Anuário Brasileiro do Setor de Locação de Veículos | 2019

109 2019 Anuário Brasileiro do Setor de Locação de Veículos Brazilian Vehicle Rental Sector Yearbook New matrix , new guidelines N ew models launched at the latest São Paulo International Motor Show, will be on the market in 2019, including electric cars. And although without a detailed commercial strategy as yet, companies investing in electric car have versions available for the Brazilian market. GM’s showcase in this regard is the Chevrolet Bolt EV, which starts at R$ 175,000. Nissan’s Leaf, imported from England, is set for launch in the middle of 2019. The list price should be around R$ 178,000. Renault’s Zoe was launched in Brazil in late 2018, at R$ 149,900. It had been available only for the corporate buyers with zero emissions projects. VWwill launch its Golf GTE hybrid in Brazil in 2019/ It is already being sold in Europe, but the price has not yet been announced for the Brazilian market. Chery has four electric vehicles to launch in Brazil at a date and at prices yet to be specified - Tiggo 2e, Arrizo 5e, eQ, eQ1. It is worth remembering that the Ford Fusion Hybrid - launched in Brazil in 2010 - is still being imported to Brazil from Mexico. The initial list price is R$ 164,900. Project Route 2030, approved late last year, will boost innovation in Brazil. It will offer tax breaks for automakers that invest in research and development in more efficient and safer models. Toyota currently sells the Toyota Prius hybrid in Brazil, which is imported from Japan. In December last year it announced it will produce the model, which combines a gasoline engine and an electrical motor - developed with direct support from its group of engineers at Toyota in Brazil, in Brazil at the end of 2019. The price is R$ 125,400.  Electric cars - prototypes a few years ago - are now available in Brazil © Olivier Le Moal | AdobeStock ®