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53 AutoData | April 2018 FILOSA Antonio Filosa is the new president of FCA Fiat Chrysler Automobiles for Latin America. He succeeds Stefan Ketter, who returns to Europe, where he will continue as FCA Chief Manufacturing Officer and member of GEC, Group Executive Council, the company’s highest executive body. At age 44, born in Naples, Italy, Filosa graduated as an engineer from the Polytechnic Institute of Milan and completed training in management at the Dom Cabral Foundation in Minas Gerais. He joined the Fiat Group in 1999 and since then has worked in several areas such as manufacturing, purchasing and supply chain, new products, marketing and project management. He has held positions in Spain, the United States, Italy, Argentina and Brazil. The executive arrived at the Fiat plant in Betim, MG, in 2006, where he was the manager of internal logistics, strategic planning and purchasing, and deputy director of manufacturing. He has also been Purchasing Director for Latin America and is currently the Managing Director of FCA Argentina. As a new position, Filosa also joins the GEC.of FCA BLACK EDITION Audi launches in Brazil special series for the SUV Q3, the Black Edition. Aluminum interior finish, panoramic sunroof, electric opening and closing of the trunk, Bose sound and others, added with a sports kit for the body. For R$ 185 thousand. HOMAGE OR HERESY? Mini presented at the New York Motor Show, in the United States, a classic Cooper model that had its original mechanics replaced by 100% electric motorization. According to the company, it is a single prototype that “demonstrates its desire to use purely electric driving as a new approach to an icon”. FORD CREDIT Ford Credit Brasil ranked first in the Great Place to Work Women award, which recognizes companies that offer greater career opportunities and career advancement for women. Ford Credit was honored in the midsize business category by presenting the highest grade in gender management practices. Disclousure/Audi Disclousure/Mini Disclousure/FCA