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49 AutoData | November 2018 Disclousure/Michelin Disclousure/JLR Disclousure/VW MICHELIN LAUNCHES Michelin launched the tire Primacy 4 in the Brazilian market. According to the company, the tread brings a new design with a sculpture bottom with a squarer standard, which improves performance in wet braking. The compound is also new and allows up to 10 thousand kilometers more than its main competitors, according to Michelin’s calculations. 100 THOUSAND MADE IN BRAZIL The VW engine factory in São Carlos, SP, celebrates the milestone of 100 thousand 1.4l TSI engines produced for export: they are shipped to the Puebla plant in Mexico to equip Jetta and other vehicles sold in the United States. The volume is only a third of the total contract, which goes until 2020. Altogether, São Carlos has produced more than 11 million engines since its inauguration in 1996. JLR ARRIVES IN PARÁ Jaguar Land Rover inaugurated its fortieth dealership in Brazil, in Belém, Pará. Grupo Raviera’s store is the first in that state and the third in the North region - Palmas, in Tocantins, and Manaus, Amazonas. Area of three thousand m², new and semi-new vehicles showroom and workshop. VOLVO CARS RECORD Volvo Cars celebrates sales record in Brazil: just before the end of October, it had accumulated 5 thousand 224 units sold in 2018, surpassing its best annual result in 2011 of 5 thousand 122 units until then. The goal for the year is 6.5 thousand units. FORD GRAPHENE Ford guarantees that it is the first automotive manufacturer to use graphene in parts: fuel lines covering, pumps and engines, such as acoustic insulation in the Mustang and F-150 models. According to the manufacturer, the material is “light and incredibly tough, 200 times stronger than steel”. Tests made by Ford and suppliers of internal lining foam mixed with graphene brought 17% of noise reduction, 20% improvement in mechanical properties and 30% in heat resistance.