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49 AutoData | August 2018 ZUPPI Martín Zuppi assumed the position of general director of FCA Argentina: its former commercial director. He succeeds Antonio Filosa, president of FCA for Latin America. In FCA since 1996 as commercial logistics manager, has worked at the headquarters, in Italy. MARTINS Simone Lucas Martins is the new administrative/ financial director of Librelato. Graduated in Accounting and specialization in Strategic Business Management. She has worked at DHB, Artecola and others. Disclousure/FCA Disclousure/Librelato Disclousure/Nissan Disclousure/De Agostini BAD MARCH The latest Latin Ncap tests evaluated the Nissan March and awarded it with only one star in adult passenger protection and two stars for child protection. According to entity high chest compression in frontal impact associated with unstable structure contributed to the poor result. SD AND THE MUSTANG ROOM Sergio Duarte, more than 40 years dedicated to the automotive journalism, has passed away on Sunday, July 29, in São Paulo, victim of cancer. A well-known character in the sector, much likable and solicitous, he did a little bit of everything: went through historic editorial newsrooms of our automotive press, such as Quatro Rodas, Auto Esporte, Quatro por Quatro & Pick up - which hehimself appears on the front cover of edition number 1 behind the wheel of a JeepWillys -, Grand Prix and others, as well as co-founder of this AutoData. In the area of corporate communications he worked at Anfavea and Hill & Knowlton and since the 1990s was running his own agency, the SD & Press. He owned a Yamaha dealership and cars, many cars, which he drove with pleasure, like that unforgettable Opala Envemo. He collected a special taste for preserving items linked to the history of the automotive industry, from press kits to owner’s manuals, from Pirelli calendars to gifts from auto shows. In recent times, he had dedicated himself to the meticulous miniature assembly of the 1967 Ford Mustang Shelby GT 500 on a 1:8 scale, sold part by part (in fascicles) patiently acquired for hundreds of weeks. He used to lock himself in the office – nicknamed the Mustang Room, a restricted area – and couldn’t be interrupted during the process. When the model was finally ready he invented any excuses to justify a minimum detail to impede the total finalization process, trickery to stay completely comfortable in the Mustang Room away from any disturbance. He used to say that he didn’t like to work, but he did a lot for many. He saved his own funeral and burial by donating his own body to Faculdade de Medicina da USP (University of São Paulo Medical School). collection SD&Press