2021 marked the ninth year where the Volvo FH 540 heavy truck was the best-selling truck across all categories in the Brazilian market. Between January and December, there were 8,935 units registered

At the beginning of the year, Volvo Latin America Ltda announced it was hiring of 400 temporary employees for the plant in Curitiba (PR).

Volvo Trucks Latin America Ltda said it had hired more than 400 temporary employees in January taking its employee numbers to 3,800, slightly more than the 3,700 employed in January 2020, prior to the pandemic.

DAF, Iveco, Foton Caminhões, Mercedes-Benz, Scania, Volkswagen Trucks and Buses and Volvo Trucks Latin America have all added new dealers, adding more than 60 new truck dealer points in the country.

This order is made up of 310 single buses to be built on Volvo’s B8R rear engine chassis for operating on the zonal lines of the city’s integrated transport system.

The FH 540 truck, produced by Volvo do Brasil Veículos Ltda at its manufacturing complex in São José dos Pinhais, sold 5,870 units between January and December 2020 making it the best-selling truck model in Brazil, according to data from dealer association, Fenabrave.