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.

He will be replaced as CEO of Maxion Wheels by Mark Gerardts, who is currently the business unit president for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Volgren will offer the coach on the Australian market from the third quarter of this year in two- and three-axle configurations.

Comgás installing natural gas refuelling stations for three major operating companies Ypê, Nelcar and Grupo SADA in the state of São Paulo.

The new generation eO500U chassis is fitted with new NMC3 batteries, the same used in Mercedes-Benz eCitaro buses in Europe.

In 2024, Iveco delivered 2,000 school buses, out of a total of 3,250 orders placed. In 2025 it adds the new more powerful BUS 15-210 ORE 3 (Rural School Bus 3) model.

AXN Heavy Duty, which was established 16 years ago in 2008, sells axles and suspension systems for the truck, trailer and bus segment in North America.

The transaction, which is mainly components for car and light commercial vehicles, includes the manufacturing operations of two prominent engine parts brands of Moresa and TF Victor, which specialize in pistons and engine gaskets.

The semi-trailer and drawbar trailer segment recorded a decline in sales of 1.9%, whereas body builder sales rose by 16.3%.

In 2024, three of four main truck market segments increased to register a total of 124,933 trucks sold, a 15.65% increase over the 108,024 trucks sold in 2023, according to statistics provided by Anfavea.

Eduardo Freitas, vice president of Anfavea, said: “We had a special year in 2024 for bus and coach chassis production, with the 34.7% increase was driven by the urban segment, which grew 41.3%, and the intercity segment, which grew by 5.4%.”