Car enthusiasts received good news over the weekend: Toyota plans to invest R$11 billion in Brazil over the next few years, and along with this investment, it should launch new models here.
This information was revealed on Sunday (3) by Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, and details of the Japanese manufacturer's plan in the country are scheduled to be presented on Tuesday (5), at the company's factory in Sorocaba, inside São Paulo.
However, Toyota is not the only company monitoring the Brazilian automotive sector – at least four such announcements have already been made recently:
- GM will invest R$7 billion between 2024 and 2028;
- Volkswagen added R$9 billion to the R$7 billion it had allocated for the period from 2022 to 2026;
- Hyundai announced that it will invest 1.1 billion US dollars.
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Why are Toyota and other automakers announcing multi-billion dollar investments in Brazil?
Although the slowdown in the global economy prevented automakers from recovering after the end of the pandemic in the way financial markets expected,… They are enhancing their investments in Brazil, rather than reducing them.
This may seem contradictory at first, but there is a very simple reason why: – Tax incentives provided by the government.
On December 30 of last year, for example, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT) signed an interim measure to create the National Green Mobility and Innovation Programme (to move).
This project aims to Stimulating sustainability in the areas of mobility and logistics, More should be released R$19 billion in loans to companies by the end of 2030. They will be:
- R$3.5 billion in 2024;
- R$3.8 billion in 2025;
- R$3.9 billion in 2026;
- R$4 billion in 2027;
- 4.1 billion Omani riyals in 2028.
In addition to, Taxes have been imposed again on the import of electric and hybrid cars On his first day in office.
*With information from the Brazilian agency
