This report examines the macroeconomic situation in the Mercosur region, including planned investment in infrastructure development projects and national automotive policy & plans. The report provides an overview of automotive industry & supply chain, as well as looking at the vehicle component industry as a whole. It lists investments made by vehicle component suppliers, and relevant joint-ventures and mergers and acquisitions. In terms of supplier localisation, the report takes a look at the involvement of automakers in supplier development, localisation trends and the development automotive clusters. Finally the report looks at existing R&D capabilities in the Mercosur region, as well as new investments taking place there and provides a conclusion on the opportunities and challenges that the region faces.

The report includes a series of 119 supplier profiles from suppliers either based in Mercosur countries, or the localised operations of global tier-1 and tier-2 suppliers. These profiles provide you with relevant data on corporate strategy, investments, product offerings and contact information built from SupplierBusiness research.

The report leverages IHS SupplierBusiness’ WhoSuppliesWhom database of supplier-OEM relationships and also utilises IHS Automotive’s Light-Vehicle Production Forecasts; the industry standard for automotive forecasting and analysis.

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Table of Contents

Mercosur automotive & supplier market overview

Mercosur and recent actions
Large variances among Mercosur economies
FDI has grown significantly
Varying automotive industries
Vehicle ownership growing slowly
European and US carmakers dominate mercosur markets
Not a major vehicle export market
Will vehicle production spur supplier chain growth?
Emissions and vehicle safety issues slowly being addressed
Mixed outlook

Argentina automotive industry overview

Overview of macro economic situation
Planned investment in infrastructure development projects
National automotive policy & plans
Tax structure
Non-tariff trade barriers
Emissions & safety regulations
Manufacturing advantage

Overview of automotive industry & supply chain
Structure of automotive industry
Production in 2013 & forecasts

Export destinations & trends
Manufacturing presence of OEMs & production bases
Investments by OEMS

Overview of vehicle component industry
Investments by vehicle component suppliers

OEM supplier relationship
Localisation trends
Cluster development
Location of carmakers in Argentina
R&D capabilities
Who Supplies Whom

Opportunities, challenges & future outlook

Brazilian Automotive Industry Overview

Overview of Automotive Industry & Supply Chain
Structure of Automotive Industry
Production in 2013 & forecasts
Export Destinations & Trends
Manufacturing Ppresence of OEMs & production bases
Investments by OEMs

Overview of Vehicle Component Industry
Investments by Vehicle Component Suppliers
List of Joint-Ventures and Mergers and Acquisitions 2012/2013

OEM Supplier Relationship
Involvement of automakers in supplier development
Localisation Trends
Cluster Development
R&D Capabilities
Who Supplies Whom

Opportunities, Challenges & Future Outlook

Figures

Figure 1: Mercosur: Exports by Trading Bloc (USD million)
Figure 2: GDP Growth Rates for Mercosur Member Countries (%)
Figure 3: Mercosur: Net FDI Inflows (USD million)
Figure 4: Vehicle Production Argentina, Brazil and Venezuela (units)
Figure 5: Mercosur Market Share by Vehicle Sales (units sold in 2012)
Figure 6: Argentina & Brazil: Imported Car Registrations as a Percentage of Total New Car Registrations
Figure 7: Vehicle Production (units) & Export (%) for Argentina and Brazil
Figure 8: Brazil & Argentina Vehicle Production Forecast (2011–2017)
Figure 9: Uruguay & Venezuela Vehicle Production Forecast (2011–2017)
Figure 10: Argentina GDP Growth (%)
Figure 11: Argentinian Peso vs. US dollar Average Annual Exchange Rate
Figure 12: Argentina Domestic Vehicle Sales (Domestic vs. Imports)
Figure 13: Argentina GDP per capita (USD)
Figure 14: Argentina Deaths By Road User Category (2010)
Figure 15: Argentina Vehicle Sales by Carmaker (2013)
Figure 16: Argentina Vehicle Sales by Segment (2012)
Figure 17: Argentina Vehicle Production by Carmaker (units)
Figure 18: Argentina Vehicle Production, Sales & Exports (units)
Figure 19: Argentina Vehicle Exports by Destination (2013)
Figure 20: Argentina Vehicle Imports by Source (2012)
Figure 21: Argentina: Vehicle Export Destination by Carmaker (2012)
Figure 22: Argentina Vehicle Exports by Type (2013)
Figure 23: Argentina Automotive Production by Carmaker (2013)
Figure 24: Argentina Automotive Parts Imports by Source (2012)
Figure 25: Argentina’s automotive clusters
Figure 26: Argentina Passenger Car & Light Vehicle Production Forecast (units)
Figure 27: Brazil GDP Growth (%)
Figure 28: Brazil Average Annual Selic Interest Rates
Figure 29: Brazil Imported Car Registrations as a Percentage of Total New Car Registrations
Figure 30: Brazil Car Imports by Origin (2012)
Figure 31: Vehicle imports by Abeiva members (2012)
Figure 32: Brazil New Car Registration by Fuel Type
Figure 33: Brazil Deaths by Road User Categories (2009)
Figure 34: Brazil Unemployment rate (% of total labour force)
Figure 35: Brazil FDI net inflows (USD billion)
Figure 36: Brazil FDI by Country (2010)
Figure 37: Brazil New Passenger Car Registrations by Carmaker (2012)
Figure 38: Brazil Investments in the Automotive Industry (USDm)
Figure 39: Brazil 2012 Vehicle Sales by Carmaker (units)
Figure 40: Brazil Passenger Car Sales by Segment (2012)
Figure 41: Brazil Passenger Car Registrations (units)
Figure 42: Brazil Automotive Production by Vehicle Type (2012)
Figure 43: Brazil Automotive Industry Overview (units)
Figure 44: Brazil Total Vehicle Exports (units)
Figure 45: Brazil Vehicle Exports by Country (2012)
Figure 46: Brazil Automotive Parts Exports (Percentage of automotive parts sales)
Figure 47: Brazilian Real vs. US dollar Average Annual Exchange Rate
Figure 48: Brazil Passenger Car Production by Carmaker (2012)
Figure 49: Brazil Breakdown of Automotive Parts Sales (2012)
Figure 50: Brazil Automotive Parts Sales by Segment
Figure 51: Brazil Automotive Parts Export Destinations (2012)
Figure 52: Brazil Automotive Parts Export & Import (USDm)
Figure 53: Brazil Vehicle Production by State (2010)
Figure 54: Brazil automotive clusters
Figure 55: Brazil Passenger Car & Light Vehicle Production Forecast (units)

Tables

Table 1: Mercosur Member Countries (as of March 2014):
Table 2: Market Indicators of Mercosur Countries
Table 3: Cost indicators for starting a business in Mercosur region (2013)
Table 4: Mercosur Vehicle Production Data
Table 5: Vehicle Ownership Comparison
Table 6: Mercosur Vehicle Sales Data
Table 7: Top Three Carmakers for each Mercosur Nation by Vehicle Sales
Table 8: Carmakers in Mercosur region & Recent Announcements:
Table 9: Vehicle Imports as a Percentage of Total Vehicle Sales
Table 10: Overview of Mercosur Vehicle Safety Regulations & Statistics
Table 11: Vehicle Purchases in Argentina by Financing Source
Table 12: Mercosur Comparative Wages
Table 13: Top 10 Bestselling Car Models in Argentina (2013)
Table 14: Carmakers in Argentina
Table 15: Planned New Car Models in Argentina
Table 16: Automotive clusters in Argentina
Table 17: Argentina Who-Supplies-Whom data
Table 18: Import Tax rates
Table 19: IPI Tax Chart
Table 20: Summary of Inovar-Auto Programme
Table 21: Vehicle Price Comparison US vs. Brazil
Table 22: IPI Tax Chart for Passenger Cars
Table 23: Brazil’s Proconve Emissions Programme for Light Vehicles
Table 24: Sales and Market Share of Carmakers in Brazil (2012)
Table 25: Top Ten Vehicle Sales by Model in Brazil (2012)
Table 26: OEMs and Assembler’s Plants in Brazil
Table 27: Planned New Car Models in Brazil
Table 28: Top 25 Automotive Suppliers in Brazil Ranked by Sales (2012)
Table 29: Brazil Who Supplies Whom data