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LATIN AMERICA AUTOMOTIVE
Mexico projected to surpass Brazil as top Latin Am. vehicle producer
Mexico is poised to overtake Brazil as the top Latin American automobile producer for the first time in more than a decade as surging exports to the U.S. spur factory openings and record output. After nosing ahead of Brazil in the first ...    Read on...
Argentina's car production, domestic sales and exports in free-fall
Registrations for new vehicles in Argentina fell 40% in October compared to the same month in 2013, according to the latest study by commercial sellers' group ACARA. The chamber revealed that 52,983 cars were registered over ...    Read on...
In need of a jumpstart... Brazil's automotive industry in a state of flux
INOVAR Auto has been in place for nearly two years, and while new investment has indeed followed, an economic slow-down, the World Cup, and a tumultuous presidential election season have obscured the results of the program. Where will ...    Read on...
Additional Latin America automotive articles

- "How I Manage Across Cultures and Companies" by Carlos Ghosn, Chairman and CEO, Renault-Nissan Alliance
- Trucks: Choppy Demand Expected to Continue in Brazil (Oct. 2014 - download report)
- Autos: Brazil Demand Continues to Stabilize Sequentially (Oct. 2014 - download report)
- Automotive market perspectives Brazil 2014-2018
- Global Auto & Truck Markets Marketing Book - October, 2014 

MANUFACTURING, LOGISTICS & SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Global Logistics Comment: Mexico Facilitates Trade Across Its U.S. Border Part 2
Inefficient Customs Clearance Monopoly Cost US Shippers Some $2 Billion Annually, but Relief May be in Sight.Last week, I described the almost complete control of goods going into and out of Mexico by licensed Mexican Customs Brokers ...   Read on ...
South America Summit: High logistics costs put Brazil behind Mexico
Brazil's poor logistics infrastructure and tax bureaucracy are contributing to higher costs and declining competitiveness for the automotive industry, with the country losing out on investment in production and the supply chain, notably to ...   Read on ...
Latin America's Challenge: A Fresh Look at Industrial Policy
When John Price and I wrote Can Latin America Compete? several years ago we were unflinching in our criticism of the region for failing to undertake sweeping microeconomic and institutional changes, such as improved access to capital ...   Read on ...
Additional manufacturing, logistics and supply chain management articles

- Mexico manufacturing growth outpaces other sectors
- Corruption in Latin American Ports
- Managing Risk in the Global Supply Chain (download white paper)
- Mexico factory sentiment rises to 9-month high in October
- Revamping Customs Processes is Key to Stimulating Trade Growth in Latin America
- Chart: Mexico City moved its manufacturing sector elsewhere to make way for a new service economy 

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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DOING BUSINESS IN...
Looking to "Doing Business" in Latam, try the Pacific Alliance, forget Mercosur
The World Bank's "Doing Business" global rating is not very enthusiastic about Latin American and the Caribbean which only first surfaces in position 34 out of the 189 countries considered. However the four members of the ...  Read on...
OECD to Brazil: Really?
The OECD Phase 3 anti-corruption monitoring report on Brazil helps put in context the corruption issues that were raised during the recent presidential campaign. At the outset, the report mentions that the lead examiners had to reveal ...   Read on...
US Renews Workplace Rights Agreements with LATAM Countries
The U.S. Labor Department has renewed workplace rights agreements with several Latin American countries. The agreements pave the way for American officials to work with LATAM governments on U.S. labor laws governing safety, health and wages and ...   Read on...
Additional doing business in ... articles

- Capital Goods Firms Eye Latin America to Expand Global Reach
- The basics of leasing industrial space in Mexico

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FINANCE AND TAX
Mexico Tax - New Information Return and Required Reporting of Relevant Operations
The Mexican tax authorities have issued the informative tax return, Form 76, that Mexican law now requires taxpayers to file to describe in detail on a current basis a great variety of related party transactions and other transactions and actions ...  Read on...
Why the e-invoicing mandate is good for businesses in Latin America
When it comes to having a favorable business environment, few would associate more regulations as being the answer. Increasingly complicated compliance issues often create more red tape, which makes it that much harder to ...     Read on...
Additional finance and tax articles
- Uruguay: Tax incentives granted to shared services centers
- Argentina targets yet another US company on alleged tax fraud

LATIN AMERICA UPDATE: GLOBAL HEADLINES

Mexico auto production, exports rise in Oct-AMIA
Source: Reuters

SAO PAULO SHOW: This year's was one of the best
Source: Just-Auto

'Un-Honda-like' problems plague new plant in Mexico
Source: Automotive News

Pena Nieto's $7 million private home reportedly built, owned by China firm linked to controversial rail project
Source: MexBizNews.com

Canada loses to Mexico: Was Ford ever planning to invest in Windsor?
Source: Rabble.ca 

 

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ADDITIONAL ARTICLES
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...
Also read the following articles...
- Latin American Travel Management Challenged By Data Deficiencies
- Brazil's October Trade Balance is Worst in 16 Years
- Editors' Pick: The Ten Underdog Cities of Latin America Outsourcing

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