The government will present proposals to automakers within 30 days.
The government has created an interministerial working group to discuss with automakers incentives for the automotive sector and contributions to the National Export Plan; the objective is to stimulate investment, competitiveness and expand exports from the sector, which has seen a decline in sales in recent months; the decision was made this Wednesday (1st), during a meeting between President Dilma Rousseff and leaders of all automakers affiliated with the National Association of Automotive Vehicle Manufacturers, as well as Anfavea itself; according to the president of Anfavea, Luiz Moan, the “correct path for the industry is to seek gains in competitiveness”, mainly taking advantage of the high dollar, which favors exports.
Brazil Agency - The government has created an inter-ministerial working group to discuss incentives for the automotive sector and contributions to the National Export Plan with automakers. The goal is to stimulate investment, competitiveness, and expand exports from the sector, which has seen a decline in sales in recent months.
The decision was made this Wednesday (1st), during a meeting between President Dilma Rousseff and leaders of all automakers affiliated with the National Association of Automotive Vehicle Manufacturers, as well as Anfavea itself. Within 30 days, the government will respond to the automakers' agenda, indicating what can be resolved immediately and what will be addressed in the medium and long term.
According to the president of Anfavea, Luiz Moan, "the right path for the industry is to seek gains in competitiveness," mainly taking advantage of the high dollar, which favors exports.
The Chief of Staff of the Presidency of the Republic, Aloizio Mercadante, said that the group could study the integration of production chains, removing barriers to exports, especially to Latin American countries. "We neglected exports in our surrounding areas a bit because the Brazilian market grew so much. We now need to focus more on exports."
According to Moan, the Brazilian government's effort to renew the automotive agreement with countries like Mexico was a "boost" for the automotive sector to expand its sales, with better competitive conditions. Anfavea also intends to participate in negotiations to extend the agreement with Argentina, which expires on June 30.
According to the president of Anfavea, automakers support the fiscal adjustment being promoted by the government. In addition to understanding it, Moan said he hopes the entire structure of the adjustment will be approved so that the sector can resume its level of economic activity as quickly as possible.
The group will also include representatives from the Civil House and the Ministries of Finance, Cities, and Foreign Affairs. Mercadante cited, as examples of the topics to be discussed, improvements that can be made to streamline the bureaucracy of vehicle transfers and the review of accessory requirements for automobiles, which, according to him, is not applied by other countries.