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92 October 2018 | AutoData PERSPECTIVES 2019 » OTTO AND DIESEL ENGINES capacity jumps from 120 thousand to 420 thousand engines. GM also produces 1,8 liter and 2,8 liter engines in São José dos Campos, SP. The company doesn’t reveal engine produc- tion numbers, but by the sales volume of vehicles that use these components in Brazil and Argentina, it may be estimated a production of 335 thousand engines in 2017 and more than 350 thousand in 2018. Ford produces in Taubaté, SP, the 1.0 and 1.5 liter Ti-VCTFlex engines, both three cylinders, in addition to the 1.6-liter Sigma engines. The 1.5 engine was launched in April, an investment that expanded the plant›s capacity from 430 thousand to 500 thousand engines and transmissions per year. The automaker also does not disclose production figures, nor does it make esti- mates, but in any case, the vice president, Rogelio Golfarb, states that «the outlook for engines in 2019 will follow the vision of car sales in Brazil, bringing a moderate growth indicator.» In addition to the four automakers that have been installed in Brazil for the longest time, the ones that came in the 1990s also accelerate the Brazilian engine production. Nissan, which produces (in Resende, RJ) the 1.0 liter 12V three-cylinder and the 1.6 16V four-cylinder engines, plans to close 2018 with 120 thousand manufactured units, a volume that is expected to advance to 140 thousand in 2019. Its alliance partner, Renault, prefers not to disclose figures of the 1.0 and the 1.6 liter SCe engines, produced at the Curitiba Motores unit, which has a capacity of 600 thousandmotors a year. They equip the en- tire Renault range in Brazil and are exported toArgentina and Colombia. Taking into ac- count only the passenger car engines sold in Brazil, Renault is expected to increase from 150 thousand to 180 thousand units this year, thanks to Kwid›s good results. Its production in Brazil exceeds 200 thousand engines in exports. PSA is suffering the effects of the crisis in Argentina, destination of 13% of the 1.6 liter engines produced in Porto Real, RJ. Last year, 92,6 thousand engineswere delivered according to Victor Bialski, general mana- ger of Communication: «The expectation is of 90 thousand units this year, due to the strong retraction in Argentina». Without making projections for 2019 the company expects a demand increase in Brazil because of the first full year with the new Citroën C4 Cactus. Honda produces (in Sumaré, SP) all the flex engines that equip their Brazilian mo- dels, in other words, 1,5, 1,8 and 2 liters, GOING WITH THE FLOW The expected demand for diesel engines in 2019 is linked to an expected increase in volumes of trucks, buses and machinery in the Brazil Disclousure/MBB