The Product Specialists Of The Sao Paulo Motor Show Show The Cars Of The Sao Paulo Motor Show

by Bertel Schmitt

Published: October 26th, 2012

the product specialists of the sao paulo motor show show the cars of the sao paulo

Tired of the skinny of Asian motor shows? Yearning for something more substantial? Let the product specialists of the Sao Paulo Motor show demonstrate to you what’s hot in Brazil – car-wise, of course. This is the rear view of The Boss.

And this is The Boss, full frontal.

For a little less money, the Ford Fiesta.

Any questions?

Crosstown at Chevrolet, the Onix.

Chrysler welcomes you to the Southern Hemi-Spheres.

Gee, suddenly that Fiat 500 looks awfully small.

Maserati dominates the show.

The Honda story has got legs in Brazil.

Hyundai brought substantial offerings to Sao Paulo.

Hyundai, now with three dear warranty.

Peugeots austerity measures also affected hemlines.

Ta-ta! Until next year!

Bertel Schmitt

Bertel Schmitt comes back to journalism after taking a 35 year break in advertising and marketing. He ran and owned advertising agencies in Duesseldorf, Germany, and New York City. Volkswagen A.G. was Bertel's most important corporate account. Schmitt's advertising and marketing career touched many corners of the industry with a special focus on automotive products and services. Since 2004, he lives in Japan and China with his wife <a href="http://www.tomokoandbertel.com"> Tomoko </a>. Bertel Schmitt is a founding board member of the <a href="http://www.offshoresuperseries.com"> Offshore Super Series </a>, an American offshore powerboat racing organization. He is co-owner of the racing team Typhoon.

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Jkross22 on Oct 26, 2012

Booking tickets to next years Sao Paolo Auto Show in 3, 2, 1,...... This reminds me of a Kevin Nealon bit: I opened the web page and scrolled down to see the pictures and was interested, interested, very interested, very VERY interested, and then not interested at all.

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Polar Bear on Oct 28, 2012

Thank you for this excellent investigative journalism.

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