Gerber replaces Carlos Ribeiro, who is now responsible VFS’s operations in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Denis Güven (42) is to take over as the new CEO of Mercedes-Benz do Brazil in São Paulo, and will succeed Achim Puchert, who is appointed CEO of Mercedes-Benz Trucks.

Goodyear do Brasil and ZF do Brazil are to offer combined solutions for fleet and tyre management for passenger cars, commercial and industrial vehicles. This agreement effectively extends the companies’ agreement signed in Europe two years ago.

Iveco making progress in Brazil.

Daily, which celebrates its 47th anniversary this year, is the market leader in Brazil in the Light Chassis-Cabin segment.

Marcopolo launched several new models in 2024 including Volare Fly 12 work commuter bus, Volare Attack Hybrid on an Agrale chassis, and started delivery of the Attivi e-bus built on its own e-chassis.

This is the first Viaggio model to be exported to Uruguay, but the first Marcopolo coach was exported in 1061.

Bus body manufacturing companies produced 5,510 units from January to March, a result 15.5% higher than in the first quarter of 2024

The new agreement will see FPT Industrial supplying Agrale with the N60 CNG (natural gas or biomethane) 200hp / 750Nm engine for the MA 11.0 GNV chassis.

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

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

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