again, this time with exports to Paraguay.The HB20 for export received a mid-cycle facelift, which Hyundai treats as the second generation. The model goes to Paraguay with a choice of naturally-aspirated engines, a 1.0-liter engine and the 1.6-liter engine that was discontinued in the HB20 sold in Brazil, but which survives in Creta Action.HB20s sent for export to Paraguay also have manual or automatic transmission options.HMB expects to sell ar...

News  Updated at: 2023/03/24

Hyundai pauses assembly operations for fifteen days in Piracicaba On March 20, Hyundai announced it was pausing production and granting collective vacations to the 2,000 employees of the three shifts at its plant in Piracicaba, Brazil, where it produces the HB20 and Creta models. The assembly line pause starts on March 20 and will continue to April 3, though the engine line will go on working.Hyundai informed that the interruption of the assembly...

News  Updated at: 2023/03/21

Hyundai extends shutdown at Piracicaba plant until May 27 restart On April 23, Hyundai Motors announced it has extended the production shutdown at its plant in Piracicaba, Brazil, where the HB20 and Creta models are manufactured, to now restart on May 27. The Piracicaba plant has been shut down since March 26 due to the coronavirus pandemic, idling its nearly 2,700 employees. Production was scheduled to return on April 13, but the company decided...

News  Updated at: 2020/04/25

Hyundai suspends production in Piracicaba, Brazil from March 23-April 12 due to coronavirus On March 23, Hyundai suspended production activities at its plant in Piracicaba, Brazil, where the HB20, HB20S and Creta are produced, instructing employees to stay at home.The company said it will put almost all 2,700 employees in Brazil on collective vacation between March 26 and April 9 but wait until after Easter to begin production again on April 13.C...

News  Updated at: 2020/03/26

Volkswagen YTD sales grow 15% in Brazil with launch of T-Cross in 2020 From January 1 to February 17, Volkswagen's sales of automobiles and light commercial vehicles totaled 47,200 vehicles in Brazil, a 15.2% increase over the same period in 2019, while the market as a whole had grown only 3.9%.The reason for the increase is the new T-Cross SUV, produced locally at the São José dos Pinhais plant, which accounts for 6,700 sales.The T-Cross alrea...

News  Updated at: 2020/02/26

currently launching in Brazil in hatchback and sedan form.Another investment of BRL 125 million announced in March 2019 increased the production capacity of the Piracicaba plant in Brazil from 180,000 to 210,000 units per year, with approximately 150,000 being for the HB20 models and 60,000 for the Creta SUV.The Piracicaba plant has been working in three shifts from Monday through Friday since 2013.Since the beginning of 2019, Eduardo Jin, presid...

News  Updated at: 2019/09/18

Hyundai investing BRL 125 million to increase capacity at Piracicaba plant in Brazil On March 11, Hyundai announced an investment of BRL 125 million for its Piracicaba plant in Brazil, which will be implemented in 2019, to increase the plant’s production capacity to 210,000 units annually.Improvements in the flow of operations, productivity gains and new equipment is expected to allow production at the plant to increase from 36 to 42 vehicles p...

News  Updated at: 2019/03/14

Hyundai struggles to meet market demand without expansion in Piracicaba, Brazil Hyundai is evaluating all possible options to increase the pace of production at its plant in Piracicaba, Brazil, which is currently operating at the limit of its capacity of 180,000 vehicles a year, building hatchback and sedan versions of the HB20, which accounts for 70% of production, and the Creta SUV, which represents 30% of production. "We are always exploring w...

News  Updated at: 2018/08/18

Hyundai Brazil continues three shifts, celebrates fifth anniversary at Piracicaba plant Hyundai Motor Brazil (HMB) celebrated its fifth year of operations at its plant in Piracicaba, Brazil, having assembled approximately 900,000 vehicles.The inauguration ceremony for the factory was five years ago on November 9, 2012.The Piracicaba plant has been the only one in Brazil to maintain three shifts of production uninterrupted, consistently with more ...

News  Updated at: 2017/11/14