HORSE Powertrain has begun production at a new engine cylinder-head foundry at its Curitiba manufacturing site in Brazil. The facility represents an investment of about €35 million and has annual capacity for 210,000 aluminum cylinder heads for HORSE H10 and H13 engines.

BorgWarner expects 2023 turbocharger production to be 18% higher than last year at its Itatiba, Sao Paulo state plant, and is studying a capacity expansion there, though nothing has been agreed with headquarters.

JOST Brasil inaugurated a new 3,500 square meter industrial plant in Campinas, São Paulo, with about R$11 million of investment to expand capacity and develop new products for buses, trucks and implements. The opening took place on June 1, 2022.

Bosch is investing R$170 million to relocate a diesel fuel injector production line from the United States to its Curitiba plant in Brazil, with production expected to start in July 2021.

Brazilian compressor maker Schulz plans to invest over R$150 million this year to expand product range and production capacity at its Joinville units, Schulz Automotiva and Schulz Compressores. Work includes new Industry 4.0 machinery, expanded production lines and a new electric motor and aluminium casting area.

Eaton announced the modernization of its first plant outside the United States, in São José dos Campos, Brazil, which produces combustion engine valves. The upgrade adds new technologies and Industry 4.0 automation, with improvements scheduled through 2022.

Thyssenkrupp has expanded its camshaft unit in Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais, Brazil, to meet rising automotive demand, as reported on 25 June 2019. The plant was opened in late 2015 and has 20 robots.

Tristone Flowtech Group launched Tristone Flowtech Brasil Autopecas Ltda in São Paulo in August 2018 to enter the Brazilian automotive market. It plans a local plant of about 5,000 square metres employing 150 people, making engine and battery cooling and aircharge fluid products.

Vipal Borrachas plans R$40 million of investment to add 4,000 motorcycle tyres a day at its Feira de Santana plant, raising output to 8,000 a day and hiring 200 more workers. A protocol of intent was signed with the Bahia state economic development secretariat.

Austrian technology group Miba AG will raise its stake in Brazilian sinter component maker Mahle Metal Leve Miba Sinterizados from 40 to 100 percent as of 30 June 2017. The company will be renamed Miba Sinter Brasil and operates a site in Indaiatuba near São Paulo.