Precision Stamped Body Panels for Global Aftermarket
Manufactured in Brazil.
Supplied to distributors worldwide.
Over 40 years of automotive metal stamping expertise from Grupo Ponteiras Rodrigues — Latin America's leading aftermarket body panel manufacturer.
3,000+ SKUs · 5 continents · 100% in-house tooling
Years of Manufacturing
SKUs Available
Continents Served
In-House Tooling
Latin America's Leading
Body Panel Manufacturer
PR Automotive is the global export brand of Grupo Ponteiras Rodrigues, a Brazilian industrial group founded in 1981. Headquartered in Joinville, Santa Catarina — one of South America's most important industrial hubs — the company has built over four decades of experience in automotive metal stamping.
The company specializes in cold stamped steel body panels for the automotive aftermarket, serving a global network of distributors, importers, and bodyshop networks. With over 3,000 SKUs covering the most popular vehicle platforms worldwide, PR Automotive is one of the largest aftermarket body panel manufacturers in Latin America.
Core capabilities include multi-stage press lines, in-house tooling and die manufacturing, reverse engineering, CAD development, and dimensional validation — full vertical integration from die design to finished body panel.
Manufacturing Capabilities
Vertically integrated manufacturing with in-house capabilities spanning die design, tooling development, multi-stage cold stamping, and dimensional validation.
Metal Stamping
Multi-stage cold stamping press lines producing OEM-reference geometry automotive body panels with precise dimensional tolerances for aftermarket collision repair.
Tooling & Die Manufacturing
Complete in-house die design, development and maintenance — enabling faster product development cycles and full quality control over stamping tooling.
Global Export Supply
Established export logistics serving automotive aftermarket distributors across Latin America, North America, Europe, Middle East, and Africa.
Aftermarket Specialization
Dedicated aftermarket product development for collision repair and vehicle restoration, with bodyshop-ready fitment and export packaging.
Product Range
Comprehensive range of stamped steel body panels designed for collision repair and restoration. All products manufactured to OEM-reference geometry specifications.
Each product is available with export-grade packaging for international distribution to importers and bodyshop networks worldwide.
Vehicle Applications
Body panels for the vehicle platforms with the highest demand in global collision repair markets.
Global Distribution
PR Automotive works exclusively with importers, distributors, and bodyshop networks. We do not compete at retail level — we manufacture and supply, you distribute and sell.
Container load optimization, mixed SKU pallets, flexible MOQ, and full export documentation. From trial orders to multiple containers per quarter.
Distribution ProgramMarket Protection
We do not compete at retail level. Your territory, your market.
Flexible Logistics
Container loads, mixed SKU pallets, trial orders — adapted to your needs.
Dedicated Support
Assigned export account manager for each distribution partner.
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About Automotive Body Panel Manufacturing
Automotive body panels are the exterior steel components that form the visible surfaces of a vehicle — including fenders, hoods, trunk lids, doors, rocker panels, and structural components. In the automotive aftermarket, these panels are in high demand for collision repair, where damaged body panels must be replaced to restore the vehicle to its pre-accident condition.
The manufacturing of aftermarket body panels requires specialized metal stamping capabilities. Cold stamping — the process of forming flat steel sheets into complex three-dimensional shapes using precision dies and hydraulic presses — is the primary manufacturing method for automotive body panels. This process demands high-precision tooling, experienced engineering teams, and quality control systems that ensure consistent dimensional accuracy across production runs.
PR Automotive's vertically integrated manufacturing model — with in-house tooling design, die manufacturing, multi-stage stamping, and dimensional validation — provides a competitive advantage in the global aftermarket. By controlling every stage of the production process, the company ensures that each body panel meets OEM-reference geometry specifications, providing reliable fitment for bodyshop installers worldwide.
The global automotive aftermarket for body panels continues to grow, driven by increasing vehicle parc, rising collision repair demand, and the expanding right-to-repair movement. As a specialized manufacturer with over 40 years of experience, PR Automotive is positioned to serve distributors seeking reliable, competitively priced, and high-quality aftermarket body panels from Latin America.