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46 » PEOPLE&BUSINESS March 2018 | AutoData Disclousure/GM 1 965 751 KM Iveco has identified a Stralis 570S 41T NR model with exact 1 965 751 kilometers driven in Grande Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Its engine, Cursor 13, remains in its original condition and has never been repaired. NCAP GLOBAL CONGRESS Global NCAP, which brings together regional vehicle safety review organizations, will hold its first world congress from 26-29 September in Delhi, India. Latin NCAP’s experience will be one of the topics under discussion. GM INVESTS 1 GM detailed another part of its investment cycle of R$ 13 billion in Brazil for the period 2014-2020: R$ 1.2 billion will go to the São Caetano do Sul, SP unit, which will have its 250 thousand / year to 330 thousand units / year, besides incorporating technologies of Industry 4.0. GM INVESTS 2 GM also inaugurated new facilities at the Joinville, SC motor plant: R$ 1.9 billion gave origin to a new building that houses block machining lines, heads, sub-assembly of heads and assembly of engines. GM INVESTS 3 As a result, the Santa Catarina factory quadrupled in size from 15,000 m² to 61,800 m². Annual capacity for engines also took strong leap, from 120 thousand to 420 thousand. Four hundred new direct and indirect Jobs. GEELY BUYS 1 China’s Geely paid $ 9 billion for 9.7% stake in Daimler. With this, its chairman and founder, Li Shufu, became the largest individual shareholder of the German automaker, surpassing the Kwait government, which holds 6.8% of the company. GEELY BUYS 2 In December Shufu spent another $ 3.9 billion to become Volvo Trucks’ largest shareholder. By 2010, it had already acquired Volvo Cars for $ 1.8 billion from Ford. Geely, by the way, started producing cars only in 1997. GEELY BUYS 3 Geely is also owner of Lotus, legendary British manufacturer of sports cars and competition; Proton, the Malaysian automaker; Terrafugia, startup developing a flying car and LEVC, manufacturer of the legendary London black cabs. ECOSPORT FOR PCD Ford has launched the EcoSport SE Direct 1.5 AT to serve the PCD and fleet segment, always in direct sales.Abour line 2019, R$ 68,7 thousand. 1.5L 137 hp engine and six-speed automatic transmission. Disclousure/Ford