The Brazilian commercial vehicle market registered 128,777 trucks and buses (commercial vehicles at 3.5 tonnes and above GVW), a drop of 12.05% compared with 146,429 units sold in 2022.

Production of trucks and buses of 6t GVW and above in Brazil fell by 37.5% in 2023 to 121,133 units (trucks and buses) compared with 193,765 in the previous year.

The importance of fire suppression systems in vehicles can be seen first-hand in January this year, with an electric double-decker bus catching fire in Wimbledon, UK.

Annual sales of trucks  and buses in Argentina of 6t gvw and above held up remarkably well in 2023 to register 14,163 vehicles as compared with 14,668, a decline of just 3.4%.

The Chilean bus and coach market segment slipped 1.6% in 2023 by 73 units more than 3,000, down from 3,133 in 2022.

European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has elected Domenico Nucera (President of Iveco Bus) as Chairman of its bus and coach division for the year 2024.

The contract stipulates a firm order for 250 coaches, slated for delivery between 2025 and 2026.

Sales of commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw in Vietnam fell by over 20% to 12,898 units in the third quarter of 2023.

The Thai market for commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw fell by 22% to 82,386 units in the third quarter of 2023.

The market for commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw in South Korea declined sharply in the third quarter of 2023, by almost 16% to 53,168.

The market for commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw continued to grow strongly in the third quarter of 2023, by 18% year-on-year to 32,128.

Isuzu has announced plans to build an electric vehicle development and testing facility within its Fujisawa plant, to help it achieve its target of having a full range of carbon-neutral vehicles by 2030.