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50 » PEOPLE&BUSINESS July 2018 | AutoData Disclousure/VW Disclousure/Toro Rosso RENAULT OUT, HONDA IN 1 The Red Bull F1 team will use Honda’s engine from the 2019 season, replacing the current Renault. For Takahiro Hachigo, president of Honda Motor, the partnership will allow “to get closer to the goal of winning races and championships”. Honda already supplies engines for the Red Bull team B in the world championship, the Toro Rosso. VW ANNUAL REPORT Volkswagen of Brazil has launched the 6th edition of its Corporate Responsibility Report, which details its actions in this area, contemplating sustainability and transparency. The publication highlights advances, achievements and challenges of last year in terms of market, operations, socio-environmental issues, governance and management. On www.vw.com.br/ pt/volkswagen/sustentabilidade.html. RENAULT OUT, HONDA IN 2 It’s good to remember that Honda’s return to F1 was via McLaren in 2015 after two years of preparation. The partnership, one of the victorious ones in the history of the main category of motorsport world, ended in fiasco: was switched by Renault this 2018. VALEO CHALLENGE The Valeo Innovation Challenge reaches the fifth edition: an opportunity for students from all over the world to create companies linked to automotive innovation, with a total award of € 200 thousand. Of more than 1 thousand teams registered this year only nine reached the final round, which will take place on October 11 in Paris. FLEXIBLE SCANIA Scania celebrates the milestone of 1,5 thousand activations of its flexible maintenance program since the beginning of the offer in Brazil, at the end of last year. By the calculations of the manufacturer, the initiative provides a reduction by up to 16% in costs and a 20% increase in vehicle availability. By Marcos Rozen Suggestions of issues for this section can be directed this the email rozen@autodata.com.br SCHAEFFLER Schaeffler has launched eighty FAG’s light wheel bearings for the national aftermarket destined to several automobiles and light commercial vehicles applications. The brand’s portfolio covers more than 90% of the fleet of these vehicles in Brazil today.