HSA, ESC, ATC and ABS active safety technologies are now standard on the new Volksbus chassis range.

This follows on from the new partnership agreement announced in December between VW Argentina and Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus Ltda (VWCO).

Included in the new options is air or pneumatic suspension and a choice of manual and automated transmissions with some of the rear engine versions.

VWCO's Volksbus school bus model is the most popular brand in Brazil for school bus models.

VW is broadening its body building partners.

The VW Meteor, which replaced the TGX MAN truck model, was introduced to Brazil in September 2020.

Chassis were built initially in Ipiranga, at a JV operation between Ford and VW before moving to the wholly-owned plant of Resende.

The Global Product Management position is a new role, created in order to foster strategic and operational cohesion between the group’s four subsidiaries, while the role of Finance and Human Resources combines two board positions which were previously separate.

VWCO works closely with sister organisation MAN to expand export sales.

Delivery of 290 trucks, puts the VW branded trucks accounting for more than 50% of the Imediato's fleet

Sales of vehicles made by Traton's brands increased by 12.6% from 271,200 units to 305,500 in 2022.

A new product range, including new e-trucks, major investments in digitalisation and in automation at its factories as well as investment in renewable energy and reducing its manufacturing carbon footprint, is all making a positive contribution to sales in Brazil and abroad.