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49 AutoData | March 2019 Disclosure/Ford COSTA Vander Costa was elected president of CNT, National Transport Confederation of Brazil, for the 2019-2013 mandate. He succeeds Clésio Andrade, who held the position for 26 years. BELINI Cledorvino Belini was appointed by the governor of Minas Gerais as the new president of the state- owned Cemig, Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais. He is a former president of Fiat and Anfavea. PARASKEVOPOULOS Eduardo Paraskevopoulos is Waze’s new head of marketing for Latin America. Formerly, senior business executive of Google Brazil. Former Samsung, Unilever and Outback Steakhouse. GÓES Claudia Góes took over the management of the new VW area, Digital Communication. She will perform in Priscilla Cortezze’s team and has previous experience at Samsung Electronics, Weber Shandwick and In Press Porter Novelli. MELLO Daniel Homem de Mello is Volvo’s new director of communication, marketing and branding for Latin America. He succeeds Solange Fusco, who left the company. Disclosure/CNT Disclosure/Fiat Disclosure/Waze Disclosure/VW Disclosure/Volvo AUTOMEC 2019 Free registration is open for visits to Automec 2019, from April 23 to 27 at São Paulo Expo: interested professionals from the area of automotive spare parts and repair can register on www. automecfeira.com.br . According to the organizers, there will be 1,5 thousand brands participating in the exhibition, Brazilians and foreign. FUSION LINE GETS LEANER The 2019 Fusion line has arrived at the dealerships: small aesthetic touches and the end of the entry version with a 2.5 liter flex engine, a place now occupied by the SEL 2 liters EcoBoost, 248 hp at R$ 150 thousand. There is also the Titanium 2 liter EcoBoost AWD, full traction at R$ 180 thousand, and the Titanium Hybrid, gasoline-electric hybrid power gasoline-electric with 190 hp, at R$ 183 thousand. TOYOTA RECORDS Toyota revealed that 2018 was the year in which it achieved its best commercial performance in Brazil in history, started in 1958: more than 200 thousand units sold. And for 2019, the goal is to break a new record, with 219 thousand. The local production volume is expected to reach 225 thousand units, 7,6% above last year, of 209 thousand, also a record figure.