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50 » PEOPLE&BUSINESS March 2019 | AutoData Disclosure/BYD Disclosure/Volvo ZF WINS ZF received from Receita Federal (Department of Federal Revenue of Brazil) the OEA certification, acronym of Authorized Economic Operator. With that, the company is now recognized as a safe international business operator and, thus, can enjoy logistical advantages such as significant reduction of time in customs clearance in ports. The search for certification began two years ago and involved the areas of foreign trade, purchasing, engineering, logistics, heritage security, information technology, human resources, legal and marketing. CHINA IN EUROPE, BY TRUCK BYD has launched two electric trucks and a van in Europe: the first act into the commercial vehicles segment for the company in that market. The light truck offer has the eT6 and the Green Tug Q1M, specific for use in airports and ports, while the van is the eT3 model. BYD affirms it intends to increase the range of commercial electric vehicles on sale in Europe “in the coming years”. VOLVO INVESTS Volvo Group announced the financial injection of R$ 250 million by the end of 2020 in Brazil. The investment will be destined to all businesses in the country, in other words, trucks, buses, construction equipment and marine and industrial engines, besides R&D. It also hired three hundred people to expand the second shift of truck production in Curitiba, PR. LOGIGO INTERNATIONALIZES Logigo has initiated a process to create a subsidiary in the United States: it intends to outsource multimedia systems production and then open a factory there. In Brazil, it inaugurated the first unit in Itatiaia, RJ, inside JLR, an investment of R$ 2.5 million and capacity to produce up to 9 thousand components a year. Nissan, Mitsubishi and Toyota are in the customers list. CROSS MOBI Fiat Mobi receives, as optional, the Cross Pack offer, which can be applied to any version: sticker on the hood, bicolor paint with black roof, side stripes and dark wheel caps. For R$ 950.