On September 3, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) stated that the EU-Mercosur and EU-Mexico Free-Trade Agreements offer sizeable benefits for European vehicle makers in an increasingly unpredictable global trade environment. Every year, over 30% of vehicles produced in the EU are exported to i

On July 31, it was reported that the new tariff hike announced by U.S. President Donald Trump will significantly impact Brazilian exports of trucks over 5 tons and their related auto parts, raising the import tax from 10% to 50%.
The Brazilian auto parts association Sindipeças said that there has been a reversal of p

On July 30, it was reported that Brazil’s federal government rejected BYD’s request to reduce import tariffs on CKD for electric vehicles (EVs) and the government decided to advance the implementation of a 35% import duty on electrified vehicles by 18 months.
The new tariff will take effect in January 2027 instead of

On July 11, it was reported that Brazilian government published Decree 12.549, modifying the IPI (Industrialized Products Tax) table effective November 1, 2025, through December 31, 2026.
The measure adjusts tax rates for passenger and light commercial vehicles based on sustainability and performance criteria. Howeve

On July 1, it was reported that BYD officially launched prototype testing at its Camaçari plant in Bahia, Brazil, while requesting a 10 percent import tax rate for SKD units for a period of 12 months. Currently, SKD units are taxed at the same rate as fully imported electrified vehicles, with the rate set at 30% for

On July 1, it was reported that Brazil’s federal government increased import taxes on electrified vehicles as part of a schedule approved in 2023 by the Executive Management Committee of the Foreign Trade Chamber (Gecex-Camex).
The measure, effective since January 2024, aims to gradually raise tariffs on imported ele

On June 25, it was reported that Brazil will increase import taxes on electrified vehicles (EVs) starting July 1.
The new rates rise from 25% to 30% for HEVs, from 20% to 28% for PHEVs, and from 18% to 25% for BEVs. This is the final adjustment before the full 35% rate is reinstated for all types in July 2026.
The de

On June 17, it was reported that acting President Geraldo Alckmin signed a decree expanding the automotive trade agreement between Brazil and Argentina.
The measure updates the Economic Complementation Agreement No. 14 (ACE-14), originally signed in 1990, by incorporating its 46th additional protocol. The new terms a

On April 15, during a visit to Nissan’s plant in Resende, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed the long-awaited decree to regulate the Mover (Green Mobility and Innovation) program, aimed at transforming Brazil’s automotive sector.
Mover provides BRL 19.3 billion in financial credits from 2024 to 2028

On April 8, the Associacao Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veiculos Automores (ANFAVEA) expressed concern over requests sent to the Brazilian government to lower import tariffs to 10% for SKD and 5% for CKD, considering them as a threat to local manufacturing, jobs, and investment.
ANFAVEA president Márcio de Lima Leite

On March 6, the Associacao Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veiculos Automores (ANFAVEA) renewed its call for the immediate reinstatement of the 35% import tax on electrified vehicles in Brazil after a shipment of over 5,500 BYD vehicles arrived.
The debate continues in the automotive sector, with Abeifa opposing the tax

On December 10, São Paulo's State Assembly approved a new IPVA exemption policy that was criticized by the Brazilian Electric Vehicle Association (ABVE) as discriminatory against fully electric vehicles.
The law, effective January 1, 2025, grants a two-year IPVA exemption to light vehicles powered exclusively by hydr

On December 9, the automotive associations Anfavea (Brazil) and Acea (Europe) welcomed the finalized trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union, announced at the 65th Mercosur Summit in Montevideo, with presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Ursula von der Leyen present for the announcement.  
The agre

・On September 19, it was announced that the Chamber of Foreign Trade (Camex) of the Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce, and Services in Brazil has raised the import tax on tires for passenger vehicles from 16% to 25%, while the tax on tires for cargo vehicles remains at 16% in the country.
The import tax for

On September 2, Geraldo Alckmin, Vice President of Brazil and head of the Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce, and Services (MDIC), announced during his visit to the Stellantis plant in Goiana that the anticipated application of the import tax for electrified models in Brazil will be reviewed.
Due to the rapi

On July 24, the Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services (MDIC), in collaboration with the National Industrial Learning Service (SENAI) and the Support Foundation of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (Fundep), announced BRL 267.4 million to finance Mover Program projects through calls for proposa

On June 15, it was announced that as part of the Mover (Green Mobility) program, the Brazilian government and automotive sector companies plan to reduce taxes on new vehicles by recycling old models. The proposal entails that for each used vehicle removed from circulation, car manufacturers would receive a discount o

On July 10, the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies approved the bill that regulates the tax reform that includes the application of the selective tax that covers vehicles, in addition to other products harmful to health and the environment.
Both ANFAVEA (National Association of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers) and ABVE (Brazi

On June 27, it was announced that the President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, approved the Green Mobility and Innovation (Mover) program.
This program aims to encourage the use of less polluting vehicles though the creation of financial incentives and the reduction of the Tax on Industrialized Products (IPI)

On June 19, Brazil's Chamber of Deputies approved Bill (PL) 13/2020, which creates the Brasil Semiconductors Program (Brasil Semicon) and now moves to the Senate.
This project seeks to encourage technological advancement and strengthen research, development, innovation, design, production, and application of semicond