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52 » PEOPLE&BUSINESS June 2018 | AutoData GANDINI COMMODORE José Luiz Gandini, president of Kia Motors and Abeiva, was elected the new Commodore of the Ilhabela Yacht Club for the 2018-2020 financial year. “Out of work my passion has always been boats. The sea is the place where I recharge my batteries and Ilhabela is my favorite place”, said the businessman. FORD REVERSE CAMERA Ford introduced a new generation of reverse cameras in Europe: 180-degree vision and automatic braking when an obstacle is detected. Technology is in the new Focus launched in that market. THE PIONEER URUGUAY Uruguay inaugurated the first route for electric cars in Latin America: from Maldonado to Colonia, a 305-kilometer road stretch. The stations are installed at intervals of approximately 60 kilometers and for tourists the service will be initially free. NOT DIESEL Volvo Cars has announced that its new S60 sedan will be the first car of the brand without a diesel engine. “Our future is electric”, justified Håkan Samuelsson, CEO. KA FREESTYLE Ford introduces the definitive version of Ka Freestyle, which arrives in stores in early July: 1.5-liter Ti-VCT three-cylinder 136 hp engine, six-speed manual gear or automatic transmission, SYNC 3 multimedia center, six airbags, stability and traction control, higher ground clearance. From R$ 63.5 thousand to R$ 68 thousand. UNSATISFIED PASSENGERS The Idec, Brazilian Institute of Consumer Protection, presented data of evaluation of the bus service in Belo Horizonte, MG, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, and São Paulo, Capital, generated from the MoveCidade app. More than 1,8 thousand responses in the app indicated the maximum occupancy and condition of the vehicles as items of worse evaluation. And more than 70% indicated waiting time of more than 15 minutes for the arrival of the buses in the three capitals. DUNLOP IN TRUCKS Dunlop plans to start production of truck tires in Brazil in 2019 at its Fazenda Rio Grande, PR factory, at a rate of 500 units per day. And it also plans to expand tire production for cars and SUVs there from 15 thousand units/day to 18 thousand/ day starting in October this year. AD Art Disclousure/Ford