Production in 2023 totalled 19,612 vehicles, according to FABUS.

Recently, Librelato opened five new units in five key states of Minas Gerais, Paraná, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Sul and Tocantins. Since 2018, when the first unit was created, Libreparts stores have grown consistently year after year.

A total of five Volvo FM trucks are to be leased to Reiter Lo Ltda using a ‘truck-as-a service’ contract.

The Brazilian commercial vehicle market registered 128,777 trucks and buses (commercial vehicles at 3.5 tonnes and above GVW), a drop of 12.05% compared with 146,429 units sold in 2022.

Production of trucks and buses of 6t GVW and above in Brazil fell by 37.5% in 2023 to 121,133 units (trucks and buses) compared with 193,765 in the previous year.

This investment is aimed at enhancing its operational efficiency, preparing the facility to accommodate new components such as those for electric vehicles, and increasing physical capacity of the operation by some 50%.

The NIONE additive contains nanoparticles of niobium pentoxide, which act to improve paint protection performance, increase corrosion resistance and protection against chemical attack.

The most popular features among fleet owners are real-time location, alerts, speed history, idle time and TPMS (Tyre Pressure Monitoring System), says Librelato.

In August 2022, during the event LAT.BUS Transpúblico 2022 – Latin American Transport Fair, held in the city of São Paulo, three vehicles were presented to the public in Virtual Reality.

September 1, 2023 sees Erica Correa Daumichen responsible for the operations of the 4.0 factories in São Bernardo do Campo (SP) and Juiz de Fora (MG).

The new dealerships are in Torreón, Coahuila, and Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico and in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

Production, according to Silvio Furtado, vice-president of Solutions for Commercial Vehicles and Industrial Technology ZF South America, exceeds 100 units a day and that the factory has recently completed a production sequence of more than 32,000 transmissions without a failure.