Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus Ltda, a subsidiary of the Traton Group has added a new production line at the group’s plant in Querétaro to expand bus chassis production.

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.

Marcopolo SA reported celebrating production of 3,000 Torino city bus units at its plant in Rio de Janeiro.

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).

Scania’s Brazilian subsidiary, Scania do Brasil Ltda, has joined forces with Sabesp, the state water and sewage company, to demonstrate the potential for using biogas in operating heavy vehicles.

Operator, Compañía de Transporte Saucinc SA, in March 2019 is to start transporting passengers using electric buses bought from the Chinese company, BYD Inc.

February sees Scania do Brasil Ltda start production of its new generation truck range at its plant in São Bernardo do Campo, which is approximately two years after launching the new models in Europe.