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10 11.5 to 11.10.2018 Salão do Automóvel S ão Paulo - An important step for an eventual electrification process of the Brazilian vehicles was taken on Tuesday, 6, the first day of novelties presentation to the press at the Salão do Automóvel 2018. General Motors, Nissan and Renault announced the sales (in the Brazilian market) of electric cars - still imported. By the morning, Carlos Zarlenga, president of General Motors of Brazil, revealed that Chevrolet Bolt will be sold in the dealerships for R$ 175 thousand in 2019. In the afternoon, it was Nissan’s turn to formalize the sales of the Leaf model, which already ran in its previous generation in taxis of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, RJ, for R$ 178,400. Minutes later, Renault reported that Zoe (already sold to legal entities) will also be offered to the regular customer for R$ 149 thousand. Salão do Automóvel is indeed electric Bruno de Oliveira | bruno@autodata.com.br Disclosure.