The Brazilian Automobile Industry in the 1980s: the Lost Decade?

Renato Fonseca

Revista Brasileira de Economia - RBE, 1999, vol. 53, issue 1

Abstract: The 1980s was a difficult decade for the Brazilian economy. It was a period marked by both external and internal imbalances. The automobile industry was hard hit and the industry's performance during the period have been heavily criticized. This study presents evidence against the idea that the 1980s was a "lost decade" for the Brazilian automobile industry. While Brazilian auto makers have been lazy in erms of process innovation and productivity., the industry was not sleeping during this eriod. In fact, as we show, the pace of quality upgrading in Brazilian cars was astonishing.

Date: 1999
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