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7 AutoData | August 2018 By Vicente Alessi, filho Suggestions, criticisms, comments, offenses and the like for this column can be directed to the email vi@autodata.com.br Disclousure/Carol Ribeiro Fotografia OPALA’S CLUB The sambodrome of São Paulo was crowded on that Tuesday night, July 17. It was the Opala’s Night and party for its 50-year launch anniversary, General Motors of Brazil’s cash cow during 24 years of production in São Caetano do Sul, SP. The party was organized by Matel/Auto Show Collection, a historic automobile shows promoter, with all the support of the Opala’s Club. The cars, Opala and Caravan, classic and sports vehicles, were exhibited on the sambodrome’s runway, coming from collections, still in use, preserved competition cars. In addition to the good public, of personalities linked to the Opala’s Club and racing area, José Carlos da Silveira Pinheiro Neto and Pedro Luiz Dias were present – ex-GM, retired today. Regarding the current directors and actual representatives no one showed up. Not even the employee in charge of the memos. NOVELTIES IN AUGUST Everything indicates that August is going to be the month for the beginning of many changes in a well- known entity of the segment. The president would have been questioned by partners’ representatives regarding the direction his mandate followed – a direction which many of them disagree, the direction of certain lack of commitment with their interests. THE SO-CALLED UNPREDICTABILITY A very likeable automobile manufacturer installed in Brazil (and it is not Ford) studies, with all the description, the risks involving the maintenance of its operation here and those resulting from the imposition of going away. Because of calculations that simply don’t match, recent facts has changed its routine, the intern atmosphere is disturbed and Rota 2030, as it seems, will not be enough to help boost the activities here. And the elections in October, which could point to a calm sea in less than six months, on the contrary, are literally out of control, “they look like crazy airport people under constant windstorm”.