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46 » PEOPLE&BUSINESS August 2018 | AutoData Disclousure/Ducati Disclousure/Nissan SÃO JOSÉ DOS PINHAIS OUT, CORDOBA IN Nissan started the production of the Frontier pick-up truck in Cordoba, Argentina – until then, the model was produced in São José dos Pinhais, PR, a Renault unit. The DUCATI IN RIBEIRÃO Ribeirão Preto, SP has a new Ducati dealership, Quattro, the first of the brand for Grupo Power. In addition to the Italian motorcycles the store offers clothing items such as jackets, pants and boots. 50 YEARS AND ANOTHER 3 Total and Citroën released the renewal of their global contract until 2021: alliance for R&D of new products and exclusive recommendation in vehicles’ assembling and aftermarket. The partnership started in 1968. Óleo Total (Total Oil) will keep being used by the Citroën Racing team in the World Rally Championship, the WRC. By Marcos Rozen Suggestions of issues for this section can be directed this the email rozen@autodata.com.br ROUTE SOROCABA- AUSTRALIA Fifteen Case IH grain combines produced in Sorocaba, SP, were exported to Australia. It was the first shipment of vehicles produced in that factory to Oceania. IN THE MARKET Partnership Makro and BYD: five wholesaler stores in São Paulo, capital, one in the Grande ABC region, one in Santos, on the coast, and one in Aracaju, Sergipe, have been served by free-to-use chargers for electric cars since last month. ALMOST SIXTY NGK celebrates 59 years in Brazil. Its Brazilian factory was the first in the world out of Japan. The unit in Mogi das Cruzes, SP, produces spark plugs and ignition wires and will receive R$ 210 million in the next three years. In the auto industry, NGK also sells ignition coils for the aftermarket and NTK’s oxygen and knock sensors.