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Latin American Auto Industry
Brazil faces labour trouble at Camaçarí
One of the big issues (which as explained below also applies in Mexico) is whether, where, and when the new generation of EV manufacturers will build local plants in Latin America. The decision is complex not least because trade and tariff policies have been in flux as the Trump administration in the United States moves to take a much more protectionist stance. Trying to revive car production in the United States has been at the centre of Trump’s MAGA ‘Make America Great Again’ agenda. Despite initial enthusiasm for building new car production assembly plants, some of the companies have put them on hold as they seek greater clarity on official policies.
- The motor vehicle revolution
- The global automobile industry
- The global advance of EVs
- China is in the EV driving seat
- Latin America is buying Chinese electric
- Sign of the times: “zero mileage” second hand cars
- The mystery of Chinese car prices
- Improving Chinese safety performance
- Heavy metal options
- Brazil: football fields full of cars
- Brazil weighs up data protection risks
- GM plans to side-step US-China auto rivalry
- Brazil faces labour trouble at Camaçarí
- Dolphin leading the charge in Mexico
- The view from Aguascalientes
- Mexico debates tariffs on Chinese imports
- Liverpool rethinks BYD deal
- The case of the disappearing gigafactory
- What are the ‘Trump tariffs’ for the Latin American auto industry?
- Conclusion