The Campione Invictus 1200 body, produced by Comil on the BYD D9F 4x2 chassis, has been developed for operations of short and medium distances for public and charter services such as city commuter services and intercity transfers.

Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus is celebrating production of more than one million vehicles in Brazil; of this total, more than 850,000 have been manufactured by the VWCO industrial complex in Resende (RJ), which is celebrating 25 years of operations.

Ford Brasil Ltda, on Saturday, October 31, 2020, announced the completion of the sale of the São Bernardo do Campo plant to Construtora São José, a company specializing in logistics projects, and FRAM Capital, a company with extensive experience in resource management.

It is the largest industrial complex of CNH Industrial’s brand operations in Latin America, where it develops and produces light commercial vehicles, trucks, bus chassis and defence vehicles.

The launch follows ZF’s acquisition and integration of Wabco and its subsidiary companies including Wabco do Brasil Indústria e Comércio de Freios Ltda.

The Board of Directors of the Ministry of Education of the Brazilian Government, on January 6, 2021, has indefinitely stopped the competitive tender for the supply of 6,900 buses under the Caminho da Escola Program (Federal School Bus Programme).

Brazilian bus body manufacturer Caio, in partnership with Volvo Group Mexico, has supplied 87 new low floor Euro VI city buses as part of a renewal programme of the Passenger Transport Network (RTP) fleet in Mexico City.

The 11t gvw Delivery 11,180 4x4 truck, which VWCO claims is the first light truck with all-wheel drive in Brazil, went into production in October with sales starting a month later in November.

Volvo Truck Corporation has confirmed that from next year hauliers in Europe can order all-electric versions of its heavy-duty trucks.

Alexander Dennis Ltd has recently renewed its partnership with New Zealand bus body and coach builder, Kiwi Bus Builders, resulting in the delivery of six electric buses to Fullers360 for Auckland Transport services on Waiheke Island.

MAN Truck & Bus SE is making EcoLife 2 automatic gearboxes from ZF Friedrichshafen AG a standard feature with its city and intercity buses.

BYD France has delivered its first BYD electric coach to Drancy, a district within the greater Paris region.