The Brazilian automotive industry is coordinated by the Associação Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veículos Automotores (Anfavea), created in 1956, which includes automakers (cars, light vehicles, trucks, buses and agriculture machines) with factories in Brazil.
[2] In 1956, the Romi-Isetta, an early Brazilian car, was initially produced, with license purchase of Italian Iso.
At the same time, a Brazilian entrepreneur, Mr. Sebastiao William Cardoso, started producing an electrical small jeep called Tupi.
[3] In the late 1950s, Chevrolet and Ford started manufacturing pickup trucks, and in the 1960s, automobiles and commercial vehicles, GM also brought buses.
In the last few years, the Brazilian auto industry has grown quickly, attracting investments from the main global automakers.