Themes

In 2019, the Latin American economies faced several challenges, including generalized social unrest, economic crises in some countries, and political instability, all of which had a certain impact on local light vehicle (LV) markets. From 6.1 million units commercialized in 2018, the market fell by 5.0% to merely 5.8 million units in 2019, far from...

The Latin American power and energy market is going through a considerable transformation. Renewable energies (RE) are rapidly replacing hydropower and fossil fuels’ dominance in power generation expansion as energy regulations continue to evolve to support decarbonization and decentralization roadmaps, while securing energy access for a projecte...

In 2020, there was a 26.8% drop in total LATAM passenger vehicle sales, equivalent to a reduction of 1.5 million units. The Brazilian market was responsible for the largest drop in units, reaching 710,000 units less than 2019, followed by Mexico’s 368,000 unit drop. The automakers had different strategies for this period, from closing plants to d...

Latin America faces several waste management problems, with recycling rates that do not exceed 10%, a large number of open-air dumps, high levels of informality in the workplace, and more than 40% of incorrectly managed waste. Finding a solution to this problem is imperative due to new transformative Mega Trends, such as sustainability and the circ...

The Latin American automotive industry continues to grow, despite COVID-19, scarcity of resources and auto parts, the Russo-Ukrainian War, inflation, and exchange rates affecting vehicles’ availability and prices. With 4.4 million units sold and a slow recovery from the pandemic, Latin American automotive expanded by 2.7% in 2022. Ecuador show...