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8 10.29 to 11.3.2018 S ão Paulo - The automakers’ bet to offer versions with automatic transmission in the entry models (an answer to consumer demand) has not yet resulted in a local production of these types of gearboxes. The adoption of the automatic transmission in models such as Volkswagen Gol and Voyage and the Ford Ka to stay in the latest innovations in the market entry range popularized the technology, which should equip more than half of the cars and light commercial vehicles sold in Brazil in 2019. The data comes from the IHS automotive consultancy: 48.9% of the 2.4 million cars and light commercial vehicles estimated for the Brazilian market this year will be equipped with some type of automatic transmission. For the coming year, the consultancy believes that the demand for automatic vehicles will be higher than the manual ones, representing 53.4% of the total sold. Even imported, automatic transmission keeps gaining market Caio Bednarski | caio@autodata.com.br Market Disclousure