In Lithuania, Scania AB has partnered with logistics company, UAB Vlantana, and gas infrastructure developer, SG dujos, to trial gas-fuelled truck in the country for the first time.

Marcopolo SA and Mercedes-Benz do Brasil have together won an order for 342 new low entry city buses with Metbus, STP Santiago SA and Redbus Urbano SA - three of the largest operators of the Transantiago system in Santiago de Chile.

The city of São Paulo in December announced it would be re-tendering the largest tender in Latin America for city buses.

Bus builder, Caio Induscar Ltda, has announced it is in the process of exporting 148 Mondego City bus models on Mercedes-Benz Euro VI chassis to Buses Vule, an operator providing services to the Transantiago Transport system in Santiago de Chile.

According to data released by Chilean National Automotive Association, which is based in Santiago de Chile, the Chilean market for commercial vehicles closed the 2018 year with sales of 17,038 units, an increase of 7.2% compared with 15,887 units in 2017.

Federico Gutierrez, the mayor of Medellin, has announced BYD Inc is the successful bidder to supply 64 electric buses for the city’s ‘Metroplús’ rapid transit system.

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.