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40 February 2019 | AutoData ANNIVERSARY » AUTOMOTIVE HUB OF PARANA 250 thousand units for Mini, Dodge Neon and Chrysler PT Cruiser. The birth of Dai- mlerChrysler complicated the company’s life in its early years, until being bought by Fiat Group in 2008. DaimlerChryslerwas also critical for the Chrysler factory in Campo Largo, which was inaugurated in 1998 to produce the Dodge Dakota pickup truck - but in this case, fatal. In the name of cost restructu- ring, production was closed there at the end of 2001 and the manufacturer had to return R$ 100 million in benefits. DAF, CNH, CAT... The automotive Parana also has fac- tories of the Dutch DAF in Ponta Grossa and CNH Industrial, Komatsu and Cater- pillar units of agricultural and highwayma- chinery. According to Fiep, there are 618 companies of the segment in the state, including systems suppliers andmanufac- turers of auto parts. This way, it only loses to Sao Paulo, with 2,3 thousand, and Rio Grande do Sul, 702. Paraná also occupies the third position in terms of jobs and production volume. In terms of revenue, however, it is in the second place. Besides that, there are 331 auto dealerships, which represent the fifth place in this category. More than numbers, however, Parana has experienced a revolution in the last twenty years thanks to the arrival of the automotive factories, ensures Mohr. Another advance came in professional training: “Universidade da Indústria recently launched the first automotive engineering degree, in partnership with automakers. We have the first technical training center for electric and hybrid cars repairers, in partnershipwith Renault, because Curitiba is one of the cities that most encourage the use of these vehicles, not to mention companies that use electric vehicle fleets, such as Itaipu.” FROM SCÉNIC TO KWID The start of production at the Ayrton The state of Parana has the first technical training center for electric and hybrid cars repairers installed in Brazil Disclosure/FCA