In total Volvo delivered 1,429 vehicles in Latin America during 2024 with Chile (238 and Peru (162) being the main continental export markets.

In the first quarter of 2025, 27,749 trucks and 5,528 buses were registered on the Brazilian market.

The Brazilian truck market in the first quarter (January to March) this year increased by 4.8% to 27,121 registered vehicles, compared with the 25,871 registered in the same period of 2024.

This figure of 14,405 for city buses with alternative drivelines was marginally higher (+6.5%) than the 13,466 units registered in 2023, which was due, DVV explained, to higher volumes of electric buses.

Exports by Brazilian commercial vehicle manufacturers grew by 75.8%, according to figures released by ANFAVEA.

Sales of medium and heavy rigid trucks (7.5t GVW and above) in India declined by 7% in the first three quarters (April-December) of fiscal year 2024-25, dropping to 168,233 units from 180,820 units in the same period of 2023-24.

36,497 light duty buses were registered in the first threequarters of FY 2024-25.

Haulage tractor sales declined by 5.1% in the first three-quarters (April-December) of FY 2024-25 to 46,553 units.

All except for the high voume heavy-duty truck segment grew.

In the previous nine month period some 400,013 light trucks were registered.

Sales in Q3 totalled 13,627 units compared with 10,828 units.

Q3 tractor unit sales totalled 16,490 units compared with 17,025 units.