Business Strategy and Innovation

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...

Latin America welcomed its first bikesharing systems in the early 2010s. Ever since, the regional fleet has grown to more than 45,000 units. City governments have played a big part in developing this industry, with many public system initiatives under their management. Tembici was an early entrant in Brazil during the industry’s formative yea...

Connected, autonomous, shared, and electric mobility in Latin America are in varying growth stages. Connected and shared mobility segments are growing, while electric and autonomous mobility segments remain nascent. Local mobility companies continue to expand, although foreign companies hold the majority market share in some segments, such as ride-...

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...

This research service analyzes the performance of light vehicle automotive segment and dealership activities based on the prevailing conditions in select Central American and Caribbean markets, such as Puerto Rico, Panama, Jamaica, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, and El Salvador. This research service considers how markets have evolved ...

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 automotive retail market in Brazil is at the helm of change and is currently being disrupted by a number of transformative shifts, such as newer dealership formats (pop-up stores, experience outlets, online vehicle commerce, virtual live stores), and omnichannel (online-to-offline customer journeys, digital technologies, newer vehicle financin...

Apart from providing a host of key market innovator profiles, this research highlights the opportunities that can be mined with the application of digital transactions in the automotive industry. The study showcases the potential areas for automakers and suppliers for investment and for technology companies to focus on to maximize their revenue pot...