Demand for bus and coach chassis in Brazil accelerated strongly in the period of January to June 2025 with registrations totalling 11,635 vehicles.

Trailer sales decreased by almost 20% from 44,664 to 35,831 units.

Truck production figures in Brazil rose by 3.1% and bus and coach chassis production rose by 7.3%.

The truck market in Brazil registered 54,754 trucks in January to June 2025.

Exports by Brazilian commercial vehicle manufacturers grew by 75.8%, according to figures released by ANFAVEA.

All except for the high voume heavy-duty truck segment grew.

In the first quarter of 2025, 27,749 trucks and 5,528 buses were registered on the Brazilian market.

In 2024, three of four main truck market segments increased to register a total of 124,933 trucks sold, a 15.65% increase over the 108,024 trucks sold in 2023, according to statistics provided by Anfavea.

Eduardo Freitas, vice president of Anfavea, said: “We had a special year in 2024 for bus and coach chassis production, with the 34.7% increase was driven by the urban segment, which grew 41.3%, and the intercity segment, which grew by 5.4%.”

The data by ANFAVEA shows truck production up by 40.5% in 2024, and that bus and coach chassis output rose by 34.7% when compared with 20,598 units in 2023.

For the period January to September 2024, Brazilian bus production grew by 38% to 21,197 units.

According to the Anfavea, a total of 102,611 units rolled off the assembly lines, a significant rise from the 71,765 units produced in 2023.