According to São Paulo-based ANFAVEA, the result reflected the engine change to Euro 6 compliance in January, which made the vehicles 20% to 30% more expensive.

The move to stricter emissions in January this year led to a fall in demand.

Truck sales in the Brazil fell by 8.8% in the first half of 2023, which was due largely to the introduction of new more stringent PROCONVE P8 (Euro 6) emissions legislation that came into effect on January 1, this year.

Introduction of new P8 emissions standards did not impact registrations, due to derrogation and high levels of P7 stock.

Bus and coach and truck exports in Q1 at more than 5,000 unit still significant for Brazil's economy

Introduction of Proconve P8 (Euro 6) emissions legislation on January 1, 2023, hits orders for trucks and buses.

According to data from ANFAVEA (National Association of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers), based in São Paulo, 161,816 trucks were manufactured in 2022, against 158,810 vehicles in 2021.

Truck and tractor sales above 15t gvw and gcvw account for a sizeable percentage share of the market at more than 77% of the truck sector overall.

ANFAVEA reports that one of the best performances achieved by the Brazilian automobile industry was in exports of truck and bus chassis.

Brazilian sales of bus and coach chassis grew by 8.8% in January to September 2022 to 11,904 units compared with 10,938 in the previous year, according to data from ANFAVEA.

The figures recorded by the Brazilian bus market in the first half of the year do not reflect the strong pace of demand in these first months of the year, states ANFAVEA and Mercedes-Benz do Brazil.

Brazilian truck production fell by 3.9% to 71,772 units in January to June 2022 compared with 74,722 units manufactured in the same period of 2021, according to data from ANFAVEA (National Association of Automotive Vehicle Manufacturers).