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4 » INDEX March 2018 | AutoData Disclousure/FCA 14 22 28 32 38 6 8 44 20 47 SUPPLIERS WILL IT BE ENOUGH AUTOPARTS? LAUNCH FIAT CRONOS STRATEGY MERCOSUL TECHNOLOGY ETHANOL + ELECTRIC VEHICLES MARKET CONCESSIONAIRES LENSES FROM THE TOP AUTODATA ASK PEOPLE & BUSINESS END OF CHAT The backstage of the automotive industry. And the situations in the hornet’s nest that nobody pokes. Carlos Zarlenga, president of GM Mercosul, defines the alliance of the company in the region We choose a theme monthly and invite a specialist to respond Executive moves and other news from the Brazilian automotive industry The most relevant and irrelevant headlines of the month, handpicked by our editors The main practical question that the automotive sector faces today in Brazil is: will it be missing pieces/parts/automotive parts? The answer will certainly be yes, and as of the second semester, if nothing is done now The new Fiat sedan gave the Argentine unit of FCA the same technological standards and quality of production of the Brazilian factories of Pernambuco and Betim, MG Automakers in Brazil and Argentina make efforts to make the automotive Mercosul in fact one single block, but it bumps in the difference of size of the markets The ethanol, biofuel that has in Brazil its greatest exponent, is perfect for electric mobility. But the relationship will depend on too much development to turn into marriage As Alarico Assumpção Jr. of Fenabrave says, the distribution network has left the ICU. We probably will not see new houses this year, but neither should we close the doors