Unidas now has around 90,000 assets, including light vehicles, trucks, machinery and heavy equipment, and is expected to become the third largest rental car company in the country.
The investment will support production at the Renault’s Sao Jose dos Pinhais factory in Brazil's southern state of Parana.
According to a company release, Localiza and Unidas’ combined vehicle fleet now numbers 450,000, the largest of its kind in Latin America.
Brazilian auto industry conglomerate announced the death of its founder Dr. Carolos Alberto de Oliveire Andrade. CAOA Chairman of the Board passed away August 14 at age 77 in Paraíba, Brazil.
As director, global fleet & travel, Kimberly Fisher manages 5,000-plus assets globally for National Oilwell Varco implementing a global fleet strategy. Fisher manages the company’s global fleet in the U.S., Canada, UAE, U.K., and Brazil.
Geotab Inc, an international commercial telematics provider, has established Geotable Telemática Ltda, expanding its Latin American presence to Brazil, the region’s largest economy. The move provides Brazil-based logistics and transportation customers access to Geotab’s single open telematics solution for fleet management and vehicle tracking, used by more than 40,000 businesses in more than 130 countries around the global, according to company officials.
Week Three of the month-long 2021 Global Fleet Experience, held virtually, will feature on Thursday, May 20, 2021, a “deep dive" market reports on Brazil and Mexico and EV strategies for North America, Europe, and Australia/New Zealand.
Hit with the Coronavirus pandemic just like the rest of the world, automobile sales in the 27-state nation were certainly down in 2020. A total of 1.62 million passenger cars were sold and 335,269 light commercial vehicles (LCVs) between January and December, representing year-over-year decreases of 28.6% and 15.4% respectively.
Brazilian manufacturer Fábrica Nacional de Motores (FNM) will produce 1,000 electric trucks for beverage maker Ambev in South America.
Ford Brazil announced it will cease production operations in 2021, but will continue to serve customers in the South America region with a portfolio of new SUVs, pickups and commercial vehicles sourced from Argentina, Uruguay, and other markets.
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