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

Mercedes-Benz Brazil predicts that bus and coach sales in Brazil in 2022 could reach 18,500 units, an increase of 35% above the 13,000 vehicles estimated for 2021.

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.

JCA Group plans to start testing a Scania K 320 4x2 with a DC09 gas engine on interstate routes from early next 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 won a new federal tender for the Caminho da Escola Program to provide buses to schools across the country, involving 2,500 units featuring the Volksbus 15,190 ODR - ORE3 chassis.

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.

Librelato has inaugurated two new spare part units near Suape Port and Ourinhous under the brand of Libreparts, which feature its innovative self-service system.

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.