The Factory in the Forest: How the Manaus Industrial Pole Became the Workshop That Builds Almost Every Motorcycle Sold in Brazil

by Francis Rozange | Jun 17, 2026 | Market Research, Motorcycle Market research

A Shift Change in the Middle of the Amazon The road that leads from central Manaus to the eastern district of the city, where the principal motorcycle assembly facilities are concentrated, fills with traffic at five in the morning, six in the afternoon and again at...

The Country Where Cars Refuse to Die: How Venezuela’s Frozen Fleet and Subsidized Fuel Built a Singular Automotive Economy

by Francis Rozange | Jun 15, 2026 | Automotive Market Research, Market Research

A Parking Lot in Caracas That Tells the Story The municipal parking lot adjacent to the central market in Caracas is dominated by vehicles that would not appear in any other major Latin American city. Sedans and coupes from the 1990s and early 2000s, with body panels...

The Platforms That Choose the Cars: How Ride Hailing in Latin America Is Quietly Picking Winners Among Models and Brands

by Francis Rozange | Jun 13, 2026 | Automotive Market Research, Market Research

A Sunday Evening at the Airport in Mexico City The arrivals terminal at Benito Juárez International Airport in Mexico City on any Sunday evening has a curbside choreography that has become familiar across every major Latin American city. Travelers emerge with their...

The Sky Lines of the Andes: How Aerial Cable Cars Became Mass Transit and What That Means for Car Ownership

by Francis Rozange | Jun 11, 2026 | Automotive Market Research, Market Research

A Cabin Above the Rooftops in La Paz The cable car cabin that lifts off from the lower station at El Alto, in the high plateau above La Paz, takes between two and three minutes to descend the seven hundred meters of vertical drop that separates the upper city from the...

The Fifteen Year Car: How Latin America’s Aging Fleet Built the Region’s Quietly Powerful Gray Aftermarket

by Francis Rozange | Jun 9, 2026 | Automotive Market Research, Market Research

A Mechanic in a Working-Class Neighborhood On a side street in the periphery of any major Latin American city, between a hardware store and a small bakery, there is almost always a workshop. The doors are open onto the sidewalk, a hydraulic lift sits in the middle of...

The Yellow Giants of the Atacama: How Chile’s Mining Truck Fleets Became a Frontline of the Hydrogen Transition

by Francis Rozange | Jun 7, 2026 | Automotive Market Research, Market Research

The Pit That Moves a Mountain Every Day The Escondida copper mine in the Chilean Atacama, the largest copper-producing operation on earth, moves more than three hundred and fifty thousand metric tons of material every twenty-four hours. The vehicles that perform this...