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42 February 2019 | AutoData ANNIVERSARY » AUTOMOTIVE HUB OF PARANA Senna Complex was the milestone that led Renault to become the largest of the so-called newcommers – the new ma- nufacturers in Brazil – in terms of sales volume. Until then, it occupied a modest position in the country as an importer, re- presented by Grupo Caoa. The model that inaugurated the factory was Scénic, which helped popularize the minivans.While the factorywas built teams were trained at Senai assembly stations inside Fiep, Mohr recalls: “Renault wanted to inaugurate the factory already at a fast pace”. In two decades, Renault manufactured more than 3 million vehicles and 4 million engines, being 30% exported. Luiz Fer- nando Pedrucci, president of Renault for Latin America, believes that “Renault has continuously invested in Parana over the years, even in periods of economic insta- bility. That iswhat allowed us to strengthen our structure, to launch vehicles develo- ped for the Brazilian and Latin American customers and to grow continuously in the Brazilian market”. Renault do Brasil has four factories in the complex, which demanded total in- vestments close to R$ 7 billion: Curitiba Veículos de Passeio, the CVP, Curitiba Mo- tores, CMO, Curitiba Veículos Utilitários, CVU and Curitiba Injeção de Alumínio, the CIA. Operating in three shifts, it produces Kwid, Sandero, Logan, Duster, Oroch, Cap- tur and Master and the 1.0 SCe and 1.6 SCe engines. The unit also has an engineering center where approximately 1 thousand people work. In 2007, the productive capacity of the factory leaped from 280 thousand to 380 thousand vehicles per year. FROM A3 TO T-CROSS With an initial investment of R$ 750 Disclosure/Volkswagen