The governor of the province of Mendoza has approved the importation of 18 electric buses from Chinese builders, BYD and Zhongtong, to provide passenger transportation services in the city.

In December, Caio Induscar Ltda, State of São Paulo reported it had delivered another 102 school buses for operation in the city of Botucatu, State of São Paulo; these were sourced under the school bus programme, Caminho da Escola program, which is funded by the National Education Development Fund (FNDE).

The first deliveries of electric buses to local customers have been completed by BYD production facilities in France and Hungary.