As from this week, you can browse through ADEFA (Association of Automotive Makers) Year e-Book 2007 on line, by visiting our web site (www.adefa.org.ar). This year e-book is available in Spanish and English.-

This e-book contains not only statistics on the sector’s evolution for the year 2007, but also previous records and comparative data, as well as institutional information on the Association and its Members.-

The e-book unfolds introducing ADEFA’s goals and objectives, namely: to foster production, investment, employment and competitiveness, and promote penetration into new international markets.-

On Institutional matters, the first addressed by the book, it presents ADEFA’s annual report, including the sector’s figures for 2007, which accounted for a 4.7% of the GDP, totaling a 19.8% of the Industrial product- up a 28%- a clear three fold of the average 9% of local industries. Later in the chapter it moves onto some other subjects, analyzing the figures responsible for 36.1% of the total industrial exports. It is also added that during the same period the sector provided 115.000 blue and white collar workers with jobs and generated a fiscal income of about $ 8,100.-

Following the same line and leading to more specific information, the Year e-Book gives specific data on each of DEFA’s member associates, including for instance, the address for each car manufacturing plant, and information on production capacity and line of production, all of which is clearly presented in 31 pages.

In what regards to Corporate Social Responsibility, ADEFA mentions the actions carried out along 2007, starting with “Responsible Driving” through which over 1.5 million flyers were handed out on main routes. In addition to that, and subscribing to a yer devoted to safety, ADEFA helped promoting the Road safety Campaing during the 4th Motor Show, drawing the interest of over 20,000 visitors to its exhibition stand. ADEFA’s CSR actions also included joint campaigns and donations to UNICEF.-

The Institutional information is complemented with details on the 4th Motor Show, which in 2007 counted 444,414 visitors, a 36.7% up over 2005.

33 brands with a total of 91 stands were at the show, presenting 30 new models over a total of 212 exhibited units; 1885 journalists from 600 means of communication and media, representing 14 countries covered the event.

In the statistics secion, the Year e-Book gives a brief on production, employment and exports, including a collection of data dating from the 50’s.-

As the chapter develops, charts of production appear showing some revealing figures. From 1951 until the end of 2007 a total of 11,321,758 units were built in Argentina, 544,647 of which were made last year. The data is then unfolded into car plant, category, model by engine, cylinder, and load capacity for SUV’s. Following the same classification you can find statistics on prices and comparative charts analyzing different countries, ranking Argentina eleventh for its production, and seventh for its industry growth during 2007.

On sales, the historical period analyzed reveals a total of 12,044,220 units, 564,926 of which belong to 2007 and, as well as for production, the data presented unfolds by car plant, category, origin and geographical distribution. In regards to exports the data is displayed into different categories, such as car origin, category and destine starting from a single unit in 1959 and reaching over 316,410 in 2007.

Data on imports, automotive supply, auto-part exports, oil sale, and roads, complete this Year Book which we hope will be a useful tool for your work.

NEGOCIATIONS ON BILATERAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN ARGENTINA - BRAZIL

The Argentine Automotive Industry reviewed the progress made towards a new agreement at the negotiation table leading to establish a new set of rules for the medium and long term to govern the bilateral commerce for the next five years.
After a day of negotiations led by the Argentine Secretary of Industry, Fernando Fraguío, and his Brazilian counterpart Iván Ramalho, an agreement was reached which according to ADEFA’s Executive Director, Fernando Rodríguez Canedo, will assure the sector “foreseeability”, a major advantage highlighted on in his speech.

Mr. Canedo emphasized the importance of the new “flex” relation factor which will favor Argentina in the bilateral interchange of spare parts and finished units, and he asserted “create conditions which encourage investment and open doors to the regional market, but more specifically to the Brazilian market”

To that respect, Mr. Canedo added, “domestically this development will be supported by the norms governing the ‘Régimen de Fortalecimiento del Autopartismo Argentino’, including the bill of law recently sent by the Execute Power to the National Parliament, and the financing from Banco Nación already lined up for the sector.”

ADEFA’s Executive Director also pointed out to the need for monitoring “which will enable us to take the necessary measures to ensure full compliance” and was very positive when he announced that from now on and into the year 2013 with these favorable conditions “the domestic industry will successfully meet its increasing production goals, and thus strengthen the sector.”

Lastly, he declared that the agreement reached by the two countries should focus on “an harmonic development of the regional industry, for both makers and providers” and on “strengthening competitive standards to fortify the sector and conquer new markets.”

May 30 2008.



ADEFA WAS AWARDED WITH INNOVACION IN PROMOTION OF
TOURISM PRIZE

Within the celebration of 100th anniversary of Tourism in Argentina, held on 19th may, at the Automovil Club Argentino, the National Secretary of Tourism awarded ADEFA with the Innovation in Promotion of Tourism Prize, for the campaign carried out during 2007 which promoted international receptive tourism by including an informative CD ROM with pictures of Argentine Natural Sightseeing in each car of national production for export. The National Secretary of Tourism, Mr. Carlos Enrique Meyer handed out the award to the Executive Director of ADEFA, Mr. Fernando Rodriguez Canedo.-
The promotional material on receptive tourism, developed and provided by SECTUR, reaches 87 countries, all of which are export destinations for national vehicles produced by the 10 plants operating in the country.		National Secretary of Tourism, Carlos Enrique Mayer (left), hands out the the award Innovation in Promotion of Tourism Prize to the Executive Director of ADEFA, Mr. Fernando Rodriguez Canedo.-
It is believed that within a year after entering the agreement signed in May 2007, a total of 400 thousand units will have been delivered around the world, each containing a CD inviting visitors to the country, with the expectation of reaching an estimate of 2 million people. The CD attached to the vehicle owner manual of each unit produced in the country for export, contains images, graphic material, and audiovisuals with detailed information on each region of Argentina.-

VALUE CHAIN REPRESENTATIVES HAD A PRIVATE AUDIENCE WITH THE PRESIDENT
Agreement with Brazil and development of the auto part sector

In an audience held last Thursday, June 5 at the Situación room in the Casa Rosada, the President of the Republic, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, received several directors of the Automotive Industry with car plants in Argentina, and authorities from ADEFA, together with their suppliers represented by AFAC and ADIMRA.- Other participants at the audience were the Minister of Economy, Carlos Fernández, and the Secretary of Industry and Foreign
Affairs, Fernando Fraguío.- The subject matter at the meeting was the discussion of two key issues for the future of the industry, namely the Bill of Law which contemplates incentives for the development of the auto part sector, and the scope of the agreement recently signed with Brazil valid through the year 2013.- The representatives of the car terminals evaluated both the initiative and the agreement, and agreed in the fact that they are valuable instruments which will assure “foreseeability” in developing current and future investment programs, helping meet the needs of the domestic and foreign markets, and favoring the development of a supplier network, while increasing competitiveness in the whole value chain. It was also pointed out that if these conditions persist in the future, including the macro conditions which assure competitiveness and help keep a steady domestic demand, by the end of 2013 the Argentine Automotive Industry will be within the first 20 in the world, surpassing a production of a million units, and giving employment to over 200.000 people.