In total Volvo delivered 1,429 vehicles in Latin America during 2024 with Chile (238 and Peru (162) being the main continental export markets.

This validation operation is to start in the city of Curitiba, the city of Volvo’s Latin America headquarters and where the chassis is being manufactured.

150 chassis are to be fitted with Marcopolo G8 Paradiso 1800 DD bodies and the other two units are to have Comil Invictus DD bodies.

Marques is a 25 veteran of the Volvo Group, he is a native of Brazil, with extensive experience of working through South America.

With Proconve P8/Euro 6 diesel engine emissions standards coming into force on January 1,2023 for all vehicles, Volvo Bus Latin America upgrades coach chassis.

Volvo Buses Latin America Ltda has delivered the first 336 buses (202 articulated and 134 bi-articulated) of the 700 new buses ordered last November for Transmilenio operations in Bogotá; the vehicles started operations in June.

In partnership with Volvo Buses Latin America, Marcopolo SA, in May and June delivered 120 new buses for the urban public transport system, Red Mobilidad in the Chilean capital city of Santiago.