Truck sales grew by 112.1% in the first nine months of 2021 over the same period of the previous year, with 24,090 units sold (compared to 11,334), according to ANDEMOS.

Production of trucks and buses grew by 84.6% in the first nine months of 2021 (132,867 units over 71,959 in the same period of the previous year), according to data released by Anfavea.

DAF Brazil has announced its largest ever order in South America with 200 CF 480 trucks to be exported to Colombian haulier, Grupo Prodes.

Frigo King has launched two special edition Pharma models, the Flex 300 and the Flex 300 AE, which meet the RDC 430 standard from the ANVISA-National Health Surveillance Agency.

Reiter Transport and Logistics has signed an agreement with GEO to produce biogas for use in Reiter Log's Scania CNG trucks.

Sumitomo Brazil will invest USD190m over the next five years to expand the production capacity of its factory in Fazenda Rio Grande, where it produces light commercial vehicle tyres.

Beverage company Ambev announced the acquisition of another 150 JAC iEV 1200T trucks from JAC Motors Brasil which are scheduled to be delivered by the end of this year.

Iveco Latin America has adopted an online platform service for spare parts in Brazil through the Mercado Livre portal, a leader in technology for e-commerce and financial services in Latin America.

In the past year, DAF Brazil expanded its market share to 4.2%, with 4,043 units sold, while sales of the XF, achieving 3,958 Jan-Sep 2021, makes it the third best selling truck among heavy vehicles.

VWCO has expanded its truck portfolio in Angola with the launch of the Delivery light truck range, which is already available in fifteen countries in South and Central America.

Mercedes-Benz Brazil has announced the Arocs construction truck is now available, for which it has already received orders for 200 units, set to be delivered by the end of December 2021.

Mercedes-Benz Argentina, which built the first Mercedes-Benz plant to be located outside of Germany, has celebrated its 70th anniversary of vehicle manufacturing in the country.