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5 12.3 to 12.8.2018 months because of the collective vacations that some automakers give to their workers in the last weeks of the year. For this reason, the possibility of reaching the level of the 3 million units (reached in 2014 for the last time) has been discarded. In November, factories produced 245.1 thousand units, decrease of 1.6% compared to the same month of 2017 and 6.9% comparing with October. For Megale, the decline in exports, caused by the bad moment in the Argentine market, helps to explain this pace reduction in Brazilian assembly lines. In any case, his expectations for 2019 remain optimistic, reinforced by the moment of the Brazilian economy and the approach of the new President of Brazil: “The indicators of confidence (from consumers and entrepreneurs) are rising and when the necessary reforms are made there will be an important investment flow returning to Brazil. There is a lot of global liquidity waiting for a decision on where to put this money”. Rota 2030 - While waiting for the presidential sanction of the new automotive regime - the deadline is December 12 - Megale said that important decrees about the program are already available for public consultation and then officially published. They deal with topics such as calculation of energy efficiency, safety, process of qualification for the program. The president of Anfavea believes that much of this process will be closed by the end of the year: “There is an effort by the government to publish all this until the end of the month. Something can be left for 2019, but most part will be published now. “