Grappling with tumbling auto sales and weak economic growth, Brazil wants to derail a pact that would allow unlimited imports of cars from Mexico, sources familiar with the situation say, in a move that could stoke trade tensions between ...    Read on...

When Salvatore Lauria started work at Autotek in Puebla, Mexico, there were only a few cars in the company parking lot. Now, 15 years later, the parking lot is full and the vehicles have spilled over on to the neighbouring soccer field ...    Read on...

Brazil auto sales fell 16% in January, below our estimate for flat demand in Q1. Auto demand has now declined in 10 of the past 11 months. Brazil demand remains pressured by roughly flat GDP growth and high interest rates. Production ...   Read on...

As the new year begins, numerous Latin American issues have moved to the center stage, including Venezuela, Argentina, Mexico, and Cuba.  To gain some insights into what lies ahead for our southern neighbors, Global Policy Watch ...   Read on ...

The Wilson Center's Mexico Institute has released a new report, "The U.S.-Mexico Border economy in Transition." The report provides insight into day to day life and commerce along the border, and provides a series of ...   Read on ...

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 ...

Good PR strategy starts with good intelligence. You have to understand the value of the stories you want to tell. And you have to understand the publications you want to reach. And just as pitching a story to The Next Web isn't the ...   Read on ...

The Mexican tax authorities ("SAT") recently published resolutions eliminating the obligation to file electronic accounting information for July through December 2014.  The obligation will now begin in January 2015, meaning that the first ...  Read on...

2014 was a challenging year for Latin American economies. Decreasing foreign demand, falling commodities prices and a reversal of asset flows back to developed markets all contributed to an economic slowdown that ultimately ...   Read on...

- Mexican Supreme Court denies deduction for expenses paid by a Mexican company to foreign related party with Mexican PE
- Brazil Increases Taxes on Fuels, Imports and Credit
- Brazil: Guidance issued on transparency standards and black/grey list status
- Measuring Misery in Latin America 2014: More Dollarization, Please
- London court rules English law applies to Euro-denominated Argentine debt

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SLU's Center for Supply Chain Management has selected Global Business Professor to produce and host their new online Certificate Course: Supply Chain Risk Management: Creating, Capturing & Delivering Value presented by Dana Hullinger, Director of Supply Chain Strategy with The Boeing Company ...  Read on...

Argentina and Brazil failed to reach an agreement to help unlock the ongoing tension between the two key Mercosur allies over bilateral trade. Argentina's Hector Timerman and his counterpart Mauro Vieira met in Buenos Aires to try and ...  Read on...

Latin America is firmly on the economic radar of Asia in the post-global financial crisis world economy. Both Asia and Latin America have grown faster than the world economy. As Figure 1 shows, during 2009-2013, annual average growth ...  Read on...

- Brazil to Announce New Export Policy Plans in March
- Germany urges Brazil with an EU/Mercosur trade agreement
- Argentine industry fearful of some clauses in agreements signed with China
- Panama Canal Progress: Jan 2015 (video)

Exclusive: Brazil wants to renew Mexico auto quotas, avoid free trade
Source: Reuters

BMW, others bet on Brazil but benefits trail Mexico
Source: Automotive News

General Motors Produces its 5 Millionth Transmission in Coahuila
Source: Mexican Automotive

The Curious Case of Brazil's Closed Economy
Source: The Huffington Post

Latin American Default Wave Just Getting Started: Credit Markets
Source: Bloomberg Business 

 

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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...

- Brazilian Workers, Students Battle Fare Hikes Pushed By Workers Party
- Report: Mexico Leads Latin American Outsourcing Industry
- LatAm companies unprepared for growing cyber threat
- Sao Paulo water crisis adds to Brazil business woes

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