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ArticleManta becoming regional hub for finished vehicles
The northern Ecuadorian port of Manta is looking to expand its role as a hub for finished vehicles and this month reached its full storage capacity for transhipped vehicle volumes.Manta only began operating regularly in the transshipment market as of July last year but in the third week of May ...
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ArticleVolkswagen Amarok production starts in Ecuador
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles says FISUM, its local contract partner in Ecuador, has started production of the new Amarok pick-up truck model at a facility in Quito.It is the first-ever production of VW vehicles in the South American country.The complete knock down (CKD) parts for production are being sourced from Argentina ...
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ArticleQuotas damaging finished vehicle market in Ecuador
Gloria Navas, president of the AEADE, says that Ecuador's vehicle import quotas for the first quarter have been met a month earlyBoth the Ecuadorian Association of Motor Companies (AEADE) and the Ecuadorian Automotive Association (AEA) have written to Ecuador’s overseas commerce minister to request the country’s quota for imported ...