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0Official: BMW planning $261 million plant in Brazil 1351081980
BMW has announced plans to invest 200 million euro ($261 million by current exchange rates) in a facility in Brazil. The move is an effort to counter Audi in one of the world's quickest-growing markets. BMW says it plans to produces upwards of 30,000 units a year at the Santa Catarina factory by ...
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Followup: Fake Kia ads cause uproar, get creatives banned from Cannes 1311598740
First, Kia Motors Brazil disavowed the ads done in its name by Brazilian agency Moma Propaganda, and now, the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is doing the same. If you'll remember, some creatives at Moma put together a rather suggestive, comic diptych to advertise the dual-zone ...
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Official: Chevrolet Cobalt lives... in South America 1308343560
The Cobalt lives. Well, not here in the United States, where the Chevrolet Cruze has thankfully banished all memories of GM's last uncompetitive compact, but at least in Argentina. Alongside the Colorado Rally Concept, Chevrolet is displaying the Cobalt Concept you see here at the Buenos Aires ...
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Report: New car sales on the rise in Latin America 1303673700
According to the Los Angeles Times, new car sales in South America are skyrocketing, thanks to wage hikes, more jobs and easy credit terms. Last year, there were 3.5 million new car and light truck purchases in Brazil alone, representing an 86-percent increase over 2006. While Brazil leads the ...
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BMW pondering first Latin America plant? 1300383720
BMW may be planning to set up a new manufacturing facility in Brazil. The automaker currently only sells around 10,000 units per year in the South American country, but BMW has seen sales leap by 50 percent annually in the market for the past few years. According to Reuters, standards of living in ...
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2011 Chevrolet Montana compact truck unveiled in South America 1286032080
2011 Chevrolet Montana – Click above for high-res image gallerySay hullo to this little truck: It's the 2011 Chevrolet Montana and it might just make its way up from South America into U.S. dealer showrooms. It's a small two-door, two-passenger ute that rides on the same platform as the ... -
Fiat tempts Latin American and European audiences with Strada Cabine Dupla pickup 1246890540
Fiat Strada Cabine Dupla -- Click above for high-res image galleryFor European and South American markets, Fiat rolled out several versions of its Strada pickup last year. Now, the Italian company introduces a "dual cab" version with two extra back seats – but without two extra doors. ... -
Parabéns! Fiat Automóveis builds its 10,000,000th vehicle in Brazil 1244721600
There are milestones, and then there are milestones. Last week, Fiat's Brazilian division celebrated the big mamma: 10 million vehicles produced. The Italian automaker has been building cars and light trucks in Brazil for over 30 years, and today Fiat Automóveis holds a 25.5% market share, ...
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VIDEO: Sebastien Loeb does the Gymkhana dance 1240664460
Follow the jump to watch Sebastien Loeb demonstrate his talentsSebastien Loeb went to Argentina and did some dancing that wasn't the tango. The WRC champion performed a demonstration with his Citroen rally car that was reminiscent of gymkhana. Although it's a little repetitive and nowhere near as ... -
Bolivia bans most imports to... curb traffic? 1229985060
Outside of a Terry Gilliam film, where else can you see a used car blessing ceremony, a city of one million people with 535 different public bus routes, roadblocks set up by car mechanics, and kids dressed in zebra suits patrolling crosswalks? Bolivia, that's where. The South American nation, ...

