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LATIN AMERICA AUTOMOTIVE
Automotive market perspectives Brazil 2014-2018
The automotive market in Brazil is suffering heavily from the weak macroeconomic environment and lack of consumer confidence. The demand for passenger cars in 2014 is expected to contract by approx. 8-12% and reach ...    Read on...
Mexico is building an auto nation
According to a recent report on the Wall Street Journal, Mexico's auto industry manufacturing output rose 7.5% in the first seven months of 2014. These recent gains place Mexico's auto industrial output ahead of Brazil, its closest rival ...    Read on...
Mexico's And Brazil's Auto Industries Couldn't Be More Different Right Now
Times are good for the Mexican auto industry. But in Brazil, they aren't so great. As Dudley Althaus and Rogerio Jelmayer report at The Wall Street Journal, the difference between the two Latin American countries comes down to exports ...    Read on...
Additional Latin America automotive articles

- Global Auto & Truck Markets Marketing Book - October 3, 2014 (download report)
- Mexico: It's Kind of a Big Deal
- Brazil: September light vehicle sales down 4% year-on-year. Year-to-date still down almost 9%
- Argentina guarantees car makers sufficient dollars to meet production target
- Chasing Low-Cost Labor in Mexico: Is VW Chattanooga the Last New U.S. Auto Plant? 

MANUFACTURING & ECONOMY
This is why Mexico Has Become the Leading Global Manufacturing Hub
Mexico finally starts setting its path towards a strong economy. With many structural reforms to its Constitution, especially the finally-approved energy reforms which benefit both the country and foreign investors, the Latin American ...   Read on ...
Brazil will give exporters 3% tax refunds to help struggling businesses
The Brazilian government will offer tax rebates for exporters beginning in October, Finance Minister Guido Mantega said on Monday, in the latest measure to help struggling businesses just days ahead of a presidential election ...   Read on ...
Additional manufacturing and economy articles

- Aging debate of Latin American business expansion: Brazil or Mexico...What about neither?
- Brazil: A Rocky Road Ahead?
- Brazil in Recession, with Industry Due to Shrink 1.7% in 2014
- Brazil Manufacturing Activity Declines In September
- The Argentine economy: "Thumbs down" writes The Economist
- Industrial production in Argentina declines for the 13th consecutive month
- Mexico Energy Forum 2014: Energy Reform is the most significant economic and political event in Mexico´s recent history

SELLING PRODUCTS INTO BRAZIL AND SOUTH AMERICA
Marketing and business development help for automotive OEM and aftermarket products
Are you looking to develop your company's OEM and/or aftermarket business in Brazil and/or South America?  GlobalAutoIndustry.com has teamed up with HotMarketing (Brazil) to provide sales and marketing support services to help you succeed in ...       Want to learn more?  Read on ...
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Managers working in a multinational environment who feel that they are not getting the results they need or want in their interactions with global team members or colleagues, will want to view this On-Demand Seminar.   To watch, click here ...
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GLOBAL: "Global Social Media Usage Insights"

GLOBAL: "Globalizing the Corporate University Curriculum"

GLOBAL: "Multicultural Content Marketing for Emerging Markets"

USA: "Anti-Corruption: The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act"

USA: "U.S. Government Contracting: Managing Risks"

USA: "Why the U.S. False Claims Act is Serious Business"

ASIA: "How to Protect your IP and Designs in Asia"

ASIA: "Sourcing Efficiency - Tips on Finding Great Factories in China & Asia"

CHINA: "The Chinese Automotive Industry - Racing to the Bottom"

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LOGISTICS, INVOICING & SCM
Mexican shippers increasing turn to intermodal to protect cargo from theft
Intermodal rail in Mexico is taking off. The shift of loads from road to rail is driven by several factors including the need to reduce theft as well as growth from the country's container ports fueled by growing demand from the booming ...  Read on...
Take the Misery out of Learning Technical Spanish for Automotive Supply Chains
Today's global supply chain requires participants from many countries to understand each other and communicate effectively. In fact, your long-term career success may depend on your ability to converse clearly in languages other than your native tongue. By taking an informal, contextual approach to tackling a new language, you can enjoy faster results ...   Read on...
A CFO's Guide to Latin America eInvoicing Mandates
2014 Deadlines approach for Brazil, Mexico, and Chile. The Guide to Electronic Invoicing in Latin America will discuss the differing regulations and best practices around eInvoicing in Brazil, Mexico, and Chile. PayStream Advisors ...   Read on...
Additional logistics, invoicing and SCM articles

- South American ports taxed by rapid growth in ship sizes
- Mexico: Date for submitting electronic accounting records extended
- Mexico's e-invoicing system paying off for government
- U.S.-Mexico Shipping Options
- Panama Canal widening set for completion with US$400m injection

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HUMAN RESOURCES
Study Finds Brazil Lost US$400 Billion to Fraud
According to study more than US$400 billion flowed illegally out of Brazil between 1960 and 2012. Illegal outflows from Brazil for the past fifty years have sapped hundreds of billions of dollars from the Brazilian economy, says a new ...  Read on...
Destination Profile: Mexico
Pulsing through the veins of Mexico is its heritage-thousands of years of culture dating to the Mayan, Aztec, and other advanced civilizations. The 16th-century Spanish conquest instilled the Catholic religion and a colonial culture but also ...     Read on...
Additional human resources articles
- Brazil Has Created 700,000 New Jobs in 2014. One Million Are Expected Till End of Year
- Latin America - Pensions: Addressing the Ticking Time Bomb

LATIN AMERICA UPDATE: GLOBAL HEADLINES

 

Mexican Oil Firm Pemex Creates Business to Boost Electricity Production
Source: The Wall Street Journal

 

GM says to invest $2.8 billion in Brazil over five years
Source: Reuters

 

Magna International Says Cooperating With Brazil Antitrust Investigation
Source: The Wall Street Journal

 

Nissan Mexico Achieves Success in Brazil
Source: MexicanAutomotive.com

 

Toyota Looks To Join The Party In Mexico With New Auto Plant
Source: Forbes

 

Kia Motors to Set up New Plant in Mexico
Source: Korea IT Times 

 

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ADDITIONAL ARTICLES
Growing risk of legal abuses in Latin America
A recent report from the US Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform warns of a growing risk of litigation in Latin America. The principal economies of Latin America are reforming their civil law systems, which may ...  Read on...
Tax News: Brazilian Companies under Presumed Profit Method
Brazilian Revenue Service ("RFB") issued Divergence Solution # 8 ("Solução de Divergência 8 - COSIT") in order to settle a controversy in its internal precedents. Prior to the issuance of the Divergence Solution # 8, the RFB had ...     Read on...
Doing Business in Brazil Guide 2014 (download)
Doing Business sheds light on how easy or difficult it is for a local entrepreneur to open and run a small to medium-size business when complying with relevant regulations. It measures and tracks changes in regulations affecting 11 ...  Read on...
Investment in Mexico 2014 (download report)
The Mexican economy has a mixture of modern and outdated practices in both its industries and in agriculture. Furthermore, the Mexican economy is increasingly being dominated by the private sector. Recently the government has made improvements in ...         Read on...
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