Brazilian car sales on the up



BRASILIA // In a rare bright spot for the automotive industry, car sales in Brazil have increased this year. Newly released figures show a 36.1 per cent increase between February and March this year. Fiat, Volkswagen, General Motors and Ford are the market leaders. The Brazilian government has offered tax breaks to the nation's automakers to prevent further layoffs. The increase is part of a general trend towards gradual economic recovery in the South American nation. After a record 655,000 jobs were lost in Brazil in December, the last month has seen 35,000 workers regain employment and bank lending rebounding after falling in February. Inflation fell to an 11-month low of 5.4 per cent.

Calls

Directed by: Fede Alvarez

Starring: Pedro Pascal, Karen Gillian, Aaron Taylor-Johnson

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Draw

Quarter-finals

Real Madrid (ESP) or Manchester City (ENG) v Juventus (ITA) or Lyon (FRA)

RB Leipzig (GER) v Atletico Madrid (ESP)

Barcelona (ESP) or Napoli (ITA) v Bayern Munich (GER) or Chelsea (ENG)

Atalanta (ITA) v Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)

Ties to be played August 12-15 in Lisbon

MATCH INFO

CAF Champions League semi-finals first-leg fixtures

Tuesday:

Primeiro Agosto (ANG) v Esperance (TUN) (8pm UAE)
Al Ahly (EGY) v Entente Setif (ALG) (11PM)

Second legs:

October 23

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Power: 235hp
Torque: 350Nm
Transmission: Nine-speed automatic
Price: From Dh167,500 ($45,000)
On sale: Now

COMPANY PROFILE
Name: Airev
Started: September 2023
Founder: Muhammad Khalid
Based: Abu Dhabi
Sector: Generative AI
Initial investment: Undisclosed
Investment stage: Series A
Investors: Core42
Current number of staff: 47
 

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