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42 June 2018 | AutoData ENGINEERING » R&D The next step, construction of tracks for speed tests, will depend on how the incentives for R&D will be contemplated in Rota 2030 depends on the approval of investment by the headquarters and at this point the president of Mercedes-Benz seemed very worried because, in theory, the release of the contribution would be almost directly linked to the approval, by the government , of Rota 2030 and its new R&D incentive program: “The problem is that with incentives generated by the law known as Lei do Bem (Law of the Goods), as it is being ne- gotiated, it will be very difficult to approve a new investment because we do not know when the operation will register profit in Brazil again.” Schiemer went on, after recalling the fact that the truck manufacturers are still operating with more than 50% idleness: “And we still have the current problem of theArgentine economy that does not allow us to visualize the future of exports.” The support structure has rooms, mechanic’s workshop, computers and IT network. And as it is installed next to the automobile factory the structurewill share several areas such as security, medical care, food and other services, saving re- sources needed for administration. The complex will still be expanded in a second phase, with construction of area for speed tests. This, however, still