raikkonen: "I'll Sign 2010 Deal When I Feel Like It!"
Raikkonen: "I'll Sign 2010 Deal When I Feel Like It!"

16 Oct 2009, 07:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Again, Kimi Raikkonen doesn't seem too worried about his future in Formula One. A few weeks after willingly renouncing his Ferrari contract for 2010 in order to make room for Fernando Alonso, t...

 
Vettel Will Not Turn to Mind Games to Win Title
Vettel Will Not Turn to Mind Games to Win Title

14 Oct 2009, 15:36 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Only a few days to the penultimate race of the season, the one that can actually give us the name of our next Formula One champion, Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel insisted that he doesn't spe...

 
Schumacher Advises Vettel to Believe in 2009 Title
Schumacher Advises Vettel to Believe in 2009 Title

13 Oct 2009, 07:04 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Michael Schumacher argued that both the constructors' and driver's races for the 2009 title are very interesting with 2 rounds to go until the finish line. While expecting the Scuderia to ...

 
Hyundai Resumes Construction of Brazilian Plant
Hyundai Resumes Construction of Brazilian Plant

12 Oct 2009, 13:08 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / South Korean carmaker Hyundai will resume construction of its plant in Brazil that was initially put on hold due to the influence of the economic recession. The company earlier this month establishe...

 
2010 Chevrolet Agile Photos Released
2010 Chevrolet Agile Photos Released

8 Oct 2009, 13:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer GM released today a more comprehensive set of photos showing the Brazilian designed and built Chevrolet Agile. The hatchback will become available later this year in Brazil, Ar...

 
Brawn Vows to Keep Tension Between Drivers to a Minimum
Brawn Vows to Keep Tension Between Drivers to a Minimum

6 Oct 2009, 10:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Having both of your drivers fight for the championship title is usually a tough job for most of the team bosses. It's one thing to have a driver fighting for the world title and the other one p...

 
Fiat 500 Launches in Brazil
Fiat 500 Launches in Brazil

1 Oct 2009, 11:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Italian manufacturer Fiat debuted today in Brazil, as it was presented to the media prior to the market release later this month. Before the end of 2009, the 500 will spread throughout Latin America...