There was an exhibition last week in Brazil about the very first car made in Brazil, the Isetta, a joint venture between the Isetta Italy and the Brazilian machines manufacturer Romi, the car was the Romi Isetta. Very close to the BMW Isetta and about with same history…. what nobody knew perhaps…:)
This was back on 1956.
However we have had Ford and GM assembling cars before in Brazil, this was the first car made with Brazilian components.