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22 November 2018 | AutoData LAUNCH » ARRIZO 5 Two hundred people from the Jacareí region, in Vale do Paraíba, countryside of São Paulo, have recently gained a new routine: theywake up in the morning, have breakfast and go to the Caoa Chery fac- tory in the city. Theywork on the produc- tion of two new products: the compact SUV Tiggo 2 and the sedan Arrizo 5. By André Barros, from Jacareí Caoa Chery takes shape in Jacareí Three models have already been produced in the Paraíba Valley region: QQ won the companion of Tiggo 2 and, now, Arrizo 5. Another 150 colleagues are expected to strengthen the team soon, according to Márcio Alfonso, CEO of the company: “It depends on the market pace after the elections. If we follow this growth route we will hire more”. Although the productive areas con- tinue to seem oversized for the opera-