Car production falls more than expected

The vehicle production dropped by 1.9% in 2012, a result worse than the 1.5 percent reduction designed by automakers in December. With the fall of 14% in the last month of the year in November, the final number closed at 3.342 million units. It was the first negative annual result in ten years. Record sales were already, with 3.8 million vehicles, including imports.
The National Association of Automotive vehicle manufacturers (Anfavea) hopes for recovery this year from 4.5% in the production, to 3.49 million vehicles. The Vice President of the entity, Luiz Moan, bet on improvement of the truck segment, after fall of 40.5% in 2012, and the continued growth of domestic sales at 3.5% to 4.5%.
The two new factories opened in Sao Paulo in the last quarter of 2012 will be the first full year of operation. Toyota's unit in Sorocaba initiated last week a second work shift and will double production of the Etios Compact of 150 to 300 units a day were contracted 620 people.
Hyundai's factory in Piracicaba returned to work yesterday, after 15 days of vacation, and announced that it will hire 100 new employees over the next six months for the production of models and HB20 new versions.
Export. Another factor that weighed on the fall of production were exports, with 20.1% reduction, for 442 thousand units, lower volume in three years. "The global crisis has hit several of our markets, including Latin America," says Moan. The Anfavea expects no improvement in foreign sales, which should drop more 4.6% this year.
The sector ended January with 295.2 thousand vehicles in stock, equivalent to 24 sales days. Of this total, 243.5 million are at dealerships and will not have the pass-through of the tax on industrialized products (IPI) which was partially charged this month.
The tax was reset to 1.0 templates at the end of May and fell to half for cars up to 2.0. From this month, the rate begins to be charged gradually to return to normal in July, when the car 1.0 back collecting 7% and 11% others (versions up to flex 2.0) and 13% (petrol).
According to Moan, the incentives were the main responsible for the high of 4.9% in sales last year. "They represented approximately 400 thousand additional sales, plus an extra revenue of $ 1.5 billion, including all taxes," said Moan.
Jobs. The Executive, who is also a Director of General Motors, says that, as of may, the sector contracted 4.9 thousand people, and ended the year with 149.6 thousand employees.
In December, the first drop since may, 183 posts. According to Moan, there was the opening of resignation-the own GM is reducing the frame in the factory in São José dos Campos (SP).
The Group has 940 employees lay off (temporary exemption) since August, and the term of the measure wins day 26. In all, the factory has 1.6 thousand surplus workers after the end of production of the Corsa, Zafira and Meriva, and negotiate alternatives with the local metal workers Union.
Moan reports that automakers maintain agreement made with the Government of maintaining jobs in the sector until July, when the IPI back in full. Means that a plant can resign, but the sum of ranks in all businesses connected to the Anfavea cannot be reduced.
According to Moan, just the commitment of manufacturers to grant bonus cars prices officially-which, added to the IPI, resulted in up to 10% drop in prices. Last week, two manufacturers, Fiat and Volkswagen, reported that, in addition to the transfer of the IPI, show have rearranged tables suggested in 1% to 2% for a year/model 2013/2013.