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13 11.5 to 11.10.2018 Announced in June, FCA’s R$ 15 billion investment plan for the region until 2023 begins to leave the drawing board. Around R$ 7 billion will be invested in Fiat and another R$ 7 billion in Jeep - the other R$ 1 billion (dedicated to powertrain and infotainment technologies) will be used by both brands.  In Betim, MG, the investment has already been officially announced. For Goiana, PE, where it intends to attract 38 suppliers to an area of 11 million m² near the factory, Filosa awaits the official announcement of Rota 2030 - which, if everything goes according to the industry and government expectations, will be made by the president of Brazil at the opening of the Salão do Automóvel on Thursday, 8. “We want to help develop the region of the Goiana factory. Not only Pernambuco but also Paraíba and other Northeastern states as well. These suppliers will generate around 8 thousand jobs, directly and indirectly”, said Filosa. “We will make investments in the social area as well. We have data which shows that crime rates in Goiana have decreased since the Jeep factory inauguration.” Attracting suppliers is nothing new. Filosa recalls that he was in charge of the purchasing area when the factory in Pernambuco was announced - and local suppliers in the region was one of the promises: “There is a 20% logistics gap in the factory compared to units in other regions. We need to attract suppliers closer in order to reduce this gap”. The executive maintained his optimistic perspective for 2019, when he believes in a market of 2.7 million automobiles and light commercial vehicles – before 2,5 million until this year’s end. The choice for the new president helped to clear the horizon and, in his opinion, the first signs indicate the economic recovery maintenance: “Ibovespa (Brazil Stock Market) reached its highest mark and the exchange rate volatility was reduced. All the indicators have remained positive and help to reaffirmmy optimism”.