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Grupo Bimbo acquires 1,001 electric vehicles
14 September, 2022

MEXICO – Grupo Bimbo, the world’s largest bakery company, announced the acquisition of one thousand and one electric delivery vehicles for its fleet in the country, which will be divided into 500 units for Bimbo’s distribution tasks and 501 for Barcel Mexico.
This is the Vekstar Stellar model, acquired, developed and assembled in Mexico, the latest launch of Moldex, a subsidiary of Grupo Bimbo, which has been assembling electric delivery vehicles since 2013.

With the purchase, the company will have more than 2,300 zero-carbon vehicles in the country, maintaining its position as the company with the largest number of electric vehicles in Latin America.
The new Vekstar Stellar fleet will be assembled in Lerma, State of Mexico, and will be distributed to urban areas where this type of clean distribution is most needed.
It is estimated that with the incorporation of these 1,001 electric units, the emission of 5 thousand tons of CO2e into the atmosphere will be avoided, equivalent to planting and maintaining 200 thousand trees.
Grupo Bimbo currently has 15 ecological sales centers in the country, which integrate all environmental care initiatives, such as solar panels, rainwater collection systems for washing vehicles and toilets, green walls and natural lighting, among others, and with these 1,001 new vehicles, 15 more sales centers will be transformed into ecological ones.

Grupo Bimbo acquires 1,001 electric vehicles - MEXICONOW

Grupo Bimbo, the world's largest bakery company, announced the acquisition of one thousand and one electric delivery vehicles for its fleet

mexico-now.com

 

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Puma car and buses from Brazil,
The PUMA Trucks are one of the few of Brazilian origin, with several models assembled, rare nowadays, Puma, was a Brazilian assembler of small series cars, installed in the capital São Paulo, created with the specific purpose of building the sports GT Malzoni, and other sports cars, however, would also manufacture some different trucks, with innovative fiberglass cabins.
It all started with the brand's interest in meeting a demand from large distribution companies, which suffered from excessive corrosion of the classic manufacturers' metal cabins, thus, taking advantage of its expertise in working with fiberglass, it developed an advanced cabin, entirely in fiber, called Puma frontal cabin, to supply the demand of no less than companies like coca cola and ultragás, with their fleets of Chevrolets, Fords and Godges.
The project was successful, the cabins met the demand well, and with the success, Puma decided to invest more in trucks, this time to develop its own project.
The first Brazilian truck Puma was then presented in 1978, a model called 4T, with a load capacity of 4 tons, to face in the light market no less than Ford F4000, in the same weight category, the gearbox was Clark 4-speed, and with two options of diesel engines, the Perkins 4236 of 3.9 liters, 82hp, and the MWM 229 of 3.9 liters and 83hp, with the fiberglass cabin, 1979 turned out to be the best year in the company's history, with 3,609 vehicles manufactured, of which 179 were trucks.
In October 1980 for the 1981 line, Puma decided to expand the options with a two ton model, the 2T, and a 6 ton model, the 6T. The 2T had simple running, and the MWM 3-cylinder 2.9 liter engine, which generated 19.4KGFM and 63CV.
The 6.T was also available with the same Perkins and MWM engines and the same technical characteristics, but with five gears, and the option of a 4.8 liter 150 hp Chevrolet alcohol engine. Both models had the same fiberglass cabin, small windshield and huge front grille.
Puma's projects were many, a minibus chassis was presented, a prototype of an electric utility vehicle for urban use, there were plans to launch a 4×4 truck with Engesa traction and a single cabin, to increase the area available for cargo , but without success.
Puma still faced some disasters in its factory, floods that destroyed a good part of the equipment and projects, there was a lack of working capital, which added to the country's economic recession, in all of 1984, no more than 119 vehicles were manufactured .
In 1985 PUMA was declared bankrupt, in the same year, shortly after bankruptcy, all moulds, equipment and manufacturing rights for cars and trucks were acquired by Araucária S.A. Indústria de Veículos, which by transferring it to Curitiba (PR), intended to resume production in 1986, the plans were big, both for cars and trucks, however, nothing materialized, and without being able to manage the business, in 1988 Araucária transferred the license for Alfa Metais, also from Curitiba, an auto parts company.
The invasion of imported cars at the beginning of the 90s, would lead the company to prioritize the truck line, production had restarted in 1989, with 30 vehicles/month of the 2.T and 4.T models, the bus chassis were relaunched two Years later, in 1991, Alfa Metais signed an exclusive contract with Caio, from São Paulo, to supply bodies for up to 34 passengers. The cabin was restyled: lower grille height, rectangular headlights, bumper with spoiler and access steps after the front axle were the main visible changes. The interior of the cabin has been ergonomically revised, receiving several changes.
In 1994, another truck was launched, this time a completely new product, the 9000 Turbo Power, for 5.6 t – the one with the highest capacity in the light category and the first of the brand with a tilting cabin, a trend that had been launched for some time in the market. of trucks, the Puma 9000 had the same MWM of 3.9 l as the other models, but now turbocharged, with 119 hp of power.
The last launch by Alfa Metais took place in 1996, the 7900 CB, with a tilting cabin, replacing the 914. The small truck received the new MWM 10 Series engine, the same used in the Volkswagen 7100, aspirated, 95 hp, progressive action brakes and the cabin of the bigger brother 9000, with some aesthetic changes: retouched grille, repositioned and larger logo, new optics and quadruple auxiliary headlights.
By irony of fate, the brand that emerged to manufacture a sports car, would have a truck as the last vehicle in the production line, the 7900CB was the last product, because in 1999, Alfa Metais deactivated the truck manufacturing line.

 

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AGRALE brazilian brand
Does Brazil have an automotive factory?
Who said no?
Agrale is the only Brazilian brand that produces diesel engines, tractors, light and medium trucks, bus chassis, and utility vehicles for sports and military use.
Watch the whole video, it's very interesting, congratulations to Agrale.....

 

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During a visit to Argentina, president Lula unlocked the sale of 156 "Guarani" armored vehicles to the Argentine armed forces. Watch the video and check out more details.

 

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Avibrás Aeroespacial S.A. in the 70s and 80s, it established itself as one of the "big three" of the national war industry, alongside Engesa and Embraer, currently the largest fully Brazilian manufacturer of defense equipment, including special vehicles and specialized equipment for military use.
Founded in 1961, the company's first product was the Falcão basic training plane, a single-engine low-wing aircraft with a composite structure derived from space race research, a world technological innovation at the time.
Still in its first decade of operations, Avibras joined the Brazilian Space Program and developed the first national solid synthetic propellant for space use, for Sonda I, the first Brazilian space rocket, applied in atmospheric and meteorological studies.
He then entered the missile branch for CTA, developing rockets and rocket systems, and armaments, for the Brazilian Army, Brazilian Air Force and Naval Aviation of the Brazilian Navy.
In the 1970s, Avibras diversified into telecommunications sectors, starting to manufacture and assemble satellite dishes responsible for a good part of Telebrás coverage in the Brazilian territory.
In 1981, aiming to meet a demand from Iraq, he developed the Astro, Artillery SaTuration ROcket System, a multiple rocket launcher system, on a national Mercedes-Benz L-2013 6x2 truck chassis, later on a German Mercedes-Benz truck chassis. 2028-A 6x6, to be modified.
In 1982, AVIBRAS founded Tectran Indústria e Comércio S.A., with the aim of supplying vehicles, mechanical assemblies and armoring for land vehicles, being then responsible for the Astros II system, the vehicle had an imported Mercedes-Benz V8 engine (284 hp and 106 kgf.m), five-speed gearbox with reduced and differential lock, hydraulic steering and armored cabin, presented in five variants.
The Astros truck would soon begin receiving modern Tatra center-spar tubular chassis, with a 12.7 l air-cooled turbo V8 engine, all-wheel drive and independent air suspension.
In addition to founding TECTRAN, Avibrás acquired, in 1983, control of TECTRONIC, Empresa Brasileira de Tecnologia Eletrônica, a company later renamed Powertronics, the company participated in most public tenders for the supply of trolleybuses in the country.
In the 1980s, Brazil had been a major exporter of war materials, but the situation would reverse in the 1990s, ENGESA, went bankrupt in 1993, Avibras, with its subsidiaries, entered into bankruptcy, and then gave emphasis to the market (computerization, auto parts, vehicles), Tectran even acquitted in 1993 the line of road implements and garbage collectors from the former FNV, launched vehicles for operation in rail yards, port terminals, foundries and steelworks, in addition to armored cars, trailers and semi-trailers, pickup trucks and trucks transformed into road-rail vehicles.
A peculiar project was presented in 1994, the BisBus, a Mercedes-Benz OF-1618 urban bus with a special Busscar body, used in intercity transport between União da Vitória (PR) and Porto União (SC), later it was also offered with a own manufacture.
In the mid-90s, a new self-propelled vehicle would be developed, the Astros Hawk, a light rocket launcher mounted on a small 4×4 manufactured by Tectran, later, in 1999, a prototype of what should be the Astros III, with 8x8 traction, with German chassis Mercedes-Benz Actros 8x8, project that was paralyzed.
In 2001, responding to a contract signed with Malaysia, it launched the AV-VBL (Light Armored Vehicle) line, a 4×4 armored vehicle mounted on an elongated Mercedes-Benz Unimog U 2150L chassis. AV-VB4 RE Guará, this time on the Unimog 4000 chassis.
A new vehicle would only be presented in 2014, the 4×4 Tupi vehicle, developed with Renault Trucks Defense, and updated the Guará armored vehicle, called Guará 4WS.
Still in the line of land vehicles, Avibras is now involved in the development and supply of equipment to meet the federal Astros 2020 program, the basis for the Astros II MK-6 is the Tatra T 815-7 6×6 and 4×4 chassis , Tatra T3C-928-90 engine 402hp in the 6×6 version and 320hp with the Tatra T3C-928-A0 engine in the 4×4 version.
Avibrás, reached the year 2021, with 60 years since its creation, among the 100 largest exporting companies in Brazil.

 

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Mexican company Moldex electric vehicles

 

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Brazil's industry capabilitity almost collpased during last 15 yrs.

Brazil's national statistics institute said in July 2022 that Brazil had lost 1 million industrial jobs over the prior decade, a decline of 11.6%. The institute said in 2021 that the country's industrial sector represented 18.9% of Brazil's GDP, down from 38% three decades earlier.

In China, Lula Seeks Help Building Back Brazilian Industry

In China, Lula Seeks Help Building Back Brazilian Industry

President hoping for more investments from China to replace U.S. companies that have left Brazil

www.voanews.com

 

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Never seen a government was so weak...

 

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Strange knewledge:

Spain is neither G7 or G20 nation...

Why is Spain not in the G7 or G20? Is it simply due to its economy not being large enough despite 40 million & a tourist market? Can Spai...

Answer (1 of 5): It isn’t in the G7 because that was founded as the seven largest economies in the free world. Group of Seven - Wikipedia Spain is not in the top 7, and in 1973 it was not free / in the west. G20 is the top 20 (very roughly) economies but the EU is a member and so a number of t...

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Argentina govt to pay for Chinese imports in yuan rather than dollars By Reuters

Argentina govt to pay for Chinese imports in yuan rather than dollars

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By Gabriel Araujo

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian planemaker Embraer is returning to China with a deal to convert passenger jets into freight aircraft with a local partner in the northwestern city of Lanzhou, the company said on Wednesday.

Anticipation of new business in China has been high since President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's trip to China in April. At the time, he publicly backed Embraer's efforts to return to a market where it has struggled to find new business since the 2016 closure of a joint venture in Harbin.

Some had expected a deal for aircraft sales to a Chinese airline. Instead, Embraer announced during the Paris Air Show that it had signed a letter of agreement with Lanzhou Aviation Industry Development Group for 20 E190F and E195F passenger-to-freight conversions.


"It is a market with increasing demand for cargo aircraft to accommodate the tremendous growth of e-commerce trade and the consequent evolution of the logistics industry," said Embraer's commercial aviation chief executive, Arjan Meijer.

A day earlier, Embraer announced fresh orders from American Airlines and Spanish carrier Binter for commercial aircraft totaling about $1 billion at list prices.

Financial details of the Lanzhou deal were not disclosed.

Embraer said in a statement that the companies intend to cooperate on establishing conversion capability in Lanzhou to boost the introduction of first-generation E-Jet freighters to the Chinese market.

Embraer forecasts demand for such jets to reach 700 aircraft over the next 20 years, with China responsible for 240 of them, and said the deal with Lanzhou was a "strong indicator" of such demand.

The Brazilian firm, the world's third-largest planemaker after Airbus and Boeing, currently has 85 E-Jets flying in China with carriers Tianjin, Hebei, Beibu Gulf and Colorful Guizhou.

(Reporting by Gabriel Araujo in Sao Paulo; Editing by Matthew Lewis)

Brazil's Embraer returns to China with deal for freight conversions

Brazilian planemaker Embraer is returning to China with a deal to convert passenger jets into freight aircraft with a local partner in the northwestern city of Lanzhou, the company said on Wednesday. Anticipation of new business in China has been high since President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's...

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Mexican tablet by Ghia

GHIA tecnología

www.ghia.com.mx

 

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VUHL cars are not just sports cars, they are true ultra-light truck cars that can be used on the streets. This has made them extremely attractive in the eyes of global automotive culture and has put them in the spotlight of world famous shows like Top Gear or has put them in the driving options of various racing video games.

Founded in 2013 by the brothers Iker and Guillermo Echeverría, the VUHL 05 project begins with the experience inherited by Guillermo Echeverría Sr., their father. Since they were little, the brothers watched his father design cars, build them, race them, compose them and on many occasions win with them, since he raced for more than 30 years in various categories such as Formulas and Gran Turismo.



The VUHL production plant is located in Querétaro. It has an area of 3,000 square meters where more than 50 people work. The plant has an installed capacity of 60 vehicles per year, with automation in machining, manufacturing of composite materials, and artisanal assembly and fine-tuning. More than 50% of the components of its 160 suppliers are national, the other half comes from 10 countries with strategic alliances with companies such as Multimatic, Magna Cosma, Michelin and Ford.

VUHL exports 70% of its vehicles and the rest remain in the national market. The brand has also set lap records at various race circuits such as those in Monterrey and Querétaro in Mexico and other circuits in Spain and France.



In 2019 VUHL introduced the 05RR, this is an evolution that follows the legacy of the 05 and takes it one step further in performance. The super sports car has bodywork manufactured at its site in Querétaro made entirely of carbon fiber on an aluminum chassis and honeycomb. Its engine, supplied by Ford, is an EcoBoost four-cylinder with 400 horsepower, and a weight distribution of 37% front and 63% rear. The car only weighs 660 kilos, which allows it to reach a maximum speed of 275 kilometers per hour, and has an acceleration from 0 to 100 of 2.7 seconds. Its brakes are Alcon with high-performance aluminum and 13-inch discs.

5 autos muy mexicanos para celebrar el Día de la Independencia

Este día del grito te presentamos los 5 autos con elementos muy mexicanos que los hacen dignos de celebrarse y sentirse orgulloso de estas piezas de ingeniería, manufactura y diseño mexicano con éxito nacional e internacional.

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Potencia Industrial from Mexico

HIGH EFFICIENCY GENERATORS FOR SMALL HYDROELECTRIC PLANTS
Characteristics
At Potencia Industrial we design and manufacture hydroelectric generators of up to 30 MW nominal, vertical or horizontal, suitable for Kaplan, Pelton or Francis turbines, for high or low speed, with overspeed capacity of more than 200% nominal with high axial loads. In recent years, more than 60 MW of our hydrogenerators have been installed in plants in various parts of the world.

We know that high efficiency and reliability are crucial for hydroelectric generation, which is why our state-of-the-art generators are built under the strictest specifications and according to the requirements of each site.

SOME MODELS WE MANUFACTURE
High efficiency (more than 96%) brushless synchronous generators, from 2 to 40+ poles.
High efficiency permanent magnet generators (more than 97%) from 2 to 40+ poles.
High efficiency induction generators.
Among a number of innovative applications, we have manufactured variable speed generators for plants where there are variable head and water flows, eliminating the need for large water reservoirs and costly control systems.

Vertical integration: lamination stamping, machining, coil and winding manufacturing, assembly and laboratory testing. All processes are carried out at the facilities of Potencia Industrial.

Work was done in collaboration with the Federal Electricity Commission to install three high-performance hydroelectric generators that were installed in three plants in Michoacán. The largest made in Mexico.

Potencia Industrial | Generadores Hidroeléctricos

Potencia Industrial diseña y fabrica motores y generadores eléctricos con alto nivel de eficiencia para aplicaciones especiales.

www.potenciaindustrial.com.mx

 

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Democracy is not perfect, nor it is always the best, however democracy allows more free speech.

In Mexico from 1821 to 1910 we had re-election of presidents allowed, what happened several presidents re-elected themselves, same thing now happens with Putin.

From 1930 presidents could not be re-elected so a single party always win, basically it was a dictartoship simulating elections and votes, as Stalin once said who counts the elections wins the election.

By 2000 that Changed we had a USA style democracy only 2 parties alternating in power.

From 2018 we had 2 blocks of parties, right wing and left wing, nationalist versus gl;obalists.

Is democracy better no, why? simple a person in charge of a secretary should be an expert in that field, but like Ronald Reagan now politicians can be any one.

A strong man also can take a regime policies for decades, as Putin has shown.

However Democracies have a bigger advantage if properly taken, free speech and dissention is more allowed, politicians also become accountable, they are not gods or untouchable.


Of course the CCP is a propaganda machine and of course they lie, in Mexico with a democracy politicians lie, some are corrupt, but there is more freedom of speech

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This is Garcia Luna corrupt mexican politician now in Jail in the USA

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This guy José Gerardo Rodolfo Fernández Noroña told him 7 years before Garcia luna was in jail, that he a Criminal in the Mexican senate, Garcia Luna was in the peak of his power


Is democracy better? in many things not, but in freedom of speech it is much better

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Anabel hernandez has written about the relation of politics and drug dealers, while being a reporter is dangerous and many are killed, still democracy is better than CCP propaganda and cooked numbers

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Juan Bosco Abascal can say our current president is a scum bag he has freedom

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Alfredo Jalife was persecuted by the right wing parties but he is free to opine with risks but he was able to write about the mistakes of past regimes.



So conclusion Freedom of speech is better in democracies

Did any of them make good economic growth?
Did any of them win the balltle with catel?
Did any of them change the monopoly of US enterprise?

 

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Did any of them make good economic growth?
Did any of them win the balltle with catel?
Did any of them change the monopoly of US enterprise?

economic growth is cyclical in fact in the 1960s we had 6% annual growth, other countries in Latin America growth at different rates

Mexico economic growth from 1986 to 2009

 

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Did any of them make good economic growth?
Did any of them win the balltle with catel?
Did any of them change the monopoly of US enterprise?

 

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Was the murder rate and drug problem as serious as now?

 

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Was the murder rate and drug problem as serious as now?

how is the fentanyl business in China? or the government organ harvesting doing
?

 

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how is the fentanyl business in China? or the government organ harvesting doing
?

Why changed the topic, i am asking a Mexico related quesiton.