Brazil economic (SP): bus Orders fall 20% after protests

Vehicle manufacturers confirm stop on fleet renewal of urban collective after reduction of tariffs in the cities of the country. Loss of revenue reaches $ 800 million
The reduction of the rates of urban transport in most major cities of the country brought down sales of bus manufacturers in 20% from September, what comprovaaquedadarenovação of the urban collective transport companies. According to the President of the National Association of Manufacturers of Bus (Fabus), JoséAntônioFernandes Malik, bodywork/chassis invoice $ 12 billion annually and aperdade receitanos the last three months of the year should be around $ 800 million.
According to the Executive, which also mé Marcopolo's Director, sales were growing in 2013, but changed course after demonstrations. "Thegrowth of 18% released by Anfavea (associaçãodos vehicle manufacturers) is real, but it was until September. Now we have a completely different scenario. Bus production should fall between 15% and 20% in the last quarter. If there is some action, the level of employment can be compromised, "he said.
Malik said that the impact of the reduction of tariffs in June just arrived now, because there was still sendoentregues orders.The information of cities like Rio de Janeiro confirms the alarm of Martins. According to the Transport Bureau, the renewal of the collective urban fleet was 15% to 20% per annum and, em2013, fell to just 4% and made the organ review of plans to have 100% of buses comar-conditioning until 2016.
Currently, bus manufacturers employ 30 thousand direct employees and the Executive alert about the risk of decrease of jobs. "The demonstrations right through the urban bus segment.The road vehicle sector also stopped due to the uncertainties regarding the bidding of the interstate and international services by the national agency of terrestrial transports (ANTT), "explained the President of Fabus, advocating that the Government respects the concession contracts of carriage, maintaining legal certainty
for the investor.
While Malhotra claimed the fall in sales, the National Association of Automotive vehicle manufacturers (Anfavea) celebrates the best year in history in the production of cars, with high
from 3.5% to 4.5% for the 2012. behind this difference, dizemespecialistas, is a federal government policy that encourages the individual to the detriment of collective transport.