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Ford Motor Company announces it is recalling over 90,000 vehicles due to issues with the engine intake valves.
2024-08-31

An X1.9-class solar flare erupts from an active sunspot while facing Earth causing temporary radio blackouts in parts of South America, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The source is "hyperactive sunspot AR3184", which also caused a X1.2-class solar flare on January 5.
2023-01-9

Ford announces that the Fiesta, introduced in 1976 and now in its seventh generation, will be discontinued, with production ending in mid-2023.
2022-10-25

Ford Motor Company announces that it will cease production at its plants in Camaçari and Taubaté in the coming months due to losses aggravated by the pandemic. Ford also plans to close its Troller plant in Belo Horizonte in the fourth quarter of 2021.
2021-01-11

Ford Motor Company extends the suspension of vehicle and engine production at most of its manufacturing sites in Europe to May 4 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020-04-3

Austrian MPs vote to demand a government veto on a proposed trade deal between the European Union and South American trade group Mercosur. The deal is the result of 20 years of negotiations. France and Ireland have previously threatened to also veto the deal unless Mercosur member Brazil increases efforts to fight ongoing Amazon rainforest wildfires.
2019-09-19

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns pregnant women against visiting 14 countries and territories in South America, Central America and the Caribbean due to the Zika virus outbreak.
2016-01-15

The United Arab Emirates has recruited several hundred Central and South American mercenaries to fight the Houthis in Yemen.
2015-11-25

Ford Motor Company recalls nearly 435,000 vehicles, citing rust and seat issues.
2014-04-8

Chile becomes the first South American country to be admitted to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
2010-01-12