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The 2003 Brazilian VW Gol 1.6 Total Flex was the first flexible-fuel car capable of running on any blend of gasoline and ethanol.. After the 1973 oil crisis, the Brazilian government made mandatory the use of ethanol blends with gasoline, [9] and neat ethanol-powered cars were launched to the market in 1979, after testing with several prototypes developed by four carmakers. [10]
Mercado Libre launched MercadoPago, a secure payment system, to diversify payment options. [40] MercadoPago processed 138.7 million transactions in 2016, which was a 73% improvement from 2015. [ 38 ] Launched in 2012, MercadoShops was designed to allow small and medium-sized companies to open virtual stores on their existing websites.
The Hyundai HB20 is a subcompact car produced by South Korean manufacturer Hyundai Motor Company since 2012 in Brazil. It is the first and only Hyundai model strategically developed and produced exclusively for the Brazilian market.
1926 (): International Harvester do Brasil, a truck manufacturer, was founded. It was the first automaker in the commercial vehicle segment to establish itself in the country. [26] [1] 1927: The rapid expansion of production and sales led General Motors do Brasil to acquire a vast area in São Caetano do Sul, São Paulo. On 24 September 1927 ...
Mitsubishi Motors Brasil, known officially as MMC Automóveis do Brasil Ltda., is the Brazilian operation of Mitsubishi Motors.Since its inauguration, it has sold more than 200 thousand vehicles in Brazil and now has an annual turnover of around R$ 4 billion, being one of the 100 largest companies in the country.
Volkswagen do Brasil Ltda. is a subsidiary arm of Volkswagen Group, established in 1953 with local assembly of the Volkswagen Type 1, from parts imported from Germany.It produced over 20 million vehicles in Brazil having been market leader for the majority of their more-than-sixty-years in existence.
Ford do Brasil manufactured models with four-cylinder engines 1.0/1.6 Zetec-Rocam and the 2.0 liter Duratec on localized low-cost versions of the global platforms like the Ford Ka, Ford Fiesta and the Ford Ecosport, a XUV version of the European Ford Fusion mk1. In 2000 Ford closed the Ipiranga Plant, which produced CKD trucks and automobiles.
Volkswagen do Brasil made plans to export the SP2 to the United States, but these fell through, in part due to the car's headlamps being too low to meet US safety standards. [27] Despite being praised by critics for its looks, sales of the SP2 were slow. The last SP2 chassis made had serial number BL-010307, and was manufactured on 16 December ...