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32 November 2018 | AutoData EVENT » AUTODATA CONGRESS PERSPECTIVES 2019 The vision of the dealership chains Systems suppliers “Growth will happen if our rulers do everything right. We can’t have any accidents on the road.” João Batista Saadi, president of Assobens (Mercedes-Benz) “Sales growth will be percentually lower than in 2018, but there will be an increase in already heated segments, such as the SUVs.” Luiz Eduardo Guião, president of Assobrav (VW) “It will take us 10 years to get back to the 2013 sales level, but there will be growth in 2019.” Carlos Sponchiado, president of Abrac (Chevrolet) “My perception is for growth, but it will depend on what the new president will do during his first few months in office.” José Maurício Andreta Júnior,vice president of Fenabrave “We are living a good moment and we will start 2019 at the same pace as in 2018.” Besaliel Botelho, president of Bosch (on the left) “We built our planning based on a conservative growth scenario, since there are uncertainties on the horizon.” Marcello Lucarelli, director of Continental’s commercial vehicle unit (in the middle) “Trucks and buses production is expected to grow 8% in 2019 no matter how small the investments in infrastructure, the Argentine crisis and the indebtedness of the city halls are.” Amaury Rossi, Eaton business director (on the right)