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.

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

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

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.

Over the last year, several large Brazilian transport companies like Ambev, Braspress, Pepsi and Ouro Verde, have started to replace some of their urban delivery fleet vehicles with electric ones, especially for delivery services in urban areas.

‘Vehicle markets worldwide are seeing governments introduce legislation to fast track the shift in powertrain type from vehicles with traditional combustion engine technology to vehicles powered using zero emission electric drive systems,’ writes Voith Turbo of Heidenheim in a recent press release.

In the first quarter of this year alone, the city of Bogotá in Colombia has put into circulation around 558 new electric buses, a volume 500% higher than in the same period in 2021 and almost 450% higher than in the whole of last year.

Santa Monica-based consultancy and host of the ACT Expo, Gladstein, Neandross & Associates (GNA), released its annual State of Sustainable Fleets report at the ACT Expo in Long Beach, California. In the report’s conclusion, GNA states that significant market and regulatory forces are creating a “perfect storm” that is driving the adoption of zero-emission vehicles across North America.

Under TMB’s “Strategic Plan 2025”, 100% of vehicle purchases by TMB will be low-emission vehicles, with 62% of them expected to be zero-emission.

The North American Council for Freight Efficiency concludes from the reports that significant portions of these segments are currently electrifiable, largely due to their use in repeatable routes that support overnight depot charging, reducing their dependence on sparce public charging infrastructure.

In a review of its home market, Ravia Automotive Co. (Ravia)1 of Tehran provides an insight into the CV markets in Iran and highlights the potential scale of the opportunity for foreign OEMs on resumption of commercial vehicles sales in Iran in the coming years.