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3 » EDITORIAL AutoData | October 2018 Leandro Alves, director The automotive waltz for 2019 T he Dueto photographic exhibition, of Escola do Teatro Bolshoi, from Joinville, SC, stamped on our cover and some of the perspectives’ analyses reports of the Brazilian automotive sector for 2019, could not be any happier to portray what the main executives interviewed by AutoData said. In summary, the result of this hard work that mobilized all the professionals of our publishing house in an effort to trace the future of the industry in Brazil in the short term found an internal market growing from 5,5% to 8% next year and production advancing, in average, from 9% to 13%. But don’t you think, noble reader, that these numbers can materialize in fact. And that’s the trick and the main challenge of this copy, which is the greatest AutoData edition of the year. A big question mark hangs in the minds of the decision makers of the automotive chain at this very moment: conjectures made, historical reviews considered and no one’s capable to pinpoint how the industry will perform in 2019. Due to this ballet that may follow the quiet rhythm of a waltz dance, a fierce rap or even a tango - considering what will ha- ppen to Argentina next year -, it is of crucial importance to read these 156 pages. Here you will find not only what the main manufacturers of automobiles, light commercial vehicles, trucks buses and agri- cultural and highway machinery project for the last months of this year but also for the whole 2019 exercise, in addition to the analyzes made by our team for several segments, such as the one regarding the luxury brands. In this reporting effort we also found a legitimate Brazilian vocation: the engine production, which grows and specializes even at a pace faster than the industry of vehicles itself. We have innovated once again and for the first time we won’t bring just one, but five From the Top interviewswith the presidents of the most important associations of the Brazilian automotive industry. So, don’t waste time your time: create your playlist and start now to understand how your business will be impacted by the dance of the automotive industry this and the years to come. Director Márcio Stéfani, publisher Editorial Board Márcio Stéfani, S Stéfani and Vicente Alessi, filho Newsroom Leandro Alves, deputy director of writing and new business, Marcos Rozen, editor Collaborated in this edition André Barros, Bruno de Olivei- ra, Caio Bednarski, Glauco Lucena, Lucia Camargo Nunes Graphic Design/Art Romeu Bassi Neto Photos DR and disclosure Photo Cover Disclousure/BMW Social Midia Allex Chies Commercial and advertising tel. PABX 11 5189 8900: André Martins, Érika Coleta, Luiz Giadas Subscriptions/customer service tel. PABX 11 5189 8900 Administrative and financial department Isidore Nahoum, counselor, Thelma Melkunas and Hidelbrando C de Oliveira Distribution Correios Prepress and print Eskenazi Indústria Gráfica Ltda., tel. 11 3531-7900 ISN 1415-7756 AutoData is a publica- tion from AutoData Editora Ltda., Pascal st, 1 693, 04616-005, Campo Belo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. Reproduction without prior authorization is prohibited, but citation is permitted provided that the source is identified. Responsible Journalist Márcio Stéfani, MTB 16 644 www.autodata.com.br AutoDataEditora autodata-editora @autodataeditora