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4 » INDEX May 2018 | AutoData MARKET TRENDS FACTORIES HONDA ANNIVERSARY FORD ESSAYS 2025 FUTURE OF AUTO PARTS EVENT AUTODATA SEMINAR AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY FUTURE INDUSTRY FACTORIES SPECIAL AWARDS CAOA, HONDA, MERCEDES-BENZ AND TOYOTA INITIATIVE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS 6 8 58 28 62 LENSES FROM THE TOP AUTODATA ASKS PEOPLE & BUSINESS END OF CHAT The backstage of the automotive industry. And the situations in the hornet’s nest that nobody pokes. Dieter Becker, head of the KPMG automotive area, puts the global automotive optics in check 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 Itirapina, SP, follows its destinbe of changing plans: a unit that is ready but has not been active for two and a half years will now become the only Honda factory in the country. The dream of a common legislation for manufacturing cars in Mercosur, which was unattainable until today, is finally to become reality in the advances of talks for unification of rules and parameters Four automakers took the month to recognize their best suppliers in Brazil. In common, compliments for the good response of the partners to new requirements parameters and nationalization 14 30 52 20 34 54 24 38 56 The climbing of the SUVs may be global, but in Brazil it finds a particular exponent. The segment is close to becoming the most sold in the country, beating even the entry one. Ford’s engines and transmissions factory in Taubaté, SP, which was born as casting Willys in 1968, won as fifty-year present the production of new 1.5-liter propellers and manual gearboxes Grease out chip in: suppliers are trying to understand how their portfolio will look in a future where vehicles will not need many of the auto parts they produce today. It may seem kind of crazy, but one day the CNHi’s global design head asked: “Friends, why can’t a tractor be in addition to functional, beautiful?” This is how the New Holland concept vehicle was born. The crisis experienced in the domestic market led the automakers to the path of factories modernization, a way to increase profitability and also to meet export reinforcement strategies. One person dies in Brazilian traffic every 12 minutes. Trying to change this sad situation Anfavea elaborated a publicity campaign to reinforce the Yellow May, which has the support of AutoData .