4+ hour, 5+ min ago   (1002+ words) Rio Times · Colombia —The figures Colombia imported US$3,161.2 million of private-transport vehicles from January to May 2026, against US$2,454.5 million a year earlier. —They do not reconcile Those two numbers give a rise of 28.8%. Analdex and El País both report 68.2%. We…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (795+ words) —Total Approved BNDES approved R$20 billion (~US$3.9 billion) on July 29, 2026, representing about 95% of the program’s roughly R$21 billion (~US$4.1 billion) budget. —Interest Rate The credit line offers subsidized and facilitated credit terms. Specific rate figures reported by some outlets are…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (965+ words) —Cargo Roughly 900 Hyundai Glovis vehicles moved from South Korea to the U.S. East Coast. —Route Pacific port of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca → rail land bridge → Gulf port of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz → onward vessel to U.S. East Coast. —Transit Time The end-to-end…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (471+ words) —The date: US and Mexican officials hold a third bilateral round of the USMCA joint review on July 20 in Mexico. —Autos: Washington wants to lift the automotive rules-of-origin threshold to 82% and require at least 50% of a vehicle’s value to be…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (765+ words) —The change. Uber is narrowing which car models qualify for its higher-fare Comfort and Black tiers in Brazil. —Timing. The cuts land in two waves during 2026, in January and again in July, with more due in January 2027. —The hit. Drivers…...

1+ mon, 3+ hour ago   (830+ words) —The move. Tesla confirmed it will sell cars in Uruguay and enter Argentina. —The rival. China’s BYD already leads the electric-vehicle market in both countries. —The Argentine twist. Tesla’s first step there is a charging deal with state oil firm…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (848+ words) Stellantis is committing about three billion reais to its Porto Real factory in Rio de Janeiro state, a vote of confidence in a region that has spent years trying to rebuild its industrial base. The carmaker behind Jeep, Fiat, Peugeot…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (916+ words) —The method. Leapmotor straps cars onto open steel flat-rack frames lifted by cranes, instead of driving them aboard Ro-Ro car carriers. —The debut. The first run at Sepetiba Tecon in Itaguaí (RJ) landed 700-plus cars on about 270 flat racks; over…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (940+ words) —Region. China’s BYD is the single largest supplier of electric buses across Latin America, where Chinese brands account for roughly 80% of the fleet. —Brazil twist. A 100%-Brazilian maker, Eletra (sold through Induscar/Caio), still leads the year-to-date count and the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (781+ words) —Brazil’s government is preparing a new subsidized loan scheme, called Move Motos, to help app delivery riders buy new motorbikes. —It copies a recent program for car drivers, Move Aplicativos, which opened a R$30bn ($6bn) credit line. —Casa Civil minister Miriam…...