Germany’s BMW planning assembly plant in Brazil to cater Mercosur luxury car demand

Saturday, August 6th 2011 - 08:26 UTC

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German automaker BMW said this week it would probably build its first assembly plant in Brazil after strong demand for luxury cars generated stellar earnings for the global leader. Read full article

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briton
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its just once again cheap labour,
the germans always were clever,
Aug 06th, 2011 - 11:27 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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GeoffWard2
Less cheap by the day!

Still, at least we should see a good few Rolls Royces around Brasil in the coming years.
Aug 06th, 2011 - 06:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Fido Dido
“its just once again cheap labour”
Not anymore. It's pure and simple, wanna sell in Brazil? Produce it there. Need more skilled labour in Brazil? Invest in the the locals (what is happening) or recruit overseas. Plenty of unemployed people here in the US and Europe.
Aug 06th, 2011 - 06:47 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Zethee
Have to agree, Brazil is doing it right. If you want to sell military equipment to them, it comes with a technology transfer, sell cars in Brazil? They're made in Brazil. Brazilian jobs for Brazilian people.
Aug 06th, 2011 - 07:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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