by Francis Rozange | Jun 11, 2026 | Market Research, Automotive 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...
by Francis Rozange | Jun 9, 2026 | Market Research, Automotive 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...
by Francis Rozange | Jun 7, 2026 | Market Research, Automotive 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...
by Francis Rozange | Jun 5, 2026 | Market Research, Motorcycle Market research
A Red Light at the Avenida Paulista At any major intersection along the Avenida Paulista during evening rush hour, a particular choreography repeats itself every ninety seconds. The traffic light turns red, and within seconds a wave of motorcycles streams between the...
by Francis Rozange | Jun 3, 2026 | Market Research, Automotive Market Research
A Port Compound on the Atlantic Tells the New Story The vehicle storage yard at the port of Itajaí, in southern Brazil, has been physically reorganized in the past three years to accommodate a new traffic pattern. The original equipment manufacturer compounds that...
by Francis Rozange | Jun 1, 2026 | Market Research, Automotive Market Research
A Pump Outside Buenos Aires That Tells the Whole Story On any morning at a service station in Lomas de Zamora, the line of vehicles waiting for compressed natural gas can stretch around the block. The fleet is varied. Yellow taxis idle behind delivery vans, family...
