A INDÚSTRIA AUTOMOBILÍSTICA NO BRASIL E A DEMANDA DE VEÍCULOS NO PERÍODO 2000-2010

The general objective of this paper is to analyze the Brazilian automobile industry in the national scenario and in the international context until 2010. Besides, it will be tested some variables regarding the national vehicles demand. It was verified that China and India are shaping the international standard of competition in the recent period. Among a group of variables econometrically tested, the results suggest a significant influence of prices, financial volume and the pre fixed interest rate credit resources to finance the vehicles acquisitions in the period studied.