The Colombian truck and bus market ended the first half of the year up 18.2% against the same period in 2021, according to figures released by ANDEMOS (National Association for Sustainable Mobility), based in Bogotá, Colombia.

Export figures of commercial vehicles from Brazil in the first half of this year indicate a positive trend for the truck and bus sectors.

The figures recorded by the Brazilian bus market in the first half of the year do not reflect the strong pace of demand in these first months of the year, states ANFAVEA and Mercedes-Benz do Brazil.

The German manufacturer of exhaust and thermal management products is building a new facility on an 80,000-square-metre site near the Romanian border, in response to strong demand for electric vehicles.

Chilean CV market gains 12% in first six months of 2022.

SKion, an investment company representing heiress Susanne Klatten, has acquired a 20% stake in the battery manufacturer for an undisclosed sum. 

Passenger travel in Brazil regains some momentum and pushes up production levels.

Ceres will be piloting a solid oxide electrolyser - which uses a ceramic as the electrolyte in the process of splitting water molecules to produce hydrogen gas - at Shell's R&D centre in Bangalore.

The German and Chinese battery manufacturers have agreed to collaborate in the development of NMC lithium-ion batteries for the global market.

Iveco supplies charter buses on latest chassis with Comil bodies in Brazil.

Following a collaboration agreement reached in 2018 between Caio and Caetano, the latter has announced it recently started demonstrations of its new 12-metre low floor battery electric bus in São Paulo, Brazil.

Gramse, who has worked for MAN since 2020, will be the board member responsible for procurement.