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3 » EDITORIAL AutoData | November 2018 Marcos Rozen, editor Guiding light T here will be growth next year independent of who wins the election, unless the newgovernment does some great non- sense in the economy.” Overall, this was one of the main comments we heard from executives in interviews for the production of the Perspectives 2019 edition last month and during the AutoData Congress Pers- pectives 2019 as well, held between the first and second round. The election is decided and the newgovernment team starts to show indications of how it intends to run things from January 2019 - and some of them are very important from the economic point of view, such as the probable merger of the ministries of industry, treasury and planning and a review of Brazil’s relations with Mercosur. In this edition we try to bring to the reader, since now, a first perception ofwhat these initiatives could represent for our industry. For this, we heard the best source possible: Miguel Jorge, a man of great experience as minister of industry and as an executive in the automotive sector as well. Even though many things can happen until the beginning of the new mandate, this is our journalistic role: to serve as a kind of guiding light in this still unclear environment of what is about to come for the next four years from 2019. More than right, anyway, is that the new year will see a new fierce battle in the fastest growing market segment (the com- pact SUV) with the arrival of VW T-Cross: that’s why it is on our cover feature. But we also drawyour attention to other important launches of Scania and Caoa Chery besides a complete survey about the credit scenario for vehicle financing in Brazil. To all, our desire for a good reading. Director Márcio Stéfani, publisher Editorial Board Márcio Stéfani, S Stéfani and Vicente Alessi, filho Newsroom Leandro Alves, deputy director of writing and new business, Marcos Rozen, editor Collaborated in this edition André Barros, Glauco Lucena Graphic Design/Art Romeu Bassi Neto Photos DR and disclosure Photo Cover photo Art by AD with Disclousure/Paramount Pictures Social Midia Allex Chies Commercial and advertising tel. PABX 11 5189 8900: André Martins, Érika Coleta, Luiz Giadas Subscriptions/customer service tel. PABX 11 5189 8900 Administrative and financial department Isidore Nahoum, counselor, Thelma Melkunas and Hidelbrando C de Oliveira Distribution Correios Prepress and print Eskenazi Indústria Gráfica Ltda., tel. 11 3531-7900 ISN 1415-7756 AutoData is a publication from AutoData Editora Ltda., Pascal st, 1 693, 04616-005, Campo Belo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. Reproduction without prior authorization is prohibited, but citation is permitted pro- vided that the source is identified. Responsible Journalist Márcio Stéfani, MTB 16 644 www.autodata.com.br AutoDataEditora autodata-editora @autodataeditora Correction: In the article 2019 It Will Depend on Argentina, edition 349, page 116, we said that Iveco’s projection for the coming year is an increase of 5% to 10% regarding truck sales in Brazil. This estimate is for the total domestic market and not for the particular company, as was written on the text.