86% of Cars & Light Commercial Vehicles Sold in Brazil are Running on Petrol or Ethanol

DUBLIN, Ireland--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c52503) has announced the addition of Latin America Automotive Market Review to their offering.

This month's briefing reviews the Latin American automotive market. With 86% of cars and light commercial vehicles sold in Brazil in 2006 running on petrol or ethanol, just-auto looks at the domination of flex fuels in the Brazilian market.

The report introduces the Brazil-Argentina trade accord, a new two-year "flex agreement" allowing US$195 of duty-free car imports for every US$100 of exports.

It highlights how global vehicle makers are recognising the small car R&D skill base, and are starting to entrust development of small cars to Brazilian technical centres. This is backed up by car production and sales data, plus commentary on manufacturer strategies.

Topics Covered

Mercosur recovery continues, despite currency concerns

Brazil-Argentina trade accord signed

A global centre for small car production?

Flex-fuel dominates in Brazil

Manufacturer strategies

Fiat

General Motors

Ford

Volkswagen

PSA Peugeot Citroën

Renault

Nissan

Honda

Toyota

Mitsubishi

Iveco

DaimlerChrysler

List of tables

Table 1: Car sales in Brazil, 2005-2006 (no. of cars and %)

Table 2: Car production in Brazil, 2005-2006 (no. of cars and %)

Table 3: Car exports from Brazil, 2005-2006 (no. of cars and %)

Table 4: Car sales in Argentina, 2005-2006 (no. of cars and %)

Table 5: Car production in Argentina, 2005-2006 (no. of cars and %)

Companies Mentioned

-- Fiat

-- General Motors

-- Ford

-- Volkswagen

-- PSA Peugeot Citroën

-- Renault

-- Nissan

-- Honda

-- Toyota

-- Mitsubishi

-- Iveco

-- DaimlerChrysler

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