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Revenue from rental companies with sale of semi-new cars in 2017 reaches R$ 5.2 billion More on pg. 6 Motorcycles: Jan-Mar production grows 12.2% and 4% in sales. More on pg. 8 Industrial production grows 4.3% in Jan-Feb More on pg. 10 The change of the Minister of Treasury, on Wednesday, 11, rather than inserting a new name to head the Ministry - Eduardo Guardia, successor of Henrique Meirelles - deeply interfered in the automotive sector’s expectation regarding the approval of Rota 2030 later this year. Guardia, who is known in Congress as “the man who says no”, made it clear that his priorities for the year are fiscal issues surrounding the privatization of Eletrobras and the simplification of PIS/ Cofins, standardizing the rates in the states. More on pg. 4 Treasury takes Rota 2030 out of the priority list Weekly Brazilian automotive industry news | 4.9 to 4.14.2018 Year XII Edition 824